Delicious Winter Salads That Add Color to Your Table

Winter, typically synonymous with hearty comfort foods, doesn’t have to give salads the cold shoulder. A variety of delectable winter salads can bring a burst of color and flavor to your table. Featuring roasted root vegetables, seasonal fruits, and nuts, these salads not only taste great but also pack a nutritional punch. If you’re seeking inspiration for your next winter meal, explore these delightful winter salads that are sure to leave a lasting impression on both your family and guests.

Kale and Apple Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing

Kale and Apple Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing is loaded with pistachios and pomegranate arils. It is fresh, seasonal, and easy to make but sure to impress.
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Fall Wild Rice Salad

This Fall Wild Rice Salad will be the colorful hit of your holiday (or Wednesday night) dinner. It’s full of roasted sweet potatoes, arugula, and sweet grapes.
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Brussels Sprout Salad

Try this Brussels Sprout Salad with Pear and Pomegranate. It’s packed with healthy seasonal ingredients and loaded with gorgeous colors. This delicious salad is crisp, refreshing, and tossed with a simple apple cider vinaigrette. It’s a perfect side dish to accompany a holiday meal or any main dish for weeknight dinners.
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Fennel, Mango and Celery Salad

If you are looking for a light, crisp and refreshing salad this Fennel, Mango, and Celery Salad is for you! It’s easy to put together and topped with olive oil vinaigrette.
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Arugula and Orange Salad

This Arugula and Orange Salad is filled with so many seasonal goodies! Sliced oranges, pomegranate seeds, red onion, and blue cheese are topped with a simple sweet dressing. It’s sure to be a hit on your holiday table!
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Roasted Butternut or Pumpkin Feta Arugula Rocket Salad

Roasted butternut or pumpkin feta arugula salad is so tasty. Plus, it’s a breeze to put together this pumpkin and feta salad! You can use either butternut squash or pumpkin, since the flavors of each are so similar.
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Sweet Potato Kale Salad

Hey, veggie lovers! Are you craving something healthy and delicious? Look no further than this sweet potato kale salad! This dish is packed with nutrient-rich ingredients like sweet potatoes, kale, and crispy chickpeas, making it the perfect choice for those looking to fuel their bodies with wholesome goodness.
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Shaved Brussels Sprout Slaw with Lemon Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Are you looking for an alternative to coleslaw? If so, this Brussels sprout slaw might be perfect. This shaved Brussels sprout salad with lemon apple cider vinaigrette is made with one part cabbage and two parts sprouts.
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Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese

This refreshing roasted beet salad has goat cheese, arugula, pistachios, and grapefruits drizzled with a refreshing citrus vinaigrette. Perfect summertime salad!
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Garlic Kale Salad with Lemon

Il Corvo, Seattle, inspired this garlic kale salad. It has pecorino cheese, toasted pepitas, and a green garlic confit dressing for a fresh hit of deliciousness!
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Kale Salad Recipe with Citrus and Avocado

This Kale Salad Recipe with Citrus and Avocado is a must for dreary February. I know everyone says that January is the longest month ever, but February always seems to drag on forever. Perhaps it’s because I’m still coming down from the excitement of the holidays in January, and February weather in St. Louis has only one speed: gray and icy.
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Winter Endive Salad

Winter Slaw! Cabbage, Endive, Apples, Parsley, Walnut and Quinoa in a lemony tahini sauce. This is a healthy side dish or main course, packed with protein and fiber.
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Warm Farro and Kale Salad with Orange Miso Dressing

Kale farro salad! Kale me crazy, but I think this simple farro salad may have made farro one of my new favorite grains. Give it a try with this Farro and Kale Salad recipe.
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Kale Salad With Cranberries, Pears And Apples

This Kale Salad with Cranberries with crisp apple, juicy pear and crunchy pecans make this the perfect side dish to add to your holiday table, or as a healthy salad for lunch!
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Roasted Acorn Squash Salad

Are you ready for autumn? Here is an easy-to-make roasted acorn squash salad with spicy pepitas and cranberries. Roasted acorn squash flavored with arugula, pepitas, and cranberries and topped off with goat cheese and pomegranate seeds. This recipe has everything you want in a fall salad.
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Beet Salad with Goat Cheese

This Beet Salad with Goat Cheese is a colorful, tangy, and flavor-packed dish that’s worthy of any fine dining restaurant. We tossed sweet beets, earthy greens, crunchy walnuts, and creamy goat cheese with my delicious beet salad dressing, which my Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette inspires.
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Chopped Winter Salad

This simple, crunchy Chopped Winter Salad is made with apples, celery, radishes, and carrots. It is full of color and texture and perfect to pair with any cozy wintertime meal or serve with a holiday feast!
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Fall Harvest Cobb Salad

This Fall Harvest Cobb Salad with Cheddar Cheese, Apples, and Bacon is a flavorful seasonal salad with spiced nuts and nourishing and hearty toppings. It is easy enough to make for lunch or a weeknight dinner and special enough to serve to house guests or company.
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Roasted Winter Green Salad

Roasted Winter Green Salad is filled with crispy kale, roasted broccoli and Brussels, sweet grapes, and toasted almonds and tossed in a creamy tahini dressing. Top it with your favorite protein for an easy to make and healthy detox salad.
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Pomegranate Salad with Spinach, Hazelnuts, and Mint

This pretty Spinach Pomegranate Salad is the best winter salad. It’s full of juicy pomegranate, toasted hazelnuts, and mint and tossed in a maple balsamic dressing. You will LOVE it!
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Massaged Kale Salad

The best winter Massaged Kale Salad recipe with pomegranate arils, sweet orange slices and toasted slivered almonds. Massaging kale softens the leaves, leaving them tender and ready to be coated in a delicious orange ginger dressing!
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Brussels Sprouts Salad

Elegant Brussels Sprouts Salad with thinly sliced brussels, fresh spinach, toasted almonds, Parmesan cheese shavings, and lemon garlic dressing. The flavor combination is so outstanding you will be craving it all year long, not just at the holidays!
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