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Favorite Summer Cookout Salads

Stacey Pirtle

by Stacey Updated: Jan 11, 2024

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Whether you are taking a dish or hosting your own cookout, having the perfect cookout salad recipe is a must. This list of top summer salads will make sure you are always ready to make or take everyone’s favorite backyard BBQ side dish!

a collage of summer salads you need for every cookout or BBQ you attend this summer.

Potato salads, pasta salads, fruit salads, layered salads… it doesn’t matter. Summer cookouts, backyard BBQs and fish fries are known for having some of the most mouthwatering salads lining their buffet tables.

Some are hearty. Some are light and refreshing. But all of them are bright, inviting, and bursting with seasonal flavor. A good salad always embodies what true outside dining is all about.

So no matter if you are putting on the whole show or just bringing a dish to add to the line up, my collection of super star cookout salad recipes has everything you need to enjoy a loads of delicious over and over again all summer long.

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essentials needed for serving salads out of doors at cookouts and backyard BBQs

What You Need To Serve Salads at Cookouts

Managing the task of serving or taking your tasty salad to a cookout starts with the right tools. Here are a few of my MUST-HAVES for making, taking and keeping your salad fresh when serving it out of doors!

  1. (4.5 quart) iced salad serving bowl
  2. iced condiment server with lid and serving tools
  3. serving tongs for salads
  4. salad spinner for washing lettuce
  5. iced serving tray with 8 compartments
  6. salad dressing shaker

Summer Cookout Salads

Southern Cornbread Salad

Spicy Strawberry Watermelon Salad

Bacon Tomato Pasta Salad

Tropical Orange Jello Salad

Creamy Dill Potato Salad

Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Southern Tomato Cucumber Salad with Vinegar Dressing

Southern Black Eyed Pea Salad

Southern Macaroni Salad

Crunchy Broccoli Salad with Strawberries

Classic 7 Layer Pea Salad

Confetti Frito Corn Salad

Green Salad with Creamy Mayo Vinaigrette

Berry Watermelon Fruit Salad

Southern Deviled Egg Potato Salad

Strawberry Jello Salad: A Southern Tradition

Layered Muffuletta Salad

Shrimp Pasta Salad

Tuscan Tortellini Salad

Strawberry Asparagus Salad

Creamy Southern Coleslaw

Artichoke Pesto Pasta Salad

Whether you are taking a dish or hosting your own cookout, having the perfect cookout salad recipe is a must.  This list of top summer cookout salads will make sure you are always ready to make or take everyone's favorite backyard BBQ side dish!

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