Fresh Mediterranean Salads For Warmer Days

These fresh Mediterranean salads are perfect for warmer days when you want something light, colourful, and delicious without slaving in the kitchen. These simple salads are made with crisp vegetables, fresh herbs, grains, beans, cheese, olives, and easy dressings that work well for lunch, dinner, BBQs, or sharing with friends. They work for lunch, BBQs, easy weeknight dinners, or those days when a heavy meal just doesn’t sound right.

Mango Salad with Avocado

mango, avocado, and cucumber salad — Ayla Clulee

This zesty and colourful Mango Salad with Avocado and Cucumberis packed with flavor and ready in just 15 minutes. It is the perfect side dish for your summer cookouts, picnics, or potlucks!

To learn more: Mango Salad with Avocado and Cucumber

Watermelon Feta Salad

Watermelon and cucumber salad with feta cheese — Ayla Clulee

This easy and refreshing Watermelon Feta Salad is the perfect combination of sweet watermelon pieces with salty feta cheese, super crunchy cucumbers, and fresh basil leaves.

Ready in just 10 minutes, this is the perfect summer salad for BBQs, picnics, or summer parties.

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Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad

This Cucumber Tomato Feta Cheese Salad is quick and easy to make, using just a handful of ingredients you can find all year round. It is fresh and simple, and it’s one of those salads you can put together without much thought. It works well when you want something light and healthy, but still delicious.

To learn more: Cucumber Tomato Feta Cheese Salad

Aubergine Red Pepper Salad

eggplant salad served in a bowl with cutlery — Ayla Clulee

Patlıcan Salatası is a smoky, delicious, and healthy Turkish salad made with roasted aubergines, sweet peppers, red onion, and a simple olive oil dressing. It’s the kind of dish you can throw together for a quick weeknight meal or serve as part of a meze spread when you have people over.

To learn more: Patlıcan Salatası - Smoky Turkish Eggplant Salad

Shepherd's Salad

turkish shepherd salad (Coban Salatasi) served in a bowl as a side dish — Ayla Clulee

Coban Salatasi (also known as Turkish Shepherd's Salad) is a light, refreshing, and simple side salad made with juicy summer tomatoes, cucumbers, and green peppers. It's easy to make and comes together in only 10 minutes, perfect for a refreshing treat.

To learn more: Çoban Salatası (Turkish Shepherd's Salad)

Orzo Pasta Salad

This Orzo Pasta Salad is fresh, healthy, and flavorful, easy to put together, and perfect for making ahead. It is a great side dish for last-minute parties, small gatherings, or BBQs, and the leftovers are perfect for picnics and packed lunches.

And the best part is that this Mediterranean salad is made with easy-to-find fresh ingredients and is ready in just 20 minutes!

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Greek Cucumber Salad

Delicious, colorful, and refreshing Greek Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish, whether it's for your summer BBQ parties or family meals.

It is made with healthy ingredients such as cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, olives, and feta cheese. This simple Greek Salad is ready in 15 minutes and packed with Mediterranean flavors you will love.

To learn more: Greek Cucumber Salad

Lebanese Fattoush

A salad with tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetables — Ayla Clulee

This traditional Lebanese Salad "Fattoush" is a colorful Mediterranean dish made with fresh vegetables, tangy lemon dressing, and crisp pita croutons. It's a refreshing, delicious, and healthy side dish you can serve with your favorite summer meals, BBQs, or picnics.

To learn more: Lebanese Fattoush Salad

Turkish Bulgur Salad - Kisir

Traditional Kisir Recipe (Spicy Turkish Bulgur Salad) is served with lettuce leaves — Ayla Clulee

If you're looking for a delicious and flavorful salad recipe for your summer BBQ parties, look no further than the Traditional Kisir Recipe! This spicy Turkish Bulgur Salad is the perfect dish to impress your guests and add some variety to your table.

To learn more: Traditional Kisir Recipe (Spicy Turkish Bulgur Salad)

Maroulosalata

A bowl of salad with feta cheese and greens — Ayla Clulee

Greek Lettuce Salad (Maroulosalata) is a simple side dish made with shredded romaine lettuce, plenty of fresh spring herbs like dill, mint, and scallions, and a bright olive oil and vinegar dressing. This traditional Greek staple is fresh, crisp, and full of clean flavors. It’s also incredibly fast — you can have it ready in less than 10 minutes.

To learn more: Greek Lettuce Salad (Maroulosalata)

Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad

This Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad is an easy side that pairs well with grilled meats, simple weeknight dinners, or even tucked into wraps and sandwiches when you want something light and fresh. Made with crisp cucumbers, plenty of fresh dill, and a simple creamy dressing, it comes together fast and tastes refreshing.

To learn more: Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad