American picnic salad recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving

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,…

Apple and Spinach Salad with Sweet Seed Butter Dressing

Betsy’s Best Gourmet Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Cashew Butter, and Sunflower Seed Butter feature Chia seeds,…

Favorite Creamy Coleslaw

For me, this has just the right balance of slaw to dressing. A true creamy slaw delight. Keep in mind this produces a VERY creamy version…

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

If you are looking for a lighter, healthier salad, then this one is for you! Comprised of tomatoes, mozzarella and a few choice spices for flavor,…

Zucchini, Yellow Squash & Radish Salad

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

Zesty Vegetable Coleslaw

Delight in light! Here's a slaw that boasts a healthful glow. Great during those summer heat waves. When cabbage comes into season, buy from a…

melon, papaya, chicken sausage salad

with fruits and chicken sausage this is variety salad

Tuna Macaroni

Fresh Veggie Egg Salad

Broccoli Carrot Raisin Salad

Four C Coleslaw

This is my version of a coleslaw I tasted many years ago at a catered event. It's close but not precisely the same. However it's a refreshing change…

Blue Cheese Macaroni Salad

Bratwurst & Granny Smith Salad

A great side for that weekend BBQ or as a light lunch on it's own.

Caribbean Jerk Cucumbers

Pineapple & Stone Fruit Salad

Similar to an Ambrosia salad, this simple summer salad is made with a variety of stone fruits and pineapple. The addition of coconut oil and…