Sweetgreen Debuts First-of-Its-Kind Salad Perfect for Summer
Is there anything better than a summer salad? If you answered "ripe tomatoes in the summer," then we have great news for you, because Sweetgreen is combining the two with a popular Italian dish that's headed to menus starting today.
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The national salad chain is launching its new seasonal menu built around summer ingredients, including a first-of-its-kind salad for Sweetgreen which will be available through July 6. The tomato panzanella salad features chopped romaine, arugula, avocado, basil, cucumbers, pickled onions, garlic breadcrumbs, feta, and fresh tomato vinaigrette. Though this salad isn't as loaded with bread as a traditional panzanella, which typically forgoes greens in favor of cubed bread, the tomato-forward take from Sweetgreen feels like summer in a bowl.
Two other seasonal salads are also part of the summer menu, and they'll be sticking around a little longer through August 10. First up there's the picnic bowl, which is made with chopped romaine, golden quinoa, blackened chicken, a summer vegetable medley, crispy onions, corn salsa, and charred jalapeño ranch.
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Or if you'd like a salad reminiscent of a day at the farmers market, the summer market bowl features baby spinach, warm wild rice, roasted chicken, pickled onions, a summer vegetable medley, maple toasted sunflower seeds, feta, and pesto vinaigrette.
"Our summer menu is all about celebrating the ingredients, flavors, and feelings people look forward to all year long. Through our longstanding relationships with farmers and partners, we're able to source produce at peak freshness and bring the very best of the season to our menu. Our new bowls truly capture the vibrant flavors of summertime, and we're excited for consumers nationwide to try them," Zipporah Allen, Chief Commercial Officer at Sweetgreen, told Parade.
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This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM.