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So many salads! A very big list of delicious recipes to turn to all summer long

Loaded with legumes, cold noodle salads, creamy slaws — there’s a salad here to meet any of your cravings.

Loaded with legumes, cold noodle salads, creamy slaws — there’s a salad here to meet any of your cravings

CBC Life · Posted: May 25, 2021 5:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 25, 2021

(Photography, left: Michael Gozum; middle: David Bagosy; right: David Loftus)

While we wholeheartedly believe that salads are a year-round food we get why the warmer months really bring on 'salad season'. All that fresh in-season produce to eat raw, plus many of them are quick, light and ideal for when the heat waves hit. If you're already cramming your crisper, this roundup is for you. Here are 36 salads to enjoy this season: vivid and crisp, leafy, loaded with legumes and grains, grilled to perfection, and some full of fruit too.

Legume and grain goodness

Farro and Mushroom Salad

Overhead shot of a serving platter of mushroom and farro salad on a bed of greens. It's sitting on a white table set for dinner.

Sweet Potato and Lentil Salad in a Lime Vinaigrette

A bowl of lentil salad with chunks of sweet potatoes in it, and topped with microgreens and pomegranate arils. Small bowls of pomegranate arils and salad dressing sit next to the salad. — (Photo: Shayma Owaise Saadat)

Mustard Seed Roasted Vegetable, Barley, and Bean Salad

(Photography by Allison Day)

Summer Mango Black Rice Salad with Broiled Tofu

(Photography by Marcella DiLonardo)

Charoset Quinoa

Closeup on a bowl of nut and grain-filled quinoa salad. — (Photography by David Loftus)

Brown Rice, Chicken and Butternut Squash Salad with Roasted Garlic Tahini Dressing

(Photography by Gabriel Cabrera)

Loaded with leafy greens

Lawn Weed Salad

A Really Good Kale Salad

(Photo credit: Jackson Roy)

Superfood Salad

(Credit, photography: Jack Roy; Prop styling: Nikole Rutherford; Food styling: Carol Dano)

Kale Salad with Tahini Ranch Dressing

Overhead shot of a white serving platter of salad. — (Photo: David Bagosy, Styling: Melissa Direnzo)

Trout & Popcorn Salad with Creamy Apple Dressing

(Photography by Alexandre Champagne)

Kale Cobb Salad

Steak Salad with Quick Pickles

Lobster and Avocado Salad

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Chiffonade Salad

Noodle salads!

Soba Salad with Tahini Dressing and Roasted Cauliflower

Overhead shot of a bowl of soba noodle salad with roasted cauliflower, slices of red bell pepper and sliced green beans in it. The bowl sits on a dark brown metal surface. — (Photography by Betty Binon)

(Photography by Leela Ceed)

Salads with creamy bases

Jacket Potatoes w/ Shaved Vegetable Salad and Tuna Mayo

(Photography by EE Berger)

Spiced Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes

(Photography by Gabriel Cabrera)

Broccoli Walnut Slaw with Ginger Lemon Tahini Dressing

Overhead shot of a blue bowl of broccoli walnut slaw on a table with blue and white decor. — (Photography by Debi Traub)

Salads to serve warm

Grilled Radicchio Salad with Tahini & Chive Dressing

Overhead shot of a platter of grilled radicchio topped with red onion, radish slices and tahini sauce.

Crispy Chicken, Pear, and Goat Cheese Salad with Shaved Root Vegetables

(Image: Dennis The Prescott)

Charred Whole Romaine w/ Hard-Boiled Egg, Anchovy Vinaigrette, and Garlic Bread Crumbs

2 heads of grilled romaine lettuce with salad dressing and crumbled egg. — (Photography by EE Berger)

Winter Citrus Niçoise Salad

Overhead shot of 2 bowls of salad with salmon, boiled egg, tomato, green beans, and peas. — (Photography by Dennis The Prescott)

Grilled Potato Salad

A platter of grilled lettuce, potatoes and sweet potatoes. — (CBC Life)

Warm Winter Salad

Overhead shot of 3 bowls of salad on a wooden table. — (The Goods)

Jamie Oliver's Griddled Tuna Kinda Niçoise Salad

(Credit: David Loftus)

Roasted vegetable salads

Romanesco Broccoli Salad

(Photo: David Bagosy, Styling: Melissa Direnzo)

Fennel and Asian Pear Salad

Side view of a white plate with a salad of sliced pear and fennel on it, topped with pecorino cheese. — (Photography by Jennifer May)

Big Roasted Delicata Squash Dinner Salad

A big dinner plate with salad, sitting on a dark grey surface. The salad is made of slices of delicata squash, red onion, pomegranate arils, greens and herbs. A glass of white wine sits next to it. — (Photography by Betty Binon)

Citrusy and fruit-forward favourites

A (mostly!) make-ahead Citrus Salad

overhead shot of a citrus salad on a white plate sitting on a dark green napkin on a marble countertop. the salad has greens, orange slices, grapefruit slices, pickled onions and avocado.

Nadiya's Fruit Salad Fattoush

(Credit: Hungry Gap Productions Ltd.)

Orange-Basil Watermelon Salad with Grilled Calamari

Overhead shot of 2 plates of salad with watermelon and grilled calamari. — (Photography by Michael Gozum)

Sarosh's Mango Chaat

The most fabulous fruit salad

Deconstructed Ambrosia Salad

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