Quick and easy salad recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving with photo

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Spring salad

Spring salad

Refreshing spring salad with greens and radish.

Mary Shaldibina
Apr 2010
Intermediate
4 votes
3269 views
Bacon Stuffed Shell Salad

Bacon Stuffed Shell Salad

This recipe takes pasta salad to a big flavor level. Great to make ahead and serve for a simple luncheon. Serve with fresh seasonal fruit.

Robyn Savoie
Sep 2013
Advanced
1 vote
5419 views
Corn and Black Bean Salad

Corn and Black Bean Salad

A refreshing side to any meal

Shoshs Yummy Food
Feb 2010
Advanced
2 votes
4990 views
Cous Cous Salad with Prunes and Pecans

Cous Cous Salad with Prunes and Pecans

This is a great Mediterranean dish, the recipe called for almonds, but I put in pecans instead. It is a quick…

Nicole Hopkins
Jun 2008
Intermediate
4 votes
8600 views
Fire Up The Grill, Toss the Slaw, I've Got The Fastest Salad Ever!!! Plus, Enter To Win Tropical Traditions Coconut.

Fire Up The Grill, Toss the Slaw, I've Got The Fastest Salad Ever!!! Plus, Enter To Win Tropical Traditions Coconut.

There are days when no matter how…

kathy gori
Aug 2010
Advanced
3 votes
5170 views
Chicken with Grapes and Almonds Salad and Sandwich Filling

Chicken with Grapes and Almonds Salad and Sandwich Filling

Serve atop mixed greens as a salad, or as a sandwich filling for breads and rolls.

Salad Foodie
Jun 2012
Professional
1 vote
7062 views
Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

This fruit salad maintains the natural flavors, yet adds a refreshing splash of tang from lime and honey!

Susan
Aug 2009
Intermediate
3 votes
7613 views
Warm Brussles Sprouts Salad with Almonds and Parmesan

Warm Brussles Sprouts Salad with Almonds and Parmesan

I adapted this from a Oprah recipe. She makes the salad with raw brussel sprouts. I couldn't quite trust…

Nancy Miyasaki
Nov 2009
Intermediate
4 votes
6959 views
Festive Broccoli Salad for a Large Group

Festive Broccoli Salad for a Large Group

I prepare this during the holidays, but it's also a great potluck salad. From "Southern Living" magazine,…

myra byanka
Apr 2012
Professional
1 vote
14605 views
Two-Potato Salad With Bacon And Corn

Two-Potato Salad With Bacon And Corn

During westward expansion, potatoes were at a premium and often sold for at least a dollar a pound. Sweet…

Robyn Savoie
Sep 2013
Advanced
1 vote
3714 views
Asian sesame slaw

Asian sesame slaw

Courtesy The Dirty Apron Cookbook

Chez la mere
May 2015
Professional
1 vote
2981 views
Layered Mexican Salad

Layered Mexican Salad

Sunny Shin
Apr 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
5072 views
Chicken, Tomatoes & Rotini Salad

Chicken, Tomatoes & Rotini Salad

Hearty pasta salad to help use up leftover roast chicken or turkey. I've a bumper crop of grape tomatoes which…

Salad Foodie
Aug 2012
Professional
2 votes
4976 views
Creamy Italian Dressing

Creamy Italian Dressing

This is adapted from a recipe in Cuisine At Home. The original used much more sugar which I cut back on. I increased the amount of granulated…

Bob Vincent
Jan 2013
Intermediate
2 votes
3691 views
Greek Vegetable Salad

Greek Vegetable Salad

All the flavors of the Mediterranean including tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, red onion and olives in a Greek vinaigrette dressing. Feel free…

Robyn Savoie
Jun 2013
Advanced
1 vote
4426 views