Ultimate Summer Salad Recipe Roundup

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Chill out and enjoy some of the most refreshing flavours of summer! The peak season for fresh produce, we love enjoying all the vibrant tastes and textures that come with these sweltering summer months. One of our favourite things to enjoy when the weather is hot is salads! Anything but boring, these delicious summer salads feature juicy fruits, crisp veggies, savoury proteins, creamy cheeses, and some of our favourite Farm Boy Dressings and Vinaigrettes! Read on to discover the tastiest of summer salads in this mega-sized recipe roundup!

Berries, Greens, and Buffalo Mozzarella Salad

Beautiful and colourful, this summer salad makes the most of juicy, fresh berries. We made this recipe with strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries, but you can throw in raspberries, too! The tart and sweet berries work beautifully with the creamy Buffalo Mozzarella, and they hold up well against the sharp bite of the tender greens. We added crunch with toasted pumpkin seeds, but chopped toasted nuts (like walnuts) would also work to add texture.

Lunch idea: The image shows a shallow white dish filled with mixed greens, blackberries, blueberries, sliced strawberries, and buffalo mozzarella. There are three crisped baguette slices in the dish as well.

Full Recipe: Berries, Greens, and Buffalo Mozzarella Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Apple Cider Vinaigrette, Farm Boy™ Buffalo Mozzarella, Farm Boy™ Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Farm Boy™ Fleur de Sel, Fresh Berries.

Crunchy Rainbow Salad with Peanut Dressing

The colours of a rainbow are beautiful after a summer shower—and they’re equally gorgeous in this summer salad! This salad gets its vibrancy from cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, green onions, mint, and cilantro. We prepared the dressing from scratch, and it has a wonderfully nutty, sweet, and salty flavour with umami notes thanks to soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.

The image shows a white bowl on a white wooden table filled with a colourful shredded salad. There is a small bowl of peanut dressing in the lower left corner and a blue napkin with two forks on the right side of the bowl.

Full Recipe: Crunchy Rainbow Salad with Peanut Dressing

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ All Natural Creamy Unsalted Peanut Butter, Farm Boy™ Salted Kettle Cooked Jumbo Peanuts, Fresh Veggies.

Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad

Watermelon—like most produce—is at its best in the summer, and watermelon and feta are a delicious flavour combo. The sweet, juicy melon tastes incredible alongside our salty, tangy Barrel Aged Feta. Bright and refreshing, this salad is a standout at any picnic or backyard gathering. Serve it right away for the best flavour and don’t worry—this salad rarely leaves leftovers!

The image shows a white bowl with a fresh-looking salad of cubed watermelon, feta cheese, cucumber, and mint leaves. In the lower left corner are two fresh cucumbers. Out of focus in the background is a container of Farm Boy Barrel Aged Feta Cheese.

Full Recipe: Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Barrel Aged Feta, Farm Boy™ Fleur de Sel, Farm Boy™ Lemon Garlic with Honey Dressing, Fresh Watermelon.

Fattoush Salad

This Lebanese-inspired salad gets its name from the crunchy pita chips that are sprinkled throughout. Instead of frying bits of pita bread ourselves, we opted for our Sea Salt Fattoush Chips for that necessary crunch. A “clean out the crisper” style of salad, we used lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers to bulk it up. Be sure to pick up some sumac seasoning to make this summer salad a success. Its unique, citrusy flavour can’t be substituted.

The image shows a closeup of a wooden bowl filled with chopped lettuce, cucumber coins, sliced cherry tomatoes, and fattoush chips.

Full Recipe: Fattoush Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Sea Salt Fattoush Chips, Farm Boy™ Lemon Garlic Dressing, Farm Boy™ Sumac Seasoning, Farm Boy™ Fleur de Sel.

Quinoa and Veggie Jar Salad

An easy salad to pack, consider whipping up a couple of these for your next afternoon or weekend excursion! Full of crisp veggies, protein, and fibre, it’s a salad that’s guaranteed to satisfy. This recipe is also easily customizable if you follow the packing directions: Start with dressing on the bottom, followed by strong ingredients and proteins, with fragile items (think leafy greens) at the top.

The image shows two clear glass jars with layered salad inside them. The layers are chickpeas, red pepper, orange peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, quinoa, and lettuce.

Full Recipe: Quinoa and Veggie Jar Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Apple Cider Vinaigrette, Farm Boy™ Organic Chickpeas, Farm Boy™ Quinoa, Farm Boy™ Barrel Aged Feta.

Citrus Salad with Tangy Kefir Vinaigrette

Beautifully arranged, with delicate wheels of different citrus fruits, this summer salad is delicious for any season. We used pink grapefruit, navel oranges, blood oranges, and clementines for this juicy, tart dish. It would also work well with pomelos, tangelos, or whatever other citrus fruits you enjoy! With a creamy, tangy dressing, this salad is a palate refresher. Its light, bright taste makes it an ideal salad for those humid summer evenings.

The image is shot from above and shows a pale blue plate beside a pale blue napkin. On the plate are wheels of various citrus fruits with their rinds removed. The fruits include blood oranges, oranges, and grapefruit. They are garnished with mint leaves and pomegranate arils.

Full Recipe: Citrus Salad with Tangy Kefir Vinaigrette

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ 14% Sour Cream, Farm Boy™ Plain Kefir, Farm Boy™ Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Farm Boy™ Barrel Aged Feta, Farm Boy™ Garlic Flowers, Farm Boy™ Dijon Mustard, Farm Boy™ White Liquid Honey, Fresh Citrus Fruits.

Grilled Summer Zucchini Salad

Fire up the barbecue and get grilling for this deliciously simple salad! We used one of our favourite summer squashes—zucchini—as the base of this salad. If you’d like extra colour, try adding bell peppers or yellow squash. A hearty side or appetizer, swap our Barrel Aged Feta for our Vegan Feta Cheese-Style Alternative to transform this summer salad into a totally plant-based dish.

Summer salad: The image is shot from above and shows a white plate on a pale wood circular cutting board. On the plate are strips of grilled zucchini, lemon wedges, mint leaves, and feta cheese. To the right of the plate is a knife and fork with wooden handles. To the left of the plate is a small dish of sea salt.

Full Recipe: Grilled Summer Zucchini Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Lemon Garlic Dressing, Farm Boy™ Organic Oregano, Farm Boy™ Fleur de Sel, Farm Boy™ Barrel Aged Feta, Fresh Zucchini.

Three Melon, Bocconcini, and Prosciutto Salad

This summer salad has a gorgeous array of colours and flavours! Perfect for those hot nights, this recipe uses fresh, juicy honeydew, cantaloupe, and canary melon. Combined with creamy mini bocconcini and our salty Prosciutto, it’s a delicious seasonal side, appetizer, or main. If you’d like to add even more colour and sweetness to this recipe, try throwing in some fresh, diced watermelon!

The image is taken from above. The image shows a white tablecloth with a large white plate in the centre. On the plate is a salad of romainc lettuce, halved red and yellow cherry tomatoes, balls of bocconcini cheese, sliced prosciutto, and balls of cantaloupe, honeydew, and canary melons. The salad is garnished with mint leaves and pepper. In the upper right corner of the image is a bowl filled with the balls of three melons. In the bottom left of the image is a mint green napkin with two large serving spoons. In the upper left of the image is a small clear glass bowl with an olive-oil based dressing.

Full Recipe: Three Melon, Bocconcini, and Prosciutto Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Prosecco Wine Vinegar, Farm Boy™ Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Farm Boy™ Prosciutto, Fresh Melons.

South of the Border Black Bean Salad

As easy on your wallet as it is tasty on your palate, this simple salad recipe is a delicious dinner or side! Loaded with protein-heavy and fibre-rich Organic Black Beans, this colourful summer salad also uses bell pepper, tomatoes, and corn. If you’d like some additional creaminess, try tossing in chunks of avocado! Finished with our Chili Lime Dressing, it’s a zesty main course or BBQ-friendly side!

The image shows a red woven placemat with a white plate and a white bowl on top of the plate. There are three forks on the plate beside the bowl. In the bowl is a colourful medley of chopped tomatoes, corn, black beans, fresh jalapeno peppers, and feta cheese. The upper right of the image in the background shows three stacked white bowls out of focus. The lower right of the image shows a whole fresh green jalapeno pepper. The lower left of the image shows a small clear glass bowl filled with feta cheese and two sliced of fresh green jalapeno. In the upper left of the image, out of focus in the background is an orange pepper, tomato, and green jalapeno pepper.

Full Recipe: South of the Border Black Bean Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Organic Black Beans, Farm Boy™ Organic Whole Kernel Corn, Farm Boy™ Cow and Goat Feta Cheese, Farm Boy™ Chili Lime Dressing.

Rainbow Fruit Salad with Honey Orange Yogurt Sauce

Salad isn’t always about eating your vegetables: in summer, we like it as a way to indulge in all our favourite summer fruits! Arranged in rows for a gorgeous presentation, this salad looks just as beautiful—and tastes just as good—all mixed up! We chose fresh berries, mango, kiwi, and grapes as our fruits. However, this recipe would also work with peaches, plums, cherries, or whatever you like best. Paired with a sweet and refreshing yogurt sauce, use it as a dip or drizzle it over your salad.

Summer salad: The image is shot from above and shows a plate on a white and yellow checkered cloth. The plate contains fruit arranged in rows: sliced strawberries, raspberries, mango, kiwi, grapes, and blueberries. To the right of the dish is a medium-sized bowl filled with yogurt and garnished with orange segments.

Full Recipe: Rainbow Fruit Salad with Honey Orange Yogurt Sauce

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Organic Plain Greek Yogurt, Farm Boy™ White Liquid Honey, Fresh Fruits.

Chopped Italian Salad

Like ordering lunch at your favourite deli, this chopped salad has all the necessary elements: spicy, pickle-y, bitter, salty, and sweet! This salad has major antipasto vibes, so it would work as a side or a main course. Loaded with olives, chickpeas, spicy eggplant, and salami, it’s packed with savoury umami flavours. Drizzled with our Lemon Garlic with Honey Dressing, it has just a touch of sweetness to keep it perfectly balanced.

Summer salad: The image shows a casserole dish filled with chopped red cabbage, tomatoes, chickpeas, and olives. In the background slightly out of focus are three jars: olives, spicy pickled eggplant, and Farm Boy Lemon Garlic with Honey Dressing.

Full Recipe: Chopped Italian Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Organic Chickpeas, Farm Boy™ Pepperoncini, Farm Boy™ Spicy Pickled Eggplant, Farm Boy™ Jumbo Kalamata Olives, Farm Boy™ Lemon Garlic with Honey Dressing.

Nectarine, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad

Savour all the flavours of summer with this deliciously seasonal salad. Ripe, juicy nectarines meet salty prosciutto and creamy burrata for a tasty textural explosion. We love offering up this summer salad because of the short season of stone fruit. If nectarines aren’t your thing, try peaches or plums instead. All work just as well in savoury recipes as they do in sweet!

Summer salad: the image is shot from above and shows a plate on a circular placemat. The plate is filled with a salad containing sliced nectarine, prosciutto, and burrata. There are two wooden spoons on the right side of the plate and a peach-coloured napkin on the left.

Full Recipe: Nectarine, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Farm Boy™ Prosciutto, Farm Boy™ White Liquid Honey, Fresh Nectarines.

Warm Quinoa, Asparagus, and Green Bean Salad

Enjoy a pop of texture with this stir-fried quinoa salad recipe. Full of contrasts, this salad began as a spring recipe but, when asparagus is still available and tasty, it works for summer, too. You can make a big batch of this salad and offer it to your guests to serve themselves, or prepare and arrange the bowls yourself, as seen in the image. There’s no wrong way to enjoy this salad that’s packed with fibre, vitamins, and flavour.

Sumemr salad: the image shows a bowl filled with cooked quinoa. Along the edge of the bowl are sliced radishes, asparagus, green beans, and a wedge of avocado.

Full Recipe: Warm Quinoa, Asparagus, and Green Bean Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Farm Boy™ Organic Mixed Quinoa, Farm Boy™ Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Farm Boy™ Microgreens, Farm Boy™ Lemon Garlic with Honey Dressing.

Mozzarella al Pesto Salad

When you want a salad but don’t really want to eat many vegetables, this is the recipe for you! With our Buffalo Mozzarella as the star, this salad is about enjoying a giant piece of cheese drizzled with pesto. Finished with zucchini ribbons and cherry tomatoes, this is a delicious app that’ll have you transported to the Italian Mediterranean.  

The image shows a white dish on a striped dishcloth. In the dish is a ball of buffalo mozzarella. The mozzarella is sitting atop a pool of pesto sauce and is surrounded by different colours of sliced cherry tomatoes.

Full Recipe: Mozzarella al Pesto Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Basil Pesto, Farm Boy™ Buffalo Mozzarella, Farm Boy™ Fleur de Sel.

Fresh Herb Salad

Delicious, light, and packed with flavour, this fresh herb salad is a perfect side for lunch! In our Farm Boy stores, you’ll find loads of crisp, fresh herbs to create this salad, like parsley, mint, basil, dill, and chives. To add more bulk to this salad, we included peas, radishes, cucumbers, and tender greens, but you can always opt for your own favourite veggies!

Summer salad: the image shows a bowl on a pale blue tablecloth. The bowl is filled with fresh herbs, thinly sliced radishes, and parmesan cheese. There is a spoon and fork to the right of the bowl and a small bowl of parmesan cheese in the upper right corner.

Full Recipe: Fresh Herb Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Apple Cider Vinaigrette, Farm Boy™ Roasted Pumpkin Seeds, Fresh Herbs.

Mediterranean Bean, Kale, and Quinoa Salad

Nutritious and delicious, this chopped summer salad recipe is made even easier by using our Organic Mixed Quinoa, which cooks in the microwave in just 1 minute—no stovetop required! Full of protein, fibre, and healthy fats, this vegetarian salad recipe is an easy one to make ahead of time for a quick, no-cook dinner. Have leftovers? It makes for a tasty lunch the next day, too!

The image shows a red woven placement. Out of focus in the background are stacked bowls in blue, red, and white. In the foreground is a red and white bowl. In the bowl is a salad of chopped kale, yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, olives, and quinoa.

Full Recipe: Mediterranean Bean, Kale, and Quinoa Salad

Suggested Farm Boy Items: Farm Boy™ Quinoa, Farm Boy™ Organic Chickpeas, Farm Boy™ Organic Bean Medley, Farm Boy™ Mediterranean Dressing, Farm Boy™ Cow and Goat Feta Cheese, Farm Boy™ Jumbo Kalamata Olives.

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