101 Summer Salads
Get ready to scroll, people, because I hereby declare this post as the most comprehensive collection of gluten- and dairy-free salad recipes you’ll find on the web! After a lot of browsing, oohing and aahing, and copying/pasting until my wrists hurt, I present you with 101 delicious and nutritious recipes for healthy and seasonal salads, salsas, and dressings.
I was planning to share a different recipe with you today, but if I’m being totally honest, I never got around to making it. The oppressive heat in the Midwest has zapped my desire to cook anything that requires the oven or even an extended amount of time on the stove. It’s salads, smoothies, raw veggies and fruits, and a whole lot of almond butter around here lately.
If you’re battling the heat these days, too, then fear not. I’ve got you covered. Pull up a chair, grab a cool beverage, and relax as you peruse these sensational salads.
Stay cool!
Fresh & Fruity
Cabbage & Apple Slaw with Tahini Dressing from Daily Bites
Arugula Mango Avo Mac Salad from The Lunchbox Bunch
Radicchio Salad with Frisee & Apples from Elana’s Pantry
Pineapple, Bacon & Arugula Salad from Cook IT Allergy Free
Blueberry Corn Salad from Two Peas & Their Pod
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Easy Jicama, Papaya & Carrot Salad from Real Sustenance
Quinoa Salad with Berries & Watermelon from Gluten-Free Goddess
Simple Berry Salad from Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free
Citrus Beet Salad with Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing from Oh She Glows
Roasted Beets with Blueberry Balsamic Reduction from Life as a Plate
Cucumber Watermelon Salad from Lexie’s Kitchen
Mango Avocado Salad from Jenn Cuisine
Mint & Apple Chickpea Salad from Manifest Vegan
Strawberry Arugula Salad with Cilantro Honey Dressing from Gluten Free Cat
Blackberry Lemon Salad from The Healthy Apple
Quinoa Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing from Two Peas & Their Pod
Kale & Cabbage Creations
Shredded Balsamic Beet & Kale Salad from Daily Bites
Rainbow Slaw with Sweet Tahini Dressing from The Lunchbox Bunch
Asian Slaw from Elana’s Pantry
Baby Kale Greek Salad from Kalyn’s Kitchen (omit cheese for dairy-free)
Kale Salad, Fully Loaded from Diet, Dessert and Dogs
Jalapeno Kale Salad from City Life Eats
Triple Berry Kale Salad from How Sweet It Is
Raw Mediterranean Kale Salad from Whole Life Nutrition
Raw Kale Salad with Apples, Carrots & Cabbage from Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free
Wild Salmon & Vegetable Salad with Lemon Miso Dressing from A Harmony Healing
Raw Kale, Apple & Avocado Salad from Cookie & Kate
Ridiculously Easy Southwestern Coleslaw from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Endive, Kale & Smoked Salmon Salad with Grapefruit from Healthy Green Kitchen
Citrus Salmon & Red Cabbage Salad from Daily Bites
Picnic Perfect
Roasted Carrot, Lentil & Sunflower Salad from Daily Bites
Creamy Vegan Potato Salad from Healthy Blender Recipes
Sweet & Creamy Broccoli Salad from Healthful Pursuit
Raw Summer Beet Slaw from Tasty Eats at Home
Summer Corn Salad from 101 Cookbooks
Cool as a Cucumber Salad from Gluten-Free Goddess
Carrot, Broccoli & Bean Shoot Salad from Healthy Blender Recipes
Moroccan Carrot & Raisin Slaw from Healthful Pursuit
Detox Salad from Queen of Quinoa
Southwest Chickpea Salad from Jenn Cuisine
Fennel Slaw with Mint Vinaigrette from Simply Recipes
Old Fashioned Potato Salad from Eat Live Run
Red, White & Blue Potato Salad from Go Dairy Free
Creamy Cucumber Salad from Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom
Classic Carrot Salad from Simply Recipes
Fresh Pea, Radish & Carrot Salad from Jenn Cuisine (omit cheese for dairy-free)
Three Potato Salad with Arugula from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Cashew Carrot Salad from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Grilled Goodness
Grilled Vegetable Salad with Fresh Tarragon Dressing from Diet, Dessert and Dogs
Kale Waldorf Salad with Grilled Apples from Tasty Eats at Home
Warm Brown Rice & Grilled Vegetable Salad from Gluten Free Girl
Grilled Summer Vegetable Salad from Queen of Quinoa
Grilled Sweet Potato Salad from Aggie’s Kitchen
Grilled Radicchio Salad from Simply Recipes (omit cheese for dairy-free)
Tapas Salad with Grilled Peppers, Olives & Capers from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Cherry Salsa from The First Mess
Grilled Salad Nicoise from Three Many Cooks
Grilled Veggie Quinoa Salad from Gluten-Free Goddess
Grilled Zucchini & Tomato Salad from Skinny Taste
Grain Salads
Red Rice, Cucumber & Avocado Salad from Daily Bites
Black Rice Sesame Salad from My New Roots
Quinoa & Avocado Tabbouleh Terrines from Healthful Pursuit
Curried Quinoa Mango Kale Salad from Gluten Free Cat
African Black Eyed Pea Salad (with brown rice) from Cookie & Kate
Chilled Quinoa Pilaf with Fresh Herbs from Daily Bites
Black Quinoa Salad with Mango, Avocado & Tomatoes from Two Peas & Their Pod
Rice & Garbanzo Bean Salad from Whole Life Nutrition
BLT-A Quinoa Salad from Family Fresh Cooking (omit cheese for dairy-free)
Black Rice Salad with Mango & Peanuts from Prevention RD
Balsamic Shiitake Rice Salad from The Healthy Apple
Entree Salads
Roasted Asparagus, Grape & Chicken Salad from Daily Bites
Chicken & Avocado Salad with Lime & Cilantro from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Allergy-Friendly Chopped Salad from Cook IT Allergy Free
Easy Peasy Crunchy Chopped Salad from She Let Them Eat Cake
Crunchy Peanut Chicken Salad from Simply…Gluten-Free
Honey Balsamic Bean Salad from 101 Cookbooks
Asian Chicken Salad with Soy-Free Dressing from Whole Life Nutrition
Layered Raw Vegan Taco Salad from Oh She Glows
Moroccan Chicken Salad from Against All Grain
Thai Crunch Salad from Against All Grain
Summer Berry, Salmon & Greens Salad from Cannelle et Vanille
Hummus Chicken Salad from Aggie’s Kitchen
Fresh Thai Shrimp & Carrot Salad from Go Dairy Free
Pulled Chicken Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing from Gluten Free Easily
Red Lentil, Salmon, Fennel & Radish Salad from Cannelle et Vanille
Salsas & Dressings
Portuguese Orange, Tomato & Olive Relish from Daily Bites
Warm Roasted Corn Salsa from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Cherry Salsa from Simply Recipes
Tropical Fruit Salsa from Simply…Gluten-Free
Grilled Poblano Salsa from Two Peas & Their Pod
Salsa Picante Roja from Skinny Taste
Vermont Inspired Salsa from Healthy Green Kitchen
Spicy Stone Fruit Salsa from Daily Bites
Cherry Chipotle Salsa from Simply…Gluten-Free
Oil-Free Sweet Dijon Salad Dressing from The Balanced Platter
Creamy Carrot Salad Dressing from She Let Them Eat Cake
Strawberry Orange Vinaigrette from Cara’s Cravings
Caesar Salad Dressing from Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom
Creamy Onion Dill Dressing from Daily Bites
Hummus Salad Dressing – 3 Ways from Cara’s Cravings
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Wow, so many amazing salad recipes. Thanks for including me!
Hallie, thanks for putting this together! What a great list.
Wow, what an awesome list! Thanks so much for compiling this together!
Thanks, Hallie! This is awesome!
Love this! I have really been trying to eat a salad every day for lunch. This will carry me through the Summer with tasty lunches every day (and no boring salad!)
I love it when you do these massive round-up posts, Hallie! My desire for cooking waxes and wanes during this epic heat, too. Salads always seem right though, so this post is perfect for right now. :-) Thanks so much for including my Pulled Chicken Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing! I still love that recipe, but it looks like I’ll find a few more loves from this listing. ;-)
xo,
Shirley
Wow what a list!! That is really time consuming! Thank you for including me. Everything sounds so good!
So many salad recipes – so little time! Thanks for the list!
I am adding one more thank you to the chorus of thank you’s you will hear for your effort in compiling this remarkable list. I will appreciate this list all summer long, especially on those hot summer nights when the only possible meal is a great salad.
Holy moly!! This is incredible. Thanks so much for including my recipes–and all the other ones! Enough salads to last a lifetime (and it will take me that long to make all the ones I’d like to try!). :D
This is definitely getting pinned! Hello one-stop salad spot! I love it, and thank you for sharing mine Hallie!
Awesome post; I’m definitely bookmarking it for frequent use for the rest of this (unusually hot) summer, when all I want is salads!
Great salad round up! I eat salad every day for lunch and I love trying new ones all the time. I’m so excited to work my way through this list, thanks for putting it together.
What an amazing roundup. Thank you for linking one of my recipes.