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33 Easter Salad Recipes to Complete Your Holiday Menu

You need something to go with that ham

Katherine Gillen

By Katherine Gillen

Updated Mar 21, 2025

Additional reporting by
Taryn Pire
easter salad recipes: arugula salad with strawberries and black pepper

Whether you’re hosting brunch or dinner, I can bet your Easter menu is missing something green…and no, I don’t mean asparagus. With side dishes and buttered rolls galore, it’s always the salad that gets pushed aside (or forgotten entirely). This holiday, embrace the spring fruits and vegetables at the farmers market and make one of these 33 Easter salad recipes on April 20.

From arugula salad with whole-lemon dressing to shaved Brussels sprouts, fennel and mandarin salad, there are simple and stand-out ideas alike. Many of them can be prepared ahead for a shorter to-do list on the big day, and plenty don’t require a moment of cooking, so you can simply slice, assemble and let the compliments roll in.

Former Senior Food Editor

Katherine Gillen

Former Senior Food Editor

  • Headed PureWow’s food vertical
  • Contributed original reporting, recipes and food styling
  • Studied English Literature at the University of Notre Dame and Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education

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