Try these Easy Summer Salad Recipes to add flavor and variety to your meal with little time spent in the kitchen. Pack them up for a picnic, barbecue or just settle onto the patio for a family dinner.
A great summer salad comes together easily and makes everyone ask for the recipe. We’re eating salads like the ones we’ve featured below all summer long. Keeping the kitchen cool and everyone’s happy!
This is a collection of easy summer salad ideas was put together with the help from fellow food bloggers. Click through to see the recipe.
Our Green Bean, Tomato, and Chickpea Salad is packed with crisp green beans, juicy tomatoes, and protein-rich chickpeas, this salad is not only delicious but also incredibly nutritious.
This Grilled Peach & Burrata Salad is a delicious salad featuring juicy, caramelized peaches paired with creamy burrata cheese, fresh greens, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
Serve this Watermelon, Arugula & Feta Salad at your next outdoor barbecue to keep things light and refreshing, in a low-carb way that everyone will love.
Instant Pot Pasta Salad is made with rotini pasta and filled with fresh vegetables, cheese, pepperoni and Italian dressing to make a perfect summer salad in a flash.
This easy Instant Pot Potato Salad is the fastest, easiest way to make potato salad for your garden party or barbecue. It’s loaded with tender potatoes, eggs, and crunchy bits in a creamy dressing.
This Easy Panzanella Toscana Salad is a delightful mix of ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and fragrant basil, all tossed with chunks of Italian bread and a zesty vinaigrette.
This salad is something I can’t describe with words. You should just give it a try! Imagine grilled peaches and burrata, sweet and savory, perfect combo.
Crispy panzanella salad is an easy and delicious idea for lunch. Serve it on a side with grilling dishes. Best Italian salad recipe to try this summer!
This Melon Salad with Feta is such a tantalizing variety of textures and flavors. Refreshingly sweet and salty, crunchy and creamy, this salad is perfect for summer!
Delicious and easy rainbow summer rolls are perfect for hot summer months. They are light and fresh, and versatile whether filled with veggies or tofu.
Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles are zoodles sautéed with fresh, everyday vegetables and tossed in a delectable Thai peanut sauce. Zucchini pasta is an easy dinner recipe that can be served warm or chilled as a pasta salad for lunch.
This Grilled California Avocado Stuffed with Quinoa Mango Salad is a fun summer side dish or main that is bursting with flavor and texture. The warm, creamy grilled avocado offers mouthwatering flavor and a perfectly charred finish that pairs well with the refreshing and zesty quinoa mango salad.
These easy summer salads don’t use a lot of ingredients or take a long time to prepare. However, they do taste great and free you up to enjoy the summer. They are all versatile and can be eaten as a side dish or main course. Take these for an outdoor picnic or barbecue or just take the night off from cooking.
Don’t forget these summer staples to complete your picnic or barbecue:
Angela’s passion for discovering and experimenting with new flavors and recipes is at the heart of her culinary philosophy. Residing in a quaint Oregon town, she finds joy and inspiration in her kitchen. Angela has a lot of expertise in cooking and she eagerly shares her discoveries and unique creations with you.
5 thoughts on “20 Easy Summer Salad Ideas”
Romina says:
So many great ideas! I love the watermelon and feta salad and the summer rolls. I can’t wait to try the rest!
So many great ideas! I love the watermelon and feta salad and the summer rolls. I can’t wait to try the rest!
Such a great collection of summery salads!! Bookmarking!!
Looks like I’ll be set all summer long! I’m going to start with the Thai peanut noodles and work my way through this yummy list!
These all look incredible! I can’t wait to try some out soon.
These are perfect side dish ideas! I can’t wait to use some for 4th of July this weekend