Summer Salads

Travel, Home & Lifestyle By Melody Lowe Travel, Home & Lifestyle July 11, 2018

Salads can get a bad rap. Leaves, protein, veggies, dressing, blah blah blaaaah—but hold on! Salads don’t have to be a snooze. Need some proof? Keep scrolling to view some tasty leaf-laced lunches and dinners that are anything but boring.

SPINACH FTW.

Summer salads are seriously my FAV!🌱💯☀️ My go- to combo lately has been spinach topped with peaches, red onion, walnuts, goat cheese, and blueberries with @primalkitchenfoods balsamic vinaigrette 💯 I love adding grilled chicken or having it as a side dish at a BBQ! Mhmm!! 😍 #becksliveshealthy

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POTATOES? IN A SALAD? YUP.

We love this simple and delicious summer salad recipe🌿 Potatoes with peas, radishes, onions and cucumber along with a tasty mustard dressing. Get the recipe on the blog, link is in profile. Happy weekend everyone! #ourfoodstories ____ #summerlife #summerfood #verilymoment #fellowmag #lifeandthyme #simplejoys #diewocheaufinstagram #theweekoninstagram #huffposttaste #f52grams #foodstylist #foodphotographer #germanfoodblogger #glutenfreefood #glutenfreerecipes #glutenfri #vscomood #saladrecipe #summersalad #gatheringslikethese #mycommontable

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AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A FETA PARTY.

I can’t promise you food photography (me holding a bowl in my room), but I can promise you a delicious side for a bbq! I’ve actually been chopping up grilled chicken and adding it in for a midday snack and it’s so refreshing. The recipe is below🍅🥒 hope everyone had a fun time yesterday with friends and fam!☺️ . •2 cups chopped grape tomatoes •2 cups chopped cucumbers •1 avocado cubed •2 tbsp chopped red onion •1/4 cup feta •2-3 tbsp olive oil •1 tbsp parsley flakes (Mix all together and add in salt and pepper to your liking☀️)

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OH HELLO, FRESH DILL.

Sometimes it is just too hot to cook inside. That’s when a simple #summersalad (and someone else grilling chicken outside) comes in handy! This salad is super simple and super yummy. Thinly slice cucumbers and radishes and place them into a bowl. Top with fresh dill and fresh-squeezed lemon juice. It goes with basically every meal and comes together in 5 minutes! #asili #asiliglobal #cleaneating #healthyrecipes #itsgettinghotinhere

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SIMPLE, FAST & DELICIOUS.

Favorite lunch lately: arugula, quinoa, avo, almonds, lemon juice, olive oil, pink salt. Simple. Fast. And 😋.

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YEEHAWS WELCOME!

This is such a delicious summer recipe and a big hit at my house. So yummy 😋 (Definitely not Keto friendly unless you exclude the black beans and black eyed peas) https://www.spendwithpennies.com/cowboy-caviar/ #cowboysalad #cowboycaviar #summerrecipes #veggies #corn #blackbeans #blackeyedpeas #greenpepper #tomato #redonion #eatwell #livebetter #feelbetter #easyrecipes #summersalad #chipotleknockoff #cooking #colorfulfood #colorsoffood #foodporn #food

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CORN OFF THE COBB.

New! If you love summery salads that are fresh, healthy and bursting with flavor, this Fresh Corn Kale Salad needs to be on your must-make list! Link in profile. @thecafesucrefarine #cafesucrefarine #salad #summersalad #kale #healthyfood #dinnerideas #fresh

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JUST PEACHY.

Today I’m sharing what may possibly be my all time favorite summer salad, Grilled Chicken, Peach and Avocado! For crunch there are nuts and for creaminess there is Feta cheese. Now put all these flavors together and drizzle the salad with that amazing vinaigrette. #summer #summersalad #peach #delicious #f4f #l4l #sugarydeliciosa #enjoybaking ———————————————————- •• For salad •• Your favorite lettuce Red onion Avocado Peach Grilled chicken Greek nuts Goat cheese / feta cheese ———————————————————- •• For vinaigrette •• 3–4 tablespoons of olive oil 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon of honey 1 teaspoon mustard ———————————————————- In your bowl or large salad plate gently add lettuce mix, sliced onion, avocado, peach and grilled chicken strips. Sprinkle with nuts and cheese. Also I added sunflower seeds and some raspberries for extra color. To make vinaigrette, just mix together all ingredients until well blended and drizzle over the top of salad. There u have it! Sweet, savory, crunchy, creamy and of course healthy. It was everything you could hope for in a salad meant to be a main dish. Bon appetit! ♥

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WE SEE YOU, WALNUTS.

If you think salads are boring and bland – you are wrong. 🤣. I am here to tell you that this salad is beyond all expectations and I will be in awe of it forever. Baby kale, 4pz grilled chicken (diced), 1/4 cup walnuts, sautéed brussel sprouts with portobello mushroom (left to cool), 1/2 an avocado, bagel blend, and lemon olive oil dressing. Question? Great. I’ll be chowing down for a while. ✌🏼 ➰ #cookingincurls #salad #kale #brusselsprouts #portobello #walnuts #chicken #avocado #bagelseasoning #lemon #oliveoil #easymeals #delicious #summersalad #yummy

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YOU HAD US AT WATERMELON.

Such much leftover watermelon 🍉 I don’t know what to do with all of it 🤷‍♀️I’ll be making this watermelon + mint + feta salad (dressed with EVOO, lime juice and pinch of sea salt) for dinner and saving the rest for cocktails later since I’m on vaca for another day! Any other suggestions on what to do with watermelon 🍉? . . . . . . #watermelonsalad #watermelon #leftoverwatermelon #leftovers #wellandgoodeats #iamwellandgood #watermelonmint #feta #summersalads #eatbetternotless #refreshing #hydration #hydratingfruit #summerfruit #summervaca #leftovers #summersalad #summerside #easydinner #fitnessnutrition #nutritionmadesimple #wholefoods #eatwholefoods #eatrealfood #cleaneats #feedfeedglutenfree #feedfeed #healthyish #weeknightmeals

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Melody Lowe

Melody Lowe is the Director of Content & Strategy for Blender Networks, Inc. When she’s not managing blogs for FitMinutes, The-E-Tailer, Cartageous, InStyleRooms, NurturedPaws & Shoelistic, she’s rearranging her bookcase at home in Culver City, CA, getting her fix of breakfast tacos and Topo Chicos in her hometown of Austin, TX with her fiancé and rescue dog or managing her own blog, Mustache Melrose.