From EatingWell

This warm spinach-and-beet salad is inspired by a dish from Penny Cluse Cafe in Burlington, Vermont. If you have cooked beets on hand, you can have it ready in just a few minutes.

Warm Beet & Spinach Salad

From Betty Crocker

Wheat berries are whole, unprocessed kernels of wheat. Look for wheat berries in the cereal, self-serve bulk foods or natural-foods section of your supermarket.

Wheat Berry Salad

From Swanson Broth & Stock

This flavorful vegetable salad uses chicken broth instead of oil to make a lighter and tastier dressing for the veggies. It's a fabulous make-ahead side dish that can be used to complement menus year round.

Marinated Vegetables

From Ladies' Home Journal

Jicama is a root vegetable with a crunchy white flesh and a light, sweet flavor. It tastes great with the oranges, red onion, and cumin seed in this side salad.

Jicama and Orange Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Accent a frozen vegetable mix with flavorful wedges of fresh fennel and toasted sesame seed.

Festive Sesame Vegetables for 12

From Midwest Living

Hard-boiled eggs, radishes, and cheese make this salad work as either a side dish or a light main dish.

Asparagus Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

This vegetable side dish is a good low-calorie dish to serve with beef or chicken.

Triple Green Bean Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Toss a medley of vegetables with corkscrew macaroni and a ginger-soy sauce for a make-ahead salad. The Asian-style dressing sets it apart from the usual potluck fare.

Ginger-Peanut Pasta Salad

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Slivered Red Pepper, Carrot & Snap Pea Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

This fall side salad could also be a main dish at lunch. Serve with hearty whole grain bread for a more filling meal.

Roasted Pumpkin Kabob Salad

From Ladies' Home Journal

A mixture of fresh herbs is used in place of lettuce for this vegetable side salad.

Spring Vegetable Herb Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Boost the nutty flavor by toasting walnuts in the oven until golden for this colorful vegetable salad. Try it if you are on a diabetic diet.

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Walnuts

From Food & Wine

This elegant, crunchy salad includes vitamin-and-mineral-packed beets, turnips and fennel, plus protein-rich eggs. Barbara Lynch tosses the shaved vegetables with vinegar and olive oil until they're slightly pickled.

Pickled Vegetable Salad with Soft-Boiled Eggs

From Food & Wine

This clever recipe uses sweet-tart tangerines two ways: Sections of fruit are tossed into the salad, and tangerine juice flavors the vinaigrette.

Beet Salad with Tangerines

From Better Homes and Gardens

The additions of crisp, crumbled bacon and crunchy sunflower seeds nearly makes this creamy slaw a meal in itself. Store any remaining sunflower seeds, tightly bagged, in the refrigerator to keep them fresh-tasting for up to 3 months.

Creamy BLT Coleslaw

From Taste of the South

Roasted Pumpkin-Seed Salad

From Midwest Living

A tarragon vinaigrette dresses this side-dish salad, which is based on five root veggies. It adds bright color to your plate and nutrients to your diet.

Harvest Root Vegetable Salad

From Family Circle

Mild-tasting hearts of palm and avocado pair up for a delicious side-dish salad. The sweet-tart passion fruit dressing bestows an exotic tropical beat.

Hearts of Palm Salad with Passion Fruit Dressing

From Better Homes and Gardens

Velvety creme frache adds a delicate tang to the dressing in this delicious salad recipe. Prepare in less than 30 minutes from start to finish.

Butter Lettuce Salad

From Taste of the South

Carrot-Raisin Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

This make-ahead salad serves as a refreshing low-calorie lunch that's easy to pack in an insulated lunch box.

Chicken and Vegetable Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

This fresh vegetable side dish, tossed with an Asian dressing, is ready in under 30 minutes.

Asian Cabbage Salad

From EatingWell

Sweet, edible-podded peas make a bright, crisp and colorful salad, which is easily varied by substituting shallots for scallions or adding asparagus to the mix.

Sugar Snap Salad

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Tomato, Avocado, Corn & Black Bean Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Red lentils provide earthy flavor to this roasted vegetable salad of zucchini, yellow summer squash, and onion. Balsamic vinegar adds zip and crumbled goat cheese adds tartness to this Mediterranean-style salad recipe.

Red Lentil and Roasted Vegetable Salad