It's easy getting your five-a-day of fruits and veggies thanks to these quick and easy salad recipes. These gems feature kid-friendly ingredients, including pasta, crisp lettuce, health veggies and even popcorn! Pick a leaner salad to serve as a side dish or sweet but healthy snack. Or server a meal in a bowl with a protein-packed salad featuring cheese, beans, turkey or chicken.

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Pasta Salad

• Alphabet Pasta Salad
• Easy Pasta Salad
• Italian Pasta Salad
• Pasta and Bean Salad
• Seafood Pasta Salad

Fruit Salad

• Apple Mango Salad
• Autumn Apple Salad
• Fabulous Fruit Salad
• Five-Cup Fruit Salad
• Fruit and Nut Coleslaw
• Fruit Salad in Seconds
• Grape and Cranberry Salad
• Green Grape Salad
• Juicy Fruit Salad
• Layered Fruit and Cheese Salad
• Mango Madness Fruit Salad
• Peach and Berry Salad

Hearty Salads

• Black Bean and Couscous Salad
• Chicken Salad
• Chicken Salad with Peaches and Walnuts
• Chuck Wagon Salad
• Chunky Chicken Pasta Salad
• Chunky Turkey Salad
• Corn Chip Salad
• Lunch Box Taco Salad
• Super Grilled Salmon Salad
• Warm Chicken Salad

Vegetable Salads and Slaws

• Broccoli Slaw
• Broccoli Salad

Something Different

• Popcorn Salad
• Rainbow Salad
• Sicilian Escarole Salad with Citrus Dressing