#salads

#salads

When it comes to side dishes, the star of Thanksgiving doesn't have to be the gravy, stuffing, or mashed potatoes. Enter: the Thanksgiving salad! Instead of brown and mushy, the salad can be one of the most delicious things on your holiday plate. Over years of hosting, I've found that bold flavor combinations like roasted squash, crunchy apples, pomegranate jewels, and tangy dressings will make everyone reach for seconds.

Beans are a hero ingredient for any salad. They're rich with protein and fiber and low in fat, so tossing them into any recipe is an instant health boost. They're also little flavor bombs - among the varying types of beans, you'll find different levels of nuttiness, richness, starchiness, earthiness, and sweetness. This explains why three-bean salad has been a favorite since the '50s, and why a whole new generation has embraced "dense bean salads" on TikTok.

This lime vinaigrette is a simple, bright dressing made with just five ingredients: lime zest and juice, Dijon mustard, olive oil, and maple syrup.

The Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken is the unhealthiest salad at Panera Bread, featuring 300mg of cholesterol and 1,180mg of sodium.

Potato salad seems an essential component at a July 4th gathering. There's nothing complicated about it; basically, it is boiled potatoes tossed with a vinaigrette.

The whole point of coleslaw is that the veg has to be crisp, which is why Cloake shreds rather than grates the cabbage.