If you’re looking for a light and healthy salad to balance out the calories in the ribs and burgers at your Memorial Day barbecue, I have a few to share. That’s probably an understatement – I’m the queen of salads.
These salads are great for a barbecue because they don’t contain ingredients that will spoil quickly if left out. I love that safety factor. It’s easy to get side-tracked and leave food out longer than is should be to be considered safe to eat. I’m not big on giving my guests food poisoning. 
Artichoke, Fennel and Tomato Salad
This salad is a recent addition to my salad repertoire. It was a hit at my birthday party, and generated several requests for the recipe. The picture doesn’t do it justice, but take my word for it, people were talking about it the next day.
Artichoke, Fennel and Tomato Salad
Mediterranean Chickpea and Feta Salad
This salad will please the vegetarians in the crowd. Creamy chickpeas are a perfect addition to any salad because they’re packed with protein and fiber. Combined with Mediterranean flavors and tart feta cheese, this is a festive salad.
Meditteranean Chickpea and Feta Salad
Aunt Kathleen’s Chinese Cabbage Salad
Chinese cabbage salads have been popular for years. They are inexpensive to make and can feed a large crowd. I love Kathleen’s version. She’s added sweet and chewey dried cranberries to give this salad a punch of color.
Aunt Kathleen's Chinese Cabbage Salad
Spinach and Mandarin Orange Salad with Pomegranate Balsamic Vinaigrette
This salad has become a classic in recent years. You’ll see versions of it using apples, strawberries and pears. This recipe uses goat cheese, but blue and gorgonzola works equally as well.
Spinach and Mandarin Orange Salad with Pomegranate Balsamic Vina
What are my plans for Memorial Day? We are going to pay our respects to my father-in-law. He was a wonderful father, grandfather and a proud veteran. We miss him always.
I hope you enjoy your Memorial Day festivities!
Kristi
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I have been in the mood for all the different kinds of salads…I am totally intrigued with your Chinese cabbage salad.
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I have to give my sister-in-law credit for that salad. Leftover chicken would make it a meal.
Oh my gosh I don’t know which is more divine, the Mediterranean chick pea salad or the spinach and Mandarin orange! Chick peas are a favorite and I use them quite frequently. The spinach with orange sounds fabulous!
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I usually buy the canned beans, but as soon as the kitchen remodel is done I want to try the dried beans. I keep hearing how much better they are.
yes indeed great salads for memorial day or any day as a matter of fact!
wow you have so many salad dishes going on here! Lucky your family! Hope you have a great memorial day.
Thank you! It’s been pretty rainy in Seattle, but then we are used to the rain, so it doesn’t stop us from grilling.
I love the chinese cabbage, its actually one of my favorites what a great delicious salad~ have a wonderful MD
I like those Chinese cabbage salads too. You can put everything but the kitchen sink in them.
The salads look great! I really like the spinach and mandarin orange salad.
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It’s good with apples and blue cheese too.
Those salads look delicious! I love that spinach mandarin orange salad. It looks awesome!
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It’s one of my favorites too, and a good way to get kids to eat their spinach.
I have a “Chinese Crunch” salad that I love dearly. I need to blog about it.
I’ll be looking for it. It’s definitely a great time of year for salad making.
Ohhh. That cabbage salad looks fantastic. I may have to make that one even not on Memorial day. Looks like great take-to-work for lunch food. Yum!
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Easy to put together too. It has great crunch factor.
such a perfect spring recipe. And it’s finally starting to feel like spring here in the Bay Area!
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We had a nice spring earlier in April, but now we are stuck with pouring rain. It doesn’t stop me. I put on a hat slicker and hit the garden anyway. The weeds could care less about the rain.
Lots of tasty options and great salad ideas you’re offering! Most could be easily veganized, too. The Mediterranean chickpea sounds just my speed.
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That’s true. My daughter isn’t vegan, but she is a vegetarian, so I try to provide dishes that would please her. Besides, it’s good for the rest of the family too!
Such beautiful and delicious looking salads. I am going to have fun with these.
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These are definitely winners. Family and friends request the recipe all the time.
Use of Vegetables are very important for healthy life. This is awesome recipe. I am very enjoy reading your post. Thanks for posting it.