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Salads have always been a combination of leafy green lettuce, vegetables, cheese, and dressing. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a salad like this. These new salads break tradition in a totally mind-blowing way!

Some Non-Traditional Salads You Are Going To Love Include:

Red cabbage carrot mint salad
This red cabbage and carrot slaw leverages lemon and mint for a fresher variation that travels easily.

Key ingredients:

Red cabbage
Carrots
Lemon
Mint

Grilled corn zucchini salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
It's packed with summery corn, zucchini, and chickpeas, and then topped with a savory sun-dried tomato vinaigrette.

Key ingredients:

Corn
Zucchini
Sun-dried tomatoes
Maple syrup
Chickpeas

Beet, avocado, and fried goat cheese salad
Breaded-and-fried goat cheese is the star of this dish.

Key ingredients:

Beets
Shallot
Goat cheese
Avocado
Pistachios

Three-bean cilantro lime salad
Canned beans are livened up with a vibrant dressing and cilantro.

Key ingredients:

Black beans
Kidney beans
Cannellini beans
Bell peppers
Chili powder

Summer tomato cantaloupe salad
The sweet-and-savory combination of tomatoes, cucumber, and cantaloupe makes for a serious salad.

Key ingredients:

Tomato
Red onion
Limes
Cantaloupe
Mint

Fennel radish fattoush
Crispy pita chips are tossed in a lemony vinaigrette with fennel, radish, cucumber, apple, and radicchio then doused in sumac.

Key ingredients:

Pita
Fennel
Watermelon radish
Apple
Sumac

Sun-dried tomato pesto chickpea salad
Layered with fresh basil, sun-dried tomato pesto, and Parmesan, chickpeas have never been more impressive.

Key ingredients:

Sun-dried Tomatoes
Basil
Parmesan
Chickpeas
Pine nuts

Cucumber, basil, and watermelon salad
Cucumber, basil, and watermelon — are tossed together, then elevated with mango, peanuts, fresh herbs, and a gingery citrus-soy dressing to deepen the flavor.

Key ingredients:

Watermelon
Cucumber
Mango
Serrano pepper
Peanuts

Tabbouleh salad
Tomatoes, onion, lemon, parsley, and mint are tossed with reliable bulgur wheat.

Key ingredients:

Bulgur
Lemon
Parsley
Mint
Tomatoes
Panzanella

Make this salad in the morning and let the flavors meld together all day.

Key ingredients:

French bread
Tomatoes
Bell pepper
Dijon mustard
Champagne vinaigrette

Snap pea asparagus avocado salad with radish vinaigrette
Green and crisp veggies and herbs are served here with avocado and a unique radish vinaigrette.

Key ingredients:

Asparagus
Sugar snap peas
Avocado
Basil
Ricotta salata

Dill cucumber salad
This cucumber salad has so much dill and vinegar, it's almost like eating a pickle salad.

Key ingredients:

Cucumbers
Red wine vinegar
White balsamic vinegar
Cider vinegar
Dill

Finished!

These salads without any lettuce are so good, you may never buy lettuce again. Have you tried any of these salads yet?

Let Us Know What You Think!

Article Source: Thrillist

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