These salad recipes are mouthwateringly fresh, making them obvious choices for a simple, healthy dinner.
White Bean & Veggie Salad
This meatless main-dish salad combines creamy, satisfying white beans and avocado.
Try mixing it up with different seasonal vegetables.
Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN
The extra dressing is delicious served with grilled vegetables.
They require minimal prep and can be customized to your taste.
A garlicky oil and vinegar dressing brings everything together.
Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN
Chopped Power Salad with Chicken
Enjoy this filling and colorful salad for lunch or dinner.
Lump crabmeat is a good substitute.
Cilantro adds color and flavor when blended to make a creamy dressing.
Serve this cold salad for lunch or dinner.
To the greens, add a multitude of chopped veggies, such as broccoli, cabbage and carrots.
Finish with rich salmon for protein and a drizzle of creamy yogurt dressing to bring it all together.
Just a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil is all it takes to dress it up.
Serve with toasted pita brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with dried oregano or za’atar.
Falafel Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing
Deep-fried falafel can be a total grease bomb.
Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN
But these pan-seared falafel still get crispy in just a few tablespoons of oil with equally satisfying results.
Breakfast Salad with Egg & Salsa Verde Vinaigrette
Fried egg on a salad?
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
Jacob Fox
We love how this meal includes 3 whole cups of vegetables.
Kale, feta and strawberries give this chicken salad a colorful upgrade.
Feel free to use precut butternut squash to make this recipe easier.
Kelsey Hansen
If you prefer another salad dressing, feel free to use that instead of our honey-mustard vinaigrette.
We chose flat-leaf parsley in this salad because it has a stronger herbal taste than its sometimes-bitter curly counterpart.
Prep the dressing and the salad greens while the chicken is roasting.
Jason Donnelly
Prep the ingredients ahead of time for an easy vegan dinner on busy weeknights.
Eric Wolfinger
Brie Passano
