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Healthy Salad Recipes

Starters, sides, and easy weeknight dinners: Savor a seriously tasty salad with all the flavors you love and the convenience you need.
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Healthy Salads in 45 Minutes or Less
Our fast family salads are ready in less than an hour, so you can serve del...
Our fast family salads are ready in less than an hour, so you can serve delicious and nutritious meals and still spend time with those who matter most.
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Vegetable and Green Salad Recipes
Lettuce, vegetables, and fruits are the stars of these salads. Make the mos...
Lettuce, vegetables, and fruits are the stars of these salads. Make the most of in-season produce with recipes that will have you going back for seconds.
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Dinner Salads with Poultry and Meats
Change your weeknight dinner routine and jazz up lunch with these protein-p...
Change your weeknight dinner routine and jazz up lunch with these protein-packed salads: Combine favorite ingredients in fresh ways for satisfying meals that hit the spot. Turn leftover proteins, vegetables, and grains into feature-worthy salads. If you're watching your calorie intake, a salad is a great way to include filling protein in your diet without adding additional calories from pasta, bread, or grains. Even in cooler months, crisp protein-packed salads are a refreshing way to fill up on energy that will last hours.
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Seafood Salads
Seafood, an accommodating and supportive partner to a wide range of spices ...
Seafood, an accommodating and supportive partner to a wide range of spices and other flavorful ingredients, cooks quickly. Looking for a speedy meal? Go fish!
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21 Lunch and Dinner Salads That Are Seriously Filling
Good salads are much more than iceberg lettuce, chopped veggies, and a spri...
Good salads are much more than iceberg lettuce, chopped veggies, and a sprinkle of a basic vinaigrette. Salads are a great way to pack in plenty of produce, load on lots of flavor, and feel seriously full once you're finished. These healthy lunch and dinner salads rely on hearty grains, lean protein, and immensely flavorful dressings. Each bite is interesting and complex, which leaves you eager to eat it again for tomorrow's leftovers. And if you're counting calories, great news! Most of these salads are under 400 calories.

Pasta, Bread, Beans & Grains

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Perfect Pasta Salad Recipes
Pasta salad is a perfect dish for versatility; it's easily portable and can...
Pasta salad is a perfect dish for versatility; it's easily portable and can be served either hot or cold. Try one of these 25 healthy pasta salad recipes.
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Bread Salads 
A salad is a delicious way to give stale breads a second life: Breads can l...
A salad is a delicious way to give stale breads a second life: Breads can lend crunch and texture, soak up juices and dressings, and add flavor, too.
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Bean Salads
Beans are a go-to pantry staple for salad and quick meals. Canned are quick...
Beans are a go-to pantry staple for salad and quick meals. Canned are quick, but dried tend to have less sodium and are more cost effective.
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39 Whole-Grain Salads
Make whole-grain salads in advance, chill, and enjoy for easy, quick-to-ser...
Make whole-grain salads in advance, chill, and enjoy for easy, quick-to-serve lunches and dinners.

Start Your Day Green

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Our Best Breakfast Salad Recipes
Instead of thinking of breakfast as an obligation, consider it an opportuni...
Instead of thinking of breakfast as an obligation, consider it an opportunity—one that sets you up for healthy success the rest of the day.

Homemade Salad Dressings

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That Kale Salad Dressing
If you can find Meyer lemons, juice one and seed the other, chopping up the...
If you can find Meyer lemons, juice one and seed the other, chopping up the entire fruit (flesh, pith, peel, and all) to make a thicker, more vibrant sauce. This recipe makes enough to dress 2 bunches of shredded lacinato kale mixed with 1 cup of finely grated Parmesan.  

Salad Know-How

Techniques
10 Lessons for Building the Perfect Salad
A beautiful salad is a master class in contrasts—think tart citrus with ear...
A beautiful salad is a master class in contrasts—think tart citrus with earthy-sweet beets, crunchy cucumber with creamy feta, channeling six veggie-loving chefs, food editor Hannah Klinger creates five salads (and provides ten tips) that are balanced, colorful, and brilliantly simple.

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How to Pack a Mason Jar Salad
Perfectly portable and quite adorable, jarred salads are the easiest make a...
Perfectly portable and quite adorable, jarred salads are the easiest make ahead lunches for both picnics and workdays. Here’s how to pack them just right for a delicious, satisfying meal every time. See More: Healthy Lunch Ideas

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