7 Filling Salads with Meat
Satisfying salads topped with everything from grilled chicken to strips of salami make for easy weeknight dinners (with minimal cleanup.)
Autumn Salad with Figs and Blue Cheese
Mimi Thorisson tosses her incredible mesclun salad with figs, toasted nuts, bacon and blue cheese.
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Jicama, Kirby and Carrot Salad with Charred Lamb
Because Jean-Georges Vongerichten is constantly opening new restaurants, it's easy to forget his break-out place: Vong, in Manhattan. This smoky lamb salad dates from Vong's 1992 opening. With crunchy carrots, cucumbers and bean sprouts and a spiced vinegar dressing, it is one of the dishes that launched the Asian-fusion trend in America.
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Grilled Meatballs with Scallion and Shaved Cheese Salad
Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson makes his savory meatballs with a mixture of lamb, veal and bacon and, surprisingly, a little ricotta cheese to keep everything moist. He serves them on an unconventional salad of grilled scallions with shavings of Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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Antipasto Salad with Green Olive Tapenade
This hearty salad from Nancy Silverton combines crisp iceberg lettuce, milky mozzarella, spicy-tangy peperoncini and salty olives and salami.
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Juicy Steak and Tomato Salad
This summery salad from Food & Wine's Justin Chapple is quick and easy to pull together, and a total crowd-pleaser.
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Corned Beef Salad with Thousand Island Dressing and Rye Croutons
You've probably eaten a sandwich with a salad inside; now try a salad with a sandwich inside.
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Grilled Chinese Chicken Salad
Store-bought shredded coleslaw mix makes this salad incredibly easy to make.