If you think salad is nothing but rabbit food, think again. These 11 hearty and satisfying salads are loaded with flavor but also with meat, cheese, olives, and other filling ingredients.
Mexican Corn Salad
This Mexican Corn Salad has all the flavors of street stall corn on the cob—sweet corn, creamy butter, freshly squeezed lime juice, diced Jalapeños, chili flakes, and cheese. It’s hardy, filling, and packed with flavor.
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Kachumber Salad
Kachumber Salad is a colorful salad of chopped raw veggies—chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and chile peppers. It’s light, but also really flavorful with cilantro, ground spices, and a squeeze of lemon juice or lime juice.
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Cucumber Kimchi
Korean Cucumber Kimchi has so much umami thanks to a quick pickling process. Have it over rice for a quick but satisfying meal.
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Salpicon de Res
Salipicon de Res is a Mexican shredded beef salad made with lettuce, tomatoes, avocadoes, radishes, and often olives and pickled chili peppers. That’s right, it’s a meat salad! Rich, hearty, slow-cooked beef is shredded and tossed with a simple Salpicon dressing made of vinegar, oil, and oregano and then piled on crunchy tostada shells.
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Spicy cucumber salad
Spicy Cucumber Salad, spiked with chili crisp and fermented black beans, is a filling lunch, perfect on a hot day! Bring it to the cookout and watch it disappear fast!
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Green Bean Salad
Green bean casserole is a spring-friendly version of the Thanksgiving classic. This green bean salad has all of those flavors, including the crispy fried onions —that’s everyone’s favorite part, right? — and curls of dry, sharp ricotta salata cheese.
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Watermelon and Feta Salad
Watermelon Feta Salad with Kalamata Olives is a refreshing summer side dish. With only 5 ingredients, it is quick and easy to make, but still plenty satisfying.
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Thai Larb
Another meat-based salad, Larb is perfect when you’re in the mood for something light, spicy, and deliciously savory, but also want something that’s going to fill you up.
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Green Papaya Salad
This refreshing Green Papaya Salad is made with crisp green papaya in a spicy-tangy-salty-sweet lime juice and fish sauce dressing. It’s bright, flavorful, and satisfying.
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Yum Woon Sen
Yum Woon Sen, or Thai Glass Noodle Salad, combines tender translucent mung bean noodles with seasoned ground meat, plump shrimp, crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs, and a tangy dressing made with lime juice and fish sauce.
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Air Fryer Croutons
Add a delicious crunch to all of your favorite salads with these delicious Air Fryer Croutons!
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