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Carrot Salad - quicker and easier than cabbage salad and just as good - or better

With pre-cooked, peeled shrimp and canned white beans, this salad goes together very quickly and it's a perfect no-cook / hot weather dinner.

This Chicken Salad with Grilled Potatoes, Shallots and Onions, has been a family and guest favorite for years.

This is an easy, first course salad coming together in just 10 minutes.

This main course salad has several cooked ingredients: shrimp, potatoes, and beans, which make it a great, healthy main course

You could skip the rice and add taco chips for a more traditional variation.

Cooking both sausages and potatoes on the barbecue keeps the heat out of the kitchen making this a great warm weather salad.

An easy salad made with grilled chicken breasts, Basmati rice and white beans - a pantry staple at our house.

This is my, updated, lighter version of the Midwestern classic Potato Salad.

The cooked rice is combined with the sautéed zucchini and a light, oriental vinaigrette just before serving.

A simple Tuna Pasta Salad with a creamy yogurt dressing rather than mayonnaise.

The chicken is cooked in a skillet, then the juices divided, reduced and used to finish both the spinach and the chicken, for a quick, fresh spring dish.

Mason jars are visually appealing and versatile—you can use them for salads, soups, and smoothies.