It’s August. It’s hot, which means no using the oven and using the stove top as little as possible. Grilling is a must and so are salads. The quicker and easier the better so keeping the ingredient list to 6 items or less (not counting salt or pepper).
25 of the BEST 6 Ingredient Salad Recipes
6 Ingredient Salad Recipes Loving on Fresh Tomatoes:
Caprese salad Tasty, Fresh and fragrant- the Caprese Salad tops the list
Simple Avocado and Tomato Salad shows off the beauty of those tasty garden tomatoes.
Summer Tomato and Horseradish Salad heats up your standard tomato salad in a wonderful way.
Blueberry and Tomato Salad combines two favorite Summer flavors- blueberries and tomatoes (leave off the basil to stay at 6 ingredients)
Mixed Caprese Salad with Feta Cheese is perfect for potlucks and picnics.
Eat your Greens:
Avocado Celery Salad– Light, fresh and very green.
Avocado Banana Chip Salad from Paleo Mom – a great excuse for sweet banana chips.
Asparagus Egg and Bacon Salad with Dijon- a light lunch salad perhaps.
Enlightening Marinated Kale Salad– Healthy kale takes on a new flavor with this marinated salad.
Hot Cranberry Spinach Salad– This salad can stand alone, delicious with a hint of sweetness.
Sesame Cucumber Salad – A light and flavorful Asian salad.
Straight from the Farm:
Cucumber Tomato Salad is incredibly simple and yet so flavorful
5 Ingredient Summer Salad– corn, tomatoes, basil all straight out of the garden or farmer’s market. Mmm.
Simple Rainbow Slaw– Apple, Pepper, Carrots- it has all the delicious-straight-from-the-garden food groups
Red Grape and Goat Cheese Salad with Walnuts– Gluten-free and full of sweet contrasting flavors as it melts in your mouth.
Cuke Salad with Sour Cream Dill Dressing– Any time cucumbers are combined with dill it’s a treat in my mind!
5-Ingredient Pear Pomegranate Salsa– Healthy, easy and delicious.
Cinnamon Sweet Potato Chickpea Salad– Perfect salad to enjoy as the Summer wears on to Fall.
Healthy Red Potato and Dill Salad – Fresh potatoes and dill, need I say more.
Simple Carrot Salad with Mustard & Walnuts – Garden fresh Carrots are naturally sweeter, which perfects this healthy mix.
Cold White Bean and Herb Salad – Rich flavors in a cool salad.
Pasta Salads:
5-Ingredient Italian Pasta Salad– cold pasta salad always hits the spot after a really hot day. Plus it’s perfect for picnics!
Pesto Orzo Salad with Shrimp and Artichokes– its name alone says it all.
Spinach Pesto Pasta Salad– Healthy and delicious, cool and refreshing.
Orzo with mint-walnut pesto and grilled corn fresh corn and mint on a light orzo pasta.