Editors’ Collection

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.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Recipes

Macaroni Salad
Millie Peartree
1846 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,846
30 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Farro and Green Bean Salad With Walnuts and Dill
Colu Henry
1369 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,369
35 minutes
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Potato Salad With Tartar Sauce and Fresh Herbs
Alexa Weibel
685 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
685
30 minutes
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Broccoli Salad With Garlic and Sesame
Melissa Clark
5743 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,743
10 minutes, plus marinating
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Cold Noodle Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce
Hetty Lui McKinnon
9260 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
9,260
20 minutes
or to save this recipe.
White Bean Caprese Salad
Colu Henry
4312 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,312
10 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Cucumber Salad With Soy, Ginger and Garlic
Martha Rose Shulman
5718 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,718
20 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Roasted Cauliflower, Paneer and Lentil Salad
Mayukh Sen, Nik Sharma
1429 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,429
35 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Corn Salad With Tomatoes, Feta and Mint
Mark Bittman
7037 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,037
5 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Lemony Farro Pasta Salad With Goat Cheese and Mint
Melissa Clark
2264 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,264
45 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Tuna-Macaroni Salad
Millie Peartree
661 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
661
15 minutes, plus 3 hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Minty Fruit Salad
Mark Bittman
988 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
988
5 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
3-Bean Good Luck Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette
Martha Rose Shulman
525 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
525
1 hour 45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Healthy
French Potato and Green Bean Salad
David Tanis
2594 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,594
1 hour 15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Broccoli Salad With Peanuts and Tahini-Lime Dressing
Lidey Heuck
2961 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,961
20 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating
or to save this recipe.
Macaroni Salad With Lemon and Herbs
Alexa Weibel
4815 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,815
25 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Spicy Shrimp and Chickpea Salad
Yasmin Fahr
2674 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,674
15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Sweet and Spicy Fruit Salad
Melissa Clark
656 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
656
25 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Green and Wax Bean Salad With Tomato Vinaigrette
Melissa Clark
155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
155
15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Roasted Potato Salad With Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1738 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,738
45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Creamy Cucumber Salad
Dawn Perry
664 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
664
10 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Roasted Potato Salad With BBQ Dressing
Eric Kim
1159 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,159
1 hour
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Green Bean Salad With Hot Mustard Dressing
Kay Chun
516 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
516
20 minutes
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