42 Perfect Picnic Salads: Potato, Pasta, Slaw; More
Reinvent the summer salad with these clever twists on the noodle, spud and cabbage classics.
Related To:
Photo By: Emile Wamsteker ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Eddy Chen ©2015, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Renee Comet ©2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Matt Armendariz ©2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Stephen Murello ©Stephen Murello
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
©2012, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Evan Sung for The New York Times
Photo By: Armando Rafael Moutela ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. 2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Stephen Murello ©Stephen Murello
Photo By: Armando Rafael Moutela ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. 2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Armando Rafael Moutela ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved. 2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Potato and Pickle Salad
Tiffani Thiessen's twist on a Texas restaurant's potato salad is colorful and tangy.
Get the Recipe: Potato and Pickle Salad
Macaroni Icebox Salad with Creamy Red Wine Vinaigrette
Not only is this macaroni salad portable and Instagram-ready, but it's also jam-packed with a colorful, flavorful mix of ingredients, including Broccolini and chopped ham.
Get the Recipe: Macaroni Icebox Salad with Creamy Red Wine Vinaigrette
Wasabi Potato Salad
A few tablespoons of nose-tingling wasabi give this Asian-inspired potato salad surprising kick.
Get the Recipe: Wasabi Potato Salad
Garden Pasta Salad
Make the most of your garden — or greenmarket — bounty with this simple pasta salad starring carrots, celery, bell peppers, tomatoes and green onions.
Get the Recipe: Garden Pasta Salad
Beet and Carrot Slaw
This is a gorgeous and refreshing summer slaw. A box grater or a food processor shredding attachment makes for a good time-saving alternative if you don't want to cut the beets and carrots by hand.
Get the Recipe: Beet and Carrot Slaw
Orecchiette with Mixed Greens and Goat Cheese
Dome-shaped orecchiette are the perfect vehicle for the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and crumbled goat cheese in Giada's Mediterranean-accented pasta.
Get the Recipe: Orecchiette with Mixed Greens and Goat Cheese
Lemon-Basil Potatoes
Giada boils potatoes in chicken stock to give the spuds added flavor before tossing them with lemon zest and chopped basil.
Get the Recipe: Lemon-Basil Potatoes
New Macaroni Salad
Get the Recipe: New Macaroni Salad
Potato, Tomato, Corn and Basil Salad
Get the Recipe: Potato, Tomato, Corn and Basil Salad
Red Cabbage Slaw
Get the Recipe: Red Cabbage Slaw
Baked Potato Salad
Alex roasts potatoes in the oven instead of boiling them, to ensure the skin turns crispy. She then mixes them with a chunky basil-parsley puree and tangy ingredients like red wine vinegar, mustard, capers and gherkin pickles.
Get the Recipe: Baked Potato Salad
Pasta Primavera
Giada roasts a rainbow of summer vegetables with dried herbs and then tosses them with pasta, oil and Parmesan for a simple salad that lets the fresh produce shine.
Get the Recipe: Pasta Primavera
Herbed Potato Salad
Get the Recipe: Herbed Potato Salad
Tri-Colore Orzo
Get the Recipe: Tri-Colore Orzo
Cold-Fashioned Potato Salad
Get the Recipe: Cold-Fashioned Potato Salad
Kohlrabi and Chinese Sausage Slaw
Get the Recipe: Kohlrabi and Chinese Sausage Slaw
Pasta Salad with Green Onion Dressing
Get the Recipe: Pasta Salad with Green Onion Dressing
Three Bean Salad with Jalapeno-Cilantro Vinaigrette
Get the Recipe: Three Bean Salad with Jalapeno-Cilantro Vinaigrette
Warm Fingerling Potato Salad with Bacon, Peas and Horseradish Creme Fraiche
Get the Recipe: Warm Fingerling Potato Salad with Bacon, Peas and Horseradish Creme Fraiche
Creamy Cobb Potato Salad
Taking its cue from the legendary salad created from leftovers in a late-night Hollywood kitchen, our potato-studded version is a star of its own.
Get the Recipe: Creamy Cobb Potato Salad
Lentil Salad with Salami and Giardiniera
Get the Recipe: Lentil Salad with Salami and Giardiniera
Asian Style Slaw
Get the Recipe: Asian Style Slaw
Red Cabbage and Green Apple Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing
Get the Recipe: Red Cabbage and Green Apple Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing
Herby Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
Get the Recipe: Herby Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
Quick Coleslaw
Get the Recipe: Quick Coleslaw
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad With Chili Dressing
Get the Recipe: Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Black Beans and Chili Dressing
Orzo Salad
Get the Recipe: Orzo Salad
Classic Macaroni Salad
Get the Recipe: Classic Macaroni Salad
Quick Spicy Kimchee
Get the Recipe: Quick Spicy Kimchee
Indian Potato Salad
Get the Recipe: Indian Potato Salad
Baby Spinach with Roasted Potatoes and Sweet Dijon Vinaigrette
Get the Recipe: Baby Spinach with Balsamic Roasted Potatoes and Sweet Dijon Vinaigrette
Classic Southern Potato Salad
Kevin Gillespie serves up his spin on this classic Southern side dish.
Get the Recipe: Classic Southern Potato Salad
Smoked Potato Salad
Get the grill to do double duty by serving this smoked potato salad alongside your main dish.
Get the Recipe: Smoked Potato Salad
Roasted Peanut Slaw
Get the Recipe: Roasted Peanut Slaw
Mostly Not Potato Salad
Get the Recipe: Mostly Not Potato Salad
Tarragon Potato Salad
Add a little French flair to your barbecue with Laura Calder's tangy potato salad.
Get the Recipe: Tarragon Potato Salad
Mortadella Pasta Salad
Get the Recipe: Mortadella Pasta Salad
Cold Pasta Salad
Get the Recipe: Cold Pasta Salad
Sweet Potato Salad
Get the Recipe: Sweet Potato Salad
Chuck's Warm Potato Salad
Get the Recipe: Warm Potato Salad
Black Bean Salad with Mango, Cilantro and Lime
Get the Recipe: Black Bean Salad with Mango, Cilantro and Lime
Orecchiette Pasta with Ricotta and Cherry Tomatoes
Get the Recipe: Orecchiette con Ricotta e Pomodorini: Orecchiette Pasta with Ricotta and Cherry Tomatoes