Salads that actually fill you up. Juicy tomatoes, crisp vegetables, and bold Mediterranean flavors, with enough protein from tuna, cheese, eggs, or beans to count as a real meal. Many of these are make-ahead friendly, perfect for lunches, picnics, and warm evenings.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe This Sicilian Potato and Tomato Salad, also known as Insalata Pantesca, is a fresh and rustic summer salad from Sicily. Tender potatoes, juicy ripe tomatoes, briny olives and capers, lightly marinated red onion, and fresh basil come together with a simple red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil dressing….
Why You’ll Love This Recipe This Italian Rice Salad is colorful, hearty, and incredibly easy to make. Tender al dente rice is tossed with tuna, mild cheese, ham, hard-boiled eggs, sweet peas, bell pepper, olives, and shallot, then finished with a simple Dijon and red wine vinegar dressing. It’s the kind of make-ahead recipe that…
Why You’ll Love This Recipe This Tuscan Panzanella Salad is summer in a bowl. Juicy ripe tomatoes, crispy golden pieces of toasted ciabatta, fresh basil, briny olives, and capers come together in a simple dressing made from the tomatoes’ own flavorful juices, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, Dijon mustard, and pesto. The clever…
Why You’ll Love This Recipe This Mediterranean Tomato and Feta Salad is everything you want from a summer salad: juicy ripe tomatoes, creamy salty feta, fresh basil, good olive oil, and a glossy balsamic finish. It’s incredibly simple, but the combination of sweet tomatoes and salty feta makes every bite feel satisfying. Using tomatoes in…