The 23 best salads of all time
You’ll want to commit these recipes to memory.
From The Times
August 21, 2025
An overhead image of a large bowl of green salad topped with sliced radishes, halved tomatoes and avocado.
Lidey Heuck’s garden salad. Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

The 23 best salads of all time

Salad is an easy, reliable staple of summer, and a perfect meal for the heat.

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