11 Easy and Delicious Summer Salads
If you’re looking for a new recipe to wow your family/friends, look no further than these easy-to-prepare, crowd-pleasing summer salads. Just serve, then wait for the compliments to start rolling in!
1. Bacon Broccoli Salad
This bacon broccoli salad is a family favorite recipe from my mother-in-law. It’s also, incidentally, the first side dish to disappear at any family BBQ. Get the recipe here
2. Loaded Potato Salad
If you’re looking for an outstanding, easy-to-make side dish, this nontraditional loaded potato salad features a yummy combo of savory flavors including bacon, sour cream, cheese, and green onion. Get the recipe here
3. Pressure Cooker Potato Salad
This delicious pressure cooker potato salad recipe is easy, creamy, delicious, and cooks up in just 4 minutes! I admit I’m picky when it comes to homemade potato salad, but you’re gonna love this. Get the recipe here
4. 4-Ingredient Avocado Chicken Salad
If you love avocados, this low-carb Avocado Chicken Salad is a delicious and extremely easy idea. Get the recipe at Hip2Keto
5. Zesty Italian Pasta Salad
If you’re looking for a quick, flavorful, and easy pasta salad recipe, check out this zesty Italian pasta salad – perfect for your next potluck! Easily add or omit ingredients to make it your own. Get the recipe here
6. Cauliflower No-Potato Salad
Cauliflower has a versatile, mild flavor that blends beautifully with other recipe ingredients. What’s more, this batch of cauliflower no-tato salad was a huge hit! Get the recipe at Hip2Keto
7. Watermelon Feta Salad
If you’re a fan of watermelon, the sweet flavor of watermelon combined with feta cheese and balsamic dressing makes for a delicious and beautiful summer salad. Get the recipe here
8. Zesty Cilantro Lime Quinoa Salad
I’ve been making this salad for a couple of years now, and it’s one of my favorites to keep in the fridge. All of the fresh ingredients marinate together, so it tastes even better the next day! Get the recipe here
9. Cold Pesto Pasta Salad
This fresh-tasting, simple salad is a mix of sun-dried tomatoes with sautéed mushrooms – which adds even more delicious flavor! It’s a real crowd pleaser! Get the recipe here
10. Massaged Kale Superfood Salad
Nothing is better than eating whole foods – especially when they taste this delicious. This salad boasts some amazing superfoods with many fabulous benefits! Get the recipe at Hip2Keto
11. Ranch BLT Salad
This easy, crowd-pleasing BLT pasta salad features bites of bacon, lettuce, tomato, and a creamy ranch dressing. It’s also a perfect addition to any potluck or casual meal. Get the recipe here
Simple Grape Salad
1 pound red seedless grapes
1 pound green seedless grapes
8 oz cream cheese softened
1 jar marshmallow cream
Wash & dry your grapes. Mix softened cream cheese with marshmallow cream until well blended. Fold in the grapes & refrigerate. Optional add ins, Heath toffee chips OR chopped pecans. The bowl is always the first dish emptied no matter where you take it. Sounds like an odd combination but tastes wonderful, great Pinterest find🌷
That sounds yummy Susie! Thanks for sharing 😀
Thatas my favorite! Its super addicting!
Sounds very yummy !! Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing
I make the cream cheese/marshmallow cream as a dip for my fruit salads. It’s great to dip strawberries in or any fruit! I have never mixed grapes into it, but will try. Thanks
Oh yum. Thanks for this easy recipe! Sounds delish!!
My go to would have to be Italian pasta salad or copycat Olive Garden salad.
ihearthip do you have the recipe for the copycat Olive Garden salad or link?
Summertime has the best foods… Yum!!
I agree!! 👍🏻
Great post! Thank you!
Simple Summer Cucumber, Onion and Tomato Salad
Ingredients
2 large cucumbers
3 large tomatoes
1 large vidalia or red onion, halved and sliced thick
For the Dressing:
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup vinegar – apple cider, red wine or white are all good choices
2 teaspoons granulated sugar, or to taste
1/2 tablespoon mixed fresh, chopped herbs (parsley, basil, oregano, dill), or to taste
1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
Peel the cucumber and cut it in half lengthwise. Cut into slices and put into a glass serving bowl. Cut tomatoes into bite sized chunks and add to the cucumbers. Cut the onion slices into quarters and add to the bowl. Whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, herbs, salt and pepper and pour over the salad. Toss well, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, 2 hours is even better. Let rest at room temperature for about 10 minutes; serve as is or spoon over torn lettuce.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/middle-eastern-vegetable-salad-recipe.html
Best salad ever! So light and fresh. Even my kids ask for seconds!! It’s a good deal of vegetable slicing but well worth it. Everyone always asks for it for cookouts and parties.
The Zesty Cilantro Lime Quinoa Salad is so good. I even have “yummy” written at the bottom of the recipe. I just printed most of these out. We better have a BBQ this weekend.
That is so great!!! Enjoy 😀
Here’s a grape salad that can be used as a dessert also.
Grape Salad
2 lbs. Grapes ( I used the white and the red seedless grapes)
8 ozs. Cream Cheese
8 ozs. Sour Cream
1 Cup Sugar
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup pecans
Wash the grapes and drain on a paper towel until dry.
Depending on the size of the grapes, you can leave them whole or cut them in half.
Mix cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until well blended.
Place the grapes in dish and then pour the mixture on top.
Mix the brown sugar and nuts to gather and then sprinkle it over the top of the salad.
Refrigerate until time to serve. It is better if you make it the night before. The brown sugar melts into the other mixture and makes a caramel type topping.
Wow sounds so yum! Thanks so much for sharing this with us ❤️
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