These Favorite Summer Dinner Salads are the ones I make every summer, and I think salad is a perfect dinner when it’s hot! And all the low-carb salad recipes featured here are dinner salads I’ve enjoyed over and over!
PIN the Summer Dinner Salads to try some later!
All these Favorite Summer Dinner Salads are perfect to make when it’s salad season, and you only have to peek into the Salads Index on this site to see that I’m a huge fan of salad. So the hard thing about recommending salads for summer dinners was narrowing it down to a reasonable number of recipes to include!
But after looking around a bit, I ended up with a great collection of different salads, and I hope there’s a recipe here you might like to try soon whenever you feel like having a delicious salad for dinner! And quite a few of these recipes use pre-cooked ingredients so you won’t need to use the stove for many of the salads in this collection.
What Summer Dinner Salads are featured here?
For this collection I focused on Keto or low-carb salads that I’d eat for the entire meal, although some of the vegetarian salads would also make a great side dish. I love chicken salads so there are quite a few salads that use chicken, but you’ll also find salads here with shrimp, tuna, eggs, salami, bacon, ground turkey, Italian Sausage, and plenty of salads with different types of cheese!
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If you try any of these favorite salads please leave a star rating and let me know how you like them! Star ratings are so helpful for other readers (and search engines) and they’re found in the recipe card, underneath the small photo where it says PRINT; you can use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of each recipe to get to that quickly. And you don’t have to log in or leave a comment to rate the recipe, thanks!
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Just click or tap any recipe title to see the complete recipe for that salad on Kalyn’s Kitchen.
Nicoise Tuna Salad Recipe was inspired by a salad I had when I went to France, and my version of this classic salad doesn’t have potatoes!
Last summer I served Pesto Chicken Salad quite a few times when I had friends over, and this was always a huge hit! And there isn’t a huge amount of peas, so this salad is still really low in carbs.
This Lettuce-Free Keto Cobb Salad is absolutely a winner. There aren’t a lot of tomatoes in a serving, but you can use less tomatoes or skip them if you want even less carbs.
This Spicy Chicken Salad with Ginger and Lemon is loaded with interesting flavors!
Anyone who loves avocado and tuna packed in olive oil like I do is going to SWOON over this Tuna Stuffed Avocado! And if you’re not a cilantro fan just leave that out and this will still be delicious!
When we made this Greek Chicken Salad with Peperoncini, we couldn’t stop talking about how good it was, and if you like spicy Peperoncini you’ll love this salad!
Ground Beef Taco Salad with Kale, Tomatoes, and Avocado is an amazing salad for dinner any time of year!
Thai-Inspired Turkey Larb Salad has amazing flavor from seasoned ground turkey, Mint, Cilantro, Sriracha Sauce, and Peanuts, and this delicious low-carb salad has those interesting Thai flavors that so many people love.
If you like curry flavors and asparagus you’re probably going to love this Curried Chicken Salad and did I mention PINE NUTS! You can also make the salad with slivered almonds if that’s what you have on hand!
This Shrimp and Avocado Salad has been a favorite on the blog for years, and I’d love this for a dinner that doesn’t need the stove!
More Summer Dinner Salads to Try!
- Zucchini Pasta Salad
- Chicken and Avocado Salad with Lime and Cilantro
- Southwest Chicken Salad
- Marinated Cauliflower Antipasto Salad
- Lemony Shrimp Salad with Avocado, Heart of Palm, and Feta
- Grilled Halloumi Salad
- Vietnamese Chicken Salad with Cabbage
- Chicken Salad with Basil
- Arugula Chicken Salad with Mozzarella and Tomatoes
- Avocado Egg Salad (with Cottage Cheese)
