Skip the L in your BLT and try this colorful and satisfying salad instead.

These salads without lettuce eat like a meal.

There’s a Greek salad with lots offeta cheeseand an Israeli hummus-based version featuring chunks of sweet potato.

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So yummy and fresh, one BHG fan says, adding that this is a great summer salad.

We ate it as a main dish with bread and dipping oil.

Cherry tomatoes and dark, sweet cherries team up with sensationally summery results.

Zucchini Summer Squash and Chicken Salad

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Farro Salad-Stuffed Avocados

Fresh avocadosare good for so much more than guacamole and topping toast.

Drizzle each stuffed avocado with our easy, creamy tahini dressing to add another layer of nutty decadence.

We feature that colorful combo on top of a swoosh of hummus and a tendersweet potato.

Cherry Caprese Salad

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This main dish salad without lettuce will win over even the most meat-and-potatoes eaters, a BHG reader confirms.

They noted that it was Super easy to put together.

My husband, who is a big meat-eater, loved it too!

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Bacon-Corn-Tomato Salad

For a fit-for-the-season swap for the bread in your basic BLT, grill some corn.

But have you tried the buttery, quick-cooking tubers in a vegetable salad?

In this surprisingly light and speedy (its yours in 25 minutes flat!)

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Orzo Chicken Salad with Avocado-Lime Dressing

Pasta saladis usually reserved for a side.

Peach and Tomato Salad

Summer tastes like this big-batchfruit salad.

This is a keeper, one BHG home cook says, taking the words right out of our mouths.

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Even though it serves 12, we never have leftovers of this fantasticfresh peach recipe.

After 4+ hours of marination time coated in a mustard-based dressing, the springy flavors sing.

The finished product is aesthetically beautiful, and the taste is the bomb.com, one fan declares.

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This is one of those recipes that delivers on every point.

My guests were very happy with it, and with the first forkful, the yums began.

Shaved Fennel and Fingerling Potato Salad

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Orzo Chicken Salad with Avocado-Lime Dressing

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Peach-Tomato Salad

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Mediterranean Three-Bean Salad

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Cilantro-Lime Pasta Salad

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

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