August is the peak month for fresh, summer vegetables so this is the perfect time to share some of my favorite salads that you will want to make this summer!
Most of these 10 Great Salads to Make This Summer require just a simple assembly of seasonal ingredients which are then finished with light and flavorful vinaigrettes.
These salads are delicious on their own as a light meal, but are also refreshing additions served next to a simple grilled meat, chicken, or fish. During the warm summer months this grill + salad combination makes a healthy and very satisfying wholesome meal!
10 Great Salads to Make This Summer
My list of ten great summer salad recipes comes from taking a look back through my blog to see which salad recipes have been among the most popular among you, my readers, over the past 11 years. They include:
- We start with the most classic Greek salad, the Peasant Greek salad (horiatiki), a salad that needs no introductions!
- In the second spot, is the other Greek favorite salad, the classic Greek lettuce salad (maroulosalata), a very refreshing green salad!
- In the third place is a lesser known (outside Greece at least) salad, but one which is extremely popular in Greece during the hot summer months when tomatoes are at their best: the Dakos Salad (tomato and feta topped rusks)
- This salad combines fresh vegetables and a simple grilled protein in one, very satisfying, one-bowl dish: the Mediterranean grilled chicken salad
- Greek Panzanella Salad is another summer favorite: this Greek version of the classic Italian panzanella salad takes seasonal vegetables, Feta cheese, and Kalamata olives and tosses them with chunks of toasted bread. The entire salad is then dressed with a simple garlic-oregano vinaigrette.
- This next salad combines grilled eggplants with Burrata and juicy summer tomatoes; it is truly “summer on a plate”: Italian Caprese Salad with Burrata and Grilled Eggplant
- In the next salad, tender green beans, juicy tomatoes, a can of good quality tuna fish and a handful of other ingredients are combined to make this delicious and nutritious Niçoise Salad
- This is another great salad that everybody likes: summer pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, zucchini, basil and Mozzarella cheese.
- This simple Burrata and Tomato Salad with Garlic Toasts, is bursting with the summer flavors of well-seasoned, juicy tomatoes, paired with creamy Burrata cheese!
- If you are looking for something refreshing and super light, this Watermelon and Feta salad is perfect for those hot summer days!
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