Need an easy way to boost your veggie intake?
Kale, feta and strawberries give this chicken salad a colorful upgrade.
Mexican Pasta Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
Everyone will love this Mexican-inspired pasta salad recipe.
Photo: Photography / Greg DuPree, Styling / Ruth BlackBurn / Julia Bayless
We lighten up the creamy dressing with avocado for a healthier version of a picnic favorite.
Serve at a potluck or for a beautiful salad at brunch alongside grilled chicken, scallops or fish.
Baby Kale Breakfast Salad with Quinoa & Strawberries
Fruit, whole grains and greens for breakfast?
Photography / Greg DuPree, Styling / Ruth BlackBurn / Julia Bayless
It would be equally delicious tossed with a classic creamy dressing.
Top with cooked chicken for a heartier meal.
Pineapple & Avocado Salad
This refreshing, simple Cuban salad recipe captures the flavors of the tropics.
Serve alongside spiced chicken or pork, with rice and beans.
Avocado makes the dressing extra-creamy without any cream.
Serve alongside grilled chicken or fish.
Keep it vegetarian or add smoked salmon or roasted chicken.
It comes together quickly for a light lunch or easy side.
Add grilled chicken, shrimp or chickpeas to make a heartier meal.
Falafel Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing
Deep-fried falafel can be a total grease bomb.
But these pan-seared falafel still get crispy in just a few tablespoons of oil with equally satisfying results.
Serve with toasted pita brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with dried oregano or za’atar.
This easy salad is perfect for fall when cabbage is at its sweetest.
Try other mayo varieties, like roasted garlic or chipotle lime, in this fast, no-cook lunch recipe.
Serve with whole-grain crackers.
Look for preserved lemons at specialty-foods stores.
Or, to make your own, see our Preserved Lemons recipe on eatingwell.com.
It’s perfect for making an updated take on the wedge salad in this healthy recipe.
you might order Point Reyes Original blue cheese online from pointreyescheese.com or substitute another raw-milk blue cheese.
Want to make it a meal?
Just add grilled chicken, shrimp or canned chickpeas.
Vegetarian Taco Salad
Nobody will miss the meat in this colorful, zesty vegetarian taco salad.
The rice and bean mixture can be made ahead and the salad quickly assembled at mealtime.
Recipe by Nancy Baggett for EatingWell.
The extra dressing is delicious served with grilled vegetables.
No-Cook Black Bean Salad
A classic black bean salad is a must for picnics and potlucks.
This vegan version gets its creaminess from blended avocado.
They require minimal prep and can be customized to your taste.
Carolyn Hodges
