The Best Side Salad Recipes that Showcase Seasonal Ingredients

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Credit: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Drawing a blank for what to serve with your main course during ? We’ve rounded up our best side salad recipes that range from delicious summer salads bursting with watermelon and tomatoes to fall salads that showcase […]

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Ann’s Kale-Citrus Salad with Bacony Pecans
Credit: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Drawing a blank for what to serve with your main course during ? We've rounded up our best side salad recipes that range from delicious summer salads bursting with watermelon and tomatoes to fall salads that showcase seasonal ingredients like pumpkin and beets. A side dish doesn't have to be complicated to be delicious. We even have some simple side salad recipes that take just a few minutes to prepare. Turn your next Italian inspired date night into a feast by using one of our side salad recipes for . Some of these salads could even be enjoyed on their own for a light lunch. Make dinner a hit and get your kids to enjoy their veggies with these dinner side salad recipes.

Roasted Acorn Squash Salad with Sorghum-Tahini Vinaigrette
Roasted Acorn Squash Salad with Sorghum-Tahini Vinaigrette

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Watermelon radishes and navel oranges add bright pops of color to this salad that's a healthy side option for your Thanksgiving feast, or any other time of year.

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This field pea salad variation calls for lady peas, which remain a white or light green color even after they've been cooked. Let the peas sit in their cooking liquid for a few minutes to help them relax. This salad is the ideal packable picnic side or pool-side snack.

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This simple six-ingredient salad shines bright with the spicy-sweet vinaigrette. Pair it with a burger at your next cookout or enjoy roast chicken on top of it.

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A cold salad is a classic side to serve along sandwiches at a picnic or luncheon in the summer heat. Fresh mint and feta add a refreshing tang to crisp cucumbers and chickpeas.

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Sometimes a Caesar salad just sounds right, but there are ways to get out of the bagged salad rut. This recipe makes Caesar salad anything but boring.

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You know a tomato salad is good when you can see the tomato juice running around the plate. Fresh herbs and flaky salt are all you need, plus some good Southern tomatoes, of course.

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Sliced asparagus and sugar snap peas add sweetness to this crisp salad while the radishes have a delicious bite to them. The goat cheese with herbs is a creamy finish to the palate.

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Field peas and corn are drizzled in our summer sauce (an herb vinaigrette with mint, basil, and parsley), then topped with crispy bacon.

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You can prepare this salad in advance so that all you need to do when guests come over is plate the ingredients together.

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