Best Quick Colorful Tossed Salad Recipes

EASY ARUGULA SALAD (& MORE RECIPES!)

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Here's the simplest salad you'll ever make! This easy arugula salad is fool-proof: you don't even need to make dressing. It comes together in minutes!

Provided by Sonja Overhiser

Categories Salad

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3/4 cup Parmesan cheese shavings (about 1.5 ounces)*
1 small shallot
8 cups (5 ounces) baby arugula (do not use standard arugula, usually sold in bunches)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice + zest of 1/2 lemon

Steps:

If necessary, shave the Parmesan cheese with a vegetable peeler. Thinly slice shallot.
In large bowl, place the baby arugula, olive oil, lemon zest (optional), lemon juice, and kosher salt. Use your hands to toss everything so it's evenly coated. Add the Parmesan shavings and shallot and toss for a few seconds until combined. Taste and add additional salt if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 82 calories, Sugar 0.6 g, Sodium 132.8 mg, Fat 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 1.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3.4 g, Cholesterol 5.4 mg

YOUR BASIC TOSSED SALAD

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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories side-dish

Time 11m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 hearts romaine lettuce
2 small plum tomatoes, diced
1 Kirby cucumber or 1/4 European seedless cucumber, diced
1 small yellow onion or 1/2 red onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and shredded
1/4 cup (a couple of glugs) extra-virgin olive oil
2 to 3 tablespoons (a couple of splashes) red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
Coarse salt and black pepper

Steps:

Place salad greens in a salad bowl and top with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and carrot. Place oil, vinegar and sugar in a small plastic container. Put the lid on the container and shake dressing until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Pour dressing over salad. Season salad with salt and pepper, to taste, and toss to combine.

TOSSED SALAD

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To speed up the preparation of this salad even more, you can slice the vegetables when you have time, either early in the day or the night before.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

5 cups torn mixed greens
1 medium tomato, diced
1 cup sliced radishes
1 cup sliced red onion
1/4 cup bacon bits
2/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1-1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

In a salad bowl, toss the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Pour over salad and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257 calories, Fat 25g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 660mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

EASY TOSSED SALAD

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Apples, almonds and cranberries provide powerfoods galore in this easy five-ingredient salad. Katie Wollgast - Florissant, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

8 cups torn mixed salad greens
1 large apple, sliced
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup fat-free poppy seed salad dressing

Steps:

In a salad bowl, combine the salad greens, apple, almonds and cranberries. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 109mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 5g protein.