23 Easy Summer Salad Recipes

These easy summer salad recipes are absolutely perfect for sharing at cookouts, picnics and potlucks … or for light lunches and hot-weather family dinnertimes.

From lots of fresh produce, to nourishing whole grains, to lightened-up dressings. And you know we’ve got plenty of shortcuts and make-ahead tips to keep things easy-breezy for summer!

Healthy Chicken Salad with Grapes and Apples

Tender chicken, sweet grapes, crisp apples and crunchy pecans all tossed with a divine tarragon-Greek yogurt dressing! Scoop it up as a side dish.

Easy Italian Pasta Salad

This easy recipe has all the bold flavors you love, but a few simple tweaks make it so much healthier, too! It’s the perfect dish to share at picnics and potlucks.

Easy Corn Salad

This quick and simple recipe has loads of options! You can grill the corn or use it raw, fresh right off the cob. And, while it's wonderful as a side salad.

Old Fashioned Kidney Bean Salad

This is an updated riff on the beloved Bean Salad served at the iconic Nick Anthe's restaurant for more than 30 years. Uniquely delicious, and so very easy.

Easy 7-Layer Chicken Taco Salad

Pile this pretty summer salad in a trifle bowl so everyone can admire all those layers of taco flavor before it disappears! It's as impressive as it is delicious.

Grape Salad with Cream Cheese-Vanilla Dressing

This luscious and refreshing summer salad is an updated spin on a classic potluck favorite. Our lighter dressing is so much healthier, but still just as decadent as the original!

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