I echo everyone's partiality to these light summer salads.
I enjoy making and eating pasta salads- meatless or loaded with chicken, smoked salmon, zinfandel-poached bay-scallops & shrimp, prosciutto/salami or pepproni.
One of my favs is a Caesar with cheese tortellini tossed in. Another is penne or ziti tossed w/ lemony-mayo, chicken, grapes, gorgonzola, taosted walnuts- YUM!
I also dig fresh garden harvest salads: cukes/onions/tomatos, sugar-snap peas vinaigrette, bite-size caprese w/ grape tomatos, etc.
And like KYH, I love a yummy Taboulleh, too!
When the garden's long-gone, I even like Winter Salads! I could feast on a whole plate of salad-samplers like a crunchy carrot/raisin (add a smidgen of peanut-butter & a splash of apple juice to some mayo for a more interesting taste!), green pea salad w/ ham & cheddar, cole slaw, potato salad, and my Mom's molded rice/ham/pineapple ring! YUM!