7 Simple & Delicious Summer Salads

I love to get creative with my cooking so I eat healthy without pulling out my hair.
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It's summer, which means I'm eating a lot of salad and that can get boring. I love to get creative with my cooking so I eat healthy without pulling out my hair. Here are seven of my favorite summer recipes to keep your salad rotation fresh and exciting!

Chicken Salad
This is my Mama's recipe for chicken salad so you know it's the best one out there! Only a handful of ingredients but SO good!
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Mint Tea Salad
This salad pulls out all the stops with pecans, pears and feta cheese tossed with a tea infused salad dressing. As beautiful as it is delicious!
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Italian Chopped Salad
The worlds BEST Italian Chopped Salad is one made with pistachios! Trust me, you're going to love it.
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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
The perfect vegetarian side dish! Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is loaded with fresh tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, olives, feta, basil, quinoa and brown rice!
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Doritos Taco Salad
A Doritos Taco Salad is an old school classic straight from my mama's kitchen. The kids go crazy for it!
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Loaded Baked Potato Salad
All the ingredients you love in a baked potato but tossed into a salad! It doesn't get any better than that.
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Roasted Root Vegetable Salad
If you're a huge fan of root veggies like me you're going to love this salad! The apple cider vinaigrette is sure to be a fridge staple.
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