Salad

This recipe was created to accompany Spinach Salad with Chili Pepper Dressing Werk. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Two favorite spring salads get combined into one easy, lower-fat version.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Raita is a yogurt salad, and integral--and cooling--part of an Indian meal. It can be prepared with raw and/or cooked vegetables (we use both here) or with fruit.

Avocado, Belgian endive and spinach are combined with oranges and radishes in this gorgeous seasonal salad.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Have some carrot sticks, sweet gherkin pickles and buttered dinner rolls with the salad; if the picnic is taking place in the back yard, offer some corn on the cob as well. Oversize oatmeal cookies and watermelon wedges are a great finish. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Begin the meal with chilled canned vichyssoise sprinkled with chopped fresh chives. A bowl of marinated green and black olives goes well with the salad, and a compote of the season's best fruits — berries, melon and peaches — is a nice finish.

Serve this beautiful starter with Champagne or sparkling wine.

"Vito's Waterfront, a charming restaurant on Marco Island off Florida's Gulf Coast, offers a house salad that comes with a thick and tangy sun-dried tomato dressing," says Joanne Lawrence of Norwell, Massachusetts.