No-Cook Appetizers and Salads So You Don't Have To Spend A Minute by Your Stovetop

Recipe: Creamy Avocado Dip

Mayonnaise transforms avocados into a creamier version of guacamole. Serve alongside chips and veggies of your choice.

Recipe: Herbed-Goat Cheese Spread

You're just 5 minutes and a few stirs away from setting this easy goat cheese spread out for your guests. 

Recipe: Strawberry-Spinach Salad

This recipe is made to serve 10, but you can easily double if you're expecting a larger crowd.

Recipe: Sweet Pea-Parmesan Dip

Everyone will enjoy eating their peas when you serve them up in the form of a dip. 

Recipe: Basic Pimiento Cheese

This might be a simple pimiento cheese recipe with very few ingredients, but it surely doesn't taste basic. Set it up with crackers and crudité or make tea sandwiches with it for easy grab-and-go access.

Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad

Every luncheon, potluck, and brunch spread could use a simple, delicious fruit salad, like this lightly dressed one.

Recipe: Spring Mix Salad with Herbed Goat Cheese

Making your own herbed goat cheese takes just a few minutes. You can prepare a day in advance so all you have to do on the day of serving is toss the remaining ingredients together.

Recipe: Texas Caviar

This tailgate-favorite dip is actually pretty healthy, so go ahead and dig in.

Recipe: Marinated Feta With Cherry Tomatoes

Cheese and tomatoes are always a winning combination in our book. 

Recipe: Cucumber-Chickpea Salad with Feta-Mint Vinaigrette

Chickpeas serve as a crunchy alternative to croutons in this refreshing cucumber salad. 

Recipe: Pineapple-Pepper Slaw

Fresh pineapple and peppers create a colorful coleslaw that just may become your family's new favorite slaw. 

Recipe: Marinated Tomato-and-Herb Salad

Make the most of fresh herbs from your garden by using them to make this tomato salad that's ready in just 10 minutes.

Recipe: Creamy Broccoli Slaw

Follow this simple recipe to upgrade bagged broccoli slaw and turn it into a refreshing summer dish.

Recipe: Tomato Tea Sandwiches

What's a shower or luncheon without an arrangement of tea sandwiches? This recipe takes a Southern classic and makes it portable for parties.

Recipe: Spicy Pineapple Slaw

This crunchy, festive slaw recipe combines sweet pineapple with spicy jalapenos for a side dish that can get the party started.

Recipe: Orange-Basil Yogurt Dip

You can prepare this savory, sweet, and tangy dip up to three days in advance of serving. 

Recipe: Marinated Watermelon Tomato Salad

Two summer favorites, watermelon and tomato, come together to create a refreshing summer salad you'll want to serve immediately. 

Recipe: Creamy Feta-and-Herb Dip

This rich homemade dip is so much better than store-bought, and yes, guests will be able to taste the difference.

Recipe: Mango-Rose Fruit Salad

In this fruit salad, chopped banana, apple, strawberry, pineapple, and grapes are covered in a creamy mango mixture that gets a delicate floral aroma from rose essence.

Recipe: Tomato-and-Watermelon Salad

Combine sweet, juicy watermelon chunks with fresh tomato, onion, and a red wine vinaigrette for a salad that is the essence of summer.

Recipe: Creamy Crab Dip

Fresh lump crab is the star of this easy dip recipe, and the flavor of Lowcountry favorite Old Bay seasoning shines through.

Recipe: Our Best Ambrosia Recipe Ever

Toasted coconut chips add a layer of crunch and tropical flair to colorful ambrosia. 

Recipe: Ham Salad

Whether with crackers, cheese puffs, croissants, or in tea sandwiches, your friends will love this old-school recipe at the luncheon or potluck.

Recipe: Brussels Sprout Slaw with Apples and Pecans

This fresh, crunchy slaw has everything you could want in a side dish, and the presentation is much prettier than the time you spent on it would let on.

Recipe: Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad

Summer produce shines in this simple salad that will start the meal off on a bright note.

Recipe: Pimiento Cheese-Stuffed Pickled Okra

This fun appetizer is about as Southern as it gets, and it's so ideal for a casual cookout.

Recipe: Whipped-Cream Corn Salad

If you don't have time to make corn pudding before the potluck, no worries! This no-cook salad has all the fluffy goodness you crave.

Recipe: Herbed Shrimp-and-Rice Salad

Your guests will never know this colorful, light salad was made with shrimp you didn't cook yourself and microwaveable rice, but they don't have to.

Recipe: Tomato, Peach, and Corn Salad

This summer stunner showcases all those gorgeously fresh fruits and veggies you picked up at the local farmers' market.

Recipe: Tropical Chicken Lettuce Wraps

This fresh, 15-minute appetizer gives us another reason to love store-bought rotisserie chicken.

Recipe: Sesame, Tomato, and Cucumber Salad

No one will guess that the most beautiful summer salad to hit the potluck only took you 10 minutes to throw together.

Recipe: Feta-Olive-Fresh Herb Cheese Ball

This springy cheese ball will brighten up any cheese and charcuterie platter.

Recipe: White Cheddar-Chive Pimiento Cheese

Here's the secret to nice pimiento-cheese texture: Grate the cheese by hand, half on the large holes of a box grater and half on the small holes. 

Recipe: Smoky Black-Eyed Pea Hummus

You can make a gorgeous platter of crudité and homemade pita chips to surround this Southern spin on classic hummus.

Recipe: Heirloom Tomato and Chicken Toss

This farm-fresh salad might be the prettiest way to use up that rotisserie chicken in your fridge.

Recipe: Easy Summer Appetizer Board

No Southern appetizer board is complete without spicy-sweet pickled okra. 

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad

There's no need for fuss: This simple chicken salad recipe will do the trick at any luncheon.

Recipe: Smoky Brussels Sprout Slaw

Sweet, salty, tangy, smoky—this crunchy slaw recipe has it all, and everyone will be begging for your secret.

Recipe: Strawberry Caprese Salad

Celebrate spring with this fresh salad that can be served over French baguette slices as an appetizer or mixed greens as a starter salad.

Recipe: Strawberry-Tomato Salad

The only directions needed for this pretty salad? "Stir together all ingredients." You're welcome.

Recipe: Squash Ribbon Salad

You just need six ingredients and a veggie peeler to throw together this pretty summer salad.

Recipe: Mini Caprese Bites

These savory bites are the easiest appetizer for guests (and hostesses) on the move.

Recipe: West Indies Crab Salad

Showcase fresh lump crabmeat with this old-school recipe from Mobile, Alabama. Guests who haven't had it before will fall in love.

Recipe: Caesar Salad Bites

Everything you love about Caesar salad, in pick-up form! Don't fuss with tossing a salad (or said salad getting wilted and soggy during the party) with this colorful starter.

Recipe: Herbed Cucumber-and-Tomato Salad

This Greek-inspired side dish is fresh, easy, and only gets better the longer it marinates.

Recipe: Cheddar-Horseradish-Walnut Cheese Ball

Take the stress out of entertaining with a cheese ball that doesn't stand a chance at providing leftovers once guests taste a bite.

Recipe: Stuffed Endive with Herbed Goat Cheese

These veggie bites are a hostess-favorite appetizer. Why? They look pretty, they're easy to grab-and-go, they're not messy, and they're so easy to put together.

Recipe: Herbed Goat Cheese-Melon Party Bites

This four-ingredient appetizer looks beautiful but takes basically no work on your end, which makes it a busy hostess win.

Recipe: Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

We updated the classic caprese with farm-fresh cherry tomatoes for easy big-batch serving.

Recipe: Barbecue-Peach Summer Rolls

No need to break a sweat assembling all the rolls yourself. Make a small batch to kick-start the party, then offer a platter of the fresh ingredients with the dipping sauce so guests can build their own.