Quick and Healthy Main-Dish Salads
Spinach and Lentil Salad with Toasted Walnuts
Topped with grilled chicken, this ultra-healthy salad makes a filling meal.
Chinese Chicken Salad
Fresh sesame ginger vinaigrette brings out the flavor of chicken and vegetables.
Steak Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Who says salad can't be hearty? This big dish will win approval -- even from the manly men at the dinner table.
Pork and Papaya Salad
Tropical papaya makes this fun, colorful salad a perfect choice for summer supper.
Marinated Vegetable Salad
Marinate the veggies the night before and you can have a healthy dinner on the table in just 25 minutes.
Ham and Cheese Salad with Creamy Caraway Dressing
Often found in rye bread, caraway seed is the fruit of a parsley-like herb. In this recipe, the seeds add a sweet, sharp flavor to ham, cheddar, and greens.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Making croutons and Caesar dressing from scratch is easier than you ever imagined in this simple recipe, which uses ingredients you probably already have in the fridge.
Spicy Thai Shrimp Salad
Defrost a pound of precooked frozen shrimp, mix up the simple peanut dressing and you're done. Total time: 15 minutes.
Warm Turkey, Nectarine, and Watercress Salad
In this salad, the sweet nectarines complement the bitter flavor of watercress. Jicama, a Mexican vegetable with a texture similar to that of apples, adds a delicious crunch.
Mediterranean Chicken-and-Vegetable Salad
Basil, olive oil, and garlic flavor this healthy, protein-packed salad.






