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    Grits and Pinecones » Recipes » Recipes

    Salad Recipes

    If you are looking for the best salad recipes for a casual weeknight dinner, a family gathering, an evening with friends or a festive holiday dinner, check out my incredibly quick and easy salad recipes. Great taste in half the time.

    From main dish salads like Beef Taco Salad to side salads like Brussels Sprout Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette, Southern Cucumber and Tomato Salad, Summer Pasta Salad with Fresh Vegetables and Easy Southern Corn Salad to quasi dessert salads like Grape Salad with Cream Cheese, find the perfect salad to please even your "pickiest eaters."

    Latest In Salads

    Spinach salad topped with sliced apples, pecans and feta cheese in a white bowl.

    Simple Spinach Salad with Apples & Pecans

    A bowl of chicken salad with cranberries on lettuce.

    Chicken Salad with Cranberries & Pecans

    Wild rice chicken salad topped with cranberries.

    Wild Rice Chicken Salad with Cranberries

    A blue and white bowl full of watermelon feta salad.

    Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries

    Sliced cucumbers, tomatoes and onion in a white bowl.

    Southern Cucumber and Tomato Salad

    Grape salad topped with pecans and brown sugar in a white bowl.

    Southern Grape Salad with Pecans

    Southern Broccoli Salad in a white metal bowl with a blue rim.

    Southern Broccoli Salad with Craisins

    Southern ambrosia in a clear glass serving dish.

    Old-Fashioned Southern Ambrosia

    A bowl of cooked sliced carrots topped with chopped bell pepper.

    Copper Pennies (Marinated Carrots)

    A black plate with five caprese skewers on it.

    Make-Ahead Caprese Skewers

    Tomato Avocado Feta Salad in a white serving dish.

    Tomato Avocado Feta Salad with Corn

    Fresh corn salad in a beautiful green pottery bowl.

    Southern Corn Salad

    A glass trifle dish with a layered cornbread salad.

    Cornbread Salad

    A square of frozen fruit salad on a plate.

    Easy Old-Fashioned Frozen Fruit Salad

    Mexican Chopped Salad with Honey Lime Dressing in a white bowl and ready to serve

    Mexican Chopped Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

    Three chicken lettuce wrap on a plate with spring rolls.

    Easy Healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps

    Broccoli slaw with ramen noodles salad in a pottery bowl.

    Broccoli Slaw with Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe

    Pistachio pudding topped with a cherry in a glass dish.

    The Best Pistachio Pudding Dessert Recipe

    A large white bowl full of chopped salad topped with apples and pecans.

    Apple Pecan Salad Recipe with Dressing

    Redneck caviar in a pottery bowl surrounded with chips.

    Best Ever Redneck Caviar Dip

    A white bowl full of creamy potato salad topped with paprika.

    Classic Southern Potato Salad

    Shrimp Pasta Salad in a white bowl garnished with a sprig of dill.

    Roasted Shrimp Pasta Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

    A large bowl with lettuce, sweet potatoes, apples, croutons and pecans for a Fall harvest salad.

    Fall Harvest Salad with Apples and Sweet Potatoes

    Shrimp Caesar Salad with Homemade croutons and homemade dressing in a bowl.

    Shrimp Caesar Salad Recipe with Homemade Dressing

    A white serving bowl with a salad with toasted croutons, fresh summer tomatoes and cucumbers.

    Panzanella Salad Recipe and Panzanella Dressing

    A large bowl with pasta salad and vegetables on a white and green napkin.

    Summer Pasta Salad – Loaded with Fresh Vegetables

    Brussel Sprouts Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette topped with bacon and parmesan cheese.

    Brussels Sprout Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

    Broccoli Cauliflower Salad with Cranberries in a white serving dish on a red napkin

    Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad with Cranberries

    Three Parmesan Chicken Breast topped with creamy Cucumber Salsa

    Parmesan Chicken with Cucumber Salsa

    Easy homemade Pico de Gallo in a white bowl with cut limes in front

    Easy Homemade Pico de Gallo Recipe

    Classic Southern Seven-Layer Salad in a trifle dish

    Classic Southern Seven-Layer Salad

    Cooked New Potatoes, broccoli and cherry tomatoes in a white serving bowl for Potato Broccoli Salad with Vinaigrette

    Potato Broccoli Salad with Vinaigrette

    Healthy Blach-Eyed-Pea-Salad ready to serve along with corn muffins

    Healthy Black-Eyed Pea Salad

    Fish Taco Bowl with Green Apple Guacamole on a bed of arugula topped with corn tortilla strips in a bowl.

    Fish Taco Bowl with Green Apple and Guacamole

    Fresh Tomato Salad with White Acre Peas

    Tomato Salad with White Acre Peas

    Two bowls ofPasta Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

    Pasta Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

    Romaine Wedge Salad with Green Goddess Dressing it's what's for dinner tonight

    Romaine Wedge Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

    Two bowls of spinach salad and a small pitcher of poppy seed dressing.

    Spinach Salad with Strawberries & Pecans

    Taco salad in a large bowl next to a pitcher of avocado dressing.

    Beef Taco Salad with Avocado Cilantro-Lime Dressing

    Avocado Stuffed with Blue Crab Meat

    Avocado Stuffed with Blue Crab – A Quick and Easy Recipe

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    Celebrate Father's Day with these easy recipes:

    • Sliced baby back ribs on a cutting board.
      Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs and Dry Rub
    • Three scoops of bourbon ice cream in a glass dessert dish.
      Bourbon Ice Cream
    • Chili Rubbed Ribeye Steak topped with three pats of Maple Bourbon Butter on a white plate.
      Chili Rubbed Ribeye Steak with Maple Bourbon Butter
    • Two hamburgers topped with pimento cheese, fried onion rings, and a fried green tomato.
      Best Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers
    • Three oysters Rockefeller on a bed of rock salt.
      The Ultimate Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
    • A bowl of cocktail sauce next to fried oysters on a plate.
      Best Southern Crispy Fried Oysters

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    • A white bowl full of creamy potato salad topped with paprika.
      Classic Southern Potato Salad
    • A clear glass trifle dish with layers of angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream.
      Strawberry Trifle with Angel Food Cake
    • Six hoecakes or fried cornbread on a white plate.
      Quick and Easy Hoe Cakes (Fried Cornbread)
    • Broccoli cheese casserole on a blue kitchen towel.
      Broccoli Cheese Casserole with Ritz Crackers
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