5 Stunning Summer Salads
Every summer, I crave new salad recipes to get me through the hot weather. These 5 favorite salad recipes are so much more interesting than a bowl full of baby greens. All of these summer salads are gorgeous, healthy and really delicious.
This gorgeous salad can be served as a vegetarian main course, but tastes even better next to steak. A warm butter and honey vinaigrette spiked with vinegar gives this salad unique flavor.
Shishito peppers are long, thin sweet peppers with a hint of pleasant bitterness and an occasional spicy kick. They can be found at many grocery stores and farmer's markets.More »
A simple salad that tastes fancy, you can easily throw this together on a week night or serve it at a dinner party. In the winter, I roast the broccoli for this salad, and in the summer I grill it.More »
A cold main course salad, perfect for hot evenings and dinner outdoors. It's also really delicious as leftovers the next day. I'm always surprised by how perfectly shrimp, feta and tomatoes go together. It's an undeniably delicious combination. More »
This fruit salad screams summer. Sweet stone fruits and aromatic basil are really lovely together. I'm tempted to throw a few blackberries or raspberries in too...try it and let me know what you think.
On the side, serve fresh mozzarella or goat cheese and a baguette, and you've got yourself the perfect summer lunch.More »
Light, fresh, bold. Tangy feta is tossed with toasted pita bread, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, mint and parsley. This fattoush salad is cool and refreshing.More »
•Chickpea, Corn and Shishito Salad with Warm Butter and Honey Vinaigrette
This gorgeous salad can be served as a vegetarian main course, but tastes even better next to steak. A warm butter and honey vinaigrette spiked with vinegar gives this salad unique flavor.
Shishito peppers are long, thin sweet peppers with a hint of pleasant bitterness and an occasional spicy kick. They can be found at many grocery stores and farmer's markets.More »
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•Roasted (or Grilled) Broccoli Salad with Arugula, Mushrooms and Parmesan
A simple salad that tastes fancy, you can easily throw this together on a week night or serve it at a dinner party. In the winter, I roast the broccoli for this salad, and in the summer I grill it.More »
•Shrimp Pasta Salad with Feta and Tomatoes
A cold main course salad, perfect for hot evenings and dinner outdoors. It's also really delicious as leftovers the next day. I'm always surprised by how perfectly shrimp, feta and tomatoes go together. It's an undeniably delicious combination. More »
•Plum and Nectarine Salad with Basil
This fruit salad screams summer. Sweet stone fruits and aromatic basil are really lovely together. I'm tempted to throw a few blackberries or raspberries in too...try it and let me know what you think.
On the side, serve fresh mozzarella or goat cheese and a baguette, and you've got yourself the perfect summer lunch.More »
•Fattoush Salad with Feta
Light, fresh, bold. Tangy feta is tossed with toasted pita bread, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, mint and parsley. This fattoush salad is cool and refreshing.More »
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