Great Grilled Seafood Salads

Ripe plantains and mixed baby greens are paired with a flaky swordfish fillet. This impressive dish makes a satisfying grilled seafood meal for weeknight family dinners and company alike.

Recipe: Grilled Swordfish with Tomato-Molasses Dressing

Juicy grilled sea scallops crowned with caramelized onions and pine nuts top a bed of lemony spinach. Sautéeing the pine nuts with the chopped onions is an easy way to enhance their natural flavors.

Recipe: Spinach and Scallop Salad

This French-inspired 20-minute salad employs several delicious tricks to speed up preparation. Use bottled Italian dressing for instant flavor, and microwave the potatoes and green beans for quick veggies that are bright, fresh, and crisp.

Recipe: Grilled Tuna Niçoise Salad

This is no ordinary salad. Pairing sweet watermelon with earthy tomatoes and fresh grilled shrimp yields a flavor combination that will surprise and delight your taste buds. Try this dish once and you'll be hooked.

Recipe: Shrimp, Tomato, and Watermelon Salad

If you're a fan of rare tuna, be sure to just lightly sear these steaks so they're still translucent in the middle. Once the steaks are sliced and fanned out, the tuna will shimmer with contrasting tones, resulting in an especially gorgeous presentation.

Recipe: Summer Salad of Seared Tuna, Lima Beans, and Tomatoes

What sets this salad apart is the contrast of mildly spiced salmon against creamy goat cheese–all dressed with a juicy tomato vinaigrette. For an easy dinner, make the vinaigrette a few hours in advance, and serve the dish with warmed corn tortillas.

Recipe: Grilled-Salmon Salad

This twist on France's salade niçoise calls for shrimp instead of the traditional tuna. Featuring the best of summer produce, it's the perfect choice for a relaxed, warm-weather gathering on the patio.

Recipe: French-Style Shrimp Salad

You may as well call this an "antioxidant salad," because in addition to bursting with summery colors and flavors, it's full of phytonutrient rich produce like raspberries, soybeans, and tomatoes.

Recipe: Grilled Salmon Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

This vinegar-based slaw makes for a refreshingly crisp and tangy cabbage salad that pairs perfectly with a firm white fish. Serve it with warm corn tortillas and consider this a fish taco, deconstructed.

Recipe: Grilled Fish on Cilantro-Chili Slaw

Throw tuna steaks and sliced onions on the grill for this exceptional salad that will satisfy even the heartiest appetites. Be sure to use sweet onions for a mellow, smoky flavor.

Recipe: Grilled Tuna with White Bean and Charred Onion Salad

Mackerel has a firm texture and full-bodied flavor, making it a perfect candidate for the grill. Serve over an easy salad of fresh herbs, orange sections, sweet onion and walnuts.