Help your family get the recommended daily intake of vegetables by adding one of our easy-to-make salads to your evening meal. No time to cook? No problem, just try our "make a meal" options.

Salads are a tasty way to add valuable vitamins and minerals to your diet. The Canadian Living Test Kitchen has come up with five great recipes to spice up classic favourites with flavourful dressings and nutrient rich add-ins such as avocado, sweet red peppers and toasted pecans.

5 summer salads:
California Baby Green Salad
Country Spinach Toss
Creamy Dill Romaine Salad
Asian Iceberg Bowl
Nutty Pear Red Leaf Salad