This hearty salad, bursting with vibrant flavors and contrasting textures, can be enjoyed on its own or as a side dish with meat. It's easy to prepare and looks very festive thanks to...
Pasta and grain salad recipes
This salad beautifully combines the textures and flavors of its ingredients. Firm, chewy spelt, soft white beans, and juicy watercress are complemented by tender, pan-fried shrimp.
The best hearty salad recipes without lettuce
Who says salads have to be green? These recipes use lentils, quinoa, and other ingredients, including salad greens.
This incredibly delicious, filling, and healthy salad combines all the vibrant colors, flavors, and textures of its ingredients. The base of the salad is cooked orzo pasta and brown lentils with the addition of...
This nutritious and healthy cooked quinoa salad with fresh vegetables and grilled chicken takes on a whole new flavor when combined with an Asian-inspired dressing. This dressing is quick and easy to make...
The American Cobb salad combines the vibrant flavors of bacon, chicken, avocado, blue cheese, and tomatoes. Traditionally, these ingredients are laid in neat strips on succulent lettuce leaves.
A nutritious summer salad with lentils and tomatoes that's so filling it can be eaten on its own. Boil the green lentils with garlic until they absorb just a little of the flavor...
South American quinoa is a storehouse of vitamins and essential micronutrients. Healthy eaters around the world actively use it in their diets. But beyond its delicious...
This recipe offers a more filling take on Greek salad. Traditional summer vegetables are paired with Italian orzo pasta, tossed with a Greek-inspired ranch dressing.
99 Healthy Side Dish Recipes
We present delicious and healthy side dishes for lunch and dinner, from low-calorie mashed potatoes to hearty grains like quinoa.
Spelt salads are a common dish in Italian, and especially in regional Mediterranean cuisine, and can be enjoyed at a home-style trattoria. They are very nutritious, filling, and can be served as...
Summer Side Dish Recipes
Complete your picnic with summer side dishes—pasta, potato, coleslaw, and other dishes from your favorite chefs.
Salad recipes for a picnic outdoors
Prepare classic summer salads for an outdoor picnic: with potatoes, grains, cabbage, pasta, and more.
Tabbouleh salad is a popular Middle Eastern appetizer originating from Lebanon. Tabbouleh's two main ingredients—parsley and bulgur—are mixed with finely chopped vegetables, most often tomatoes, onions, and mint, and...
This Italian pasta salad recipe was created by Patrick and Gina Neely, co-owners of Neely's Bar-B-Que and television hosts. It combines pasta with artichoke, smoked mozzarella, and sausage...
Pasta salads are very convenient because they're filling and delicious, can be a standalone meal, and offer plenty of scope for culinary creativity. This salad is perfect for a picnic or...
This pasta salad combines the most traditional flavors of Italian cuisine: tomato, basil, and cheese. Toss cooked pasta with a pesto dressing and lemon juice and zest, thanks to...
This pasta salad with grilled chicken is so filling it can be eaten as a standalone dish. It already has meat, vegetables, and a pasta side dish. Combine the cooked butterflies with pieces...
This vibrant, juicy, and delicious Asian spaghetti and vegetable salad is ready in minutes. Boil thin spaghetti and toss it with julienned vegetables for easy eating.
Italians are undoubtedly the biggest fans of various types of pasta. Among the wide variety of dishes made with this product, there's a summer version – pasta salad. Although in love...
Orecchiette pasta is perfect for salads. Firstly, the little ears look cute and perfectly at home among the other ingredients. Secondly, its shape helps retain...
A salad that's great right after making, and even the next day. Toasted almonds, in addition to cucumber, are a great addition for added crunch. A few clementine slices...
This simple and delicious salad is perfect for the summer heat, as it's best served chilled. This cold salad with pasta, cheese, and vegetables is pleasantly refreshing and leaves a lasting impression...
A simple, fresh salad with vegetables and pasta, perfect for lunch or a picnic, could be just the thing to celebrate the May holidays. Thanks to the colorful ingredients and...
The ingredients for this salad sound a bit outlandish, but what's even more interesting is that both spelt and kale were once quite common in Russia. And now they're regaining their...
It's commonly believed that pasta is primarily prepared as a side dish for main courses—the usual cutlets and sausages—or as an Italian pasta dish. But in reality, pasta is magnificent...
Orzo pasta, a coarse rice-like pasta, is perfect for hearty pasta salads. Toss it with arugula, basil, dried cherries, feta cheese, and pine nuts, and...
Create your perfect picnic salad. This salad builder offers thousands of different ingredient combinations!
The beauty of pasta salad is that the hearty, neutral pasta base pairs well with almost any food, be it vegetables, meat, or fish. Plus, the pasta holds delicious sauces and...
Italian tortellini pasta is a miniature dumpling filled with meat, ham, cheese, spinach, or a combination of several fillings. Besides being eaten like dumplings—with sauce...
Canned tuna has long been the perfect ingredient for light, nutritious, and healthy salads. To avoid the hassle of trying to find a filling and delicious dinner, prepare a quick Italian tuna salad...
This pasta and vegetable salad proves that shrimp scampi doesn't have to be eaten warm: the garlic-wine sauce pairs well with them cold. To speed up the cooking process,...
In Russia, pasta is traditionally seen as a side dish, while in Asia, cold noodle salads are nothing new, and neither are the Italians, who have borrowed the idea.
The BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato) is the classic American sandwich staple. Fried, flavorful bacon, crisp, fresh lettuce, and ripe, juicy tomato, sandwiched between two slices of bread,...
Unlike the Arabic version, Israeli couscous, or ptitim, is more of a pasta-like dish shaped like small balls. Ptitim was invented in Israel in the 1950s, when the country...
Italian pasta salad is rarely dressed with mayonnaise or sour cream. Italians typically use olive oil, various types of vinegar, and spices as dressings. These impart...
A delicious and healthy mix of quinoa and curly kale, cherry tomatoes, and pine nuts, topped with creamy goat cheese. A light dressing of olive oil and wine vinegar adds a touch of...
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"The baby green peas and the salty ricotta salad are a fantastic combination," says Jeff....
In 15 minutes, you can throw together a salad of celery, ham, canned beans, and microwaved brown rice....




















































