These dairy free summer salad recipes are the perfect non dairy plant-based recipes for a cookout, BBQ, or potluck. These are all fantastic side dishes or appetizers, and can be served with proteins to make a complete meal. These non dairy salads are great for warm days and hot nights, and are all crowd pleasers everyone will love!
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Here are some of my favorite light salad recipes without dairy! These bright and fresh summer salads are healthy whole food recipes loaded with seasonal produce and herbs. I love a dairy free summer salad for days when I want to keep it light. The 30 recipes below are tried-and-true non dairy salad recipes that everyone will love. From pasta salads to savory salads with fruit to coleslaws, these non dairy salads are a fantastic addition to your summer table.
Cold Peanut Noodle Salad
Apple Walnut Salad with Sweet Dijon Vinaigrette
French Lentil Salad with Cider Vinaigrette (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Simple Lemon Quinoa Salad (Vegan, Gluten Free)
White Fence Farm Coleslaw (Copycat)
Easy Weeknight Summer Salads
Most of these salads are what I call Easy Weeknight Meals – which are on your table in about 30 minutes. These quick and simple recipes are perfect for those nights when you want a healthy homecooked meal but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. I have a whole section of The Herbeevore dedicated to Easy Weeknight Meals, that are great for the whole family. From soups and stews, to pastas and proteins – a healthy meal can be on your table in no time. Even faster than ordering takeout!
Pot Luck Greek Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette (Vegan, Gluten Free, Party Recipe)
Orange Avocado Salad
Macaroni and Pea Salad
Costco Tuscan Bean and Barley Salad
Vegan Ramen Salad
Meal Prep Salad Recipes For the Win!
A lot of these heartier pasta and bean salads are the perfect recipes for healthy homemade meal prep. I am a huge fan of meal prepping, batch cooking, and making recipes ahead. I love the convenience of cooking once and being able to enjoy healthy homemade meals during the week when I don’t have time. There’s a whole section of TheHerbeevore.com dedicated to my favorite tried & true meal prep recipes. With just a little planning and prep, you can have a week’s worth of recipes ready in the time it would take to make one portion. Just batch cook, divide into individual containers, and place in the fridge or freezer for later! I also made a list of my favorite meal prep products on Amazon that I use weekly. They make cooking easy peasy.
Avocado Chickpea Salad
Avocado Lime Salad (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Peach Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Gluten Free Pasta Salad with Rice Noodles
Pasta Bean Salad
Some of the BEST Pantry Staple Salad Recipes
Pasta and bean salads are fantastic pantry-staple meals! They use a lot of ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious and healthy meals using a few staples you can rotate. I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep stocked. And you can check out all my favorite pantry staple ingredients in my Amazon shop here. By stocking up on healthy whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!
Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad
Tzatziki Pasta Salad
White Bean and Veggie Salad
Vegan Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Sauce
Beet and Apple Salad
Easy One Bowl Salad Recipes
Most of these dairy free summer salad recipes are the perfect one-pot lunch or dinner! I love a good One Pot Meal, especially during these summer months when I don’t want a lot of burners going at once. Cooking everything in one pot is one of my favorite ways to get a meal on the table fast! And one pot makes cleaning up a breeze. The stove does all the work for you, so you can focus on other kitchen prep while the food cooks. One Pot meals are awesome for breakfast, lunch, or dinner – check out my link here to see other healthy one pot meals that are ready in no time!
Black Eyed Pea Salad
Hawaiian Mac Salad
Red Cabbage Coleslaw (Vegan, GF)
Keto Chinese Chicken Salad
Avocado Pasta Salad (Vegan)
A No-Cook Salad Recipes Are Perfect for Summer
A lot of these no-cook salads are quick and simple. I love a good no-cook recipe for those days when I’m not feeling like standing around the stove, or for summer nights when it’s too hot to cook. I have a whole collection of recipes that require zero cooking at all, check them out here! These salads comes together in about 10-20 minutes, and doesn’t require the stove or microwave to make. Just use a few pantry staple ingredients and you have a healthy meal ready in no time. And very little to clean up afterwards… an added bonus!
Chickpea Salad with Tahini
Avocado & Grapefruit Bowl (Raw Vegan, Paleo, Whole30, Gluten Free)
Quinoa Salad with Black Beans
Quinoa Chickpea Salad
Coleslaw Macaroni Saslad
As always, if you make these dairy free summer salad recipes be sure to leave me a comment, rate them, and tag me @theherbeevore on Instagram so I can feature you. I love seeing all your photos of my recipe recreations!
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