Spring season means an abundance of fresh produce and leafy vegetables! This means that you will have more opportunities to create a variety of tasty and healthy salads you won’t get tired of! With that said, here are 22 healthy and tasty favorite spring salad recipes you will love!
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22. California Salad with Avocado Oil Vinaigrette
The recipe for this California Salad with Avocado Oil Vinaigrette comes in collaboration with DeLallo. I fully stand behind these views.
During our Pretty Simple Cooking book tour, which took us across the country, we often stayed with friends or family. I’m always curious about what people keep in their kitchens, and something that repeatedly caught my eye was avocado oil. While olive oil is a standard find, avocado oil piqued my interest.
Moreover, its distinct taste adds a wonderful touch to salads or when mixed into an avocado oil vinaigrette. Sure, avocado oil may be the current trend, but it definitely seems to have staying power. And after trying this healthy avocado oil vinaigrette, we’re certainly convinced of its appeal.
21. Fava Fennel Bean Salad with Parmesan
Fava beans are a true delight for any gardener!
They sprout early in the spring, are a breeze to cultivate, and their roots naturally enrich the soil with nitrogen, setting the stage for other vegetables to thrive later in the season.
Their taste is absolutely worth the effort, though they do require some preparation. Unless they’re very young, fava beans need to be shelled twice – once to remove them from their pods and again after cooking to peel off the tough outer skin.
Recently, Garrett came by to assist with picking and shelling, and we whipped up a delightful spring salad using the fava beans from my garden. The combination of fennel and Parmesan creates an unexpectedly delicious pairing that complements the fava beans and mint perfectly.
20. Mixed Green Salad with Pecans, Goat Cheese, and Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
This salad is a wonderful blend of mixed greens, pecans, dried cranberries, goat cheese, and red bell pepper, all united by a delightful honey mustard balsamic dressing.
Molly, my neighbor, has been wowing everyone at our community potlucks for the last few years with this dish. It’s consistently a crowd-pleaser, receiving heaps of praise from all who try it.
The salad’s essence lies in its blend of mixed greens, pecans, and goat cheese, all enhanced by a deliciously sweet and zesty mustard vinaigrette.
One of the best aspects of this recipe is its adaptability. Feel free to get creative – swap in baby spinach or butter lettuce, add a pop of citrus with orange segments or sliced kumquats, or use toasted walnuts in place of pecans.
Adjust the quantities of the ingredients according to your preferences to make it just right.
19. Red Potato Salad Dijon
The warm potato salad that my mother used to prepare was simply the best, and it has become a cherished tradition at all our family gatherings. I often opt for Yukon Gold potatoes to add an extra touch of beauty to the dish.
18. Chicken & Onion Caesar Fresh Salad
My version of a Caesar salad topped with grilled chicken offers a lighter option compared to traditional meat and potato meals. Once the chicken kabobs are grilled to perfection, we enjoy them served family-style.
17. Moroccan Carrot Salad
This carrot and raisin salad is elevated to new heights with a sauce that strikes the perfect balance between spicy and sweet, creating an utterly addictive flavor. This sauce wonderfully highlights the natural sweetness of the carrots, elevating the entire dish. It’s so good, we’re considering using it on all our salads moving forward.
In search of another creative way to utilize carrots?
16. Bacon Pea Salad
If pea salad comes to mind, you might typically envision versions laden with mayonnaise. While those have their charm, we’ve opted for a lighter approach. Our version is refreshingly crisp and features an irresistibly flavorful bacon vinaigrette that you might find yourself wanting to drizzle over everything. It’s an ideal summer salad, perfect for a picnic in the park or as a companion to a dish like Lemon Garlic Tilapia.
15. Chicken Spring Salad with Asparagus
It’s official. Spring is here, but I don’t think Mother Nature got the memo. I woke up the other day to a yard of snow! Thankfully, the weather was nice for the next couple days so most of it melted. We have just a bit of snow left in the yard that needs to melt. I hope that is the end of it because I really want to take my winter tires off my vehicle!
14. Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad Recipe
Looking for a refreshing summer salad for a picnic, BBQ, or family gathering, then this honey lime rainbow fruit salad is your ticket.
13. Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Recipe – Simple, Healthy & Vegan!
This Mediterranean chickpea salad is so colorful, bright and refreshing! So healthy and delicious, this easy chickpea salad is a perfect clean eating recipe! See more no-meat Mediterranean recipes.
12. Easy Classic Italian Pasta Salad
Looking for a quick and easy pasta salad? This Classic Italian Pasta Salad Recipe makes a great side dish, feeds a large crowd, and is perfect for any party or potluck!
11. BLTA Pesto Grilled Chicken Summer Salad – Low Carb, Gluten Free, Paleo
Fresh, light and quick to whip up. This BLTA Pesto Chicken Salad is great for those busy weekday lunches. It is also terrific for weekly meal prep.
10. Caesar Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps – Low Carb, Gluten Free Spring Salad Idea
These Caesar Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps are a delicious spin on traditional egg salad: creamy and satisfying, full of Caesar flavor, and a refreshing crunch the lettuce wraps. The perfect lunch!
9. Italian Blue Salad with Apricot Dressing
Italian Blue Salad – mixed greens served with blue cheese, honey roasted pecans, fresh blueberries and an apricot vinaigrette dressing.
8. Paleo Balsamic Chicken Salad with Creamy Dairy Free Sweet Strawberry Vinaigrette
My Paleo Balsamic Chicken Salad is made with skinless chicken thighs marinated in balsamic vinegar, garlic, Dijon mustard and cooked to perfection on the grill before being served over a bed of lettuce with delicious Summer fruits and topped with a Creamy Dairy Free Strawberry Vinaigrette!
7. Southwest Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing
Southwest Chicken Salad, marinated in garlic, onion, cumin and oregano and served over a bed of Romaine and salad leaves with sweetcorn, black beans, red onion and avocado, and topped with a homemade Cilantro Lime Dressing.
6. Honey & Mustard Marinated Chicken Colorful Salad
This is one of my favourite go to recipes for a tasty make a head lunch. I won’t lie, the hero of this dish really is the honey & mustard marinated chicken recipe, after all, it doesn’t take a genius to make a nice bed of salad! However, this did give me the chance to test out my new mandolin and make it all look pretty!
5. Buckwheat Sweet Potato Arugula Salad is Perfect for Spring
In my mind, the best salads have 5 components: fresh greens, something chewy and substantial, something sweet, something tangy, and something unexpected. This Buckwheat Sweet Potato Arugula Salad has got ’em all!
4. Sweet Potato Strawberry Arugula Favorite Salad Spring Recipe
This sweet potato strawberry arugula salad has everything your body needs to feel awesome!
3. Pear Pomegranate and Honeycomb Perfect Spring Salad
This pear pomegranate and honeycomb salad is a delicious and light salad meal that pear well with a citrus vinaigrette.
2. Berry Pecan Salad Idea
This Berry Pecan Salad and Rubbermaid FreshWorks Review are sponsored review and I received free product from SheSpeaks Any opinions are 100% my own.
1. Strawberry Spinach Spring Salad Recipe
Spring evokes an increased energy within me! The blooming of the trees and the sprouting of new flowers….aah I love it….don’t you? I find my taste buds and intuitive hunger switches to lighter more “fresh” meals. Nothing sounds better that a crisp and cool Strawberry Spinach Salad with flavorful berries paired with feta and sweet candied walnuts! Well there I go…I gave away the ingredients before I even began! I must be hungry!
20+ Best Spring Salads
Embrace the flavors of spring with 22 healthy and tasty spring salad recipes that are perfect for the season.
Ingredients
- Chicken & Asparagus Salad
- Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad Recipe
- Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Recipe – Simple, Healthy & Vegan
- Classic Italian Pasta Salad
Instructions
- Choose any Spring Salad Recipes from the post that you like
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- Try the best Spring Salad Recipes and share your photo under my pin on Pinterest!
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