Salad Recipes for Lunch

Easy salads and salad dressing recipes to make for your lunch.

  • Easy Farro Summer Salad

    This summer farro salad recipe with fresh grape tomatoes, cucumbers, basil from your garden and tasty vinaigrette is a perfect, easy meal prep idea or potluck side dish.

  • Summer Corn Salad

    This easy Summer Corn Salad combines sweet fresh corn, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, feta cheese, and fresh basil with a zesty olive oil and lime dressing. Ready in just three simple steps, it’s the perfect side dish for summer BBQs and pairs beautifully with grilled meats. Tips for prep-ahead storage and corn cooking methods included.

  • Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad with Creamy Honey Lime Dressing

    This Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad is one of the best Mexican inspired food recipes to serve this summer. The juicy grilled chicken blends well with the creamy honey lime dressing and the greens and veggies make a great salad for lunch, dinner, or a snack. In fact, it is the perfect meal for any time of day, and you can have it on the table ready to eat in no time.

  • Summer Peach Salad with Fresh Mint Dressing

    Summer Peach Salad has the perfect balance of sweet, salty, and fresh flavors! Toss in a fresh mint vinaigrette dressing for an easy summer salad your whole family will love!

  • Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

    This delicious and easy Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad is packed with fresh summer vegetables like…

  • Vegan Cucumber and Chickpea Salad

    This vegan Cucumber and Chickpea Salad is a vegan, gluten-free dish packed full of fiber and protein from the chickpeas, while the cool cucumber makes it deliciously refreshing. Topped with red onions, cilantro and vegan feta, this salad has a tahini lime salad dressing that brings a delightful flavour to tie it all together for the perfectly filling summer salad.

  • Classic Cobb Salad

    This Classic Cobb Salad recipe loaded with so much more than just lettuce – it’s got blue cheese, bacon, avocado, eggs, chicken, and onion. I love this classic cobb salad recipe, and you will too!

  • Summertime Strawberry Feta and Mint Salad

    This Strawberry Feta and Mint Salad Recipe is super refreshing and the perfect balance between savory and sweet…the sweet honey homemade dressing is absolutely delicious! Enjoy this summertime salad with your favourite BBQ protein, or add grilled chicken for a complete dinner salad.

  • Vegetarian Mexican Pasta Salad

    You’re going to love this Vegetarian Mexican Pasta Salad! Tender pasta is combined with Mexican-inspired flavors that’s loaded with corn, black beans, tomatoes, jalapeño, cilantro, and a creamy lime dressing for a perfect summer time salad, great for barbecues, picnics, grilled meats or fish and more!

  • Healthy Southwest Chopped Salad

    Fresh and flavourful, this Southwest Chopped Salad is quick, easy, and delicious! It’s loaded with fresh veggies and a hearty drizzle of a creamy homemade Southwest Ranch dressing that your whole family will love!

  • Creamy Hawaiian Coleslaw with Pineapple

    Hawaiian Coleslaw with Pineapple puts a sweet and savory tropical twist on the classic picnic side dish. This recipe can be lightened-up with Greek yogurt, this easy summer salad is definitely not your average same old cole slaw recipe!

  • Spring Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

    You’re going to love this Spring Salad with Green Goddess Dressing!! A delicious Spring Salad with mandarin oranges, cashews and avocado paired with a healthy Green Goddess dressing that is so easy to make, crazy delicious and can pull triple-duty as a dressing, dip or a sauce! It’s light & fresh, yet ultra creamy and packed with amazing flavor!

  • Traditional Deviled Ham Salad

    How to make deviled ham salad in just 10 minutes! This homemade ham salad recipe using leftover ham and hard boiled eggs can be served so many ways and makes a great lunch. Use it to top salads, on its own, or as deviled ham spread on bread.

  • Basmati Rice Salad with Mint and Edamame

    This cold basmati rice salad recipe is super versatile and is also appreciated as a side dish as much as a meal version. Refreshing, it is one of my favorites in the summer. Follow my lead or modify to using your own favorite ingredients.

  • Montreal Steak Salad with Pears, Cranberries and Honey Mustard Dressing

    Looking for a new and easy way to enjoy a salad that is perfect for the steak lover? Well friends, this is it?! This Montreal Steak Salad recipe is filled to the brim with deliciousness and is always a favorite when I serve it.

  • Roasted Asparagus Caesar Salad

    This is my favourite alternative to the classic Caesar Salad that I love to eat with grilled steak, pork chops or chicken- this Roasted Asparagus Caesar Salad recipe is made with a light Greek Yogurt Caesar Dressing and is the perfect Spring salad!

  • Classic Waldorf Salad

    This classic Waldorf Salad is full of fresh, crispy, apples, celery, grapes and walnuts with a creamy mayonnaise dressing served over a bed of lettuce. Serve it as a side dish or appetizer at Christmas or Thanksgiving. You can easily add chicken or turkey to make it a complete meal!

  • Arugula and Watermelon Salad with Red Onion, Feta and Pine Nuts

    Watermelon and Arugula Salad is a delicious blend of sweet watermelon, peppery arugula and creamy feta cheese. It’s drizzled with an addictive dressing of sweet balsamic reduction, and topped off with red onion slivers and tasty pine nuts – so good you’re going to want to eat it all summer long!!

  • Layered Cobb Salad Trifle

    This beautiful Layered Cobb Salad Trifle is easy to make and is loaded with hearty protein. This twist on the classic cobb salad is EIGHT delicious layers of lettuce, topped with grilled chicken, tomatoes, boiled eggs, homemade dressing, crispy bacon, crumbled blue cheese and green onions. This is a fun healthy summer salad for a BBQ lunch or dinner gathering, made in less than 30 minutes.

  • Easy Creamy Coleslaw with Grapes

    This is simply the Best Ever Creamy Coleslaw with Grapes recipe! This easy homemade creamy coleslaw recipe is much lighter on the dressing and is significantly tastier than store-bought because of the grapes and sunflower seeds and almonds. This unique coleslaw is a great summer BBQ side dish for your summer potluck!! Everyone will enjoy this healthy coleslaw recipe!

  • Red, White and Blue Fruit Salad

    Featuring red, white and blue ingredients this super fun fruit salad is the perfect way to add a healthy 4th of July salad to your holiday table. This is sure to make you the life of the party.

  • Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad

    Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad – Chipotle seasoned chicken tossed with all your favorite southwestern fixings…

  • Creamy Ranch BLT Pasta Salad

    The perfect fresh side dish for any potluck, this Creamy Ranch BLT Pasta Salad not only has juicy cherry tomatoes, chopped bacon, and —you guessed it—crisp romaine, but is made even better by a lightened up greek yogurt ranch dressing.

  • Broccoli Cauliflower Salad with Bacon and Almonds

    Broccoli Cauliflower Salad with Bacon and Almonds is filled with fresh broccoli florets, crunchy cauliflower, almonds and red onions, tender bacon pieces and slivered carrots – a flavourful, colourful, healthy, and ideal salad for a BBQ or a picnic.