59 Summer Salad Recipes That Are Crisp And Refreshing

Packed with succulent white beans and tangy flavors from a lime spritz and strong kalamata olives, this salad is full of freshness. The quinoa pair absorbs the lemony flavor, making you want to come back scoop after scoop. Plus, let's be honest, is there any better way to eat a salad than chopped?

Recipe: Chopped Greek Quinoa Salad

This puts every other Cobb salad to shame. This salad has everything and the kitchen sink: from bacon to chickpeas to eggs to avocados to artichoke hearts. Top it all off with a honey lemon vinaigrette for best results.

Recipe: Loaded Cobb Salad 

Here's a surefire way to make a salad delicious: just add pasta. This salad is magical because it's both light and filling. It uses spinach and pasta as the base with yellow beets, zucchini, and corn mixed in. Pro tip: slice the zucchini super thin to create to maximum lightness. 

Recipe: Goat Cheese, Beet, and Basil Pasta Salad 

Yes, strawberries and chicken do, in fact, go together. This salad is so summery — and even better, so easy to make. You probably have most, if not all, ingredients already in your kitchen. The main staples are chicken, avocado, strawberries, red onion, feta cheese, and extra virgin olive oil. 

Recipe: Strawberry, Avocado, and Chicken Spinach Salad

You know chicken tikka masala, but do you know chicken tikka pasta salad? A little bit of spice never hurt anyone, ESPECIALLY in a summertime salad. It's all of your favorite flavors (plus a few veggies) on one plate. How could it be bad?

Recipe: Chicken Tikka Pasta Salad

This pretty plate pays homage to the most underrated of cheeses and the best of summer produce. The combination of garlic cloves and lemon really pack a punch. Plus, let's be real, this salad is gorgeous. Top it off with fresh blackberries or raspberries for best results.

Recipe: Arugula, Kale, and Reggiano Salad

Burrata is an extra creamy version of mozzarella, but regular buffalo mozzarella will do. 

Recipe: Roasted Tomato and Burrata Caprese Salad

This Vietnamese cold noodle salad puts the world of banh mis to shame. 

Recipe: Garlic Shrimp Noodle Salad

Sweet potatoes and beans make this vegetarian salad super filling. 

Recipe: Spicy Southwestern Salad with Avocado Dressing

Use your sharpest knife to slice the beef that thin. 

Recipe: Thai Beef Salad 

Throw in a little Southwest flair when you toss together this fresh treat.

Recipe: Chopped Quinoa Salad with Cilantro-Lime Dressing

A panzanella is a salad that has huge chunks of bread it in. I'm SOLD. 

Recipe: Panzanella with Marinated Chickpeas and Chimichurri 

If you like ~crispy and delicious things~, now's the time to try roasted chickpeas. 

Recipe: Roasted Chickpea Taco Salad

Cauliflower's having a bit of a moment right now — from buffalo cauliflower to cauliflower rice, it's hard to go wrong. Luckily, this salad proves that it can complement the most unique of accompaniments, and with a little bacon, anything can taste amazing.

Recipe: Loaded Summer Cauliflower Salad

Put your spiralizer to work and make some aesthetic zoodles for this veggie bowl that'll rekindle your love for zucchini. 

Recipe: Zucchini “Noodles” with Sesame-Peanut Sauce

This simple salad might LOOK super fancy, but as long as you have a vegetable peeler, you're good to go!

Recipe: Summer Vegetable Ribbon Salad

These flavor-packed skewers are the perfect fresh bite for the messy eater.

Recipe: Simple Greek Salad Skewers

This is literally all your summer favorites in one. You can't get any fresher than this watermelon-loaded plate, and you won't believe how easy it is to throw together.

Recipe: Watermelon Cucumber Salad

This burst of bright green will remind you why snap peas deserve a spot on your grocery list again.

Recipe: Snap Pea Salad With Buttermilk Dressing

There's no better way to celebrate mango season than with this star-studded salad.

Recipe: Strawberry and Mango Chopped Quinoa Salad With Sesame-Lime Vinaigrette

This tangy bite will impress pasta and rice lovers alike.

Recipe: Lemony Orzo Pasta Salad With Cucumber and Feta

Not everyone likes raw tomatoes. Luckily, with this twist on a classic, you don't have to.

Recipe: Berry Caprese Salad

This loaded bowl is the perfect way to eat the rainbow and, well, enjoy it.

Recipe: Rainbow Grilled Chicken Salad

If these colors aren't enough to convert you to Team Salad, you're doing summer wrong.

Recipe: Orzo Summer Salad 

With bacon, watercress, and cherry tomatoes, this is pretty much like a BLT but with avocado instead of bread. 

Recipe: Rosemary Chicken and Bacon Avocado Salad 

Make this salad not only to become an expert at scooping melon. 

Recipe: Cantaloupe and Mozzarella Caprese Salad

This salad is packed with shredded vegetables, mango slices, and cashews pieces and tossed with a tangy coconut-lime vinaigrette. Just oozes summer vibes, no? 

Recipe: Thai Cashew and Mango Slaw Salad 

Zucchini ribbons FTW. 

Recipe: Zucchini and Tomato Salad With Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

Because fruit salads reign supreme. 

Recipe: Strawberry Mango Salad 

All the beans, all the veggies. 

Recipe: Greek Three Bean Salad 

First, pile on the croutons and bacon. Then, top with a creamy buttermilk dressing to kick things up a notch. Final step: devour. 

Recipe: Chopped Summer Salad With Spicy Buttermilk Ranch 

How about adding red grapes to salad for a pop of sweetness? 

Recipe: Arugula Salad With Grapes and Black Pepper Vinaigrette 

Asparagus just screams "I'm fancy AF." 

Recipe: Asparagus, Mushrooms and Lemon Pasta Salad 

*drizzles peanut dressing over everything* 

Recipe: Crunchy Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing 

Add grilled veggies with dressing to a bowl of pasta for the ultimate flavor factor. 

Recipe: Grilled Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad 

A salad served warm or cold. 

Recipe: Grilled Peach and Sweet Potato Salad With Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette 

Just plain ol' arugula and shaved Parmesan cheese dressed in lemon vinaigrette for when you want to keep things ~simple~. 

Recipe: Arugula Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette 

When you're in the mood to spiralize all the veggies, try this cucumber and mango number. 

Recipe: Cucumber Noodle Prawn and Mango Salad 

Noodles and greens in one dish, why not? 

Recipe: Tofu Noodle Salad with Almond Butter Sauce 

Another salsa-salad possibility to entertain a crowd. 

Recipe: Fresh Corn and Mango Salad

Because leafy greens can get boring. 

Recipe: Quinoa Salad With Roasted Beets and Pear 

Waste not, want not. 

Recipe: Warm Beet Salad With Beet Greens and Stems 

The ultimate combination. 

Recipe: Fried Egg and Chickpea Salad 

Crazy easy. 

Recipe: Tomato Avocado Salad

Quinoa is love. 

Recipe: Apple-Citrus Quinoa Salad

Step away from the Fig Newton. 

Recipe: Fancy Fig, Goat Cheese, and Arugula Salad 

Gettin' fancyyyy. 

Recipe: Duck Breast Salad With White Wine Pear Sauce

Salad food porn. 

Recipe: Ruby Red Grapefruit and Shrimp Salad

Because sweet potatoes are bae. 

Recipe: Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Salad 

Love me some summer corn. 

Recipe: Mexican Corn Salad 

So fresh, so clean. 

Recipe: Watermelon Mint Salad 

Da best. 

Recipe: German-Style Potato Salad 

Game. Changer. 

Recipe: Vegetarian Mashed Chickpeas Salad 

Amazing. 

Recipe: Fennel and Orange Salad

Could this be any easier? 

Recipe: Tomato Gorgonzola Salad 

Get basic. 

Recipe: Lemon Caesar Salad With Homemade Croutons 

Doesn't hurt to add bread. 

Recipe: Avocado Egg Salad 

Carbo load. 

Recipe: Four-Step Basil-Balsamic Pasta Salad