27 favorite salad recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen

Watermelon with mint and lime  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Julienne’s shaved asparagus salad with coppa  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

BLD’s fresh vegetable salad  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Waldorf salad with curried mayonnaise dressing  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

M Cafe de Chaya’s curried cauliflower salad  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Three cabbage coleslaw  (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)

Smoked fish salad with honey and dill  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Roasted potato salad  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

La Grande Orange Cafe’s Brussels sprout salad with mustard vinaigrette  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Spicy Moroccan carrot salad  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Nage’s clementine salad  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Roasted acorn squash and apple salad  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Deborah Madison’s lentil salad  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Daikon slaw  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

German potato salad  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Tender Greens’ happy vegan salad  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Kale salad with farro, dried fruit and blue cheese  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Zucchini slaw  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Salad with tangerine and goat cheese over butter lettuce  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Salad of pink grapefruit, fennel and crab  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Gayle’s kale and quinoa salad  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Curried cantaloupe slaw  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The bacon potato salad from Cole’s  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Salad of dandelion greens, blood oranges, goat cheese and pecans  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Spicy bulgur salad with sweet peppers and pepper paste  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)