Tasty Summer Salads: 10 Recipes Of Delicious, Leafy Goodness To Perk Up Any Meal [VIDEO]
Summer brings about a lot of high temperatures, which may lead to people not wanting to slave away over the stove and/or oven to cook some meals.
With that being said, we have gathered our top 10 picks for the best summer salad recipes.
They are tasty and light, yet filling salads and considering the summer season is literally just around the corner it's better to start looking for quick and easy recipes for delicious and nutritious summer salads now.
Check out our picks below!
Shrimp Salad with Hominy, Arugula and Lime
This salad from Food & Wine is perfect for a super hot summer day since it's refreshing with the lime. It's basically a shrimp taco without the taco.
Kale-and-Blueberry Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing
This salad recipe from Southern Living cataloged on My Recipes is not the "norm" for salads, but it is a tangy, delicious treat.
Melon and Prosciutto Salad with Parmigiano-Reggiano
While there are no leafy greens in this summer salad recipe from Cooking Light cataloged on My Recipes, this salad is fresh and mouthwatering.
Fresh Snow Pea Salad with Pancetta & Pecorino
Food & Wine's crisp, lemony and meaty salad option is incredible and filled with so much flavor and various textures. This salad deviates from leafy greens too for another unique spin.
Grilled Bread & Marinated Tomato Salad
Like a little extra crunch in your salad? This one from Food & Wine is the perfect choice. Grilling the bread will give plenty of crunch and a slight smokiness, which will pair excellently with the marinated tomatoes.
Warm Corn Chowder Salad with Bacon and Cider Vinegar
This salad is completely outside the box thinking! It's a play on corn chowder from Food & Wine, which is brilliant since corn is a summer stable with many varieties to test out for flavor profiles.
Grilled Peach-and-Mozzarella Salad
Another genius outside of the box summer salad is this one from Southern Living found on My Recipes. Who knew peaches, mozzarella and a tequila-spiked vinaigrette paired so well?
Spinach Salad with Grilled Shrimp
Are you a big fan of seafood during the summer? If so, then this salad needs to be on your radar. My Recipes by way of Cooking Lightmade this shrimp-starring salad Asian influenced by using plenty of ginger for a serious kick.
Food & Wine has an incredible mango salad that packs a powerful punch since the mango pieces are marinated in a lime juice, jalapeno and onion mixture. This pairs well with grilled chicken or shrimp!
Crab, Corn and Tomato Salad with Lemon-Basil Dressing
This salad is equal parts sweet and tart. My Recipes by way of Cooking Light has taken crab and dolled it up big time from the way it's typically seen and eaten during the summer months.
We hope you enjoy summer with these summer salads!
