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Tired of eating yet another salad filled with leafy greens? Today I'm sharing 25 delicious and nutritious salads made without lettuce.
Salads can get boring. Using the same leafy green base over and over becomes repetitive and stale.
Try bulking up your next salad with veggies like broccoli, peas, and beets. Your favorite non-leafy vegetable can easily serve as the base for your next nutritious meal.
You're sure to find a new favorite salad recipe on this list. Every salad is made without leafy greens and instead focuses on other veggies like carrots, corn, zucchini, cucumber, tomatoes, and more.
Best vegetables for salads
Looking for ideas to dress up your next salad? Here are the best non-leafy vegetables to add to your next salad:
- Tomato
- Cucumber
- Carrots
- Zucchini
- Summer squash
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Beets
- Edamame
- Peas
- Avocado
- Bell pepper
- Radish
- Celery
- Green Beans
- Corn
Salads without lettuce
Here are 25 best salads made without lettuce - which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!
Zucchini Ribbon Salad
Zucchini ribbon salad is an elegant side dish to add to your next summer meal. Zucchini is thin sliced into ribbons, then tossed with red onion, sunflower seeds, and shaved parmesan in a homemade lemon vinaigrette dressing.
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Cucumber Blueberry Salad
By The Toasty Kitchen
This salad includes cucumber, blueberries, almonds, and fresh mint. Cucumber blueberry salad is a refreshing summer salad that’s packed with fresh ingredients and flavor.
Avocado Black Bean Salad
By The Toasty Kitchen
Black beans, avocado, and bell pepper are tossed in a fresh lime vinaigrette which makes this Avocado black bean salad an easy, cold lunch or side dish.
Green Onion Salad
By Homemade in the Kitchen
For a nutritious and easy vegan side dish, toss Green Onion Salad with cucumber and bell pepper in a lemon ginger vinaigrette then enjoy with your favorite protein.
Cucumber Onion Salad {Sweet Vinegar Dressing
By Miss in the Kitchen
Cucumber Onion Salad is o delicious with a sweet & tangy dressing and fresh dill. It's a simple and delicious side dish to add to any dinner.
Greek Salad
By What a Girl Eats
Greek Salad in a light lemon and herb dressing with colorful veggies, feta, artichoke hearts and olives.
Broccoli Salad
By Belly Full
This is so easy to make that it's fantastic all year round for a dinner side, lunch, or potlucks. The best Broccoli Salad recipe!
Cucumber Carrot and Radish Salad
By Bite on the Side
This cucumber carrot and radish salad is crunchy, fresh, and light and perfect for warmer weather. It takes minutes to make and is full of texture and flavor.
Simple Radicchio Salad
By Luci's Morsels
This simple radicchio salad combines the signature ingredient with corn and herbs for a bright, fresh flavor everyone will love.
Horiatiki (Greek Village Salad)
By Flavor the Moments
Horiatiki Salad, also known as Greek Village Salad, is rustic, simple, and tossed in red wine vinegar and oil for the perfect summer salad. It's fresh, flavorful, and so easy to make!
Tomato And Onion Salad
By Swirls of Flavor
Olive oil and red wine vinegar add just the right amount of tangy flavor to this Tomato And Onion Salad, a simple salad of tomatoes and red onion that is like a forkful of summer flavors.
Traditional Tuscan Panzanella Recipe
By Christina's Cucina
Panzanella is a simple, Tuscan peasant dish (cucina povera) that uses the bounty of tomatoes during the summer and stale bread for a unique and hearty texture. This salad is popular in Italy for it's simplicity and fresh flavor.
Celery Salad with Apples
By Nourished Kitchen
This celery salad recipe includes sliced celery, apples, nuts, and fresh herbs and comes together in less than ten minutes.
Beet Cucumber Salad with Feta and Dill
By Two Cloves Kitchen
This beet and cucumber salad with feta and dill is packed with crunchy cucumbers, tender cooked beets, and a fresh lemon vinaigrette. The combination of sweet, savory, earthy, tangy, and salty flavors makes a complex and delicious salad!
Thai Cucumber Salad
By Keto Cooking Christian
This fresh Thai Cucumber Salad is full of cool crisp cucumbers, onions, and crunchy peanuts tossed in a tasty homemade Thai dressing. It's tangy, zesty, and absolutely mouth-watering,
Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette
By Herbs and Flour
This Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette is simple, fresh and delicious. It even holds up well for potlucks!
Holiday Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Pomegranate
By Kara Lydon Nutrition
You and your guests will love this shaved Brussels sprout salad with pomegranate. It pairs great with festive holiday dishes.
Charred Corn Salad With Lime and Cilantro
By Two Kooks in the Kitchen
This fresh, charred corn salad is tossed with bell peppers, avocado, lime, cilantro, sriracha and green onions and makes a perfect summer side.
Easy Taboule Salad
By Mad Creations
This taboule salad (tabouli) combines juicy cherry tomatoes, cucumber, hemp seeds, and loads of fresh herbs for a delicious twist on the original.
Middle Eastern Tomato Parsley Salad
By Green Bowl 2 Soul
It takes just 10 minutes to prepare this simple and deliciously refreshing Middle Eastern tomato parsley salad.
Creamy Pea Salad Recipe
By Recipes From A Pantry
Creamy Pea Salad with bacon is easy to make ahead and great for potlucks, barbecues, and convenient midweek meals. This classic southern side can feed you, your family, or a crowd.
Carrot, Chickpea, and Raisin Salad
By The Healthy Epicurean
Carrot, Chickpea, and Raisin Salad combines raisins, cilantro and almonds with a citrus ginger vinaigrette. This 5-ingredient salad is easy to make and a unique side for your upcoming meal.
Rainbow Salad with fresh crisp vegetables
By Veggie Fun Kitchen
The edamame and beans in this Rainbow Salad make it a higher protein salad that's quick and easy to make.
Healthy Pea Salad with Mint
By The Rustic Foodie
This Healthy Pea Salad recipe is made with snap peas that are chopped and tossed in a homemade vinegar dressing with mint, almonds, and cheese. It's a fresh and flavorful summer side dish that's perfect for a picnic or barbecue.
Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad
Summer vegetable pasta salad is the perfect addition to your next warm weather picnic or barbecue. Tossed in a homemade vinaigrette dressing, this pasta salad is filled with fresh summer produce like zucchini, summer squash, bell pepper, tomatoes, and corn.
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More Side Dishes
- Grilled Parmesan Zucchini
- Grilled Zucchini and Squash
- Zucchini Cornbread
- All Green Salad
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Julianne
Such a great collection, thank you!
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Christina
Such a great collection of veg salad recipes! Thank you!
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