Looking for a great salad recipe? Here's a collection of more than 50 amazing side salads, main dish salads, and even dessert salad recipes!
After a few weeks of convenience foods, all I wanted was to browse the local farmers market, see all the great things being produced by local farms, and ... eat something green.
Well, really, I wanted more than a simple green salad. I wanted one of my ridiculous, super colourful, feast-of-the-eyes, mega flavourful main dish salads.
But which one?
Over the years, I guess I’ve lost track of just how many amazing recipes I’ve got, for pretty much any type of salad you can think of!
So, I decided it was about time to gather all of my best salad recipes in one place... and here we are!
Somewhere in this list of fantastic salad recipes, there’s the perfect salad for your needs. One that the whole family will love!
It’s a wild list - over 50 recipes, running the gamut from healthy recipes, to desserts composed to Cool Whip and Marshmallows.
You’ll find all kinds of great things in these posts, from a fantastic way to bake salmon for the Thai Pesto Salmon Salad, to every manner of salad dressing you can think of.
Loads of gorgeous salad recipes to share, so let’s get right to it!
* Well.. “Salad”, anyway!
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50+ Amazing Salad Recipes
Looking for a great salad recipe? Here's a collection of more than 50 amazing side salads, main dish salads, and even dessert salad recipes!
Side Salad Recipes
All kinds of wonderful side salad recipes, from potato salads and coleslaw, to the most raunchy - and amazing! = Caesar Salad recipe you'll ever try!
After a lifetime of disliking any form of macaroni salad, I created an easy pasta salad recipe of my own.
This easy, creamy pasta salad has the perfect balance of textures, flavors, and colors.
This cold smoked potato salad is fantastic, with smoked flavour coming from both the potatoes & the mayo.
A tasty departure from traditional potato salad!
This no-tomato quinoa tabbouleh isn't quite traditional, for a couple of reasons. The bulgur wheat is subbed out for quinoa, a gluten-free option.
Additionally, the tomatoes are swapped out for red peppers.
This "Extreme" Caesar Salad Recipe is quick & easy to make.
The dressing smells terrible, burns to eat, & is one of the best you'll ever try!
This roasted corn & potato salad has the perfect combination of flavours & textures.
The sweetness of the roasted corn, the salty, smokiness of the bacon… and it has a fantastic dressing!
This Rainbow Salad with Carrot-Ginger Dressing is not only full of bright flavour, it’s gorgeous to look at.
Great to serve at gatherings!
Roasted Radish Salad With Maple Dijon Vinaigrette!
Roasting eliminates all of the radish's bite, pairing well with squash, carrots, and kale.
Wild Rice and Edamame Salad is packed with great texture, colour, and flavour... and it can be made gluten-free with just one easy swap!
This recipe was a happy accident - I was trying to create something pretty for a photo... and it ended up AMAZING.
If you're a fan of smoky flavours, this smoked chicken salad will ruin you for all other chicken salad sandwiches. A bit of work, BIG payoff!
This Low Carb Creamy Cucumber Salad is easy to make, and super addictive.
The secret? Removing some of the water from the cucumbers first!
This easy keto broccoli salad recipe is full of flavour and loved by many - low carb or not - so this delicious salad is perfect for family gatherings!
It’s the perfect side dish to serve with almost any summer main dish, especially grilled foods.
Cauliflower Potato Salad Recipe [Keto Mock Potato Salad] - Low Carb Hoser
Grandma made the BEST potato salad - though it wasn’t a super traditional potato salad, it was full of flavour, colour, and texture.
This cauliflower potato salad recipe is a very accurate keto version of her original!
This Keto Orzo Salad with chicken is quick &easy to make, PACKED with fantastic flavours, textures, and colour!
Serve it as a main or a side.
This Creamy Dill Pickle Coleslaw Recipe comes together in minutes, & is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
A fun variation on traditional coleslaw.
This antipasto themed gluten-free pasta salad recipe is full of flavour, featuring a variety of colours & textures.
Keep in the fridge as an easy snack!
Mango Salad is a staple of Thai Restaurants in the Toronto area (and beyond?)... gorgeous and delicious!
Super tasty - and easy to make, too!
Gramma's Creamy Potato Salad Recipe [The BEST Potato Salad!]
Grandma's Potato Salad - I grew up on this potato salad, and it's still my favourite.
The Italian dressing gives it a unique kick of flavour.
Looking to make a TRULY epic sandwich? Put on a batch of this Olive Salad for Muffalettas!
Quick and easy to make, it brings a TON of flavor!
Main Dish Salad Recipes
Here are all of my favourite main dish salad recipes, each with a protein. Here you'll find all kinds of chicken salads, a few seafood and fish salads, a steak salad recipe, and more.
We've taken to doing salad meal prep - making a base salad, then customizing through the week.
Getting vegetables in has never been easier!
Balsamic Glazed Chicken Salad Recipe [With Cranberries & Pears]
This delicious Balsamic Glazed Chicken Salad recipe is adorned with dried cranberries, juicy pears, & a cranberry-pear balsamic vinaigrette.
Easy, but tasty!
This easy Cobb Salad comes together in just minutes, using deli chicken - or a rotisserie chicken - for a quick and tasty main dish salad
Grilled Halloumi Salad with Peaches & Figs - Celebration Generation
Grilled Halloumi Salad with Peaches and Figs - A luxurious summer salad that is bursting with colours and flavours... but easy to make!
Curried Chicken Vietnamese Noodle Salad Recipe [Gluten Free]
Curried Chicken Vietnamese Noodle Salad. Noodle Bowl Salads are something we frequently order, but they're easy to make at home, too!
This Honey Calamansi Mango Shrimp Salad recipe is basically summer in a bowl!
Filled with bright colours and textures, it's tasty AND easy to make!
This Balsamic Chicken & Peach Salad recipe makes the ideal summer salad.
Colourful, bright flavours, light, tasty, easy to make, and elegant!
This Asian Chicken Salad recipe is a new twist on a classic idea.
With Mandarin Oranges and Lychee Balsamic Vinaigrette, it's tasty and elegant!
When it comes to main dish chicken salads, this balsamic salad with berries is a fabulous addition to your summer menu!
Easy to make, too!
This Balsamic Chicken Salad with Grapes has it all - rich glazed chicken, sweet grapes, and a quick grape balsamic vinaigrette. Elegant, too!
This Orange Glazed Chicken Christmas Salad is a tasty, beautiful holiday season meal.
This festive salad is simple to make, but looks and tastes fancy & elegant! It’s the perfect salad for a holiday dinner party.
This Fall Harvest Chicken Salad features all the best flavours of fall, topped with a delicious maple balsamic vinaigrette.
An elegant, but simple salad, perfect for your holiday table !
Want a departure from your average salad?
This elegant Hazelnut Crusted Chicken Salad features pears, cranberries, feta, and balsamic vinaigrette!
This Chicken Satay Salad - inspired by the classic appetizer - is full of amazing colors, flavors, and textures.
A delicious main dish salad!
This Honey Ginger Shrimp Salad is a fun departure from usual main dish salads.
Bursting with color and flavor, it's sure to become a favorite.
This Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad recipe is bursting with colour, flavour, and texture.
The grilled pineapple makes for a stand-out salad!
This Keto Big Mac Salad recipe is a super quick and easy weeknight meal the whole family will love!
The copycat Big Mac sauce is bang on, too!
This Seared Tuna Salad with Creamy Wasabi Vinaigrette is elegant and full of flavour.
It's also low carb, gluten free, and my favourite salad!
When it comes to main dish salads, this Chicken Shawarma Salad Recipe is a fun - and flavourful - departure from the norm.
Gluten free and keto, too!
This Thai Pesto Salmon Salad recipe features a rainbow of colours, textures, and flavours, and is topped off with fresh Thai cilantro pesto. Tasty!
This Sub Salad is quick and easy to make, and is one of our absolute favourite keto / low carb salads.
Sure to be loved by the whole family!
This Sesame Ginger Chicken Salad comes together quickly and easily.
Full of colour, flavour, and texture, it's all you could want in a salad!
This hearty Mediterranean Chicken Salad Recipe features skewers of chicken souvlaki, and is sure to become a family favourite.
Low carb / Keto, too!
This Steak Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing is one of my favorite main dish salad recipes ever - and a staple of my keto diet!
Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad Recipe [Low Carb, Gluten Free] - Low Carb Hoser
This Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad may be keto, but in no way feels restrictive.
It's easy to make and is sure to be loved by the whole family!
Spicy Buffalo Chicken Salad is classic pub fare, and easy to make at home!
Sure to be loved by the whole family, it's also low carb & gluten free!
When you're looking to step up your salad game - maybe for a special occasion, or just to treat yourself - try my Seafood Cobb Salad with Lemon Dill Vinaigrette!
This easy Keto Taco Salad recipe is low carb, but great for the whole family!
All of the traditional accoutrements, just with a fraction of the carbs!
Dessert Salad Recipes
While the "salad" status of these recipes is definitely up for debate, it just seems right to include a few dessert "Salad" recipes in this roundup!
Canadian Candy Bar Salad is a fun, Canadian version of a Minnesota "Salad". That is to say... it's a dessert, NOT an actual salad.
This Pineapple Blueberry Fluff Salad recipe only takes a few minutes of work, and is guarantee to be a crowd pleaser.
Naturally gluten-free!
Marshmallow Salad is always fun - this Banana Split Fluff Salad takes it to a whole other level.
Easy to make, doesn't melt like ice cream!
This versatile and festive cranberry Jello salad recipe is full of flavour and texture.
Serve it as a side, in place of cranberry sauce, or even as a dessert!
This Cherry Cheesecake Fluff Salad recipe takes only minutes to make, but is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser.
A fun dessert for a summer BBQ party!
This Pina Colada Fluff Salad recipe came about as the result of last minute improvisation, and quickly became a family favorite!
Super tasty!
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