Top 6 Summer Salads of 2023! 🤩 You've Never Seen Anything Like These Mind Blowing Recipes!!!

Published 2023-05-28
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Hey friends, it’s that time of year when our thoughts and tastes turn to those beautiful and delicious summer salads. This video is dedicated to proving that not all salads are created equal and it's full of tips and tricks to make the prep easy and the freshness last all week long! You’re never going to say that eating a salad sucks again!
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Southwestern BBQ Chicken Salad
Layer all the ingredients on a bed of your favorite salad greens, Romaine stays nice and crunchy!
Cooked and sliced chicken breast - see the link below for a great way to bake some up or heat up some frozen fully cooked chicken from the grocery store
Pinto beans (rinsed and drained), Whole kernel sweet corn (rinsed and drained), Avocado, Roma tomatoes, Cucumbers, Red onion, Shredded Cheese, Fritos

Chicken Seasoning: I also add some seafood seasoning that has lemon and brown sugar
www.pinterest.com/pin/196047390015429954/

Cornbread Salad:
www.pinterest.com/pin/196047390019070446/

TikTok Trader Joes Mini Pepper & Cucumber Salad:
Mini cucumbers and sweet peppers
Everything Bagel Seasoning
Trader Joes Crunchy Chili Onion Oil
Makoto Honey Ginger Dressing
Mix it up til your tastebuds are happy!

Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad:
www.pinterest.com/pin/196047390021598848/

Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad:
www.pinterest.com/pin/196047390019982203/

Georgia Cracker Salad:
www.pinterest.com/pin/196047390020185911/

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All Comments (21)
  • Asking y'all to please pray for our daughter-in-law. She's pregnant with our granddaughter and is having a few health hiccups. She's due in August. Thank you in advance. God Bless
  • @TCSOKO
    "Your chickens not getting baptised, its getting sprinkled" made me chuckle!
  • @jeeps7913
    Re: Keeping green onions fresh longer. Since I always use my green onions sliced anyway, the best way I have found is to quickly wash fresh ones, dry and immediately slice them. If preferred separate the green tops from the white part, & place them in snack size zip bags, Tuck a small piece of damp paper towel inside, press out all air & seal tightly. They will keep for at least a couple of weeks + this way. They are always ‘ready to go! Use to garnish a casserole, salad, baked potato or tacos etc.
  • @debmoore629
    My husband was the opposite, he wanted a plate of tomato with cottage cheese and that was his salad! Our weather is getting hot here so these are perfect for this week and next! TY
  • @kaypyles9441
    A tip to see if the avocado is ripe at the store: pull the little plug off the one end, if it's green, it's ripe! 😊
  • @BetseyClaire
    That first salad LOL. It was so sweet and funny watching you put together the salad for Patrick. I was sad when he took the tomatoes off! I used to be exactly that way, but now I go out of my way to put tomato on things (it's got to be chopped very small though!). But yeah, it needed some ranch and he got that taken care of.
  • @ima40schic
    how cool is this..... I just finished eating my salad and then sat down to watch this video. My salad was a cracker salad!! haha I had never heard of it until I saw Paula Deen make one. I make mine with tomatoes, bacon bits, sharp cheddar, mayo and the crackers. It is the best thing ever!!!! Anyone thinking it's not just needs to try it! You can start with tomatoes, mayo and crackers and just add whatever you want !
  • @tashamason7861
    Thats why i love salads you can make them so many ways
  • @canadasnobird
    I make a southwest chicken salad. Romaine, diced peppers, corn, black beans and chicken. I make my own dressing by adding bbq sauce to ranch dressing. Top salad with tortilla salad strips. So good.
  • @candyeolney30
    These look so good! Since you love salad one of my favorites I copied from a restaurant I used to go to. On a bed of lettuce put a sliced chicken breast that’s cooked with teriyaki sauce, slivered almonds, mandarin oranges and cheese. They served it with poppyseed dressing but I’ve started loving sweet onion vinaigrette.
  • Hi Mel, aa one of your followers in the UK I would love to see another grocery haul. I find it fascinating how much more variety and scope you have in your stores than we do. Cans of cooked chicken breast and bags of bacon bits for example. such a time saver = we don't have those. I have also acquired a couple of things you use I had never seen before - that 'meat masher' which I now use all the time plus those clip stands for baggies. Thanks for the great ideas and tips and for being so lovely. God bless you all xxx
  • @mariaolker
    My husband is the same with most veggies. Such a baby. That cornbread salad is very unique to me. I will have to try that.
  • Hi mel.i eat a lot of chicken these recipes are going to be great❤
  • Hey Mel,hope y'all are having a wonderful Memorial weekend!
  • Mel Over the top video. I love salad. I could eat it every day. My husband not so much but he will eat it every once and a while. I loved the variety and all the colors.. never had cracker salad but can not wait to try it. Love these light foods. Do your girls cook? I see your baby girl is getting married. Many blessings to you and your family.
  • @Sammi_May
    Hey hey friend 🥰🥰🥰. I love me some salads!!!
  • @tracyroth3397
    Wow, girl! These recipes all look delicious! Woo Hoo for summer salad recipes!🙌🥗🫶🏼
  • @ozpaws
    I had to laugh, my DH would take the onion off and probably put it on MY plate!! And cornbread salad, nothin better. It's fun to see how many variations there are 🙂