Elevated salad

Indulge in a refreshing and nutritious salad that combines the creamy goodness of avocado with the peppery bite of arugula. This delightful dish is elevated with perfectly grilled carrots, adding a smoky sweetness that complements every bite. Perfect for a light lunch or a vibrant side dish, this salad from Ambitious Kitchen is a celebration of fresh flavors and wholesome ingredients. Enjoy a burst of color and taste that will leave you feeling satisfied and energized.

Fresh and delicious sesame chicken salad packed with bright, crunchy vegetables, juicy chicken, and a flavorful sesame ginger dressing. This flavorful sesame chicken salad is easy to customize with your fav veggies and proteins for the perfect healthy lunch or dinner during the week! #salad #chicken #healthylunch #healthydinner #sesamechicken #mealprep

This strawberry salad is the best spring and summer meal! Super crunchy and textured with avocado and goat cheese. Absolutely delicious.

How to make the best Italian Chopped Salad made with Italian meats, cheeses, vegetables, and tossed with a homemade Italian dressing. This is the most flavor-packed salad recipe! This Italian Chop Salad is the perfect summer meal or side dish.

This Grilled Peach and Halloumi Salad is a sweet-savory showstopper! 🍑🧀 Juicy peaches pair perfectly with golden grilled halloumi, tossed with fresh greens and drizzled with balsamic glaze. It’s an elevated yet easy summer salad that’s perfect for brunch, light dinners, or entertaining guests. Ready in under 20 minutes, it’s a seasonal staple you’ll crave again and again. Make it your go-to summer salad! #GrilledPeaches #HalloumiSalad #SummerRecipes #EasySalads #HealthyLiving #PeachSeason…

a fun entree salad with spiced sweet potatoes, crispy chickpeas, pickled red onions, cucumber, herbs, feta cheese, and a lemon vinaigrette servings: 4

This chopped feta salad is light, flavorful, and crunchy, and takes 5 minutes to put together. It’s made with simple ingredients such as romaine lettuce, shallot, feta crumbles, and a quick o…

From Joshua McFadden's Six Seasons, a favorite cookbook. Notes: Bread Crumbs: I love whizzing up stale bread in the food processor and toasting the crumbs in olive oil. If you're not up for this, panko bread crumbs would be fine. I would still toast them in olive oil before adding them to the salad. You also could omit the bread crumbs and add more walnuts in their place. Also: You only need 1/3 cup of toasted bread crumbs for this recipe, but I find it easier to make a large batch of crumbs…

The LA Chop! The best crunchy rainbow salad with all the flavors, colors, and textures of summer. All tossed with a punchy lemon vinaigrette! From the What's Gaby Cooking Eat What You Want cookbook.

This lemon arugula salad is a feature on any table. It's got unique (yet findable!) ingredients + an elevated flavor profile that makes me feel like I'm at a fancy restaurant. The perfect salad to mix up your lunch routine.

Beautiful spring green salad filled with fresh seasonal produce, seeds & creamy avocado, and tossed in the BEST lemon basil vinaigrette. Enjoy this gorgeous, flavorful spring salad as a main meal, easy side dish, or recipe for a potluck!

This vegetarian salad, from Giada De Laurentiis’ cookbook Super Italian, is packed with briny olives and chickpeas.

Wonderful grilled corn salad with avocado, tangy goat cheese, and a sweet & spicy hot honey vinaigrette. This fresh, easy grilled corn salad comes together in a few simple steps and makes the perfect summer lunch or side dish! Enjoy it on its own or add your favorite protein for a full meal.

up close of crispy rice salad in a white bowl.

Chef Whitney Aronoff Shares Healthy Plant Based, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Paleo, Keto & Lectin Free recipes straight from her clients kitchens where she works as a Personal Chef. Get the recipes & cooking tips on Starseed Kitchen, healthy food & wellness blog with high vibration recipes to bring you into balance & create vibrant health.

This Crunchy Vietnamese Chicken Salad is a refreshing, flavorful dish that combines tender poached chicken, crunchy vegetables, and a tangy, Nuoc Cham dressing. It's a perfect balance of sweet, salty, sour, and spicy flavors, making it the ultimate light meal or side dish. Packed with fresh ingredients, this dish is a healthy option for any occasion.

This Radicchio Salad with Lemon Parmesan Dressing is an explosion of flavor, full of crunchy bitter goodness, salty and sweet notes, and will leave you wanting more – trust us!

While most meals are improved by the addition of a fresh, crisp green salad, these 30 salad recipes prove that it can be so much more than just a healthy side dish.