I admit it. When it comes to eating veggies, I’m kind of a rabbit. That’s why I love summer. I adore fresh veggies and summer salads. Since it’s too hot to cook, I’m sharing a roundup of 20 delicious main dish salad recipes! Which ones will make it to your table?
20 Delicious Main Dish Salad Recipes
BBQ Chicken Salad from Cooking on the Front Burners
Greek Chicken Salad with Tangy Greek Dressing from Sugar Dish Me
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Waldorf Salad {California Pizza Kitchen Copycat} from I Heart Eating
Healthy Chinese Chicken Salad from Yummy Healthy Easy
Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad from Julie’s Eats & Treats
Crunchy Kale Salad with Popcorn Shrimp from Rachel Cooks
Za’atar Chicken Salad from Persnickety Plates
Quinoa Salad with Fruit and Coconut Lime Dressing from Food Faith Fitness
Asian Shrimp Salad Bowl from Cooking on the Front Burners
Greek-Flavored Butter Bean Salad from An Edible Mosiac
Chicken Cabbage Salad with Honey Lime Dressing from Rachel Cooks
BBQ Chicken and Cilantro Ranch Salad from Frugal Living Mom
Clean Cobb Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette from Cooking with Curls
Summer Salad with Grilled Shrimp from Healthy. Delicious.
Bacon Chopped Salad with Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Baby Kale and Blackberry Salad with Ricotta Salata, Avocado and Rosemary Honeyed Almonds from Taste Love & Nourish
Slam Dunk Chicken Salad from My Turn for Us
Southwest Chicken Salad from Cooking With Curls
Taco Salad from Julie’s Eats & Treats
Superfood Salmon Salad with Meyer Lemon Dressing from The Baking Fairy
So, is your mouth watering yet? I know I can’t wait to try these new recipes. I hope you find a new favorite, too. Happy Summer!
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I LOVE me a good salad! Thanks for the great ideas and for including me! :) Pinned!
You’re welcome, Taylor. I was happy to include you!
Great list! Thanks for including a couple of mine :)
Your salads looked so yummy, Rachel, that I couldn’t resist!
LOVE Salads this time of year especially! What a great round up of them! Thanks for including me!
You’re welcome, Julie. I’m with you. Summer is the time for salad!
Oh man. I’m in love with this round-up!! There are some awesome salads on here! Thanks for including me – pinned!!
You’re welcome, Jen. I read on your blog that you are not a salad lover. I hope some of these change your mind. I was happy to include your yummy recipe! :-)
I love salads more and more each day! What an awesome collection Heidi. Now I have even more try this summer. Thank you so much for including me. :)
You’re welcome, Lisa. Thanks for posting such yummy-looking recipes!
Wow Heidi – I’m loving all these salads – perfect for summer! Thanks for including me and pinned to a few places :-)
I was happy to include you, Deb. Thanks for the pins!
Nice collection of salads! A lot of inspiration and ideas!
My favorite today might be the taco salad, but most of the chicken salads also looked tasty!
Thanks, Julie. I love taco salad, too. It’s definitely a family favorite.
I didn’t used to be this way, but I’m starting to love raw veggies and salads more and more! You just need a good variety of ingredients and a good salad dressing. Thanks for sharing on Hump Day Happenings!
I totally agree, Megan. I wish I could keep a salad bar in my fridge. I’d eat salad every day!
I have been looking for some good salad recipes and these look great!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks, Sydney. I’m off to check out your salad.
Oh I just love all of these salad ideas! Thanks for linking up to The Creative Exchange Linky Party!
I can’t wait to try them all. Thanks, Summer. I love linking up at your party.
These look FABULOUS! #pinning from the Wake Up Wednesday “Linky.” Thank you for linking up and partying with us. Check back next week to see if you’re featured.
Thanks so much, Christie! I always love your parties.
Those are some beautiful salads. There is a lot to choose from. I love bbq salads and fruit salads.
Thanks, Candi. Me, too. BBQ anything is yummy to me!
These recipes will definitely get me out of my salad rut! There are so many great combinations and flavor options! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Christina. I swear, if someone could turn my fridge into a permanent salad bar (with stuff already cut up) I’d be a healthy momma!
Wow – so many to choose from. I think I’d go for the Quinoa as I was just saying to someone the other day that we’ve never eaten it because I had no clue what to make with it!
Thanks, Clare. I’ve only tried quinoa a few times, but I really like it! It’s a yummy grain. The kids liked it, too, and that’s a definite bonus!
All of these look so delicious! I love salads with lots of fixins.
Thanks, Heather. Me, too! In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever found a salad I didn’t like!
I love eating substantial salads for dinner! Can’t wait to try some of these!
Me, too, Megan. I really love salad. I’d love to have a salad bar in my refrigerator!
What beautiful dishes! I love that cilantro ranch dressing one.
Me, too, Krystal! There are a couple of restaurants in town that specialize in cilantro ranch salads. Yum!
This is my kind of favorite food.
Thanks for sharing – Those are some beautiful salads.