35 Best Easter Salad Recipes to Brighten Your Celebration
The best Easter salad recipes! Easy Easter salad ideas like crowd-pleasing healthy green salads, fresh fruit salad, pasta salad, pea salad, broccoli salad and more!
When it comes to your Easter celebration, you might keep your meal mostly the same every year.
But why not mix things up with a light, fresh salad?
Salads can add some much-needed crunch and bright flavor and color to your holiday table.
I put together a list of the best Easter salad recipes, so you feel extra inspired to try something new.
These Easter salad ideas include healthy green salads, plus unique and delicious fruit, pasta, potato and spring salads.
There’s something for every type of celebration – and every kind of salad-making “skill level.”
So whether you’re hosting an Easter brunch or dinner, or attending a Spring potluck, these refreshing salads make fun and festive side dishes.
Let’s check ‘em out!
(🐣 Looking for more delicious Easter food ideas? Try some of the cute Easter cookie recipes, unique dinner ideas, bite-size finger foods, easy Easter snacks, fun Spring cakes, or crowd-pleasing Easter side dishes!)
Easter Salad Recipes
Easter Spring Salad
This Easter Spring Salad is loaded with delicious seasonal ingredients including asparagus, snap peas, prosciutto and cheese.
Topped with a deviled egg dressing, it’s perfect as an Easter salad for dinner or brunch.
Greek Orzo Salad
This light Greek orzo salad is filled with veggies, herbs, and a bright lemony vinaigrette.
It's so bright and lively amidst your other Easter dishes!
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad fuses two classic favorites: creamy deviled eggs and tender pasta salad.
A unique twist on the traditional handheld appetizer turned into a delicious side dish for your Easter celebration.
Bacon Pea Salad
Tender sweet peas are mixed with bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, and a bit of red onion.
It’s all tossed in a simple creamy dressing for an easy make ahead dish.
Citrus Salad
This beautiful Citrus Salad is the perfect Easter brunch salad.
Grapefruit and oranges are served over greens with a tangy-sweet lime vinaigrette, pistachios, and fresh herbs.
Ultimate Potato Salad
No holiday is complete without potato salad, and this Ultimate Potato Salad is a classic potato salad that includes hard boiled eggs, crunchy celery, onion, and more tossed in a creamy, tangy dressing.
Prepare for everyone to ask you for the recipe, because it might just be the best potato salad they’ve ever had.
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad is a classic that you'll want to make on repeat throughout spring and summer.
It pairs perfectly with any protein, and the Strawberry Vinaigrette gives you a double strawberry hit.
Easter Fluff Salad
Easter Fruit Fluff salad recipe is a quick and easy way to turn a classic fruit cocktail into a deliciously creamy “dump and go” dessert or side dish.
Topped of course, with marshmallow Peeps!
Mediterranean Farro Salad
Once you’ve tried this unique Farro Salad, you’ll want to make it again and again!
Juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, onions, and feta cheese are all tossed in a simple dressing with protein-rich farro for a healthy springtime salad.
Easter Fruit Salad
This bright and colorful Easter Fruit Salad is a healthy way to balance chocolate eggs and marshmallow ducks!
Bursting with a rainbow of fresh, juicy fruits, it looks as lovely as it tastes. Best of all, it can be made ahead of time!
Carrot Salad
This carrot salad is so easy, using everyday ingredients like raisins, oil, vinegar, and sugar.
Best of all, it can be made in just one bowl for easy cleanup.
Easy Southern Grape Salad
This family favorite Southern Grape Salad requires only 10 minutes of prep and a few ingredients to whip up!
It's a creamy, crunchy and crowd-pleasing side dish.
Chopped Rainbow Veggie Salad
This crunchy veggie Rainbow Salad recipe has an amazing Asian salad dressing that's simple to make but full of vibrant colors and great flavors.
It will look so beautiful on your Easter table!
Tri-color Pasta Salad with Ham
Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad is loaded with savory ingredients is quick, easy, and delicious.
Featuring crisp red onion, fresh ham, and veggies, and colorful tri color pasta, it's not your average pasta salad!
Pear Blue Cheese Salad
Pear Blue Cheese Salad combines the flavors of juicy pears with sharp blue cheese, toasted walnuts and a tangy walnut oil vinaigrette.
This intense flavor combination atop a bed of mixed greens and sprinkled with dried cranberries.
Easter Salad
If you're looking for something a little extra special to serve your family this year, why not try this Easter Salad that's formed in the shape of an egg!
Serve this Easter Salad for brunch by simply layering your favorite salad ingredients on a platter to make it look like a beautifully decorated Easter egg.
Baked Carrot and Chickpea Salad
Baked Carrot and Chickpea Salad is a delicious vegetarian warm salad, but since it has no lettuce, it will not get soggy.
It’s unique because it’s baked and the lemon honey dressing is to die for!
Broccoli Apple Salad
This Broccoli Apple Salad is a healthy and delicious version of classic broccoli salad.
The slightly bitter broccoli complements the sweetness of the apple, tart cranberries, tangy cheese, and honey mustard dressing.
Tomato Feta Salad with Peach and Strawberry
Classic tomato feta salad gets a colorful and flavorful upgrade with the addition of peaches and strawberries.
Part vegetable salad, part fruit salad, this combination totally works, and looks beautiful on your table.
7 Layer Salad
Traditional Seven Layer Salad is made extra special with the addition of maple bacon on top for a sweet and savory crunch
It's also the perfect use up for extra hard-boiled Easter eggs!
Roasted Beet and Sweet Potato Salad
Beet and Sweet Potato Salad has such a nice balance of sweet and savory flavors.
Beetroot and sweet potatoes add sweetness, texture, and gorgeous color to this salad.
Arugula adds a peppery flavor that balances the sweetness of the dressing and root vegetables nicely, and the toasted pecans add richness and crunch.
Italian Tortellini Salad
Tortellini, salami, cheese, and veggies are tossed in a delicious dressing in this hearty Italian Tortellini Salad.
It's perfect for an Easter potluck or anytime you need a crowd-pleasing side dish.
Carrot Pineapple Jello Salad
The beloved mid-century Carrot and Pineapple Jello Salad is a retro potluck favorite!
It’s a versatile recipe for dessert or side-dish, with crisp and refreshing flavors that add a nostalgic touch to any gathering.
Panzanella Salad
Panzanella salad is a hearty salad utilizing fresh tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, bell peppers and onions.
Combined with toasty bread, fresh mozzarella, and the best homemade dressing, what’s not to like?!
Spring Salad with Eggs and Creamy Tarragon Dressing
Spring Salad with Eggs and Creamy Tarragon Dressing is a beautiful addition to any spring brunch or Easter table.
It’s made with shaved asparagus, fennel, and radishes, crunchy pistachios, silky goat cheese, and jammy eggs. The dressing is to die for.
Spring Farro Salad
This delightful Spring Farro Salad has roasted asparagus, broccolini, and radishes.
It's topped with dill, chives, and a mustardy dressing absolutely bursting with spring flavor.
Bunny Rabbit Easter Salad
A beautiful springtime salad with adorable little accessories, this Bunny Rabbit Easter Salad is so fun and originial!
Everyone will be in awe when you pull this out!
Creamy Broccoli Slaw
Creamy Broccoli Slaw is a crunchy, crispy, addition to your Easter menu.
Shredded broccoli is mixed with tart granny smith apples, chewy dried cranberries, and crunchy sunflower seeds tossed in a simple creamy dressing!
Asparagus and Feta Cheese Quinoa Salad
This Asparagus and Feta Cheese Quinoa Salad is the best tasting quinoa dish! I
t's light but has a slightly creamy texture from the feta cheese. Perfect for using that lovely spring asparagus.
Greek Salad
This classic Mediterranean Greek Salad is fresh, vibrant, and incredibly delicious.
It's a beautiful balance of sweet, salty, and acidic flavors with a bright and refreshing vinaigrette.
Easter Egg Radish Salad
Pretty springtime radishes pair beautifully with parsley and parmesan, and the homemade dressing comes together with a few pantry staple ingredients.
Zesty Three Bean Salad
Colorful and bursting with flavor, Zesty Three Bean Salad is a great dish to bring to Easter dinner.
A hearty trio of your favorite beans marinated in a delicious vinaigrette is the perfect make-ahead potluck side dish.
Asparagus Salad
Embrace all the spring flavors with this fresh, colorful, crispy Asparagus Salad.
Asparagus stalks, peas, radishes, green onions, and toasted hazelnuts are tossed in a lemony vinaigrette and scooped onto butter lettuce leaves.
Easy Ambrosia Salad
Is it really a holiday with sweet and refreshing Ambrosia Salad?
It’s a crowd-pleasing combination of pineapple, coconut, mandarin oranges, and mini marshmallows in a creamy base.
Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
This Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad is the perfect spring and summer salad!
Made with fresh strawberries, goat cheese, spinach, walnuts & pine nuts, then drizzled with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette with a hint of cinnamon.
Ready to try some new Easter salad recipes?
I hope this list of easy Easter salad ideas has given you tons of inspiration for unique dishes to add to your holiday menu.
From healthy green salads to unique fruit, veggie, and pasta salads, there’s so many great ideas to choose from!
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