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17 Picnic Salad Recipes For Labor Day

Stacey Pirtle

by Stacey Published: Aug 31, 2024

This post may contain affiliate links.

Still looking for something utterly delicious to bring to that Labor Day get-together you’ve been invited to? These classic picnic salad recipes make quick and easy cookout side dishes with loads of showstopping flavor.

4 piece collage of picnic salad recipes that make great cookout side dishes for your Labor Day celebration.

You never have to worry about what to bring to a summer cookout or backyard BBQ when you have recipes like these 25 picnic salads at your fingertips! With everything from classic Southern Macaroni Salad and 7 Layer Pea Salad, to creamy potato salads, light pasta salads and even sweet fruit salads, there is something here to make sure your dish gets noticed and you bring home an empty bowl!

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Best of all, each recipe is easy to whip up, pairs perfectly with all your favorites off the grill or at a fish fry and is just begging to become your new cookout holiday tradition! In fact, these recipes are so good, you might forget you’re saying good bye to summer at the season’s last big bash.

My #1 Picnic Salad Tip

When cookout temps are hot and I need my salad and dressing to stay cool, I place my salad bowl in a larger bowl or tray and fill in with ice all around it. Also, when searching for a place to put my dish on the cookout table, I find a place that isn’t in the direct sunlight.

Make & Take Salad Serving Essentials

You’re salad deserves to look as great as it tastes! Here are some of my favorite salad bowls, tongs and servers. They’re perfect for taking your delicious salad to a cookout, potluck, or tailgate and will look stunning on your own dinner table too! This post contains affiliate links.

salad serving essentials
  1. Pedestal Trifle Bowl
  2. Locking Kitchen Tongs
  3. Salad Servers
  4. Glass Serving Bowl with Lid
  5. Olive Wood Salad Set
  6. Cherry Finished Salad Bowl

25 Picnic Salads for Your Labor Day Cook Out

Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Spicy Strawberry Watermelon Salad

Southern Black Eyed Pea Salad

Berry Peach Fruit Salad

Southern Deviled Egg Potato Salad

Classic 7 Layer Pea Salad

Confetti Frito Corn Salad

Bacon Tomato Pasta Salad

Southern Cornbread Salad

Artichoke Pesto Pasta Salad

Apple, Cheese, Celery Salad

Creamy Dill Potato Salad

Southern Tomato Cucumber Salad with Vinegar Dressing

Classic Pea Salad with Cheese & Bacon

Creamy Southern Coleslaw

Crunchy Broccoli Salad with Strawberries

Southern Macaroni Salad

Berry Watermelon Fruit Salad

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Tuscan Tortellini Salad

Spicy Cucumber Salad

Broccoli Slaw with Apples & Brussel Sprouts

Layered Muffuletta Salad

Taco Pasta Salad with Avocado Dressing

Shrimp Pasta Salad

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