Love salad? Lettuce is only the beginning.

The perfect salad might start with lettuce…or not! Depending on your mood, top billing in your salad bowl may go to crisp, fresh veggies, hearty pastas, whole grains, sweet fruits, potatoes or grilled mushrooms. There's a salad for every season and every occasion—and the food experts in the Canadian Living Test Kitchen have chosen the most scrumptious and creative salads, dressings and toppings from their best-selling book 150 Essential Salads to create this must-have collection. Plus, every recipe is Tested Till Perfect so you can be confident that the salads you make at home will come out as perfectly as they did in the Test Kitchen.