Summer Seafood Salads for Every Occasion

We’re in the summer sweet spot now—and for all your warm weather hangs, we’ve got you: These delicious seafood salad recipes celebrate the vibrant flavors and colors of the season’s produce and are ready to make a splash at your next summer gathering. Best of all, they’re supremely simple to assemble—because this time of year is all about the easy living.

Tuna Waldorf Salad

The classic, creamy fruit and nut salad is just the right balance of light and filling, with morsels of wild caught white tuna for maximum savoriness. The beauty of this salad is its versatility: As more apples and grapes start to come into season towards the end of summer, sub in new varieties for subtle changes in color, flavor and texture.

Salmon Southwest Salad

The taste of the sunbaked Southwest just feels right in summertime, and tender pink salmon perfectly complements this cumin-rich dish of black beans, ripe corn, and avocado. Leave this colorful salad unmixed for a party-worthy presentation—plus, your friends and family can choose the elements they like best to customize their salad. At this time of year cherry tomatoes are out in force, so let them shine: choose a variety of colors for heightened visual drama. (Heirloom tomatoes also make an excellent addition.) 

Summer Sardine Pasta Salad

As picnic fare goes, there are few dishes more iconic or delicious than a great pasta salad. This robust version takes its inspiration from Southern Italy, with fresh mozzarella, basil, tomatoes, black olives, and flavorful sardines. To take it in a more Mediterranean direction you can add in cucumbers, swap the mozzarella for feta, and finish with a handful of chopped fresh parsley.

Lemon Garlic Tuna Zucchini Noodle Salad

This time of year is all about celebrating the bounty of summer produce, and no vegetable is more bountiful than zucchini. Low-carb zucchini noodles are equally delicious cooked or raw, and make a perfect backdrop for our zesty, conveniently pre-seasoned lemon garlic tuna packet. Don’t forget to add in shredded carrot for a little extra sweetness and vibrancy.

5-Ingredient Dill Tuna Potato Salad

Is there such a thing as a salad that’s too easy to make? Because the name here really says it all: Red potatoes, boiled egg, a Dill Tuna Salad Packet, chopped Italian parsley, and lemon wedges are all you need to assemble a dish that’s ready to be the star of the potluck. A word to the wise: For bigger gatherings, double (or triple!) this recipe—we promise it’ll be the first empty bowl on the picnic table.