185 vegetable salad recipes

Leftover vegetable soup pureed smooth with chicken broth and seasoned with Tabasco, herbs, and a touch of cream. The thrifty cleanout-the-fridge soup that turns leftovers into something genuinely good.

Easy pasta salad tosses cooked pasta with frozen mixed vegetables, sweet potato, and low-fat dressing for a five-minute brown bag lunch. Pantry-staple weeknight side or work-from-home meal.

I love this salad, simple and easy, a good accompaniment for a meat dish.

Low-fat linguine with greens, potato, garlic, hot pepper, and tomatoes simmered in vegetable stock. An Italian-inspired pasta loaded with wilted greens and tender new potatoes, no added oil.

Pot pie with greens: a vegetarian pot pie with potatoes, leeks, carrots, tomatoes, and mixed salad greens in savory broth, topped with biscuit crust. A meatless comfort dish for six.

Vegan linguine with new potatoes, wilted greens, green beans, and roma tomatoes in a garlicky vegetable stock sauce with red pepper flakes. Light, hearty, no oil needed.

Tomato, celery, and lettuce salad, a fresh, crunchy three-vegetable salad lifted with za'atar and a drizzle of olive oil. Crisp, light, and ready in minutes for an everyday side.

This is a delicious gravy, it can be served with potato salad, mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables. Easy to make, and very tasty.

This curried yogurt dressing is spicy, creamy and flavorful, it goes well with any your favorite salad, or you can also serve it as a dip with a piece of cracker or fresh vegetables.

Excellent dressing for vegetables, pasta, fish, or salads.

Orange wakame salad with cucumber, radishes, scallions, and toasted sesame seeds. A Japanese-inspired seaweed salad that pairs ocean-sweet wakame with bright citrus and crisp vegetables in 15 minutes.

Jicama, cucumber, and orange salad with lime juice, chili powder, and fresh mint. A crisp, refreshing Mexican-style fruit and vegetable salad served cold.

Hawaiian namasu, a Japanese-Hawaiian pickled vegetable salad with cucumber, carrot, onion, and celery in a sweet vinegar brine. Served cold with sliced smoked salmon.

Homemade all-purpose seasoning blend with parmesan, sesame seeds, paprika, and poppy seeds. Shake it on fish, meat, vegetables, or salads for instant savory depth.

Sea vegetables ran be added to soups or salads, cooked alone or with other vegetables, and even brewed into teas. Their versatility in the kitchen is as wide as the ocean. When dried, the succulence and qualify of sea vegetables is not as apparent as when fresh, so it is important to choose a brand you can trust.

Fish fillets are cooked on a bed of mushroom-bread stuffing in this dish. Just add a salad or vegetable, and dinner is served.