American salad recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Vinaigrette Coleslaw II

Light, sweet and tart, this salad is a refreshing change from creamy coleslaws. This is a variation of Vinaigrette Coleslaw I - link below (see…

Fiddlehead Fern and Cholla Bud Quinoa Salad

1/2 cup freekah or quinoa 1/2 pound baby artichokes- fresh or frozen or cholla buds 1/2 pound fiddlehead…

Ham, Peas & Pasta Salad

A nice choice for a summer cookout or picnic, this pasta salad can be made up to a day ahead for convenience. My pasta choice for this is ditalini,…

Tuna and Pasta Salad

Tuna and Pasta salad a very simple and delicious dish easy to make and great warm or cold.

Curried Chicken Salad

A light and refreshing salad for a main dish, side salad, sandwich filling or cracker spread. Easy and quick to prepare.

American Chicken Salad

Luncheon Pasta Salad

A refreshing light pasta salad for a main dish luncheon or summer potluck. I like small or medium shell pasta, but elbow, ditalini or bow tie pastas…

Blueberry & Almond Brunch Slaw

About to make a small amount of coleslaw one day an inspiration came to me to make a fruited version with blueberries. But then I couldn’t stop at…

Zucchini, Yellow Squash & Radish Salad

So colorful, light and refreshing, this goes over well at summer feeds, and helps use up your garden harvest.…

Romaine with Toasted Nuts and Seeds

Generally, you don't think of recipes for salad, but this one is sooooo good. I got it from a book called "The…

melon, papaya, chicken sausage salad

with fruits and chicken sausage this is variety salad

Chicken with Cantaloupe, Cucumber and Zucchini Salad

Perfect for fall garden harvests, this main dish salad is lightly dressed with lime and cilantro. It's based on…

Cucumber and Yogurt Salad

Great alternative to tzatziki.

Italian Buttermilk Herb Dressing

Wonderful salad dressing for iceberg or spring mix lettuces.

Quinoa and Edamame Salad

I wasn't a huge fan of the dressing for this, so feel free to experiment. I made a big batch though and it reheated nicely and was also good cold…