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    Home » Favorite Collections » 15 Best Winter Salad Recipes

    15 Best Winter Salad Recipes

    Published: Dec 31, 2020 · Modified: Dec 31, 2020 by Elaine · This post may contain Amazon affiliate links · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

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    15 of my best Winter salad recipes! These fresh and healthy Winter salad recipe ideas use seasonal fruits and vegetables, like citrus fruits, apples, pears, roasted butternut squash or sweet potatoes!

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    Salads are not only for summer! I searched through my recipes for winter salad ideas and selected my 15 best winter salad recipes to share with you here, all in one convenient post. These are all healthy salads we love and make on repeat throughout the winter months.

    Winter weather can keep us indoors and make us more susceptible to catching colds and 'flu. It's easy to slip into the habit of eating more comfort foods, but adding a fresh healthy salad to our table can brighten up any meal.

    👍🏼Tips for making the best winter salads

    Consider adding foods rich in Vitamin C like oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, berries, or pomegranate to your bowl of greens. Try a variety of leafy greens like spinach, kale, cabbage or arugula. Organic salad mixes with healthy greens are readily available now and make salads far more exciting than simply relying on romaine.

    Keep your salads varied and interesting. For example, try using vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, carrots, Brussels sprouts, roasted squash or sweet potatoes.

    Plan ahead. Make an extra salad for dinner and pack it for lunch. Many of these winter salad recipes use ingredients that will hold up beautifully for lunch. Just pack your dressing separately in a container and add it at lunchtime.

    To make it easier for you to find what you're looking for, I've sorted these winter salad recipes into three categories: salads with citrus fruit, those with fall fruits and salads with veggies.

    Click on the green button under each photo to take you to the recipe.

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    • 👍🏼Tips for making the best winter salads
    • 🍊Salads with Citrus Fruit
    • 🍐 Salads with Apples, Pears or Persimmons
    • 🥦 Winter Salads with Veggies

    🍊Salads with Citrus Fruit

    Get a boost of Vitamin C and more when you add citrus fruits, like oranges, grapefruit, blood oranges, mandarins and satsumas. Don't forget kiwi, too!

    Overhead view of Grapefruit Orange Avocado Salad arranged in layers
    Grapefruit-Orange Avocado Salad with Fennel
    Banish the winter blues with this cheerful bright Grapefruit-Orange Avocado Salad with Fennel. this winter citrus salad is bursting with Vitamin C.
    Grapefruit-Orange Avocado Salad with Fennel
    Grapefruit Orange Avocado Salad arranged in concentric circles
    Winter Citrus Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese
    Winter Citrus Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese
    This Winter Citrus Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese is bursting with sweet oranges, fresh mint and spicy arugula and it's topped with tangy cheese and flaked almonds. It makes a beautiful accompaniment to any winter meal.
    Winter Citrus Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese
    Citrus Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese. Fresh sweet oranges, fresh mint and spicy arugula topped with tangy cheese and flaked almonds make a beautiful winter salad. |www.flavourandsavour.com
    Overhead view of Kale and Cara Cara Orange Salad in a white oval bowl with dressing in the background.
    Kale and Cara Cara Orange Salad
    A healthy kale salad with Cara Cara oranges, toasted almonds, hints of fennel and optional cheese. It's a refreshingly sweet winter salad.
    Kale and Cara Cara Orange Salad
    kale and cara cara orange salad
    Pomegranate Mandarin Salad with Avocado and Feta in a wreath shape
    Pomegranate Mandarin Salad with Avocado and Feta
    This Pomegranate Mandarin Salad with Avocado and Feta is a festive salad for any winter meal! It's bursting with fruit rich in Vitamin C, crunchy pecans and creamy avocado. Top it with crumbled feta or goat cheese.
    Pomegranate Mandarin Salad with Avocado and Feta
    Christmas Wreath Salad in a round white dish
    Pouring dressing on Kiwi Mandarin Spinach Salad
    Kiwi Mandarin Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
    This Kiwi Orange Salad has a winning combination of healthy greens and colourful fruit, rich in Vitamin C to boost your immune system! Delicious with a Creamy Avocado Dressing, it makes a beautiful salad for dinner or lunch.
    Kiwi Mandarin Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
    Overhead view of a bowl of Kiwi Mandarin Spinach Salad garnished with kiwi flowers
    Kiwi Cucumber Salad with Walnuts and Fresh Mint
    Kiwi Cucumber Salad with Walnuts and Fresh Mint
    This Kiwi Cucumber Salad with Walnuts and Fresh Mint is definitely green, but it's not your typical green salad! Tender butter lettuce, crisp cucumbers and heart-healthy kiwi fruit are drizzled with Lime Vinaigrette in this tasty salad!
    Kiwi Cucumber Salad with Walnuts and Fresh Mint
    pouring honey-lime vinaigrette on kiwi cuc
    Watermelon Radish and Satsuma Spinach Salad with goat cheese and maple-glazed pecans
    Watermelon Radish and Satsuma Spinach Salad
    Vibrant colours and a lively contrast in flavours and textures in this watermelon radish salad with oranges will brighten any meal. Nestled in a bed of baby spinach, sweet Satsuma oranges and maple-glazed pecans round out this winter salad.
    Watermelon Radish and Satsuma Spinach Salad
    watermelon radish salad with spinach, oranges, goat cheese and pecans

    🍐 Salads with Apples, Pears or Persimmons

    Fall fruits add natural sweetness to these nutritious salads!

    close up view of Winter Pomegranate Persimmon Kale Salad
    Winter Persimmon Kale Salad with Pomegranate
    This beautiful Winter Persimmon Salad makes a delicious side dish for holiday dinners, or for any weeknight meal. Use prepared kale slaw, add persimmons, pomegranate and feta cheese and toss with maple-balsamic dressing.
    Winter Persimmon Kale Salad with Pomegranate
    Winter Pomegranate Persimmon Kale Salad
    Fennel Apple Chopped Salad with walnuts. Overhead view
    Crispy Fennel Apple Chopped Salad with Walnuts
    Up your salad game with this tasty Fennel Apple Chopped Salad with Walnuts and Feta Cheese. Full of Mediterranean flavours, this makes a crunchy side salad. Plan to make extra for brown bag lunches!
    Crispy Fennel Apple Chopped Salad with Walnuts
    Crispy Fennel Apple Chopped Salad with Walnuts and Feta Cheese
    Harvest Quinoa Salad in two bowls with a bowl of dressing
    Harvest Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Pears
    Make this gluten-free spinach quinoa salad with cranberries and pears for a healthy lunch or a side dish. Full of harvest fruit and nuts and tossed with Apple Cider Vinaigrette.
    Harvest Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Pears
    Overhead image of Harvest Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Pears on a red rimmed plate

    🥦 Winter Salads with Veggies

    Crisp greens, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and squash all make healthy, delicious additions to a salad in the winter months.

    Overhead view of Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad with dressing
    Sweet Potato Mandarin Quinoa Salad with Orange Ginger Dressing
    A healthy winter salad on a base of crisp greens, topped with roasted sweet potatoes, quinoa, mandarin orange segments, pomegranate seeds, red onion and avocado. It's all tied together with a fabulous ginger orange vinaigrette. Gluten-free, paleo and vegan.
    Sweet Potato Mandarin Quinoa Salad with Orange Ginger Dressing
    A bowl of Quinoa Salad with oranges and avocado
    Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Cranberries and Pecans
    Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Cranberries and Pecans
    Sweetened with apples and cranberries, this shredded Brussels Sprout Salad is a perfect side dish for a fall or winter meal.
    Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Cranberries and Pecans
    Overhead view of Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with sliced apples
    Broccoli Salad with cranberries in a glass bowl with a serving spoon
    Honey-Dijon Broccoli Salad with Cranberries
    This vegetarian Broccoli Salad is mayo-free but tastes even better with Honey-Dijon Dressing. Great for potlucks and parties!
    Honey-Dijon Broccoli Salad with Cranberries
    Honey Dijon Broccoli Salad with Cranberries
    Low-Carb Roasted Pumpkin Spice Pecans
    Butternut Squash Salad with Cranberries and Feta
    Rich autumn flavours and rustic warm colours make this Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Cranberries a favourite choice for fall or winter!
    Butternut Squash Salad with Cranberries and Feta
    Overhead image of Spinach Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash, Cranberries and Feta
    Two bowls of Roasted Sweet Potato Spinach Salad
    * Note that this salad is not vegetarian.
    Roasted Sweet Potato Spinach Salad with Maple Walnuts and Bacon
    This Roasted Sweet Potato Spinach Salad with Maple-Glazed Walnuts, Pomegranate and Bacon makes a nutritious lunch or a festive salad for a holiday dinner.
    Roasted Sweet Potato Spinach Salad with Maple Walnuts and Bacon
    Pouring Dressing on Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Maple Walnuts and Pomegranate

    Which of these healthy winter salads will you make first?

    Try some of my favourite salad dressing recipes, too! You'll find 8 salad dressing ideas in this post:

    How to Make Homemade Salad Dressing

    Enjoy!

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