Looking to jazz up your summer salad experience? Well, I’ve rounded up The Best Summer Salad Recipes! There is sure to be something here for everyone. From fresh and crisp to creamy and comforting, it’s all packed into this post. So, next time you’re looking for a summer salad, look no further because I’ve got your summer salad needs covered!

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Warmer weather calls for fresh and light salads! Check out some of our favourites like the Rotisserie Chicken Salad, the Old Fashioned Creamy Potato Salad, my new and improved Greek Style Salad with Marinaded Feta and so much more! This collection of The Best Summer Salad Recipes has all of you summer needs covered.

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Fresh Garden Salads

With vegetables in abundance throughout the summer, make the most of all those wonderful seasonal tomatoes, cucumber, Zucchini and more by adding them to fresh and light salads!

Tips for Making Fresh Salads

• Use fresh ingredients – When it comes to putting together a fresh and crisp salad, use the freshest ingredients you can find. Salad ingredients wild and go soft as soon as they over ripen or start to spoil. The key is fresh!
• Add fresh herbs – Any kind of fresh herbs like dill, cilantro, parsley, mint or basil will add a whole extra level of freshness to your tossed salad.
• Dress before serving – Tossed salads are best when the dressing is added just before serving. It is also best to toss the salad with the dressing for maximum flavour.

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Potato Salads

Potato Salads, all kinds, are key to every summer get together. Whether you like light potato salads or are looking for something like an Old Fashioned Creamy Potato Salad, there will sure be something you’ll love.

Tips For Making Potato Salads

• Choose the correct potatoes – I like to use potatoes like baby potatoes, red potatoes or Yukon gold. These potatoes hold their shape better after cooking
• Cook according to recipe – If you are making a creamy potato salad, make sure to cook the potatoes until they are really soft. If cooking a salad that requires pieces of potato, its best to cook them until they are slightly firm.
• Cool potatoes – It’s best to avoid adding dressings until you have allowed the potatoes to cool properly.
• Chill – Most potato salads need to be chilled to allow the flavours to develop properly.

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Rice and Grain Salads

Grains such as rice, couscous and quinoa all make great salads. These salads are hearty, filling and delicious. I’ve been making my Lemon Herb Couscous Salad for years and it’s still a winner every single time.

Tips for Making Salads with Grains

• Allow chill time – Chilling salads with grains is important so the flavours will enhance. Most grain salads can be made the day before. Keep in mind to always follow the recipe you are using to make sure.

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Pasta Salads

Pasta Salads are great make ahead summer salads that can generally be made before hand, are versatile and filling. Check out our favourite Pasta Salad Recipes below!

Tips For Making Pasta Salads

• Choose correct pasta – Different pasta shapes go well with different sauces and dressings as well as vegetables. Often great choices of pasta for pasta salads are macaroni, penne pasta as well as pasta spirals or fussili.
• Cook al dente – Don’t over cook pasta for pasta salads or the salad will go mushy. Cook until the pasta still has a bite.
• Dress while still warm – The salad dressing will stick to the pasta better if you dress it while it’s still warm.
• Chill – It’s important to chill pasta salads after you prepare them. This will allow the flavours to enhance. Chill time will vary anywhere to one hour up to overnight.

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Chicken Salads

Adding chicken to any salad, instantly turns it into a meal in itself! We love summer salads with grilled chicken, slow cooker chicken and even any kind of roasted chicken.

Tips for Adding Chicken To Salads

• Choose type of chicken – Depending what kind of salad you are making, will determine what kind of chicken you might like to use. Whole Rotisserie Chickens are great for adding to salads.
• Use chilled chicken – It’s always best to use cold chicken in salads. If you add warm chicken, you will risk wilting or even slightly cooking fresh vegetables that you have added to the salad.

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Seafood Salads

Seafood makes a great addition to any summer salads. They are refreshing, light and full of delicious flavours.

Tips for Making Seafood Salads

• Using fresh seafood – Make sure your choice of seafood is cooked and cooled properly before adding to any kind of salad. Seafood salads have to be made fresh and served the same day.
• Using canned seafood – Canned seafood salads can often be prepared the day before depending on what kind of salad you are making. Just keep in mind, it will have to be refrigerated immediately and will only keep up to 24 hours.

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