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1 / 50Summer Salad on a Stick
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 4
- Read more about the recipe here
50 amazing summer salad recipes to keep you cool and refreshed
While the warmest days of 2026 may be behind us, salads stay in the breakfast, lunch, and dinner rotation all year long. There's just something rewarding about biting into a crisp, fresh bowl of produce, but let's face it: Not everyone likes a green salad.
Thankfully, salads can be made in a variety of ways. Love fruit? There's a salad for that. Love pasta? There's a salad for that too. Love veggies but not lettuce? Yep, those salads exist as well. And the best part is, all these bright ingredients are in season and can be found at your local grocery store—or, better yet, at the farmers market and even your own garden.
Another great thing about salads is they can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for days, which makes meal-prepping a breeze. (Bonus: They also don't need to be reheated!)
Stacker compiled a list of salad recipes from Allrecipes. Whether it's time to swap out some hearty standbys for healthier, lighter fare, or you simply want to find ideas for cool and refreshing side dishes, we've got you covered. With 50 recipes to explore, there's something for every palette. Take a look below.
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2 / 50Beet Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 2
- Yield: 2 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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3 / 50Summer Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 10 mins
- Servings: 2
- Yield: 2 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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4 / 50Beautiful Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 4
- Read more about the recipe here
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5 / 50Watermelon Summer Salad
- Prep: 30 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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6 / 50Poppy Seed Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 2 hrs 15 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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7 / 50Easy and Quick Strawberry Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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8 / 50Strawberry-Melon Summer Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Total: 20 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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9 / 50Minted Melon Summer Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 1 quart
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
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10 / 50Kristi's Corn Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Additional: 3 hrs
- Total: 3 hrs 15 mins
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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11 / 50Strawberry Summer Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Total: 20 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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12 / 50Cool Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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13 / 50Steph's Summer Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 2
- Yield: 2 servings
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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14 / 50Quinoa Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 4 hrs 30 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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15 / 50Southwestern Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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16 / 50Kara's Summer Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 55 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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17 / 50Pineapple Cucumber Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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18 / 50Spaghetti Salad III
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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19 / 50Rice Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 4 hrs 50 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 15
- Read more about the recipe here
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20 / 50Cantaloupe with Salami Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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21 / 50Quinoa Summer Salad with Feta
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 1 hr
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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22 / 50French Cafe Summer Salad
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 50 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
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23 / 50Strawberry Romaine Salad II
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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24 / 50Minty Orzo Lentil and Feta Salad
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 2 hrs 50 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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25 / 50Tomato Cucumber Salad with Mint
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 15 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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26 / 50Quick Cucumber Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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27 / 50Cucumber-Watermelon Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
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28 / 50Summer Veggie Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 25 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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29 / 50Zucchini Cucumber Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
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30 / 50Zucchini Miso
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Total: 20 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 13
- Read more about the recipe here
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31 / 50Summer Salad with Burrata, Tomatoes, and Nectarines
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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32 / 50Almond Chicken Salad
- Prep: 30 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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33 / 50Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Avocado
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr 10 mins
- Total: 1 hr 35 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 16
- Read more about the recipe here
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34 / 50Summer Grilled Corn Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Total: 25 mins
- Servings: 2
- Yield: 2 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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35 / 50Thai Cucumber Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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36 / 50Pati's Spinach and Boysenberry Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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37 / 50Summer Salad with Grilled Corn and Cherry Tomatoes
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 2 hrs 50 mins
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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38 / 50Yummy Summer Pea Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 10 mins
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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39 / 50Cool Summer Cucumber and Tomato Toss
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
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40 / 50Mango Shrimp Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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41 / 50Caribbean Barley Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Additional: 20 mins
- Total: 1 hr 5 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 13
- Read more about the recipe here
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42 / 50Peanutty Pea Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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43 / 50Mediterranean Zucchini Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Total: 20 mins
- Servings: 2
- Yield: 2 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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44 / 50Tomato, Cucumber and Red Onion Salad with Mint
- Prep: 15 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 15 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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45 / 50Zesty Cauliflower Antipasto Salad
- Prep: 10 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 40 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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46 / 50Coriander Tabbouleh Salad with Shrimp
- Prep: 30 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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47 / 50Sugar Snap Pea and Berry Salad
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 2 mins
- Additional: 33 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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48 / 50Green Bean Salad with Feta Cheese
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Total: 25 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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49 / 50Spinach Watermelon-Mint Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Total: 20 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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50 / 50Herb Watermelon Feta Salad
- Prep: 20 mins
- Total: 20 mins
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 12 servings
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
