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Beet and Pear Salad with Walnuts and Goat Cheese

This is a beautiful beet and pear salad recipe. The deeply colored, sliced beets are topped with sweet pears, goat cheese and a simple walnut vinaigrette.

Balsamic Peaches and Greens Salad

Simplicity is the key to this sweet and savory summer peaches and greens salad.

Wolfgang Puck's Chino Chopped Vegetable Salad

This chino chopped vegetable salad recipe comes from celebrity guest author, Wolfgang Puck.

Sweet Potato Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

This healthy sweet potato salad features a low-fat honey mustard dressing, and would make a great change of pace from more traditional potato salads.

Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Mozzarella stuffed cherry tomatoes are not only one of the easiest summer snacks ever, but also one of the most beautiful.

Nicoise Salad Recipe

The south of France's most famous salad; a beautiful combination of tuna, egg, potato, and greens - dressed in a light anchovy vinaigrette. To make a lighter, low-carb Nicoise salad, simply leave out the potatoes.

Brown Rice, Lentil, and Pumpkin Seed Salad Recipe

It's hard to imagine a better combination of healthy and delicious than this brown rice, lentil, and pumpkin seed salad recipe. The next time you want an earthy, rich, and satisfying cold side dish, give this simple recipe a try.

California Coleslaw

This recipe is a very fast and fresh twist on that boring old coleslaw. The dressing is surprisingly simple, but highly flavored. This is a great recipe for the busy cook, as it only takes a few minutes to put together.

Honey Mustard Coleslaw Recipe

This honey mustard coleslaw recipe is sweet, tangy and delicious. It's a perfect coleslaw recipe to pair with almost any grilled meat or chicken.

Sweet-Hot Carrot and Cabbage Coleslaw Recipe

This sweet-hot carrot and cabbage coleslaw recipe is simple, crunchy and fresh tasting. A perfect all-purpose coleslaw recipe for any picnic or barbecue.

Waldorf Salad - Video Recipe

Invented in 1896 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City, this is America's most famous fruit salad. One taste of this crunchy, juicy, sweet, and tangy salad, and you'll know why it's such a favorite.

Avocado and Grapefruit Salad with Yogurt Dressing

This colorful, healthy avocado and grapefruit salad recipe features an exciting array of tastes and textures. It has peppery arugula lettuce, a simple and light yogurt dressing, sharp curls of Parmesan cheese, and toasted pine nuts. These ingredients really go wonderfully with the silky avocado, and the sweet and tangy grapefruit.

Pear Salad with Walnuts and Gorgonzola

This easy pear salad features a delicious combination of flavors and textures. The crisp juicy pears, crunchy walnuts, sweet chewy currants, and the soft tangy cheese all work perfectly together. A pear salad like this makes a great first course for almost any menu.

Green Bean Salad with Fresh Mint

This quick and easy green bean salad recipe is very low fat thanks to a light, simple rice vinegar dressing. Rice vinegar has a natural sweet and tangy flavor that pairs perfectly with the fresh mint. A cold green bean salad is a very refreshing side dish served next to richer entrees.

Waldorf Salad with Roast Turkey

The Waldorf salad was created at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. This delicious salad was invented by Oscar Tschirky, the dinning room manager at the hotel. One taste is all you'll need to realize why this salad has been a lunch favorite for over a century. While the original fruit and nuts-only version is great, most modern recipes add chicken or turkey for more filling, higher-protein salad.

The Cobb Salad

Cobb Salad was invented at The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, California in 1926. It is named for its creator, a Mr. Bob Cobb.

Red Pepper and Fresh Corn Salad Recipe

This red pepper and fresh corn salad recipe is a colorful, and delicious way to break that summer salad routine. A crunchy, sweet, fresh corn salad is perfect for any picnic, cookout, or barbecue.

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