12 Healthy Hearty Salads

In the mood for a bowl of crispy salad greens, but don't want to be left raiding the refrigerator to calm a lingering post-dinner appetite? We hear ya! Adding a healthy helping of lean protein to your salad—such as grilled steak, sautéed chicken or a fresh fish filet—will help your body feel, and stay, satisfied (and may prevent a diet-devastating surrender to the secret stash). Prefer your meals meat-free? Beans and egg whites do the same trick. Tonight, treat yourself (and your waistline) to a Warm Bean & Sausage Salad on a fresh bed of spinach, or dig your spoon into a luscious Layered Shrimp, Corn and Pea Salad. Whether you enjoy the crunchy-smooth clashes in texture, crave the salty-sweetness of vinaigrette-tossed veggies or relish in the colorful presentation, any of the recipes below will satisfy your every dinner desire.

Healthy Salad Recipes:

1. Mediterranean Steak Salad

2. Ham & Sweet Potato Salad

3. Sweet and Crispy Chicken Salad

4. Warm Bean and Sausage Salad

5. Santa Fe Beef Salad

6. Southern "Fried" Chicken Salad

7. Italian Steak & Bread Salad

8. Mediterranean Chicken & Cous Cous Salad

9. Tuscan Tuna Platter

10. Southwestern Steak Salad

11. Layered Shrimp, Corn and Pea Salad

12. Asian Shrimp Salad