Summer Salads

The temperature is rising here in the South and I am ready to eat light with cool summer salads. Here are a few that are light and cool and refreshing and super easy to prepare. What’s really nice about summer salads as entrees is you can prepare them ahead and serve chilled or at room temperature when ready to eat. No last minute cooking or pan clean up.

You will notice that lemon is a common factor in several of the recipes. Roasted Lemon Vinaigrette screams summer for salads. If you don’t have the time to roast lemons for the vinaigrette you can simply use fresh lemon juice instead. Not bottled please, ONLY freshly squeezed lemon juice. For more vinaigrettes and salad dressings click here.

Roasted Salmon Salad

 

Oven Roasted Shrimp Salad

 

Quinoa and Roasted Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad Veronique

Summer Rice Salad

Wild Rice Salad

Moroccan Potato Salad

Vegetable Couscous

Angel Hair Pasta with Tomato and Fresh Basil

There you go. Pair any of these delicious make ahead dishes together to make a great summertime meal and keep your kitchen time to a minimum. 

Enjoy!

camille@camillecooksforyou.com

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