12 Quick Fix and Easy Main Dish Salads
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Lighten your dinner with Easy Main Dish Salads featuring chicken, couscous, and fresh veggies for a wholesome meal.
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Easy Main Dish Salad Recipes
1. Grilled Chicken and Toasted Couscous Salad with Lemon Buttermilk Dressing
“This hearty dish can take down the biggest of appetites. It begins with tender chicken marinated in olive oil, garlic, and lemon, which is then added to a tasty medley of fresh asparagus, couscous, and red onions. All of that is covered in a rich, lemony buttermilk dressing.”
2. Raw Vegan Noodles Salad
“This raw vegan noodles salad recipe is super quick and easy to put together and is great served as a main or side dish. All you need is a selection of colourful vegetables, some pantry staples and a spiralizer.”
3. Dixie Chicken Salad with Grapes, Honey, Almonds and Broccoli
“This gorgeous salad features breaded chicken tossed with lettuce, broccoli, and grapes, and topped with almonds and a honey and Dijon mustard vinaigrette.”
4. Chef’s Salad with Turkey, Avocado and Jack Cheese
“It’s easy to love a salad packed with such familiar ingredients as turkey breast, avocado, and Monterey Jack cheese — and even easier with no-fuss buttermilk dressing.”
5. Fajita in a Bowl
“Pull out the skewers and take a stab at grilling peppers, onions and corn for an awesome steak salad that’s all summer and smoke.”
6. 15 Minute Chicken Salad
Unlocking the secret to a mouth-watering pan-seared chicken salad with a hot honey vinaigrette that can be whipped up in just 15 minutes flat.
7. Mediterranean Chickpea Farro Salad With Shrimp
“This bright, flavor-packed Mediterranean chickpea farro salad makes an easy satisfying dinner or potluck dish to share!”
8. Buttermilk Chicken Caesar Salad
“We’ve given the classic Caesar a down-home spin with homemade multigrain croutons and a buttermilk dressing used twice: once to marinate chicken breasts, then again to toss with the salad.”
9. 15 Minute Taco Salad
This Chicken Taco Salad recipe is quick, hearty, and delicious! Packed with taco flavors, chicken, juicy tomatoes, beans, corn, cheese, and an easy, easy Taco Dressing. It’s healthy, protein-rich, and so wonderfully yummy– in 15 minutes!
10. Quinoa Chicken Spinach Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette
“Quinoa chicken spinach salad with mandarin oranges, walnuts and a honey-lime vinaigrette (and optional sriracha drizzle) is a flavorful main dish salad that’s ready in just 20 minutes!”
11. Mediterranean Couscous Salad with Smoked Salmon
Mediterranean Couscous Salad is a light and healthy summer salad, dressed in olive oil, filled with summer vegetables, and topped with incredibly delicious smoked salmon.
12. Shrimp Avocado Taco Salad
“Shrimp Avocado Taco Salad is full of fresh avocados, tomatoes, red onions, black beans and corn. The shrimp cook in a blend of delicious taco seasonings. Serve it with some tortilla chips and this salad is unforgettable!”
More Salad Recipes to Try
- This Kale Salad is filled with healthy greens, sliced apples, shredded carrots and toasted almonds. A delicious, hearty vegetarian meal we love!
- If you love chickpeas and chopped salads, this Mediterranean Chopped Salad recipe is chockful of good-for-you ingredients like cucumbers, tomatoes, and Greek olives.
- If you’re looking for inspiration for a crisp green, this Simple Spring Salad features all the season’s flavors in a simple salad to serve as a side dish!
- With only 4 ingredients, this Spinach and Pea Salad embodies everything we love about the spring season. It’s delicious, easy and healthy!
- This Mediterranean Chickpea Salad is a 10 minute meal that’s perfect for lunch or as a side!