8 Salads of Summer

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With the bounty of gorgeous summer vegetables available from your garden or farmers' market, now is the time to make salads -- every day. And with nearly endless opportunities to bring them to block parties, potlucks, family reunions, brunches, showers... the list goes on, you'll want a few extra recipes.

Would you like some fresh ideas?

Here are some delicious contenders!

[su_dropcap style="light"]1.[/su_dropcap] Pasta Salad with Smoked Mozzarella and Prosciutto

Pasta salad will always have my heart. Get the recipe here.

[su_dropcap style="light"]2.[/su_dropcap] Fresh Basil Salad with Prosciutto-Wrapped Melon and Goat Cheese

halfbakedharvest.com
Get the recipe here.

[su_dropcap style="light"]3.[/su_dropcap] Lemony Herb-Loaded Chopped Greek Salad

pinchofyum.com
Light and fresh to balance out all the burgers and dogs. Get the recipe here.

[su_dropcap style="light"]4.[/su_dropcap] Watermelon, Blackberry, and Mint Salad

twopeasandtheirpod.com
Get the recipe here.

[su_dropcap style="light"]5.[/su_dropcap] Goat Cheese, Roasted Beet, and Basil Pasta Salad

halfbakedharvest.com
Instead of traditional pesto, this pasta salad has a basil vinaigrette. If you're short on time, you can always sub-in store-bought pesto. Get the recipe here.

[su_dropcap style="light"]6.[/su_dropcap] Potato Salad with Dill and Horseradish Aioli

athoughtforfood.net
If you are going to bring a potato salad, make sure it's got lots of ~flavor~, like this one. Get the recipe here.

[su_dropcap style="light"]7.[/su_dropcap] Mexican Tortellini Salad

twopeasandtheirpod.com
Cheese IN the pasta makes for the best pasta salads. Get the recipe here.

[su_dropcap style="light"]8.[/su_dropcap] Layered Buffalo Chicken Dip

Nine layers that translate to loads of flavor!