Sometimes it's just too hot to cook, other times, you're too tired to cook all together. Rather than skip a meal, grab a big bowl and toss together a hearty salad!

We could all use more fruits and vegetables in our diets, so why not increase your daily intake with a healthy dose of savory salad?

There are a so many options, but here are six of our favorites  - guaranteed one of them will be exactly what you're looking for!

Apple Cider Vinaigrette Harvest Salad

This Harvest Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette is healthy, a good mix of veggies, and has delicious additions like wild rice and squash for a salad that you can really call a meal.

Strawberry Goat Cheese Arugula Salad

A simple, refreshing summer salad with sweet strawberries, red onion and crunchy pecans. It's super easy to toss together with a delicious balsamic dressing and goes well with grilled chicken! Home chef, Layla Pujol, shares this delicious salad recipe along with other incredible traditional Ecuadorian dishes.

Dad's Greek Salad

Elise Bauer at Simply Recipes created a classic Greek salad dish with plump tomatoes, crunchy cucumber and salty black olives.

If you're looking for a refreshing, cooling salad dish to eat on a hot day - this is it!

Turn the page for three more fresh summer salad ideas!

You'll immediately see the difference in how your body feels when you eat a healthy plate of fresh fruits and veggies versus how it feels when you eat a heavy, greasy meal.

Although many of us love a good, greasy burger, eating fatty foods can actually slow down your metabolism. Experts recommend eating 5-9 servings of fruits and veggies per day. To get that refreshed feeling, fill up on one of these healthy salads:

Bloody Caesar Tomato Salad

If you like Bloody Mary's or Caesar drinks, you're going to love this salad. Home cook, Aimée from Simple Bites shares family-focused food recipes that are both easy and delicious. Take a little step away from the ordinary and try this delicious shrimp-infused summer salad.

Pumpkin, Baby Spinach, Walnut & Feta Salad

This loaded salad is full of all the good stuff: healthy fats, starches and delicious high-iron spinach leaves. Liz from Bizzy Lizzy's Good Things, shares a tasty take on roast pumpkin.

If you haven't got pumpkin, roast up some sweet potatoes instead - they're just as tasty and go so well with feta!

Garden Potato Salad

It doesn't take long to toss together this delicious, creamy salad. This grown-up potato salad is full of large slices of red-skinned potatoes, fresh herbs and crunchy celery. The Food Network's delicious garden salad can easily be made in big or small servings.

[h/t FitDay ]