Salads are often thought of as being boring and bland, but they can actually be quite delicious and creative. With a little effort, you can easily create salads that are both flavorful and satisfying.
Discover 20 easy and creative salad recipes for culinary adventures:
Korean Style Carrot Style

Crunchy and Spicy Korean Carrots Salad will win people over at potlucks, and picnics, and as a unique side dish in any home. Made with fresh carrots, coriander, garlic, and oil, these Korean-style marinated carrots are easy, quick, and always delicious! Ready in 20 minutes. Get the recipe.
Cannellini Bean Salad With Cashew Cheese
This Cannellini Bean Salad is healthy, flavorful, and satisfying. Made with white beans, juicy roasted bell peppers, olives, marinated red onions, and dollops of vegan cashew cheese, it's the perfect cold side dish or easy lunch. A good option for picnics, potluck, or work lunches too. Get the recipe.
Swiss Chard And Chickpea Salad
What can you make with Swiss chard? A lot more than just soups and stir-fries. Here is an easy, healthy, and colorful Swiss chard salad with apple and chickpeas recipe to try out. Ingredients are readily available and simple to find. This fresh salad is perfect for summer dinner, picnic, or potluck. Get the recipe.
Broccoli 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. So healthy, clean, and perfect for a light dinner, a colorful side, or meal prep. Get the recipe.
Napa Cabbage Salad
This Healthy Napa Cabbage Salad aka Slaw is a quick 5 -ingredient side dish recipe that is great to take on a picnic or serve alongside tacos or other mains. It's simple, vegan, and doesn't contain mayo. Get the recipe.
Butternut Squash Salad With Black Beans
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. Vegan and Gluten-free. Get the recipe.
Spicy Beet Salad
A roasted vegan 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.
Healthy Potato Salad
This Healthy Potato Salad with cucumber and tomato in a garlicky yogurt sauce is all you need for potlucks or BBQs. This simple salad is so easy to make and it's creamy and delicious. Get the recipe.
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Simple but so delicious vegan Heirloom Tomato Salad made with fresh heirloom tomatoes and addictive crunchy topping! Super easy and healthy summer side dish that goes with everything! You'll be hooked! Get the recipe.
Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad
This lively and flavorful Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad is an ideal dish that's both festive and delectable! It's the perfect recipe for a quick and impressive meal when entertaining guests or having dinner with friends. Get the recipe.
Dairy-Free Caesar's Salad
You won't miss the original version once you've tried this effortless Vegan Caesar Salad. The dressing is so delicious that even non-vegans won't be able to tell that it doesn't contain anchovies or cheese. Get the recipe.
Beet, Potato, And Pickle Salad
Vinegret Salad provides a scrumptious and more nutritious substitute for the traditional American Potato Salad. This Ukrainian classic recipe contains cooked beets, potatoes, and carrots combined with zesty dill pickles and green peas to create a flavorful and satisfying side dish or dinner option. Get the recipe.
Ensalada de Aguacate (Avocado Salad)
For us Dominicans, there is no need to dress up an avocado, but you can fancify it a bit in this simple Ensalada de Aguacate (Avocado Salad). Get the recipe.
Orzo Salad
Orzo Salad might be the perfect summer side-dish. Orzo is rice shaped pasta, typically made from wheat, but in this recipe we are using a low FODMAP gluten-free version. This salad includes colorful, juicy, and crunchy cucumbers and tomatoes. A lemony salad dressing works beautifully with the fresh dill and parsley. Get the recipe.
Fennel, Mango and Celery Salad
If you are looking for a light, crisp and refreshing salad this Fennel, Mango, and Celery Salad is for you! It's easy to put together and topped with olive oil vinaigrette. {gluten free, keto, whole30, paleo, dairy free, vegan} Get the recipe.
Heirloom Tomato Salad With Blue Cheese and Crispy Shallots
This easy tomato salad is made with heirloom tomatoes, creamy blue cheese, a sweet + tangy sherry vinaigrette and topped with a mound of crispy fried shallots. Get the recipe.
Arugula Salad with Dried Figs
This this arugula salad with dried figs has alllllll of the salad components you need to make a flavorful, satisfying, and crave-worthy salad. Get the recipe.
Chicken Romaine Salad with Caramelized Cashews
This easy Chicken Romaine Salad with Honey Caramelized Cashews has all attributes of a healthy and delicious lunch. Get the recipe.
Southwestern Quinoa Salad
This Southwestern Quinoa Salad is bursting with flavor! A crunchy quinoa salad with chipotle quinoa, butter lettuce, pinto beans, tomatoes, avocado, corn and a tangy lime dressing. Get the recipe.
Butternut Squash Salad with Arugula and Feta
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Arugula and Feta cheese is flavorful, easy to make and so delicious. Tossed in a simple Maple Balsamic vinaigrette and topped with crumbled Feta cheese, you'll love every bite of it! Get the recipe.
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