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Sure to be the summer’s favourite salad, this is great alongside burgers, ribs, chicken and steak.

Most kids like edamame, even those who wouldn’t touch a canned soybean.

A refreshing and light potato salad perfect to serve with barbecued fare. Not heavy like many mayonnaise-based potato salads.

For families that don’t eat fish, getting enough omega-3 can be a problem. PC Blue Menu Omega 3 Pasta helps you rise to the challenge.

Brown rice is lower on the glycemic index than white rice and contains more fibre, meaning it makes you feel full longer. Try this salad for your packed lunches.

Did you know your body needs fat in order to absorb iron? The developed-specially-for spinach dressing is low fat rather than fat free to aid in absorption of iron from spinach.

Fattoush is a Middle Eastern vegetable and herb salad that contains toasted bread, usually pita. You’ll need a vegetable grill basket for this grilled version, to keep the smaller veggies from falling through the grill.

We’ve made a low fat creamy coleslaw by substituting plain yogurt for the usual full fat mayonnaise. Prepackaged coleslaw mix is a great time-saver; look for it in the produce section.

Serrano ham is a Spanish dry-cured ham, similar to Italian prosciutto but drier and firmer. It has a salty bite, so we’ve used it sparingly here, wrapping it around roasted pears for a delicious play of sweet and salty.

In the winter, sweeter Mission figs are in season, in summer the less sweet green figs. Walnuts give this salad a bitter edge to balance the sweetness of the vinaigrette and figs.

Adding the vinegar-based dressing to just-boiled potatoes lets the potatoes soak up all the flavour. Eat warm right after making, or chill and pack for a picnic- no spoiled mayo to worry about!

Serve this small salad as part of a Japanese meal, perhaps to accompany a bento box.

This simple salad has a lovely warm dressing with a touch of sweetness from the balsamic vinegar and honey. Nuts add a welcome crunch.

Serve this high-fibre salad warm or at room temperature. Delicious with lamb or grilled fish.

PC Lettuce Wraps are so crisp you can pick this salad up and eat with your hands! Celery and pecans give extra crunch.

Grilled artichokes are an Italian favourite, but cleaning fresh artichokes is time-consuming. Canned whole artichoke hearts take the work out of this summery side dish.

This Asian fusion salad is delicious with shrimp or a barbecue meal.

Lentils are a good source of iron, and a good choice for the vegetarians in your family. Since you can make it and serve at room temperature, this salad is perfect for a busy holiday meal.

Make this super-easy salad ahead of time and pack it in the cooler for a picnic.

Instead of a heavy mayonnaise dressing, we’ve lightened up potato salad by using our Blue Menu California Dressing. We’ve also used nutritious sweet potatoes, with high amounts of Vitamins A and C and antioxidant beta carotene.

Mint makes this salad particularly fresh-tasting.

Once you start using couscous, the pasta-like grain that “cooks” off the stove, you’ll love it for side dishes like this one flavoured with roasted garlic oil and oregano.

Grainy prepared mustard imparts a gentle flavour to the apple cider dressing of this substantial salad.

As far as tossed salads go, this one couldn’t be simpler. Just vegetables, olives and feta tossed together with tzatziki as the “dressing.” Great with souvlaki.

This take on Caesar uses grilled potatoes instead of romaine. The firm sweetish flesh and lightly charred skins marry perfectly with smoky bacon and garlicky dressing.