Bursting with the bold flavors of ginger and sesame oil, this colorful salad makes a perfect lunch or light dinner.
POINTS® Value: 4
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
- fat-free mayonnaise
- dark sesame oil
- table salt
- black pepper
This bacon- and scallion-loaded potato salad recipe is part of our Perfectly Simple series. Click here to view other recipes in this series.
POINTS® Value: 4
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- uncooked turkey bacon
- reduced-calorie mayonnaise
- red wine vinegar
- table salt
Enjoy this Asian-style salad from our UK site. It has a fantastic mix of flavors.
POINTS® Value: 4
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- lime zest
- fresh lime juice
- low-sodium soy sauce
- bean sprouts
This easy spring salad is perfect for a light, satisfying lunch. Enjoy it as is or trim calories by using your favorite fat-free dressing instead of the Dijon vinaigrette.
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
POINTS® Value: 4
- fresh lemon juice
- Dijon mustard
- olive oil
- dried bread crumbs
- white wine vinegar
Take advantage of summer’s best pickings by using a variety of tomatoes in this salad: heirloom, grape and pear are all wonderful options.
POINTS® Value: 0
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- lemon zest
- table salt
- black pepper
- Salt and ground black pepper
- medium onion
- fresh cooked crabmeat
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice to taste
- Shredded basil or chopped parsley leaves for garnish.
Marinating the shrimp ahead of time imparts extra flavor in this refreshing salad!
POINTS® Value: 6
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- low-sodium soy sauce
- mung bean sprouts
This scrumptious salad is brimming with fresh greens, sliced pears, ruby-red cranberry dressing, crunchy nuts and Parmesan cheese. Thinly sliced apples make a great substitute for the pears in this salad.
POINTS® Value: 4
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- red wine vinegar
- water
- olive oil
- Dijon mustard
- mixed baby greens
This crisp, refreshing salad takes only minutes to make if you begin with precooked chicken breasts, available at most supermarkets. Serve our salad as is, or roll it in tortillas for finger-lickin’-good wrap sandwiches.
POINTS® Value: 5
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- fresh lime juice
- corn oil
- fat-free sour cream
This main-course salad is pretty healthful as it is, and Gordon’s suggestion to add more vegetables would make it even better. This would also be a good place to try out some of the new whole-grain pastas on the market. I think you’ll be surprised at how much the taste is improved.
You need at least half a chicken to feed four people, so if you have a little less you can bulk this up with extra pasta, beans, peas, tomatoes, etc. For the pasta, there are limitless possibilities, but I’d recommend a short noodle rather than a spaghetti-type pasta—like fusilli, penne or farfalle.
- large ripe tomatoes
- For the Tomato-Ginger Dressing:
- Flesh from approximately 1/2 cooked chicken
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- extra-virgin olive oil