Our Favorite Summer Salad Recipes

Beat the summer heat and cool down with these refreshing, easy salad recipes. These salads are a great way to stay out of the kitchen, but still enjoy a fantastic homemade meal. The Editors of FaveHealthyRecipes have gathered our favorite summer salad recipes for this wonderful collection. And our selections go behind the typical mixed green salad recipes to include unique variations like an Asian salmon tofu salad and a nectarine avocado salad. You can enjoy these summer salad recipes all year long without guilt, because each one is low-fat and contains nutrient-rich fruits, veggies or proteins.

Green Salads and Dressings
Fruit Salads
Pasta and Other Salads

Green Salads and Dressings

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing - Spice up a plain spinach salad with some home-made poppyseed dressing! This salad is full of healthy, flavorful ingredients that will impress all of your guests.
 

Vegetable Salad - Make an amazing vegetable salad in 24 hours for the best taste. It's loaded with all your favorite vegetables. This will be sure to give you your daily intake of healthy veggies.
 

Lemon Citrus Balsamic Salad Dressing - This is an oil and vinegar salad dressing without the oil and the fat. Salad dressing and low sodium diets don't always mesh, but they can with this dressing recipe that's better than the best store bought salad dressing.

Fruit Salads

No-Mayo Fruit and Tuna Salad - Fruit and tuna go together perfectly, so combine these ingredients for a summery No-Mayo Fruit and Tuna Salad! You can turn it into a sandwich or even use it as a salad topper.
 

Nectarine and Avocado Salad with Sweet Yogurt Dressing - This is a beautifully fresh salad for summer. The nectarine and avocado complement each other, and you will love this yogurt dressing!

Pasta and Other Salads
 
Pasta Salad Mediterranean -  Try a different spin on the usual pasta salad; a mediterranean pasta salad full of tasty veggies.


Fava Bean and Sweet Pepper Salad - Bean lovers will rejoice over this dish. Seasonal fava beans pair perfectly with the sweet red peppers. Serve this as a side dish, salad or even as a vegetarian main course.
 

Broccoli Salad with Pine Nuts and Cranberry - Eat a healthy salad with broccoli, cranberry and pine nuts. If you've never thought of adding fruit to a vegetable salad then try this!



Asian Salmon Tofu Salad - This Asian-inspired salad uses salmon and tofu to complement each other perfectly. This is a light and healthy salad perfect for a warm day.