Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch, a side dish for your barbecue, or want to make a delicious salad for a potluck, the salad recipes you’ll see below are recipes worthy of any occasion, whether you’re enjoying a casual family dinner, packing a picnic or hosting a summer cookout with friends. The salads below feature a variety of ingredients and different types of summer salads, including everything from fresh greens and vibrant vegetables to one of our favorite summer pasta salads, some grain-based salads and more.
Summer Salad Recipes
If you love a pop of sweetness in your salads, this tropical salad will be right up your alley. Fresh greens are topped with ripe summer berries and, if you’re craving more protein, it’s also delicious topped with grilled chicken or salmon.
The fresh dill in this recipe gives it a wonderful summertime flare. It’s great on its own for a light lunch or served as a side with turkey burgers or fish.
This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite recipes that I’ve ever shared on PBF! It simply screams summer!
This salad comes together in less than 10 minutes and requires minimal chopping. It’s perfect for prepping ahead and bringing to work for a flavorful lunch and also makes a great side dish for summertime barbeques. It’s always a hit!
To keep this on the lighter side and add a punch of protein, this salad uses Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise. The fresh broccoli slaw and sliced almonds give this salad its crunch while golden raisins and fresh orange slices add some sweetness to the mix. An added bonus? It tastes even better the next day so you can prep it ahead of time.
- Spinach Salad with Easy Lemon Vinaigrette
To make this salad, top a bed of fresh spinach with strawberries, raw almonds, apple and goat or feta cheese before drizzling everything with the super-simple homemade lemon vinaigrette dressing. Yum!
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I kept help but notice that you normally do roundups when something big is happening in your life. I hope you an Ryan found a house! 🙂 If I’m totally off, good luck on your searching!
Ha! I wish that was the case! We are still actively looking. It’s an intense process for sure. 🙂
Oh ny god i absolutely LOVE salads! Thank you for the roundup and keep the recipes coming!
I just love salads in the summer! Going to have to go and check out a few of these recipes. 🙂
Oh my gosh, can i just make all these salads? Haha! But seriously, they looks so good and summery!
I will be adding these to my recipe list!
Hope you love them!!
Why do I always forget about salads as meals in the summer? I’m going to start planning out a few for this and next week! Thanks for the reminder!
These salads look so fresh and tasty! Summer’s the best time to EAT ALL THE SALAD 🙂
I love a good summer salad! I can’t wait to check some of these out!
That Asian Crunch Salad looks to die for!! I definitely need to save that for later!
I think it looks delicious too! Julie what protein do you think would pair well with this? I want to bring it in for lunch but need an extra something on the side to keep me going. Grilled shrimp maybe…?
Definitely!! I’d do grilled chicken or shrimp!
I read the title of this post and started singing my own “I’ve got that summertime summertime salad!” sooooooo that means two things: I’m excited about salads, and also my brain is ready for the weekend.
I want to try this Asian salad! Also, I’ve been throwing strawberries in ALL my salads lately and just recently saw a recipe for strawberry salsa, love it!
Lol!!
Love this! I’ve been making salads more regularly this summer but need to branch out and try some new toppings- thanks for the ideas!!!
I love salads! Yum!
The cilantro shrimp avocado salad looks amazing!! Totally want to make that.
Oh My gosh those look so good- it’s such weird weather here in NC is it not? Feels like Fall
I am LOVING IT!!!!!! I’m so used to intense heat right now. It’s amazing!
Summer is a great time for salads. I’ve been bringing colorful salads for lunch to work lately, and love adding beans, peppers and always chickpeas!
The shrimp salad looks delicious!! Definitely screams summer!
Yumm!! I’ve been eating salads for lunch every day, so refreshing!
The shrimp and avocado salad has me drooling over here! I think I need to make it ASAP! After I make a quick stop for some shrimp and avocado..ha!
It’s honestly one of my all-time favs! Hope you love it!
I pinned the Easy Lemon Vinaigrette recipe. Looks flavorful!
Hope you like it!!
Sometimes it’s just too hot to cook during the summer so salad are a great option for me. Thanks for sharing so many.
My pleasure!! 🙂
I love salad. And we’ll put pretty much anything on a salad. Left over taco meat, left over meat sauce from spaghetti, left over pulled pork…I think you see the trend 🙂
Yum! These all look so good I’ll have to try them soon. I keep getting stuck in a salad rut, I find one I like and then make it for weeks on end. These are all really different than what I’ve been making and I’m excited to try them and branch out a little!
Perfect timing! I’d been looking for new salad inspiration, and this is full of it! Now I’m craving a huge bowl of crisp lettuce with ALLTHETOPPINGS. 😉
That Asian Crunch salad looks so so good!!!
Shrimp and avocado is a heavenly combination!
I love how each of these salads is so different! I definitely need to mix up my salads. I have been having the same type of salad over and over again lately and it is getting boring. Thank you!