Give your Greek salad ingredients a lift with a zesty yogurt buttermilk dressing flavoured with dill and fresh mint.
Yield: Serves 8.
Tags: Vegetarian, Low Sugar, Nut-Free
Butter lettuce earns its name from its smooth and tender texture. It matches well with this creamy dill dressing, cucumbers and our pickled red onions.
Tags: Vegetarian
These appetizer-sized salads will be a hit at your next party. Start by making toast cups, which serve as a vehicle for individual portions of classic Caesar salad.
Yield: Makes 4 dozen.
Tags: Make Ahead, Nut-Free
This chickpea salad takes advantage of Mediterranean-style ingredients like kalamata olives, feta cheese and lemon juice. Serve it as a side dish or as a cold lunch entrée.
Yield: Serves 4.
Tags: Vegetarian, Make Ahead, Quick
This filling salad is full of fibre-packed black beans and pearl barley. Rounded out with corn, bell peppers and a creamy yogurt dressing, serve this healthy dish as a lunchtime entrée or a cold side dish.
Tags: Flourless
The fresh taste of cilantro works really well with sweet and juicy fruit. This colourful salad makes a great side dish at a sit-down brunch.
Tags: Vegetarian, Nut-Free, Flourless
This summery salad can be prepared right in your backyard. Roast the beets on the barbecue and then grill the fennel before combining them with a honey-citrus dressing.
Yield: Serves 12.
Tags: Vegetarian, Nut-Free
This cold green bean side dish is dressed with a sweet raspberry vinaigrette and topped with crunchy pine nuts.
Tags: Quick, Vegetarian
Couscous is a staple of Middle Eastern cooking and this salad pulls in other flavours from that region. Full of feta, grape tomatoes, spinach and green olives, this is a great salad to bring to potlucks or barbecues.
Tags: Nut-Free, Quick
Israeli couscous, also known as ptitim, is larger and more doughy than regular couscous. We use it in this substantial salad with beets, almonds and goat cheese. Serve it as a lunch entrée or as a side dish with dinner.
Yield: Serves 6.