11 Salads To Impress Your Friends (And Yourself)

Gone are the days of boring, limp bowls of iceberg lettuce. These 11 delicious recipes are salads to impress family, friends and, most importantly, yourself! This list covers all the bases, from dinner salads to side dishes for potlucks, picnics, and BBQs.

Curry Chicken Salad

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Creamy, crunchy, spicy and sweet – this chicken salad has it all! Enjoy it on a bed of greens, or make yourself one epic sandwich. Get the recipe: Curry Chicken Salad

Fruit and Nut Salad

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Get ready to be asked for this recipe! A delicious salad made with cold rice, crunchy nuts, sweet dried fruit and a light, fresh dressing. It packs up amazing and is great for lunches. Get the recipe: Fruit and Nut Salad

Taco Salad with Ground Beef

A healthy taco salad topped with guacamole.
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A tasty meal-sized salad that everyone loves. The anchor of this taco salad is spiced ground beef, which adds tons of protein to keep you satisfied. Customize it with your favourite toppings like crushed tortilla chips, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa. Get the recipe: Taco Salad with Ground Beef

Cowboy Caviar Rice Salad

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With black beans, corn, avocado, rice and a maple chilli dressing, this cowboy caviar rice salad has a real southwest vibe to it. Great for lunch or serve as a killer side dish. Get the recipe: Cowboy Caviar Rice Salad

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

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Super fresh with tons of texture, this Mediterranean-inspired quinoa tabbouleh salad is perfect for using fresh spring and summer herbs. Get the recipe: Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Avocado Tuna Salad

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Here is where you will use 2-3 sentences to describe the image/post you want to link them to. This is your excerpt or quick overview for the post. Make sure to include a link at the end (this is how you get traffic) similar to this. Get the recipe: Avocado Tuna Salad

Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

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This recipe combines the classic Mexican street food esquites – which is charred corn in a creamy citrus chilli dressing – with pasta noodles for a delicious cookout favourite. Get the recipe: Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Rice Salad with Tuna

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Perfect for meal prepping or for a light and easy dinner. Cooked rice is combined with canned tuna, crunchy slaw veggies and a lemon dill dressing. Top with fresh spring and summer herbs if you got ’em. Get the recipe: Rice Salad with Tuna

Fattoush Salad

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Simply the most perfect salad there is. With crisp veggies, crunchy pita chips, and fresh minty dressing, this Fattoush Salad will have you licking your plate. Get the recipe: Fattoush Salad

Spring Onion Potato Salad

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This salad is a must for summer events like BBQs and cookouts. Tender new potatoes mixed with a creamy dressing, fresh dill, spring onions, and the crowning ingredient – hits of peppery radish to wake up your taste buds. Get the recipe: Spring Onion Potato Salad

Three Bean Salad

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Perfect for making ahead, this flavorful three bean salad is a great choice for BBQS and potlucks. Tossed with an easy homemade dressing featuring cilantro and a secret ingredient. Get the recipe: Three Bean Salad

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