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    Home » Salads

    28 Tasty Healthy Salad Recipes

    Published: Jul 15, 2019 · Modified: Jul 1, 2022 by Kate Hackworthy · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Check out these great healthy salad recipes! Here you will find dozens of tasty green salads, dinner salads, light salads and many more salad ideas.

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    Salad Recipes

    Remember when you used to order a salad in a restaurant and it was literally a plate of iceberg lettuce. Maybe a couple of cherry tomatoes to garnish or a sprig of parsley? Well the world has seriously upped it's salad game. Thankfully!

    They can still be quick, healthy choices for dinner, lunch or even breakfast (maybe not dessert - a dessert salad that isn't fruit may be a step too far, even for me). But a little bit of extra thought and you can have a healthy salad recipe that tastes AMAZING. It's all about getting a good balance of flavours, texture and the all-important dressing.

    So I've put together this big list of tasty healthy salad recipes to inspire you to up your salad game. From noodle salad and potato salad, to green salad and fruit salad, this list has it all. They're all vegetarian or vegan salad recipes.

    Salad Dressings

    If you're just looking for salad dressing ideas to jazz up your leaves, healthy salad recipes and veggies, try these! Some of them are sugar free salad dressings, as well as light and oil-free dressings. All absolutely full of tasty flavour.

    Pumpkin Seed Dressing (pepita dressing)
    Tahini Dressing
    Lime and Ginger Dressing
    Vegan Caesar Dressing
    Walnut Pesto Dressing

    Salad Recipes

    Check out these great healthy salad recipes! Here you will find dozens of tasty green salads, dinner salads, light salads and many more salad ideas. All vegan or vegetarian.

    Butternut Squash Salad

    Chunks of maple-roasted butternut squash really shine in this epic salad. It's topped with feta cheese, pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds and a zingy chili-lime dressing.

    Tomato Onion Salad

    This simple French-style salad makes the most of seasonal flavorful tomatoes. They're layered with onions and topped with a simple vinaigrette.

    Feta & Pesto Couscous Salad

    This couscous salad is full of flavorful pesto, and topped with cheese, herbs and peppers.

    Leek Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

    This warm Leek Salad is full of butter beans, goat's cheese, pumpkin seeds, spinach and a tasty dressing.

    Roasted Red Kuri Squash Salad

    Make the most of Red Kuri Squash Salad in this tasty salad. The squash is roasted, then piled with feta cheese, chopped pecans, and pomegranate seeds to add a nice crunchy texture. Balsamic Maple Mustard Dressing enhances flavors.

    Pear and Gorgonzola Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing

    In this easy, but elegant, salad, rich gorgonzola cheese beautifully contrasts the sweet pan-fried pears and crunchy walnuts. It's finished with a maple dijon dressing!

    Carrot Top Salad with Chickpeas

    Use the entire carrot in this salad! Grated carrot is mixed with chickpeas, raisins and chopped carrot tops, then topped with a zesty dressing.

    Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

    In this hearty salad, pasta is tossed with cheese, chopped dill pickles and chopped lettuce with a creamy dressing.

    Roasted Romanesco Salad

    Wondering what the heck to do with romanesco (the cross between cauliflower and broccoli)? Roast it up and serve in this pretty salad!

    Greek Potato Salad

    Add Greek flavors to your potato salad with feta, olives, red onion and mint, with an oregano dressing.

    Persian Rocca Salad

    This rocca (arugula) salad has a wonderful Middle Eastern-inspired dressing over the leaves, vegetables, onions, and pomegranate seeds.

    Easy Cabbage Salad

    You'll love this healthy cabbage salad. Shredded veggies are topped with a non-creamy vinaigrette dressing. So vibrant and tasty.

    Mango Salad with Lime Ginger Dressing

    Use up seasonal mango in this zingy salad. Add avocado and a lime ginger dressing for big, bold flavor.

    Green Salad with Pumpkin Seed (Pepita) Dressing

    Green salads don't have to be boring! This one has finely sliced pears and apples, plus a wonderful pumpkin seed dressing.

    Apple Beetroot Salad with Tahini Dressing

    In this hearty salad, lettuce leaves are topped with slices of apple, chunks of beets, plus blackberries and walnuts. The tahini dressing is to-die-for!

    Strawberry Spinach Salad

    This spinach salad is enlivened with juicy strawberries. For added texture there are toasted seeds and nuts.

    Apple and Walnut Salad with Walnut Pesto

    Sliced apples and toasted walnuts pair beautifully in this pretty salad!

    Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad

    Finely shaved raw brussels sprouts make a delicious base for this wintery salad. Add thinly sliced apples, dried cranberries and a rich dressing.

    Creamy Pea Salad Recipe

    This salad has peas, cheese, onion, dill and a creamy dressing. So good!

    Broccoli Salad with Potatoes and Herbs

    Not your ordinary broccoli salad, this version has grilled potatoes and a rich herb dressing.

    Brazilian Gaucho Potato Salad

    This Brazilian gaucho potato salad has charred new potatoes and grilled sweetcorn, with peas, carrots and apples - all in one delicious dish that's perfect as a barbecue side.

    Fruit Salad with Tea Simple Syrup

    Liven up your fresh fruit salad with an easy tea-infused simple syrup for extra flavor and sweetness.

    Vegan Caesar Salad with Grilled Lettuce

    This vegan caesar salad has grilled wedges of lettuce, with homemade croutons and an easy vegan caesar dressing.

    Vegan Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce

    Serve up a dish of rice noodles, chopped veggies, peanuts and a blanket of peanut dressing.

    More Salad Recipes

    • Quinoa and Black Beans
    • Zucchini Halloumi Couscous
    • Caprese Pasta Salad
    • Broad Bean Salad
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    1. Camilla Hawkins

      July 15, 2019 at 1:23 pm

      Wow, totally drooling over all these salad recipes. I need to work my way through them as summer and salad go hand in hand;-) Thank you for including my salad:-)

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