Top 4 Autumn Main Dish Salad Recipes

Top 4 Autumn Main Dish Salad Recipes

Let's face it, as much as you might like the crisp and cool days of fall, today it is more likely to be hot and even humid. It's nearing the end of September, and the high in the upper Midwest will be 80 degrees, 20 degrees above "normal" tomorrow. So I make another main course salad because although I want to make a meatloaf, it just seems unnecessary in this weather.

But it's just delicious - I love these recipes. And it's much easier to make a salad dressing that brings a meal with the main course, side dish and salad. These wonderful salads are cool and tasty and hearty enough to satisfy even the hungry teen. Just bring it to the fridge and let them serve themselves; no work for you! I chose the ones that use the product and ingredients of fall. Enjoy it!

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Pasta Cobb Salad

Cobb Salads are usually arranged in rows, with each ingredient forming a row. I tossed it all together with a blue cheese dressing in this wonderful and delicious recipe. This is my husband's new favorite!

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Apple Pecan Salad

Apple Pecan Salad. Linda Larsen
Apples and pecans are also reminiscent of fall. Combined with dried cherries and tender chicken, this wonderful salad recipe is perfect for dinner on a hot night.

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Chicken Cordon Bleu Salad

I love Chicken Cordon Bleu. So I decided to make it into a salad! This is one of my most successful inventions. Ham and chicken, along with Swiss cheese, peas and celery, make a wonderful salad.

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Ravioli Wild Rice Salad

Ravioli Wild Rice Salad. Linda Larsen
Wild rice adds a wonderful, chewy and nutty note to this simple recipe. You can use plain ravioli or choose one with stuffed chicken or beef. The vegetables make this recipe colorful and beautiful.