Editors’ Collection

Make-Ahead Salads for BBQs

Our best salad recipes to make ahead: potato salad, pasta salad, cucumber salad and more. Discover more great side dishes here.

Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Recipes

Lemony Farro Pasta Salad With Goat Cheese and Mint
Melissa Clark
2216 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,216
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Tuna-Macaroni Salad
Millie Peartree
654 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
654
15 minutes, plus 3 hours’ chilling
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Minty Fruit Salad
Mark Bittman
969 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
969
5 minutes
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Easy
3-Bean Good Luck Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette
Martha Rose Shulman
502 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
502
1 hour 45 minutes
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Healthy
Mango Slaw
Millie Peartree
2867 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,867
5 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
French Potato and Green Bean Salad
David Tanis
2556 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,556
1 hour 15 minutes
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Broccoli Salad With Peanuts and Tahini-Lime Dressing
Lidey Heuck
2946 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,946
20 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating
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Macaroni Salad With Lemon and Herbs
Alexa Weibel
4781 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,781
25 minutes
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Spicy Shrimp and Chickpea Salad
Yasmin Fahr
2655 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,655
15 minutes
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Easy
Sweet and Spicy Fruit Salad
Melissa Clark
639 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
639
25 minutes
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Green and Wax Bean Salad With Tomato Vinaigrette
Melissa Clark
155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
155
15 minutes
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Easy
Roasted Potato Salad With Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1725 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,725
45 minutes
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Creamy Cucumber Salad
Dawn Perry
647 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
647
10 minutes
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Easy
Roasted Potato Salad With BBQ Dressing
Eric Kim
1151 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,151
1 hour
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Green Bean Salad With Hot Mustard Dressing
Kay Chun
503 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
503
20 minutes
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