16 Easy Ways to Make Delicious Salads with Pre-Cooked Veggies

Pre-cooked veggies can be your dinnertime hero! They're healthy, save you time, and open up a world of delicious salad possibilities. We're talking hearty chopped salads, bright and refreshing veggie bowls, and even creamy pasta salads.

In this post, we'll explore 16 exciting salad ideas using pre-cooked veggies. From broccoli and cauliflower to roasted peppers and cubed sweet potatoes, we'll show you how to turn them into satisfying meals that are bursting with flavor.

Butter Bean Salad with Avocado and Pesto

This butter bean salad with avocado, pesto and pumpkin seeds will create a wonderful harmony in your mouth, that will leave you craving for more. Get the recipe.

Incredible Beet Salad

A roasted beet salad is prepared by cooking the beets and then marinating them in a few flavorful ingredients. This simple beet recipe is incredibly delicious, healthy, and perfect for any time of the year. Get the recipe.

Salmon Salad

Get your healthy eating resolution on with my healthy salmon salad with mustard honey sauce. It's simple, delicious and packed with vegetable goodness. It is a perfect lunch or dinner option for those of you watching your calories. Get the recipe.

Roasted Butternut Squash, Black Bean and Quinoa Salad 

This Roasted Butternut Squash, Black Bean and Quinoa Salad is one of the easiest, most flavorful fall salad recipes, full of nutrients and healthy ingredients. Served warm or cold, this delicious salad is also a great make-ahead lunch for work or back to school. Get the recipe.

Potato Salad with a Garlicky Yogurt Sauce

This healthy Potato Salad with cucumber and tomato in a garlicky yogurt sauce is so easy to make and it's creamy and delicious. Get the recipe.

Broccoli and Mushroom Salad

This Broccoli and Mushroom Salad Recipe features some of my favorite ingredients. Shiitake mushrooms, fresh crunchy broccoli, Kalamata olives, and amazing red onion vinaigrette. Get the recipe.

Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad

Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad is vibrant, festive, and so delicious! It's a perfect summer recipe for dinner or when you have friends over and need to make something quick yet impressive. Get the recipe.

Roasted Bell Pepper and White Bean Salad

Delicious and simple salad of juicy Roasted Bell Peppers, White Beans, a touch of garlic and a sprinkling of blue cheese. Inspired by Bulgarian cuisine, this side dish comes together quickly and easily. Can be served warm or cold. Get the recipe.

Green Bean Salad

Salads often bring up images of lettuce leaves or loads of spinach.  But there’s one ingredient everyone forgets and that’s green beans.  In this Green Bean Salad, I’ve combined tender and crispy green beans with crumbly cheese and sharp red onions for a delicious light meal that’s simple to make. Get the recipe.

Healthy Cauliflower Salad Recipe

Look no further than our Creamy Cauliflower Salad Recipe! Made with fresh cauliflower, boiled eggs, sun-dried tomatoes, crunchy celery, and zesty shallots, this salad is packed with flavor and low-carb. Top it off with a tangy mayonnaise dijon dressing for an extra burst of flavor. Enjoy this refreshing dish as a light side dish or quick lunch idea any time of year! Get the recipe.

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon + Long Hots

This Warm Potato Salad with Bacon + Long Hots is my favorite potato salad recipe ever! It has no mayonnaise and tons of flavor from crispy bacon, spicy long hots, sour cream and chives. Get the recipe.

Fried Artichokes, Kale + Roasted Asparagus Salad

This incredibly unique salad pairs crispy fried artichokes, tender massaged kale, roasted asparagus, and quick pickled celery with a creamy parmesan dressing. It's insanely delicious! Get the recipe.

Cozy Beet Potato Salad

Vinegret Salad is an alternative to American Potato Salad. It features cooked beets, potatoes and carrots along with tangy dill pickles and green peas. This traditional Eastern-Europe recipe has loads of flavor and great for side dish or dinner. Get the recipe.

Grilled Panzanella Salad

The perfect potluck salad. Grilled Panzanella Salad with zucchini, eggplant, squash, tomatoes, sourdough bread and a tangy basil dressing. Get the recipe.

Broccoli Salad with Raisins

Broccoli Salad with Raisins is a fresh, easy side salad for your next BBQ or potluck. It only takes less than 30 minutes to make.

This is a vintage potluck side dish that I have made for many years. It is crispy, fruity, creamy and oh so very good! Get the recipe.

Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quinoa Salad

A hearty and delicious salad. Packed full of healthy ingredients, this salad makes for a perfect weekday meal. Get the recipe.

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