These chopped salad recipes are inspired by everything from traditional Turkish dishes to riffs on Thai flavors. Poke fun with potato chips swapped in for croutons, and even get a movie star seal of approval. (Thank you, salad aficionado Paul Newman.) A chopped salad is what you make of it, just cut into bite-sized pieces. Have fun and eat well.
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Potato Chip Chopped Caesar Salad
Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Renu Dhar / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle
Sour cream and onion–flavored potato chips stand in for croutons in this cheeky, flavor-forward take on Caesar salad. Anchovy-laced dressing, crisp romaine, and Parmesan come together with salty crunch in every bite. Add grilled chicken, canned chickpeas, shrimp, or salmon to make it a meal.
Chopped Winter Salad with Carrot-Ginger Dressing
Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Priscilla Montiel
Kale and napa cabbage meet a vivid carrot-ginger dressing in this salad from 2024 F&W Best New Chef Leina Horii designed to brighten up any winter meal. Throw on crisp puffed rice or tempura flakes for extra crunch, while the blender-made dressing is easily prepped in advance.
Chopped Salad with Honey-Peanut Dressing
Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This Thai-inspired chopped salad layers cabbage, chicken, bell pepper, and carrots with a creamy, umami-rich peanut dressing sweetened with honey and made bright by lime. Fried shallots and honey-roasted peanuts add irresistible crunch.
Chopped Salad with Grapes and Mint
Quentin Bacon
Think of this recipe as an excuse to show off your knife skills (or test out a fancy new blade). Zippy, light, and slightly sweet, it’s a medley of chopped tomatoes, cucumber, corn kernels, red onion, grapes, mint, and basil heaped on a pile of crispy, fresh romaine.
Summer Chopped Salad with Quick-Pickled Vegetables
Kana Okada
It’s not surprising that eternal hearthrob and salad dressing king Paul Newman loved a good chopped salad. Chef Michel Nischan, who co-owned the Westport, Connecticut restaurant, Dressing Room, with the late actor, shares a recipe for one. Quick-pickled carrots, celery, and peppers lend bright tang to this fresh summer salad.
Turkish Chopped Salad
Frances Janisch
Chef Musa Dağdeviren’s version of a classic chopped salad from the south-central Turkish city of Gaziantep is all brightness and bite, thanks to juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, fresh herbs, and a drizzle of tangy pomegranate molasses.
Chopped Kale Salad with Prosciutto and Figs
Con Poulos
Giada De Laurentiis’s savory-sweet salad pairs tender figs, salty prosciutto, and funky Gorgonzola with colorful kale, endive, and raddicchio. De Laurentiis likes to freeze the cheese so that she can shave it onto the salad, but crumbling it works just as well.
Chopped Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Quentin Bacon
Pungent blue cheese makes two big appearances in this bold chopped salad — both whisked into the dressing and scattered over top. Cookbook author and cheese expert Laura Werlin pairs this distinctive funkiness with incredible texture: creamy avocado, crunchy walnuts, and a riot of crisp vegetables.
Chopped Cabbage and Kale Salad
Todd Porter & Diane Cu
This no-fuss, ultra-crunchy salad brings together chopped kale, cabbage, walnuts, and bell pepper in a heaping bowl of texture and flavor. Bright lemon zest and juice plus briny feta bring extra acidity and salt to this simple, delicious preparation.
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