Meatless Monday: Salad sensations

It's easy to feel like you're eating right by just sitting down with a simple salad for lunch or dinner. But sometimes we get so set in our ways with a particular meal it's hard to break away from what we know best -- and that can get boring. Spruce things up with your salads! Use a variety of greens and main ingredients to make them flavorful, filling and fascinating!

Salad situation, A-OK

There are so many types of salads it's amazing! Check out the variety of salads that will make your Meatless Monday meals anything but boring:

Grain salads

• Tabbouleh salad
• Barley salad with summer vegetables

Greens salads

• Escarole and toasted walnut salad with lemon dressing
• Easy broccoli salad

Bean salads

• Haricot bean salad
• Edamame and corn salad

Seafood salads

• Chopped shrimp Waldorf salad
• 10-minute Mediterranean tuna salad

Potato salads

• Potato salad with fava beans and fennel
• Potato salad with chile-cumin vinaigrette

Fruit salads

• Mixed fruit salad with spicy dressing
• Honeydew melon salad with citrus dressing

Pasta salads

• Greek feta pasta salad
• Fruity pasta salad

The perfect take-to-work lunch, salads are convenient and healthy. Hosting a heavy-duty get together? Salads are easy to make and have something for everyone to enjoy. Tired of turning on the oven? Salads make a perfect no-cook meal in minutes.

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