Best Gluten-Free Salad Recipes

By Courtney Minor

Apr 21, 2023

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This collection of our best and most popular gluten-free salad recipes is a great way to fill out the menu. There’s nothing I love more than a hearty salad for an easy lunch, healthy dinner, or tasty side dish! I’ve included classic summer salads for potlucks, pasta salads, gluten-free salad dressings, and protein-packed options too! These easy gluten-free salad recipes also have dairy-free options.

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Gluten-Free Salad Recipes

I love the ease, flavor, and convenience of these gluten-free salad recipes. Whether I want a traditional salad with greens and veggies, or an ingredient-packed side salad to pair with my meals, these gluten-free recipes are sure to do the trick. And with plenty of gluten-free salad dressings to choose from, I always have the perfect pairing for whatever fresh ingredients I toss together.

These gluten-free salad recipes are perfect for potlucks, serving as dinner sides, and enjoying as a meal on their own.

Healthy Gluten-free Salads

Salads filled with fresh greens, veggies, and protein are the best way to get a tasty meal in while sticking to healthy eating!

Grilled Chicken Chimichurri Sauce
5 from 3 votes

Gluten-Free Grilled Chicken Chimichurri Salad

Mama’s take on Grilled Chicken Chimichurri Salad. A super favorable twist on traditional chimichurri sauce is both the marinade and dressing for this glorious grilled chicken salad.
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Gluten-Free Southwestern Quinoa Salad
5 from 3 votes

Gluten-Free Quinoa Salad

A healthy Southwest quinoa salad bursting with flavors from the tri-colored quinoa, avocados, black beans, corn, grape tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and a cilantro honey lime dressing.
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Gluten-free Pasta Salads

There’s no salad quite like a pasta salad–made with gluten-free pasta, of course! These cold salads are easy to make ahead of time, and they’re plenty filling for lunches.

4.97 from 32 votes

Gluten-Free Creamy Italian Pasta Salad

Homemade creamy Italian dressing combined with artichokes hearts, black olives, grape tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers, and gluten-free rotini pasta. A perfect gluten-free creamy Italian pasta salad for your next cookout or family get together. A summer classic that everyone loves!
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gluten-free macaroni salad in a glass bowl
4.50 from 2 votes

Gluten-Free Bacon, Tomato & Cheese Macaroni Salad

This super easy gluten-free macaroni salad is perfect for potlucks, backyard barbecues, or as an everyday meal!
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Gluten-free Side Salad Ideas

These gluten-free salad recipes are the perfect dish to bring to any potluck! Loaded with delicious ingredients for a hearty side, these will definitely complement any main dish.

5 from 24 votes

Gluten-Free Loaded Bacon Ranch Potato Salad

A creamy potato salad made with a homemade ranch dressing, bacon, cheddar cheese, hard-boiled eggs, and green onions. All of your favorite flavors from a loaded baked potato. A perfect gluten-free creamy potato salad for your next cookout or family get-together. A summer classic that everyone will love!
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ambrosia salad in a blue bowl with cherries in the background
5 from 1 vote

Gluten-Free Ambrosia Salad

An easy recipe for Ambrosia Salad. A creamy dessert fruit salad made with tropical fruit. This Ambrosia fruit salad recipe is naturally gluten-free and has a dairy-free option.
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Gluten-free Salad Dressing Recipes

Every salad needs a good dressing, and these gluten-free and dairy-free options pair well with just about any type of salad you make.

Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing in a bottle with a salad and salt and pepper grinder in the background
5 from 21 votes

Gluten-Free Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

An easy homemade balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing that is gluten-free, Paleo, and AIP.
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dairy-free ranch dressing in a glass bottle with a salad in the background
5 from 1 vote

Dairy-Free Ranch Dressing

An easy recipe for dairy-free ranch dressing. This homemade dairy-free ranch dressing is so creamy and packed full of flavor that you’ll never want to buy store-bought again!
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Dairy-Free Tzatziki

This dairy-free tzatziki recipe is just as delicious as the traditional version! It's also naturally gluten-free, vegan, and low-carb.
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Make sure to check out our Gluten-Free Dinner Recipes to serve with your favorite gluten-free salad recipes. 

 

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About Courtney Minor

Courtney has been writing and blogging for 15 years, with particular passions for cooking, travel, and fashion. Her love of food flourished while working on an organic vegetable farm, where she realized how fun and flavorful fresh veggies could be. She enjoys cooking pasta and veggie-filled dishes, and always goes for quick and simple recipes!

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5 Comments

  1. Curious how you prevent the GF pasta from becoming hard after it’s sat in the salad a day or 2…

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    1. Hi Stacy, we recommend adding 2 minutes to the cook time for the pasta so that it is slightly overcooked and therefore softer.

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  2. Is there another nut butter option for the Chimichurri sauce? Cashews are not allowed on my low fodmap, GF, non-dairy diet. Would almond butter be the closest?

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    1. Hi Nicki! You can definitely use almond butter instead. It will taste a bit different, but still very tasty.

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