5 Delicious Salad Recipes for Summer
The Summer Salads season is in full swing! Salad recipes are to summer what pumpkin recipes are to fall. We just can’t get enough of them.
We have had our Sweet & Salty Watermelon Salad several times already and it’s just June.
Seriously, we eat a lot of salads at my house in the summer and we need a good variety. Some we repeat a little more than others. These are a few of our favorites that get repeated. My favorite salad to make often during the summer is the Chef Salad Buffet. I always have something different. I recently made these Candied Pecans to go in our salad.
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Popular Summer Salad Recipes
Enjoy the flavors of summer in lighter recipes like salads. Cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh corn, red onions, watermelon, carrots and celery all create delicious summer salad recipes for you to try.
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Corn, Tomato and Avocado Salad with Red Onions is a quintessential summer salad, almost like Watermelon salad. Their flavors combine for a nice fresh taste of summer. Because corn and tomatoes are summer crops for many home gardeners, this recipe is perfect for summer food.
Two
When you start planning your Tiki party or Luau this summer, you simply must add this recipe for Hawaiian Pasta Salad to the menu. The flavors of this sweet salad are amazing! Make it ahead of the party and store in the refrigerator all day to allow the flavors to marinate.
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The Mediterranean-inspired flavors came together nicely with an olive oil dressing and crumbled feta paired with your fresh from the garden vegetables. Serve this summer salad as a side dish or for lunch. It pairs well with your choice of rolls or bread.
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Set up a Chef Salad Buffet for a lighter side dinner all throughout the summer. You may have cucumbers and tomatoes in your home garden. If not, they are in abundance at the local farmer’s market. Choose the salad toppings your family enjoys the most.
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Tuna Pasta Salad is quick and easy to whip up. It makes a great side dish for a summer potluck. You can make this salad ahead and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Leftovers are great for lunch. A homemade dressing of mayonnaise with dry mustard and vinegar bath the macaroni noodles, pimento and cheese for a combination of light flavors.
Delicious Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes
- Mandarin Orange Salad Dressing Recipe
- Classic Caesar Dressing Recipe
- Easy 3 Ingredient Mayonnaise and Vinegar Dressing Recipe
- Copycat Olive Garden Copycat Recipe
- Yogurt Dressing Easy Recipe
These all look amazing but I HAVE to try your sweet and salty watermelon salad, YUM!
Wow, wow, wow! I love salads and these look amazing! I am totally pinning them, Shirley.
Thank you for sharing it on #WednesdayWisdom.
It is winter in Australia at the moment so unfortunately salads are on the top of the list. However, these look so colourful and tasty I will definitely look forward to them in the warmer weather. Thanks for sharing with us at #WednesdaysWisdom
Hi Shirley, thanks so much for featuring my tuna and chickpea salad at your fun saad link party!
Julie xo