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Portable Salad Recipes
We've gathered together 30 portable salad recipes made with ingredients you can prepare ahead like quinoa, root vegetables and pastas -- great for picnics, barbecues, potlucks and takeaway lunches.
- Updated:
- 2012-04-12 17:12
- Published:
- 2012-04-12 09:15
Everyone loves loading up on a great salad full of healthy, in-season ingredients. Below is a bevy of popular salad recipes that are both make-ahead and portable for your next picnic, barbecue or potluck.
Recipes
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Indian-Spiced Roasted Potato and Chickpea Salad
One of the best ways to coax flavour out of any vegetable is to roast it. Serve this memorable salad warm or at room... -
Watermelon, Radish and Cucumber Salad
Spicy radishes and juicy, sweet watermelon taste like summer in a salad. -
Spring Tornado Salad
Spin circles around regular chopped salads with this colourful tornado of zucchini, carrot and radish. -
New Potato Salad with Tuna
For a wonderful treat, replace the tuna with flaked Poached Salt Cod. Or, if you want the potato salad to accompany the... -
Tomato and Spelt Salad
Spelt (also known by the Italian name farro) is an ancient type of wheat with a pleasant nutty flavour that is available in... -
Avocado Salad
A salad of creamy avocados, fresh corn and crunchy walnuts makes a tangy and multitextured accompaniment to grilled meat. If... -
Village Salad
This is the true Greek salad, literally called peasant salad in Greek, served throughout the country. Chop the vegetables... -
Kohlrabi Slaw
Kohlrabi is a northern Chinese vegetable in salads and stir-fries, as well as for salting and pickling. This is a typical... -
New Potato and Pea Salad
This salad combines two of our best early summer vegetables, potatoes and peas, with seasonal herbs. Serve it warm or at... -
Sunflower Salad with Spiced Vinaigrette
Sunflower seeds are the highest whole food source of vitamin E. Sunflower oil adds even more vitamin E, but other... -
Thai Glass Noodle Salad
This colourful salad makes an excellent accompaniment to a Thai meal of grilled chicken, pork or fish with rice. It also... -
Lima Bean and Ham Salad
You can add a little heat to this attractive salad by replacing half of the sweet pepper with a hot banana pepper, if you... -
Filipino Cucumber Salad
This is a refreshing summer salad. In the Philippines, cane or palm vinegar would replace the rice vinegar. -
Red Cabbage Salad
The colour and intense flavour of red cabbage makes for a beautiful coleslaw. It particularly benefits from salting before... -
Fresh Quinoa Veggie Salad
The high protein content of this gluten-free ancient grain makes it a dietary superstar. Here, boiling quinoa with root... -
Roasted Tomato and Olive Pasta Salad
All the sauce ingredients are roasted together and mixed with cooked pasta and mint for an eminently simple and... -
Korean-Russian Carrot Salad
This simple carrot salad has complicated roots – from Korea via Central Asia to Russia. Many Korean traders settled in... -
Spiced Broccoli Salad
Blanched broccoli is annointed with sizzling Italian-spiced olive oil and tossed with lemon juice. -
Greek-Style Potato Salad with Eggs
Serve this salad for lunch or supper with a country loaf of bread and a bottle of your favourite white or rosé wine. Use a... -
Summer Vegetable and Chickpea Salad
Don't wait for a block party to make this simple and delicious salad. It is a perfect dish for a big party or summer... -
Pasta Salad with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes
Poaching the zucchini or baby vegetable marrow whole tenderizes it without diluting its subtle summertime flavour. Like most... -
Ham and Cheese Macaroni Salad
If you like mixed salads such as Waldorf or Cobb salad, you’ll get a kick out of this macaroni salad. If you prefer, you can... -
Low-Fat Potato Salad
Serve warm or at room temperature. -
Indian-Style Potato Salad
During pea season, use cooked fresh peas. -
Farmer's Salad
This salad and spread in one is a traditional springtime treat in Polish and eastern European Jewish traditions. Serve it... -
Fresh Romano Bean Salad
This fresh and lively salad makes full use of summer’s rich vegetable palette – in flavour and in visual appeal. Both field... -
Mexicali Rice and Black-Bean Salad
Pot-lucks and barbeques can often feature a smorgasbord of ranch-heavy salads. Lighten up the menu with this simply-dressed... -
Wild Rice and Shiitake Salad
The woodsy flavour of fresh shiitake mushrooms pairs wonderfully with the nutty wild rice, but you can use cremini, oyster... -
Firecracker Noodle Salad
Not feeling so hot? Cut the sambal olek and ginger by half and use green pepper instead of cubanelle. -
Brown Rice Pasta Salad with Tahini Dressing
A light tahini dressing makes a very tasty cold pasta sauce. Pasta made from brown rice is gluten-free and has a nice...
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