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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

Tuna-Macaroni Salad
Millie Peartree
649 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
649
15 minutes, plus 3 hours’ chilling
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Minty Fruit Salad
Mark Bittman
960 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
960
5 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
3-Bean Good Luck Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette
Martha Rose Shulman
498 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
498
1 hour 45 minutes
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Healthy
Mango Slaw
Millie Peartree
2850 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,850
5 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
French Potato and Green Bean Salad
David Tanis
2543 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,543
1 hour 15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Broccoli Salad With Peanuts and Tahini-Lime Dressing
Lidey Heuck
2939 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,939
20 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating
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Macaroni Salad With Lemon and Herbs
Alexa Weibel
4758 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,758
25 minutes
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Spicy Shrimp and Chickpea Salad
Yasmin Fahr
2641 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,641
15 minutes
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Easy
Sweet and Spicy Fruit Salad
Melissa Clark
632 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
632
25 minutes
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Green and Wax Bean Salad With Tomato Vinaigrette
Melissa Clark
154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
154
15 minutes
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Easy
Roasted Potato Salad With Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1715 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,715
45 minutes
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Creamy Cucumber Salad
Dawn Perry
638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
638
10 minutes
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Easy
Roasted Potato Salad With BBQ Dressing
Eric Kim
1150 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,150
1 hour
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Green Bean Salad With Hot Mustard Dressing
Kay Chun
498 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
498
20 minutes
or to save this recipe.
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