This salad can also work with chicken breast, shrimp, pork tenderloin or without protein!
Salads
Goya Foods’ Tangy Four-Bean Salad
Sysco Houston’s Flat Iron Steak Salad
Marinated Kale Jar Salad
Looking for an easy lunch to mix up at your desk? A jar salad is our weekly go-to because you can make it in advance and everything is neatly packed up and ready to eat.
Goya Foods Chipotle Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Caper Vinaigrette
Alternatively, you can break the cauliflowers apart into bite-size florets, and toss with the vinaigrette, greens, grapes, pepitas and cotija to make a cauliflower salad.
Eggplant and Walnut Pesto Pasta Salad
“Pasta salads get a bad rap but I find that the more I think of them as room temperature summer dishes and the less as mayo-slicked bowls of suspicion and dread, the more inviting they become, not only for cookouts and picnics, but (ahem) a gorgeous Tuesday night.”
Radicchio–Stone Fruit Salad
“Walnuts can get bitter if toasted too long, so remove them from the oven as soon as they turn golden brown.”
Il Forno’s Green Bean Salad
This green bean salad packs a punch full of fresh flavors! Charred green beans offer a contrasting taste against the tart marinated red onion and balsamic vinaigrette dressing and salty shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano.
The Multipurpose Shaved-Vegetable Salad
You can get away with making this foolproof salad recipe with a sharp knife, but a mandoline is the ideal tool.
Orzo Picnic Salad
The perfect party pasta salad. One of the best parts is that you will have extra vinaigrette leftover to use for salads during the week!
Maverick’s Arugula & Pickled Vegetable Salad
Make way for the ‘maverick’ of all salads: Maverick’s Arugula & Pickled Vegetable Salad! Our friends at Maverick in San Antonio make this stunning salad with a tangerine dressing and a pop of pickled vegetables, including beets, shallots and carrots.
Mediterranean Watermelon Salad with Feta and Sherry-Mint Vinaigrette
This salad is truly one in a melon! Our friends at Robard’s Steakhouse in The Woodlands shared this recipe for their Mediterranean Watermelon Salad with Feta and Sherry-Mint Vinaigrette, which tastes like summer on a plate!
Nick’s Fish Dive & Oyster Bar Green Salad with Fresh Gulf Shrimp and Greek Dressing
Reel in this aquatic-inspired Green Salad with Fresh Gulf Shrimp and Greek Dressing from Nick’s Fish Dive & Oyster Bar in The Woodlands.
Kiran’s Green Salad with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Just like our friend Chef Kiran Verma at Kiran’s in Houston who’s always smiling, this Green Salad with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette will put you in a good mood!
Robard’s Steakhouse ‘Caesar’ Salad with Gorgonzola, Bacon and Walnuts
There’s nothing standard about this Caesar Salad, made with Gorgonzola, bacon and walnuts. Feeling something lighter? Swap the bacon with shrimp or grilled salmon.