10 Quick and Easy Lunch Salads You Can Make in Less Than 10 Minutes

Want to set yourself up for a week of healthy lunches? Snag a rotisserie chicken on Sunday at the store to use for a few of these salads. Here, it's chopped then mixed with mayo and pre-made pesto to make an easy, speedy chicken salad.

It's time to start thinking beyond the sandwich when it comes to deli meat. Add fresh sliced turkey to a bowl of torn green leaf lettuce dressed with olive oil and vinegar and fresh chopped veggies for a simple salad instead.

Greek salads are a go-to for anyone wanting to save time on a healthy meal since so many ingredients take barely any prep. Save even more time on this salad by mixing store-bought pesto with olive oil to make the dressing.

Zesty fennel, crisp radishes, and spicy arugula add max flavor and texture to this lunch salad with minimum effort.

Bacon crisps up on the stove in a quick 6 to 8 minutes. But if you want to save even more time, opt to microwave it which takes just over 5 minutes. You'll have less mess to clean up, too. 

Meatless Monday? Jarred artichoke hearts packed in water or oil replace a standard protein for this quick vegetarian lunch salad. 

This deli-inspired lunch salad dressed with balsamic and topped with roast beef has all the flavors of your favorite sub minus the bread.

Canned beans may be hands-down the quickest way to add extra protein to a salad. Here, black beans pair perfectly with an easy southwestern-inspired sour cream, lime juice, and chili powder dressing.

Tart Granny Smith apple slices add flavor and a quick crunch to this simple watercress salad with chicken.

Chickpeas, walnuts, and avocado add so much extra oomph to this spin on a classic Caesar salad that you won't miss the chicken if you want to save some prep time.