Try these Easy Summer Salad Ideas to add flavor and variety to your meal with little time spent in the kitchen. Pack them up for a picnic, barbecue or just settle onto the patio for a family dinner.

A great summer salad comes together easily and makes everyone ask for the recipe. We’re eating salads like the ones we’ve featured below all summer long. Keeping the kitchen cool and everyone’s happy!
This is a collection of easy summer salad ideas was put together with the help from fellow food bloggers. Click through to see the recipe.
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Easy Summer Salad Ideas
Corn & Black Bean Pasta Salad

Broccoli Salad

Watermelon, Arugula & Feta Salad

Instant Pot Pasta Salad

Easy Instant Pot Potato Salad

Mediterranean Pasta Salad With Chickpeas

Grilled Peach Salad with Burrata and Viniagrette

Have some left over peaches? Mix up some Peach Mezcal Margaritas or Instant Pot Peach Iced Tea.
Crispy Panzanella Salad Recipe

An Easy Melon Salad with Feta Recipe

Easy Rainbow Summer Rolls

Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles Recipe

Quinoa & Mango Stuffed Grilled Avocado

Zucchini Pea & Feta Summer Salad

Lemon Orzo Salad with Asparagus & Arugula

Beetroot, Avocado & Edamame Salad

Tortellini Salad with Corn, Tomato & Zucchini

Conclusion
These easy summer salads don’t use a lot of ingredients or take a long time to prepare. However, they do taste great and free you up to enjoy the summer. They are all versatile and can be eaten as a side dish or main course. Take these for an outdoor picnic or barbecue or just take the night off from cooking.
Don’t forget these summer staples to complete your picnic or barbecue:
- Irresistible Smoky Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- Perfectly Balanced Dry Rub Seasoning
- Best Ever Meat Marinade
- Grilled Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings
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Angie is a dedicated grilling aficionado who has experimented with a wide variety of techniques, equipment, and ingredients, to discover the endless possibilities of flavors and textures that grilling can achieve.
So many great ideas! I love the watermelon and feta salad and the summer rolls. I can’t wait to try the rest!
Such a great collection of summery salads!! Bookmarking!!
Looks like I’ll be set all summer long! I’m going to start with the Thai peanut noodles and work my way through this yummy list!
These all look incredible! I can’t wait to try some out soon.
These are perfect side dish ideas! I can’t wait to use some for 4th of July this weekend