Salad Recipes

Over 100 easy, delicious, budget-friendly salad ideas that will add color, texture, and nutrients to your meals.

Easy Salad Recipes

Creamy Cucumber Salad

$1.58 recipe / $0.39 serving

How to Make a Simple Side Salad

Crunchy Cabbage Salad

$3.01 recipe / $0.51 serving

Pea Salad

$9.54 recipe / $0.95 serving

Roasted Carrot and Feta Salad

$2.49 recipe / $0.41 serving

Classic Salads Made Budget-Friendly

Green Salad Ideas

Four glass containers with Roasted Vegetable Salad and three dressing containers

Roasted Vegetable Salad Meal Prep

$11.62 recipe / $2.91 serving

Parsley Salad with Almonds and Apricots

$4.28 recipe / $1.07 per cup

Apple Dijon Kale Salad

$5.53 recipe / $1.38 serving

A quick homemade balsamic vinaigrette makes this simple Spinach and Orzo Salad extra special. Serve as a light lunch or a side with dinner. BudgetBytes.com

Spinach and Orzo Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

$5.50 recipe / $1.38 serving

Kale & Salmon Caesar Salad is a filling and flavorful way to use budget friendly canned salmon.

Kale and Salmon Caesar Salad

$8.90 recipe / $2.23 serving

Panzanella

$13.54 recipe / $2.26 serving

Overhead view of the serving bowl full of kale pasta salad.

Big Kale Pasta Salad

$7.88 recipe / $1.31 serving

Broccoli Salad

$5.79 recipe / $0.96 serving

Pasta Salads

Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

$10.21 recipe / $1.02 serving

Macaroni Salad

$4.89 recipe / $0.61 serving

Cold Peanut Noodle Salad

$5.30 recipe / $1.33 serving

Parmesan Balsamic Vinaigrette being poured onto a bowl of Tomato Mozzarella Salad from a jar.

Tomato Mozzarella Pasta Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

$8.59 recipe / $1.43 serving

Pizza Pasta Salad

$7.98 recipe / $1.00 serving

Cheap and Easy Chicken Salads

Chicken Salad with Apples

$10.35 recipe / $2.59 serving

dressing being poured over kale and chicken salad

Crunchy Kale and Chicken Salad

$6.19 recipe / $1.55 serving

Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Salad

$4.84 recipe / $1.61 serving

Overhead view of a bowl of chicken curry salad.

Curry Chicken Salad

$9.69 recipe / $2.42 serving

Homemade Salad Dressings

Caesar dressing dripping off a spoon into a jar.

Homemade Caesar Dressing

$2.79 recipe / $0.35 serving

Homemade Ranch Dressing

$0.51 recipe / $0.13 serving

Side view of a bowl of french dressing, with a spoon taking some.

French Dressing Recipe

$1.20 recipe / $0.12 serving

Lemon Dill Tahini Dressing

$1.03 recipe / $0.17 serving

Vegetarian and Bead Salad Ideas

close up of three bean salad in the bowl

Classic Three Bean Salad

$3.84 recipe / $0.77 serving

Scallion Herb Chickpea Salad

$2.46 recipe / $1.23 serving

Cowboy Caviar

$5.54 recipe / $0.55 serving

Lemony White Bean Salad

$2.53 recipe / $0.42 serving

Mediterranean Tuna Salad

$10.75 recipe / $1.79 serving

Chimichurri Chickpea Salad

$4.85 recipe / $0.81 serving

Cucumber and Black Bean Salad

$3.20 recipe / $0.80 serving

Roasted Cauliflower Salad

$8.49 recipe / $2.12 serving

Newest Salad Recipes

Zucchini, Corn, and Toasted Almond Salad

$5.95 recipe / $0.99 serving

This Zucchini, Corn, and Toasted Almond Salad with a homemade lemon-mint dressing is a quick, refreshing side dish that celebrates summer's best produce!

Creamy Cucumber Salad

$1.58 recipe / $0.39 serving

This simple Creamy Cucumber Salad is the quintessential side dish of summer. It's light, fresh, and so quick to prepare!

Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

$10.21 recipe / $1.02 serving

This light and fresh Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad is perfect for summer BBQs and potlucks, or your weekly meal prep.

Tomato Cracker Salad

$5.84 recipe / $1.17 serving

This Southern Tomato Cracker Salad is creamy, crunchy, and full of summer flavor. Made with just 5 ingredients and ready in minutes!

Ditalini Pasta Salad

$8.67 recipe / $1.08 serving

This easy Ditalini Pasta Salad is packed with roasted summer veggies, tossed in pesto, and finished with a sprinkle of feta. Delicious & meal prep friendly!

Classic Three Bean Salad

$3.84 recipe / $0.77 serving

Just a few simple ingredients come together in this Classic Three Bean Salad to make an easy summer side dish, perfect for BBQs and potlucks!

Strawberry Chicken Salad

$11.05 recipe / $1.16 serving

This easy Strawberry Chicken Salad is ready in minutes with rotisserie chicken, strawberries, and a creamy dressing. Great for croissants or sandwiches!