Easy Healthy Salad Recipes for Busy Families - Barbara Bakes™

Creamy BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:30:00 +0000

BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad is both delicious and easy to make. It has a vibrant mix of fresh vegetables, tender grilled chicken, and a sauce so good you will want to put it on everything! Quick Recipe Overview WHAT: BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad brings together smoky barbecue, creamy ranch, and fresh vegetables into one crave-worthy...

Italian Green Bean Salad with Lemon Dressing

Melissa Griffiths — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:18:43 +0000

This Italian Green Bean Salad turns simple ingredients into a dish that’s perfect for any occasion. The combination of crisp-tender green beans, tangy lemon-Dijon dressing, and fresh tomatoes creates a refreshing side that pairs well with grilled meats, sandwiches, or enjoyed on its own as a light lunch! 🥗 Whether you are hosting a summer...

Creamy Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

Melissa Griffiths — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:46:22 +0000

This creamy broccoli cauliflower salad recipe features crisp vegetables, tangy dressing, and crunchy walnuts and is a quick, make-ahead side dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights, potlucks, and family gatherings. Even the picky eaters will love this salad! In the midst of busy weekday chaos, finding nutritious dishes that please everyone at the table can...

Easy Homemade Croutons

Melissa Griffiths — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:11:44 +0000

These Easy Homemade Croutons are just what your salads have been missing! Tossed in tasty spices and baked until crunchy, they’ll make your bowl of greens way more exciting. Got a stale loaf of bread gathering dust on your counter? Perfect! Grab that bad boy and a few things from your pantry, and you’re in...

Everything Bagel Croutons

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:47:51 +0000

You’ll love how fast these Everything Bagel Croutons are to make and how delicious they are to eat. You’ll find yourself munching on them like crackers and they might never make it onto your salad. Ingredients Bread: this is a great use for stale bread (and I always keep the ends or my bread and...

Quick Asian Spinach Salad

Melissa Griffiths — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:27:00 +0000

This Quick Asian Spinach Salad contains rotisserie chicken, bowtie pasta, carrots, bean sprouts and water chestnuts in a creamy sesame dressing.

How To Make Perfect Pasta Salad

Melissa Griffiths — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 18:26:00 +0000

A perfect pasta salad is bright and colorful, with a great mix of textures and flavors and just the right amount of dressing. With this easy recipe and great tips, I’ll show you how to make perfect pasta salad every time. I love a great pasta salad loaded with fresh veggies and coated with a...

Butter Lettuce Couscous Salad With Grilled Chicken, Cranberries And Almonds

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:00:29 +0000

Crisp butter lettuce tossed together with Israeli couscous, crunchy almonds, grilled chicken, and sweet cranberries. This Butter Lettuce Couscous Salad is quick and easy to make and great served warm, cold, or at room temperature. If you’re like me and you’re always struggling for ideas for quick, easy breakfasts and lunches, you’re going to love a...

Broccoli Slaw Salad

Melissa Griffiths — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:09:39 +0000

A broccoli slaw salad made from fresh broccoli, sweet carrots, red onions, dried cranberries, and sliced almonds coated with a wonderful, creamy lemon dressing. This is an easy-to-make salad that is perfect for almost any occasion. I’ve joined a fun group of bloggers to put together a roundup of recipes on the first day of every month. This...

Quinoa, Tomato and Avocado Salad

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:30:49 +0000

A fresh, simple, and versatile summer salad. A perfect side dish for whatever you're grilling up this summer. Driving home from our vacation at Zion National Park I was reading my new Cooking Light. They had an article on quinoa, how great it is for you and fun ways to change it up. We were constantly eating on vacation, so something light and healthy was just what I was craving.