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Ditch the wilted greens with 15 delicious no lettuce salad recipes! These hearty salads are perfect for meal prep, potlucks, and parties.
Upgrade your salad game with these easy and delicious no lettuce salad recipes! They are hearty, full of flavor and make a wonderful light meal or the perfect side for parties and potlucks. You can make them ahead (in fact they are better if you do!) and travel well.
There's no lettuce to wilt so they stay fresh. Full of fresh veggies, hearty grains and beans, and vibrant dressings, these recipes are sure to please. Give them a try and be sure to pin them to enjoy all season long!
Slow Roasted Tomato Ancient Grain Salad
Think you need to avoid Italian food if you're trying to eat healthier? Nope! This fabulous ancient grain salad is loaded with all the delicious flavors of Italy minus the refined carbs and high-calorie counts!
Mexican Corn and Bean Salad
This Mexican Corn and Bean Salad is wonderful for potlucks, with chips and makes a fabulous side for sandwiches and grilled entreés too!
Asian Celery Date Salad
This Asian celery date salad is fresh, crunchy and full of bold flavor. With crisp celery, sweet dates, fresh herbs and a vibrant lime-sesame dressing, it's the perfect easy side for any meal.
Poppyseed Cauliflower and Fresh Corn Salad
Loaded with healthy veggies, this Cauliflower and Fresh Corn Salad is crunchy and delicious. A sweet, tangy poppyseed dressing adds fabulous flavor!
Green Bean Caprese Salad
This flavorful Green Bean Caprese Salad combines slender green beans and baby potatoes with classic Caprese ingredients. The salad is finished off with a drizzle of delicious Lemon Basil Oil.
Roasted Veggie and Crispy Chickpea Salad
This healthy Roasted Veggie Chickpea Salad combines crispy, spiced chickpeas, caramelized veggies, Israeli couscous and lots of fresh herbs for a delicious side or main course!
Sesame Ginger Green Bean Salad
These Sesame Ginger Green Beans are so easy and almost completely make-ahead. Just throw them together at the last minute and expect rave reviews!
Fresh Corn Salad
Delicious, healthy and make-ahead, this Fresh Corn Salad is perfect for picnics, parties and potlucks. Leftovers are wonderful for lunch and dinner salads.
Lemony Mediterranean Couscous Salad
This Mediterranean Couscous Salad combines pearl pasta, crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, tender corn and ribbons of fresh spinach to create a healthy, delicious salad. A sunny lemon dressing and lots of fresh herbs take it over the top!
Lemony French Green Bean Asparagus Salad
Looking for a new salad that's not your same-old, same-old? This delicious French Green Bean Asparagus Salad has a bright lemony dressing and lots of healthy veggies. Each bite is a burst of fabulous fresh flavor!
Rainbow Asian Noodle Salad with Ginger Peanut Dressing
With ramen noodles, a rainbow of fresh veggies and a fabulous Ginger Peanut dressing, you'll find yourself craving this Asian Noodle Salad again and again!
Tomato Cucumber Salad with Crispy Chickpeas
This Tomato Cucumber Salad with Crispy Chickpeas is like summer in a bowl. With lots of fresh herbs, it's loaded with vibrant flavor. The easy, pan-fried chickpeas add a healthy and delicious touch!
Mediterranean Black Lentil Salad
This Mediterranean Black Lentil Salad is the ONE you need to take to every potluck, picnic and/or party that you're invited to! It's loaded with healthy ingredients, can be made ahead and is irresistibly delicious (even to kale and lentil naysayers!)
Chopped Cucumber Dill Salad
This easy Chopped Cucumber Dill salad pairs well with grilled entrees and is perfect for parties and potlucks. Make extra as leftovers are delicious!
Chopped Mediterranean Farro Salad
Love a hearty, healthy, salad that's bursting with bright, fresh flavor? This Chopped Mediterranean Farro Salad is a meal on its own or a great side!
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