Salads from Around the World

International Salad Recipes

One of the constant standbys on a low-carb diet is salad. In fact, salads can be SO constant that we can get quite sick of them at times! But truly, there is no need for that. A salad can be as varied as the countries in the world, and the vegetables in your market. Try a variety of colors, flavors, and seasonings in your next salad. To get you started, I've collected salads which are low in carbohydrate from many of the About.com Food Sites. So prepare for a Salad Adventure!

Salad Basics

Which dressings are healthiest? What's the best way to toss a salad? These basics will get you started.

• How to Find or Make a Healthy Salad Dressing

• How to Make Perfect Tossed Green Salads (Local Foods)

• Make the Perfect Vinaigrette (Culinary Arts)

Salads as Meals

These salads include protein, and are fine as a whole meal. Of course, a protein source can be added to almost any salad. Unless marked, they are from this Low Carb Diets site.

• Green Salad with Chicken and Strawberries

• Thai-Style Chicken Salad My favorite summer salad - a wonderfully refreshing combination of flavors and textures.

• Grilled Chicken Salad (Australian/New Zealand Food)

• Ensalada Mixta (Spanish Food) Has tuna, but any protein would work.

• Chinese Chicken Salad (Chinese Food) Leave the rice sticks out, which Rhonda says is really a finishing touch

• Tuna Nicoise (French Food) A French Classic

• Grilled Seafood Nicoise (French Food)

• Egg and Onion Salad (Latin Caribbean Food)

• Curried Walnut Salad (Vegetarian Food)

Salads on the Side

These salads can be a first course or side dish.

• Cauliflower "Potato" Salad Great for a picnic in place of potato salad

• Low-Carb Broccoli Bacon Salad A low-carb take on this American classic

• Sugar-Free Cole Slaw Most cole slaw has quite a bit of sugar, so be careful if you buy it from a store in the U.S.

• Watermelon Cucumber Salad with Mint Totally refreshing!

• Wedge Salad (Kids Cooking) Basic iceberg lettuce wedge made yummy.

• Asparagus With Vinaigrette and Egg (Local Foods)

• Traditional Greek Salad (Greek Food) A lot of traditional Greek food is surprisingly low in carbs - check out the site.

• Easy Thai Cucumber Salad (Thai Food)

• Thai Tossed Salad (Thai Food)

• Koolsla (Dutch Cole Slaw) (Dutch Food) This is the Original Cole Slaw, interestingly without sugar, unlike the American versions.

• Crunchy Kohlrabi Salad (Dutch Food)

• Grilled Asparagus and Macadamia Salad (Australian/New Zealand Food)

• Cuban Toseed Salad (Latin Caribbean Food)

• Artichoke and Bean Sprout Salad (Italian Food)

• Zucchini and Pancetta Salad (Italian Food)

• Italian Summer Salad (Italian Food)

• Elisabetta's Summer Cantaloupe Salad (Italian Food)

• Curried Cabbage Salad (Vegetarian Food)

• Kachumbar (Indian Food)

• Ben's Tangy Tomato Cucumber Salad (Indian Food)

• Fennel Salad with Meyer Lemon (Local Foods)

• Grilled Peach Salad with Bacon and Pistachios (Local Foods)

• Strawberry Poblano Salad (Local Foods)

• Festive Israeli Salad (Pareve) (Kosher Food)

• Green Bean Salad with Fresh Mint (American Food)

• Bulgarian Salad ("Shopska Salata") (Eastern European Food)

• Creamy Yogurt-Dill Cucumber Salad (Cooking Equipment)

• Simple Tangy Asian Cucumber Salad (Cooking Equipment)

• Endive Salad in Tomato Vinaigrette (Spanish Food)

• Lima Bean Salad (South American Food)