45 Plant-Based Summer Salad Recipes

Summer is the season for salads! Gone are the days (thankfully!) of boring iceberg wedges and flavorless green curly leaf tosses. Today, plant-powered salads are all about bold vegetables, flavors, textures, and nutrition. Some of my favorite salad ingredients include pungent greens like kale and arugula, hearty pulses like chickpeas and lentils, sweet fruits like berries and cherries, crunchy veggies like cauliflower and snow peas, and a sassy vinaigrette using rich spice and herb blends. I asked some of my favorite food bloggers to share their best plant-powered summer salad ideas in this frenzy of recipes. Toss these 45 Plant-Based Summer Salad Recipes up all summer long and reap the flavor and health rewards.

45 Plant-Based Summer Salad Recipes

Avocado and Jicama Cucumber Salad, Kaleigh McMordie, MCN, RDN, Lively Table (shown above)
Avocado Artichoke Lentil Salad, Kelly Page, Tasting Page
Berry Broccoli Brussels Salad with Cherry Balsamic Vinaigrette, Shannon Garcia, RDN, Kiss in the Kitchen

Black Bean, Corn, and Farro Salad, Kristina Todini, RDN, Fork in the Road (shown above)

Cannellini Bean Salad with Basil and Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Dixya Bhattarai, MS, RDN, Food, Pleasure, and Health (shown above)
Cauliflower Cashew Confetti Salad, Kristina Sloggett, Spa Bettie
Cauliflower Chickpea Tabbouleh, Kara Golis, RDN, Byte Sized Nutrition

Cauliflower Cranberry Superfood Salad, Karman Meyer, RDN, The Nutrition Adventure (shown above)

Cantaloupe Salad with Radishes and Pumpkin Seeds, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Citrus Asian Coleslaw, Jennifer Hunt, RDN, Healthy Inspiration

Citrus Avocado Quinoa Salad with Honey Walnuts, Danielle Cushing, RDN, The Every Kitchen (shown above)
Citrus Quinoa Salad with Prunes, Amy Gorin, MS, RD, Amy Gorin Nutrition
Creamy Cucumber Salad with Dill, Maya Krampf, Wholesome Yum

Easy Chickpea Salad, Steven Seighman, The Nut-Free Vegan (shown above)
Easy Chickpea Salad with Easy Lemon Dressing, Linda Meyer, Veganosity
Easy Lentil Salad with Leeks and Lemon Vinaigrette, Mary Ellen Valverde, V Nutrition
Easy Orzo Pasta Salad, Matthew Maguire, Pasta Based

Farmers Market Lentil Salad, Abra Pappa, Abra’s Kitchen (shown above)
Fruit, Seed, and Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette, Amanda Hernandez, RDN, The Nutritionist Reviews

Grilled Corn and Potato Salad with Crispy Sage, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Lemony Avocado Tofu-Dill Salad, Gi Oliverira, Comidamor

Loaded Veggie Chopped Kale Salad, Jennifer Thurman Sebestyen, Veggie Inspired
Massaged Kale Salad with Savoury Granola, Melanie McDonald, A Virtual Vegan
Mexican Chopped Salad with Avocado Dressing, Elena Szeliga, Happy Kitchen. Rocks

Mixed Green Salad with Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower, Avocado, and Cucumber Ranch Dressing, Anjali Lalani, Vegetarian Gastronomy (shown above)
Mung Bean Lentil Salad-Stuffed Avocado, Chelsey Amer, RDN, C it Nutritionally
Nicoise Salad with Grilled Orange Tofu, Johanne Rosenthal, Sunnyside Hanne
Nori Veggie Wraps, Adrienne Raimo, RDN, One Bite Wellness
Pineapple Coconut Buckwheat Salad, Stefanie Dougherty, Green Sage
Quinoa Salad with Corn, Peas, Avocado, Md Suja, Pepper Bowl
Simple Spinach Salad, Annie Markowitz, VegAnnie

Spiralized Zucchini, Cherry, and Lentil Salad, Evi Oravecz, Green Evi (shown above)

Summer Corn, Tomato & White Bean Salad, Kristie Williams-Yowell, The Mostly Vegan (shown above)
Strawberry Cucumber Salad, Judy Barbe, RDN, Live Best

Summer Green Bean Tomato Salad, Sharon Palmer, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)

Summer Grilled Corn Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing, Melissa Huggins, Vegan Huggs (shown above)

Summer Steel Cut Oats Salad with Maple Miso Balsamic Dressing, Sophia De Santis, Veggies Don’t Bite (shown above)
Raw Spiralized Thai Salad, Rebecca Pytell, Strength and Sunshine
Roasted Chickpea Caesar Salad, Melville Nicoletta, Sugar Loves Spices

The Ultimate Garden Salad, Kari Gray, Beautiful Ingredient (shown above)

Tomato, Corn, and Avocado Salad, Brittany Poulson, RDN, Your Choice Nutrition (shown above)

Triple Berry and Quinoa Salad with Mixed Greens, Marie Dittmer, RDN, Healthy Ideas Place (shown above)
Tuscan White Bean Salad, Jenny Manseau, RDN, The Creative RD
White Bean Cherry Tomato Basil Salad, Amy Katz, Veggies Save the Day
Wild Rice and Kale Salad, Liz Weiss, MS, RDN, Liz’s Healthy Table

For other plant-based salads, check out some of my favorites:

Green and Gold Brown Rice Salad
Farmers Market Tomato Arugula Salad
Green Bean, Chickpea, and Farro Salad with Za’atar