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BLT Pasta Salad

The popular combo of bacon, lettuce and tomato stars in this crowd-pleasing pasta salad. Instead of chopping the cooked bacon, try cutting it with…

Warm Chicken Salad with Pine Nuts

Poaching chicken breasts in a mixture of balsamic vinegar and chicken broth makes them unusually tender. The…

Southwestern Kale Power Salad with Sweet Potato

Healthy kale and quinoa power salad with spicy sweet potato, black beans and creamy avocado sauce. This…

Chicken & Fruit Salad

Chicken, melon, walnuts and feta top mixed salad greens for a refreshing summer salad. Use your favorite summer fruit in place of the melon if you…

Loaded Spinach Salad

Like many spinach salads, this one features lots of chopped-up hard-boiled egg. But since most of the calories in an egg are in the yolk, this…

Basic Green Salad with Vinaigrette

Make a larger batch of this basic vinaigrette to have on hand for salads throughout the week.

Napa Cabbage Slaw

Of course this slaw would also work with green cabbage, but Napa is a nice alternative with a fabulous, light and crunchy texture.

Sushi Salad

This salad includes a powerful mix of sprouts and sea vegetables. Sea vegetables, including nori, are one of the most nutrient-dense plant foods on…

All-Purpose Vinaigrette

Lemony Carrot Salad

Tangy lemon and fresh dill make a bright dressing for shredded carrots.

Coconut-Lime Chicken & Snow Peas

Double the flavor, halve the work—simply by using the same tangy combination of coconut milk, lime juice and…

Eating Well Cobb Salad

This Cobb salad is true to the original with all the good stuff—chicken, eggs, bacon, avocado and a tangy dressing. But we cut the saturated fat in…

Rainbow Chopped Salad

Double this fresh and colorful salad and top each portion with 3 ounces grilled chicken breast for a quick main dish salad.

EatingWell Power Salad

Here's our take on a traditional chef's salad, which is anything but light fare when it's heaped with meats and cheeses. Our version keeps the…

Honey-Balsamic Vinaigrette