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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

Roasted Cauliflower, Paneer and Lentil Salad
Mayukh Sen, Nik Sharma
1394 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,394
35 minutes
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Corn Salad With Tomatoes, Feta and Mint
Mark Bittman
6975 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,975
5 minutes
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Easy
Lemony Farro Pasta Salad With Goat Cheese and Mint
Melissa Clark
2227 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,227
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Tuna-Macaroni Salad
Millie Peartree
657 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
657
15 minutes, plus 3 hours’ chilling
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Minty Fruit Salad
Mark Bittman
974 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
974
5 minutes
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Easy
3-Bean Good Luck Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette
Martha Rose Shulman
517 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
517
1 hour 45 minutes
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Healthy
Mango Slaw
Millie Peartree
2893 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,893
5 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
French Potato and Green Bean Salad
David Tanis
2567 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,567
1 hour 15 minutes
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Broccoli Salad With Peanuts and Tahini-Lime Dressing
Lidey Heuck
2950 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,950
20 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating
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Macaroni Salad With Lemon and Herbs
Alexa Weibel
4789 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,789
25 minutes
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Spicy Shrimp and Chickpea Salad
Yasmin Fahr
2660 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,660
15 minutes
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Easy
Sweet and Spicy Fruit Salad
Melissa Clark
648 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
648
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
1730 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,730
45 minutes
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Creamy Cucumber Salad
Dawn Perry
651 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
651
10 minutes
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Easy
Roasted Potato Salad With BBQ Dressing
Eric Kim
1154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,154
1 hour
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Green Bean Salad With Hot Mustard Dressing
Kay Chun
508 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
508
20 minutes
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