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    Salads, Salad Dressings, & Dips

    Fresh, flavorful, and anything but boring - this collection of salad, salad dressing, and dip recipes is packed with vibrant ingredients and easy-to-make favorites. From light and refreshing salads to bold, homemade dressings, you'll find simple recipes perfect for everyday meals or special occasions here.

    Salads

    • Cold Asparagus Salad with strawberries in a white serving bowl with white and gold tongs next to the bowl.
      Easy Cold Asparagus Salad
    • One chicken Caesar salad in a white bowl with croutons to the right of the bowl.
      Best Chicken Caesar Salad (Homemade!)
    • Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad in a large white serving bowl with tongs.
      Easy Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
    • Chicken salad in a white bowl with a linen napkin and serving board to the side.
      Chicken Salad with Grapes
    • Kale salad in a yellow bowl with a set of tongs in the salad as to serve.
      Easy Kale (Tuscan) Salad
    • Top view of a bowl of fresh fruit salad.
      15-Minute Fresh Fruit Salad
    • Up close picture of chicken pomegranate salad in a white bowl with a gold serving spoon.
      Easy Chicken Salad with Pomegranate
    • A holiday salad in a white serving bowl with a gold serving spoon.
      Thanksgiving Fruit Salad

    Salad Dressings

    • Lemon garlic salad dressing in a glass jar on a white and wooden board with fresh lemon halves and garlic.
      Simple Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing
    • One bowl of Caesar salad with a small glass bowl of Caesar dressing with a spoon in the center.
      Easy Caesar Salad Dressing (No Mayo!)
    • Strawberry balsamic vinaigrette in a glass jar with a salad in the background.
      Easy Strawberry Balsamic Salad Dressing
    • Apple Cider Vinaigrette Dressing in a small glass bowl with a white serving spoon.
      Apple Cider Vinaigrette Dressing
    • Mango salad dressing topped with hemp hearts alongside a strawberry salad on a white plate.
      Easy Mango Dressing
    • A lettuce salad on a round white plate with a small white bowl of basil balsamic dressing.
      Basil Balsamic Dressing

    Dips

    • Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
    • Edamame hummus in a white serving bowl and topped with paprika surrounded by tri-colored carrots and slices of bell pepper.
      Easy Edamame Hummus
    • Carrot hummus in a white ramekin with raw veggies on a white rectangular plate.
      5-Minute Carrot Hummus
    • A bowl of guacamole surrounded by blue and white corn tortilla chips.
      Simple Guacamole Recipe
    • Two halves of an egg salad sandwich stacked, on a plate with sweet potato chips.
      Simple Egg Salad with Greek Yogurt (No Mayo)
    • Green goddess dressing in a glass carafe in front of a green salad.
      Green Goddess Salad Dressing (No Oil, No Mayo)
    • A salad on a white plate.
      Green Goddess Salad with Green Goddess Dressing (Homemade)
    • A Christmas holiday salad in a large white serving bowl with a small white bowl with the salad dressing in the center of the salad greens.
      Quick & Easy Christmas Salad
    • Chunks of fresh watermelon topped with Tajin and cinnamon.
      5-Minute Tajin and Watermelon
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    Summertime Recipes!

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    • Chunks of fresh watermelon topped with Tajin and cinnamon.
      5-Minute Tajin and Watermelon
    • Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad in a large white serving bowl with tongs.
      Easy Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
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