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Chile-Garlic Salmon With Mango and Cucumber Salad 
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Jul 10, 2025

Chile-Garlic Salmon With Mango and Cucumber Salad 

Colorful and complex, this spicy glazed salmon with mango-cucumber salad packs a ton of flavors and textures into a quick weeknight meal. While the salmon roasts in the oven, you chop up a refreshing salad of crunchy cucumber, sweet ripe mango and creamy avocado. Side by side, both components make a bright, breezy meal, but you can also serve with white rice if you’re craving a more filling dinner. The spicy-sweet salmon sauce is built from pantry ingredients (soy sauce, sesame oil, maple syrup, garlic and chile-garlic sauce) and readily adapts to your preferred sweetness and spice levels. While the salmon can be eaten the next day, the mango-cucumber salad is best eaten right away, when it’s at its best and brightest.

30m4 servings
Zucchini Salad With Sizzled Pistachios
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Jul 9, 2025

Zucchini Salad With Sizzled Pistachios

In this clever salad, fresh raw zucchini is bathed in a nutty oil accented with big bursts of jewel-like lemon; each bite is equal parts rich and bright. Warming the oil with the pistachios until they sizzle infuses it with their flavor. Whole lemons, peeled down to the flesh and then sliced, are then stirred into the pistachio oil. A little black pepper, spicy red pepper flakes and feta cheese (which is optional) turn this into a salad equally ready to grace a summer spread or pack ahead for lunch. It can also be a great side for hot-mustard grilled chicken, roasted salmon, sheet-pan feta or even just a bowl of hummus and some thick-cut toast.

20m4 servings
Ginger-Lime Cucumber Salad
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Jul 3, 2025

Ginger-Lime Cucumber Salad

Cooling, refreshing and supremely easy to make, this cucumber salad spotlights spicy ginger, bright lime juice and a blend of fresh herbs to emphasize its green color and flavor. The most essential ingredient, an often-overlooked component in the cucumber universe, is patience. Marinating cucumbers, even if only for 10 minutes, allows new and distinct flavors the opportunity to penetrate the juicy flesh, resulting in a more savory outcome. Make this salad a couple of hours before serving, or even the night before, to allow the dressing its most optimal influence. Spoon this salad over freshly toasted, crusty bread, with or without a few slices of gravlax, along with the juices that inevitably pool at the bottom of the salad bowl.

25m4 to 6 servings
Roasted Pepper, White Bean and Mozzarella Salad
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Jul 2, 2025

Roasted Pepper, White Bean and Mozzarella Salad

Sweet, fruity jarred roasted peppers power this hearty cannellini bean salad that comes together with almost no preparation. Like many jarred vegetables, store-bought roasted peppers are a timesaver without any sacrifice in flavor; opt for fire-roasted ones, if available, for smokier notes. Here, the succulent texture and vibrant hue of roasted peppers pair beautifully with tender cannellini beans and creamy mozzarella. You can put down that knife: As there’s no chopping required, you’ll create a range of textures by simply tearing the peppers, mozzarella and herbs. If you’ve got a glut of fresh summer bell peppers available, you can take advantage of them at their prime by roasting them for this salad, using any color or variety; check the Tip for instructions.

10m4 servings
Potato Salad With Pickles
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Jul 1, 2025

Potato Salad With Pickles

Those who love salt and vinegar chips already know that potatoes thrive when paired with acid, and this recipe shows that this same formula also works in a salad. Pickles bring lively acidity, imparting their classic tang to lighten potato salad. The mustard dressing is punchy, and sharpened by the addition of pickle brine. Dill pickles vary in sweetness, saltiness and acidity, so taste your brine and add accordingly. Dill, chives or parsley freshen the potatoes, but consider this as an opportunity to use up whatever soft herbs you have around. Boiled eggs make this potato salad feel more like a main meal than a side, but there are many ways to customize; crispy chickpeas or crumbled feta achieve similar effects.

35m4 to 6 servings 
Tomato, Bacon and Corn Salad
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Jun 27, 2025

Tomato, Bacon and Corn Salad

This super-summery salad is all about big, bold bites — juicy tomatoes, sweet corn, creamy avocado and crispy bacon. It’s tossed with nothing more than a generous squeeze of lime and a little reserved bacon fat for extra richness and smokiness. Plenty of cilantro (or another herb of your choice) keeps it fresh. It’s hearty enough to be dinner, but also plays well with anything grilled, roasted or just eaten outdoors. Some thick toast on the side could make this a full meal.

25m4 servings
This Zesty Cucumber-Salad Packs a Bold Punch
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Jun 25, 2025

This Zesty Cucumber-Salad Packs a Bold Punch

Make this bold, pad Thai–inspired cucumber salad with peanut-lime dressing, crisp veggies, and tons of flavor—plus get a simple trick to keep it from getting soggy.

20m6
Zucchini and Fennel Salad
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Jun 24, 2025

Zucchini and Fennel Salad

It’s not properly summer until you have too much zucchini in your life, spilling out of your market bags and collecting in your crisper drawer. This recipe takes what might feel like a bumper crop burden and makes it a star of the season once more. Fresh, crisp and bright, this plucky, lemony shaved zucchini and fennel salad is easy to throw together for a lovely summer luncheon or dinner. An incredibly à la minute salad, the vegetables are basically softened in the moment with the salt and the acid, so make sure to serve this salad quickly for optimal texture and taste. While it is crispest and freshest as soon as it’s made, leftovers will be just as lovely, albeit not as crisp, the next day, and can be perked up with fresh herbs or even repurposed: Roughly chop and toss with arugula and cooked chicken for a great, hearty lunch. This is a salad that gives and gives. 

30m8 to 10 servings
This Creamy Broccoli Salad With Bacon and Cheddar Is a Southern Potluck Icon
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Jun 18, 2025

This Creamy Broccoli Salad With Bacon and Cheddar Is a Southern Potluck Icon

This make-ahead Southern broccoli salad features bacon, cheddar, apples, and pickled raisins tossed in a creamy, tangy dressing.

1h 25m8
No-Cook Chili Bean Salad
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Jun 17, 2025

No-Cook Chili Bean Salad

All the usual suspects found in a vegetarian bean chili appear in this salad — canned beans, tomato, bell pepper, red onion and spices — but there’s no cooking-with-heat required. The tomatoes are salted to tenderize and coax out their sweet, umami juices. Cumin, coriander, smoked paprika and dried oregano inject smoky earthiness and complexity. While black and pinto beans are used here, it is absolutely viable to use whatever beans you have on hand for this pantry-friendly recipe. Best of all, the salad can be dressed up with the usual chili toppings such as avocado, sour cream and cheese. Eat as is, or with tortillas or corn chips on the side.

25m4 servings
Sheet-Pan Roasted Salmon With Tuscan Bread Salad
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Jun 12, 2025

Sheet-Pan Roasted Salmon With Tuscan Bread Salad

Panzanella, the peak-summer bread-and-tomato salad, turns into a satisfying dinner when you toss in tender flaked chunks of salmon. A simple anchovy-Dijon vinaigrette does double duty as both a quick marinade for the fish and the dressing for the colorful salad. Roasting the fish and toasting the bread on a single sheet pan makes for easy cleanup. This salad is delicious served as soon as it’s been tossed, when the bread cubes retain a crouton-like crunch, but it can rest a bit, too, at which point the bread cubes soften after soaking up the dressing and tomato juices.

40m4 to 6 servings 
The Lemony Couscous Salad I Make on Repeat All Summer
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Jun 11, 2025

The Lemony Couscous Salad I Make on Repeat All Summer

This lemon and thyme couscous salad is bright, make-ahead friendly, almost endlessly adaptable, and great for cookouts or weeknight dinners.

35m6
My Favorite Salad to Use Up Summer Tomatoes (and It’s Not Caprese)
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Jun 10, 2025

My Favorite Salad to Use Up Summer Tomatoes (and It’s Not Caprese)

Juicy tomatoes, tangy raw tomatillos, and creamy burrata team up in this bright, summery salad with a punchy white balsamic dressing. It comes together easily with a few simple prep tricks.

35m4
White Bean, Feta and Quick-Pickled Celery Salad 
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Jun 3, 2025

White Bean, Feta and Quick-Pickled Celery Salad 

Pickling celery for just fifteen minutes is a game changer: The acid tames its grassy notes, brings out savoriness and transforms its texture from simply crunchy to crisp-tender. Here, celery is quickly pickled with red onion to create a sweet-and-sour foundation for this hearty cannellini bean salad. The cumin seeds are optional, but they add a deeply earthy and aromatic edge to the pickles; feel free to substitute or experiment with other whole spices such as caraway, coriander, fennel or star anise. Creamy and salty feta balances the sharpness of the pickles. This is a great no-cook dish for easy weeknight eating, but it also improves with age, so can be made ahead for potlucks, picnics or other gatherings.

30m4 to 6 servings
Step Aside Steak, This Grilled Peach and Burrata Salad Is Dominating My Summer Cookouts
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May 24, 2025

Step Aside Steak, This Grilled Peach and Burrata Salad Is Dominating My Summer Cookouts

This smoky-sweet grilled peach salad—with creamy burrata, salty prosciutto, and a fish sauce–spiked vinaigrette—proves fruit belongs on the grill and on your dinner plate.

35m6
Easy Chickpea Salad
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May 23, 2025

Easy Chickpea Salad

A bright zesty salad with crisp cucumbers and tender chickpeas inspired by the Levant, where chickpeas have been cultivated for millennia. Ready in a flash, this salad combines lemon and fresh aromatic herbs with a crunch and flavor that improves over time in the refrigerator, making it a great salad to bring to a picnic or potluck. Serve with warm pita bread, or spoon over rice. Instead of discarding the chickpea liquid (aquafaba), try making homemade vegan mayonnaise or even meringues. Leftovers keep beautifully for up to a week, and try this: mix in a touch of that homemade mayo for a delicious chickpea salad sandwich the next day.

20m6 servings, about 5 1/2 cups
Caramelized Carrot and Halloumi Salad
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May 22, 2025

Caramelized Carrot and Halloumi Salad

Salty bites of crisp, golden-brown halloumi play well with sweet and tender caramelized carrots and red onion in this warm salad that takes inspiration from fattoush. Here, kale and crunchy toasted pita add enough bulk to ensure this dish is satisfying enough for dinner. It’s all tied together with a simple vinaigrette that’s both earthy and herbaceous, thanks to the blend of herbs, sesame and sumac found in za’atar. If you’d like to make this salad vegan, feel free to skip the cheese.

45m4 servings 
The Simple Lemony Pasta Salad You’ll Make on Repeat
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May 21, 2025

The Simple Lemony Pasta Salad You’ll Make on Repeat

This easy orzo pasta salad delivers bold flavor with minimal effort, thanks to a lemony vinaigrette, creamy chickpeas, and just the right amount of bitterness from radicchio.

1h 10m6
Herby Pearl Couscous and Sugar Snap Pea Salad
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May 21, 2025

Herby Pearl Couscous and Sugar Snap Pea Salad

The earthy and tangy flavors of tabbouleh serve as the loose inspiration for this lemony and herbaceous salad. Fresh parsley and mint are bright and grassy, offering a lovely textural contrast to the silky pearl couscous; dried mint adds depth. Juicy and sweet sugar snap peas supply a fresh crunch, with just a rough chop needed to release the inner peas. Allspice brings a moment of intrigue, both warm and complex, but you could substitute with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves or a little of each. This salad can be prepared up to several hours in advance (kept at room temperature); the flavors will meld and improve over time.

30m4 servings
This 5-Ingredient Summer Salad Is as Simple as It Gets
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May 19, 2025

This 5-Ingredient Summer Salad Is as Simple as It Gets

Here, we make an incredibly delicious summer squash salad with fennel and dill that is way more than the sum of its parts.

5m4
Herbed Cucumber-Yogurt Salad
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May 15, 2025

Herbed Cucumber-Yogurt Salad

A cucumber salad dressed with tart yogurt and lots of chopped dill and mint makes a cooling, pleasantly refreshing saucy accompaniment to grilled meat. This is a handy brightly flavored salad to make all summer long, and so simple.

20m6 to 8 servings
Tomato-Feta Salad
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May 15, 2025

Tomato-Feta Salad

Cherry tomatoes make a colorful zesty salad that’s good on its own or very welcome as a picnic side dish. They are halved and tossed with a garlicky vinaigrette, roughly chopped olives, cilantro and parsley and a shower of crumbled feta, an ideal accompaniment to grilled meats.

35m6 to 8 servings
Summer Corn Salad by Kit Keenan
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May 15, 2025

Summer Corn Salad by Kit Keenan

There is nothing better than a sweet corn salad in the summer. This salad is a perfect addition to your summer BBQ menu.

20mserves 3 to 4
Kale, Couscous and Tofu Salad With Carrot-Ginger Dressing 
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May 9, 2025

Kale, Couscous and Tofu Salad With Carrot-Ginger Dressing 

This satisfying no-cook salad demonstrates that taking cooking shortcuts need not come with any compromise when it comes to taste. Shortcut number one: You can skip massaging the kale; tearing it vigorously softens the leaves sufficiently. Shortcut number two: Save time with store-bought baked tofu, as it has been pre-cooked, which results in a firmer texture that stands up well in salads. And, lastly, shortcut three: Rather than actively monitoring couscous on the stovetop, you can simply season it and rehydrate in boiling water (or even hot vegetable stock, for even more flavor). The punchy, golden-hued carrot and ginger dressing takes cues from the simple salads served at Japanese American restaurants. This version adds miso, which softens the heat of the ginger.

30m4 servings