No-Mayo Summer Salads

Vietnamese Chicken Salad with Sweet Lime-Garlic Dressing (Goi Gà)

This refreshing salad is a symphony of tastes, colors and textures. Fish sauce, known as nuoc mam in Vietnam, gives the dressing savory, umami-rich underpinnings, while lime juice, sugar and garlic punch up the flavors. The jalapeños add moderate spic

By Julia RackowOctober 15, 2019

Sichuan Chicken Salad

This chicken salad uses no mayo—instead, it gets a lighter and more flavorful creaminess from tahini, chili oil, and sesame oil.

By Dawn YanagiharaMay 15, 2017

Circassian Chicken (Çerkez Tavuğu)

Served at Ottoman empire palaces, this chicken salad is dressed with a rich, creamy walnut sauce, drizzled with a shock of red oil.

By Courtney HillJune 6, 2022

Thai-Inspired Chicken and Cabbage Salad

This chicken salad draws inspiration from Thai flavors: fish sauce, coconut, lime and fresh chili. You can poach your own chicken to add to the salad, or purchase an average size rotisserie chicken to obtain the 3 cups shredded meat needed for the rec

By Milk StreetMay 22, 2025

Vietnamese Shrimp Salad (Gỏi Tôm)

Vietnamese gỏi tôm lands somewhere between a salad and slaw studded with shrimp. You can either purchase cooked shrimp at the supermarket seafood counter or poach your own. For the latter, in a large saucepan, bring 2 quarts water and ½ teaspoon koshe

By Hisham Ali HassanJuly 8, 2025

Austrian Potato Salad (Erdäpfelsalat)

The best potato salads come from outside the US, still creamy, yet made without mayo.

Cucumber and Shrimp Salad with Chili, Garlic and Lime

This fragrant, flavor-packed salad was loosely inspired by Malaysian kerabu, raw vegetable or fruit salads boldly seasoned with ingredients such as dried shrimp or shrimp paste, chilies and lime. We make a flavor paste by pureeing fresh chilies, garli

By Courtney HillSeptember 22, 2021

Herbed Egg Salad with Pickled Red Onion

This egg salad, inspired by a recipe from “In My Kitchen” by Deborah Madison, is made without mayonnaise. Instead, three of the 12 cooked egg yolks are mashed to a paste with onion-infused vinegar, then mixed into coarsely chopped eggs to lightly bind

Shaved Zucchini and Chicken Salad with Lemon and Almonds

This light, bright chicken salad—inspired by one from Milan, Italy—is packed with zucchini ribbons and almonds, and a simple, clean dressing.

By Rose HattabaughDecember 14, 2020

Grilled Mustard-Herb Potato Salad

Tender-yet-crispy grilled potatoes get a double dose of flavor with handfuls of fresh herbs and grainy mustard.

By Courtney HillMay 15, 2024

Sichuan-Style Cold Poached Chicken with Double Sesame Sauce

“Bang” feels pretty on-point when referring to bang bang chicken, which loads mild, poached chicken with power flavors and tongue-tingling peppercorns.

By Courtney HillJune 22, 2023

Spanish-Style Tuna Salad

This mayonnaise-free tuna salad was inspired by the colorful mixed vegetable and tuna salads served in Spain. For the richest flavor and silkiest texture, use good-quality tuna packed in olive oil. Our favorite widely available brands are Wild Planet

By Diane UngerOctober 13, 2020

Chicken and Bean Salad with Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette

Red pepper jelly makes a fabulous chicken salad dressing—this is what happens when you take a second look at your condiments and find an all-star pinch hitter.

By Courtney HillSeptember 18, 2020

Southeast Asian Chicken Salad with Cashews and Coconut

We’ve abandoned mayo chicken salads for our undying love of fresh, vibrant chicken salads from Southeast Asia. This features lemon grass, chilis, and toasted coconut.

By Courtney HillJune 3, 2019

Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream and Dill

To create this creamy, crunchy dish, we looked to the Polish salad known as mizeria, which features cucumbers, sour cream, dill and sometimes red onion. Though it’s not traditional, we also added prepared horseradish for a spicy kick. Be sure to salt

By Dimitri DemopolousOctober 18, 2023

Miso-Ginger Chicken Salad

This crunchy salad skips the mayo in favor of a tangy, gingery miso-based dressing, with lots of texture from cucumbers and almonds.

Cabbage and Chicken Salad with Gochujang and Sesame

Core ingredients in the Korean kitchen inject loads of flavor into simple cabbage and chicken salad.

By Rose HattabaughNovember 14, 2022