What it lacks in veggie nutrients it makes up for in fun flavor.

This recipe is bulked up with cubed ham.

Marinated Cucumber, Tomato And Onion Salad

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A staple come summertime in the South.

Cranberry Fluff Salad

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Unlike salads with lettuce, this one gets better the longer it sits.

Crumbled bacon tops off the crunchy dish.

Cranberry Fluff Salad

Don’t knock this creamy, dreamy, sweet salad until you try it.

Strawberry-Pretzel Jello Salad

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The base starts with canned fruit for convenience.

Cajun-Style Potato Salad

This is basically a traditional potato salad that has gotten a Louisiana-style makeover.

Creole mustard and Cajun seasoning make this anything but boring.

Classic Macaroni Salad with Ham

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Like a BLT, minus the lettuce!

Marinated Watermelon Tomato Salad

Southerners know that tomato and watermelon go together like unexpected best friends.

It fits in for various occasions, fromEasterto summer cookouts.

Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, and Onion Salad

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Make this your jiggly holiday centerpiece, and you’re sure to spark up conversation.

Southern Cornbread Salad

This is how Southerners do a panzanella salad.

It’s all topped off with a dressed-up ranch dressing.

Southern Living Nana’s Marinated Pea Salad in a bowl ready to serve

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Toeat a pear saladproperly, you pick up the pear and take a bite, leaving the lettuce behind.

And for Alexis E. Barton it’s her mothers signature potato salad recipe.

Now that’s what we call a satisfying salad.

Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad

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Enter this recipe that is an old-school favorite featuring zesty Italian dressing, pepperoni, olives, and pasta.

It’s true, this dynamic duo will give traditional potato salad a little picnic competition.

Whipped-Cream Corn Salad

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Creamy Overnight Fruit Salad

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Deviled Egg Potato Salad

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Mama Mae’s Ambrosia Salad

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Heirloom Tomato-Cracker Salad

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Watergate Salad

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Cajun-Style Potato Salad

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Homemade Chicken Salad

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Bacon-Ranch Pasta Saladba

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Marinated Watermelon Tomato Salad

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Classic Potato Salad Southern Living

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Lime Gelatin and Cottage Cheese Salad

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Southern Living Cheesecake Fruit Salad in a bowl to serve

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Creamy Cucumber Salad With Dill

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Southern Living Cornbread Salad in a trifle bowl ready to serve

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Carrot Raisin Salad

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Pear salads with mayonnaise, lettuce, cheese, and cherries - Southern Living

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Southern Living Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad in the bowl to serve

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Southern Living Corn Salad with Sumac and Feta in a bowl ready to serve

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Southern Living Maude Crawford Barton’s Potato Salad in a bowl to serve

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Cowboy Pasta Salad

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Pepperoni Pasta Salad in a white serving bowl - Southern Living

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Southern Living Fried Potatoes and Onions in a bowl to serve

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