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For National Salad Month, 15 Salads That Are Basically Leafy, Delicious Works Of Art
May is National Salad Month, and you better believe these babies are worth celebrating. People like to hate on salads.... and I get it. Salads are seen as the least indulgent menu option you can select, thus making them no fun. But this is so beyond incorrect, it's almost as if they're the middle schooler who gets picked last in a game of capture the flag. Salads can be just as delicious as a cheeseburger or plate of pasta. So in honor of this very special, leafy month, here are 15 salads that will fill up your belly, satisfy your tastebuds, and probably become your go-to meal.
Image: Half Baked Harvest
Grilled Cheese Chop Salad With Apple Vinaigrette
This is one grilled cheese that you can totally justify. Thank your salad for that.
Image and recipe: A Spicy Perspective
Grilled Summer Salad With Corn, Peppers, And Chili-Lime Dressing
Is it summer yet? Actually, it doesn’t matter, because this salad will make you feel like the best season of the year has already arrived.
Image and recipe: Cookie and Kate
BBQ Chicken Salad
This is a salad staple, and while it’s not always healthy in its original form, there are always healthy tweaks that can be made.
Image and recipe: Damn Delicious
Spinach Strawberry Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing
This salad can do no wrong. There’s cheese, there’s fruit, and fresh greens. Make it your lunchtime bestie.
Image and recipe: The Kitchn
Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad
Salads with a kick are the best salads around. And with the bacon, cheese, and avocado, your tastebuds will want to thank you for choosing this as your meal.
Image and recipe: A Spicy Perspective
Simple Grilled Kale And Red Pepper Tuscan Pasta Salad
If there’s pasta involved, you know it’s a good salad choice.
Image and recipe: Half Baked Harvest
Thai Steak Salad With Sesame Chili-Lime Cashews
It’s rich, spicy, and somehow also light and refreshing. It’s perfection in a bowl.
Image and recipe: Half Baked Harvest
Shrimp Cobb Salad
This salad is a protein champion, so eating it will allow you to check that nutrition box off for the day.
Image and recipe: Damn Delicious
Tomato Salad With Red Onion, Dill, And Feta
This is a brilliant summer salad pick, and with the litany of fresh ingredients, you’ll want to eat it every day.
Image and recipe: The Kitchn
Vietnamese Banh Mi Chicken Salad
Not just an awesome sandwich, my friends.
Image and recipe: A Spicy Perspective
Colorful Beet Salad With Carrot, Quinoa, And Spinach
It’s almost too pretty to eat. Almost…
Image and recipe: Cookie and Kate
Italian Chopped Salad With Marinated Chickpeas
Doesn’t salty meat improve the taste of anything and everything? Ugh, get your head out of the gutter.
Image and recipe: Foodie Crush
Avocado And Grapefruit Salad
This is a surprisingly perfect pairing, but it works. And it works so, so well.
Image and recipe: The Kitchn
Brussels Sprouts Bacon Salad
The food you hated as a kid is actually a super stellar salad ingredient. And your mom won’t even need to ask you to eat all of it, OR ELSE. You just will.
Image and recipe: Damn Delicious
Summer Grilled Mexican Street Corn Quinoa Salad
The grilled corn will shower you with all the summer vibes.
Image and recipe: Half Baked Harvest
