Salads! Everyone eats them. But maybe, just maybe you could get more fruits and vegetables in your meal plans by serving them more often. And we're not just talking about tossed greens here!
We are talking about delicious non-lettuce salads the whole family will love. And double bonus, you will automatically be getting more of all the good stuff you want your family to eat (vegetables!), on the table, for your family to enjoy...
As life gets busier a non-lettuce salad is a perfect way to get more vegetables and whole grains on the table and into the meals that your family enjoys. As we continue to develop new recipes here at Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household and try recipes from other great cooks, we will update this list for you to enjoy...because eating more vegetables seems to be our mission!
Simple Carrot Salad can be made in a minute! It can also be made with the most basic of pantry ingredients! One of the easiest ways to add fiber and good taste to your meal, perfect for lunch or dinner.
Quinia Tabbouleh is the perfect recipe to introduce the family to the delicious pleasures of quinoa. I say that because I was late (very late) to the quinoa party and I am still learning about this nutritious grain.
Red Beet Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette. Raw beets are quite delicious, and this salad with fresh apple and dried cranberries is wonderful The salty Feta pairs nicely against the vinaigrette.
Celery Root Carrot and Apple Slaw. Coleslaw doesn't get much better than this unique and delicious celery root slaw. Lightly sweet, mildly crunchy this just might be your new family favorite!
Tuscan Bean Salad with Tomatoes and Oregano. Garbanzo beans, tomatoes, baby greens, and a bit of cheese! This delicious salad is perfect as a side salad for four or a main dish salad for two. It is made with easy to obtain ingredients, many of which you will already have on hand when you cook with what you have!
Mark Bittman's Black Bean and Mango Salad. This unique combination is so good, and you would expect nothing less from Mr. Bittman! Keep some black beans in the pantry, pick up a mango and a fresh bunch of cilantro and you will soon be enjoying one delicious non-lettuce salad.
Kale Apple and Carrot Slaw. The perfect way to get those kale haters to eat some kale! This is one all slaw lovers will enjoy.
Fresh Pear with Gorgonzola Balsamic Vinegar and Toasted Walnuts. It probably takes longer to say the name of this starter salad, than to prepare it...
Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews. Don't let the name fool you, this is perfect year-round. However, it is especially delicious in the dead of winter.
Cottage Apple Salad. Simple and delicious. The perfect solution for those that enjoy the fresh flavor without added sugar.
Broccoli Salad with a Curry Dressing. Especially handy to make ahead on those really busy days!
Simple 3 Ingredient Beet Salad. A fresh way to enjoy those beets from the garden.
Crunchy Tangy Jicama Waldorf Salad. Crunchy, not too sweet, and the perfect way to serve a little jicama!
Moroccan Carrot Salad. Not your same ole carrot and raisin salad! Rich with flavor but no heat.
Root and Stem Salad. A delightful celery and celeriac salad with a creamy lemon dressing. Bold and delicious!
Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Apple Salad with Pecans. Raw Brussels Sprouts are delicious, and they really shine in this take on coleslaw!
Mary's Potato Salad. The potato salad of my childhood, my mom's recipe. Never written down (until now) but I must have watched her make it a hundred times through the years! And I think she would approve of the changes I made using the Instant Pot...
Watermelon with Mint and Feta. This salad is the favorite of all who love salty/sweet combinations of flavors! It is one of the most refreshing salads I have ever eaten. The preparation is simple, and this is the perfect recipe to make with young cooks in the kitchen...
Fresh Green Bean Salad with Tomatoes, Feta, and Toasted Walnuts. This is nothing like the 3 Bean Salad popular years ago. This is crunchy and delicious and your family will ask for it again and again!
This post has been updated 09.04.2024 for the addition of more delicious recipes!
#scratchmadefoodforyourfamily
Featured recipe at: 
Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household featured at Grammy's Grid Unlimited Link up!
Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household featured at Senior Salon Link-up and Blog hop!
Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household featured at To Grandmas House We Go Link-up and Blog Hop.
Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household featured at Fiesta Friday Link-up and Blog Hop.
Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household featured at Busy Monday Link Party.
Thanks for stopping by!
We
offer new and delicious recipes as well as DIY ideas for your home, regularly.
Feel free to drop us an email request for any question or recipe you may be
looking for. In addition, like all our guests, we invite you to come for a visit
again and again for new recipes, and my down-home take on frugal ways to keep
your home in tip top shape.
Hey
you, don’t miss a post! Please consider following Scratch Made Food! & DIY
Homemade Household. To follow by email, and/or by RSS feed, complete the
application located on the right-hand side of the blog. Please Note,
some posts may contain affiliate links, thank you for supporting Scratch
Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household.
PS,
friends, and family who love good food and household ideas might love us too!
Tell them about us, and thanks for the referral!
You may also enjoy, Creative writing from the heart... stories of life,
living, and family.
Scratch
Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household proudly shares with these generous link
parties featured here.
Thank you for commenting on my Cowboy Caviar- so glad I was able to find your blog- everything looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteHolly, you are very welcome!
DeleteWe really enjoy our salads...this is a great round-up of recipes! Thanks! -Andrea
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Andrea, I appreciate you're stopping by! Have a great week ahead.
DeleteYUM, lots of good ideas here! Thanks so much for linking up with me at the Unlimited Link Party 28. Pinned!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Dee, I appreciate all your link parties!
DeleteThey all looks awesome - especially the pear with gorgonzola!Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party! Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteHelen, thanks so much!
DeleteThis is a nice list of ideas. Summer is a great time for salads. I actually like a lettuce salad. 😊
ReplyDeleteI will have to confess that the salad from your list that drew me in the most is the old faithful potato salad. Hard to beat!
Thanks for sharing your ideas at the Homestead Blog Hop!
Laurie
You are welcome, and I agree, potato salad is wins everytime!
DeleteGreat round up. Looking forward to trying the pear etc long name salad!
ReplyDeleteThank you, and yes, do try the pear long name salad! Have a great week ahead, take care.
DeleteThanks so much for linking up at the 25 and Done Link Party 10! 25 entries in 25 hours!! Shared on Fb, Pn, and Tw.
ReplyDeleteDee, thanks for hosting! I appreciate the opportunity to share with your readers.
DeleteGreat recipes! Visiting today from Grammy’s Grid 25 & Do e 10.
ReplyDeleteThank you GinaRae!
DeleteThis is great. I get really tired of lettuce. Pinned to my Recipes board.
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol, I appreciate it!
DeleteCONGRATS, Melynda! Your post is FEATURED at the 25 and Done Link Party 11! 25 entries in 25 hours!! Entries shared on Fb, Pn, and Tw. Open Feb-27 at 8pm. Closes Feb-28 at 9pm central time.
ReplyDeleteDee, thanks so much for the feature!
DeleteLots of delicious ideas, thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of jicama, can it be substituted?
For the Jicama style waldorf salad, you can use apples. But I encourage you to seek out Jicama!
DeleteGreat choices!! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Hope your week is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen!
DeleteThat's a lot of options! Thank you for sharing these delicious recipes at Tuesdays with a Twist. I've added the tuscan salad ingredients to my grocery shopping list! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome, thanks for hosting!
DeleteI love these ideas. Particularly enjoy using beets, spinach, and fruits in salads.
ReplyDeleteThank you, non-lettuce salads are a great way to round out any meal with veggies, legumes and whole grains! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.
DeleteVisiting again to say thanks so much for linking up at the Unlimited Link Party 77. Pinned.
ReplyDeleteDee, thanks for hosting, I sure appreciate it!
DeleteSo many delicious looking salads!
ReplyDeleteJoanne, thanks!
DeleteGreat roundup!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI'm featuring you when the next party starts! Thanks for sharing with us at the To Grandma's house we go link party - happy spring!
ReplyDeleteThank you Tarahlynn!
DeleteYum! Thanks for sharing on Crafty Creators!
ReplyDeleteNiki, any time! Thanks for hosting.
DeleteThey all look so good! Thanks for sharing at last week's what's for dinner party. Sorry I'm late. Hope to see you at this weeks party too - have a fabulous week.
ReplyDeleteHelen, you are very welcome!
DeleteThank you for sharing your non-lettuce salads with Souper Sundays!
ReplyDeleteDeb, as always you are so welcome! Thanks for hosting, I appreciate it.
DeleteMelynda, These are great. I don't know which one I want to try first. LOL! Anyway, Pinned 📌
ReplyDeleteVisiting today from SSPS #172&173.
Paula, thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it.
DeleteThere are several here I'm going to have to try. I like a good (lettuce) salad once in a while, but I find lettuce quite boring, so I'm always on the lookout for salads and vegetable dishes that are different from the old-fashioned lettuce salad. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Senior Salon Pit Stop.
ReplyDeleteJennifer, around here a non-lettuce salad is also a great way to get more vegetables into our meal plans.
DeleteWe will have salad, every day, 365 days per year. What an awesome selection. Pinned it and will come back to them time and time again. Thanks Melynda
ReplyDeleteEsme, thank you! I think I might enjoy a non-lettuce salad more than the standard tossed greens!
DeleteThese all sound fantastic! Pinned 📌.
ReplyDeleteVisiting today from SSPS 295 #100, 101&102
Paula, thank you!
DeleteWe love salads at our house and your recipe for lentil salad looks and sounds delicious. Many of the other salads I can adapt to be vegan so I'll give them a try. Thanks for sharing and co-hosting at SSPS#319. My posts are #72 through 75. Wishing you a beautiful day and wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteNancy, thank you! I know most vegan cooks and bakers have a number of swaps they use. Ironically I search through vegetarian recipes so we eat more vegetables!
DeleteSalads without lettuce is such a great idea. I always get a bit bored of lettuce. These all look and sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteKim, I find that a non-lettuce salad is one of the easiest ways to get more vegetables on the table, and like you, lettuce becomes boring after awhile. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.
DeleteThis is one of my favorite posts. It keeps growing! I have this post pinned and reference it when I'm hankering something refreshing.
ReplyDeleteThanks' bunches for sharing with Sweet Tea & Friend's this month.
Paula the best part of a round up of recipes, is continuing to be able to add to the list! Thanks so much for taking a moment to stop by, I appreciate it!
DeleteI've just enjoyed browsing and bookmarking these recipes - I prefer non lettuce salads, especially as lettuce does not keep well in the fridge in a salad. I am looking forward to trying some of these over summer, having already loved your apple, beet and carrot salad
ReplyDeleteJohanna, I too love non lettuce salads, they are a wonderful way to get a much wider variety of vegetables onto our tables and into our meals!
Delete