Thisย 50 Healthy Salad Recipes round-up is going to give you a delicious list of gluten-free, low-carb, vegan, and vegetarian salad recipes to help you eat well during the entire year.ย 

Collage of 4 salad picture

We love a big bowl of salad, such as cobb salad, chickpea salad, caprese salad, pasta salad, and so on. Salads that are packed with seasonal veggies like cherry tomatoes, red onion, bell pepper, romaine lettuce, potatoes, apple, carrots, olives, and so on are the best. Theyโ€™re filled with great flavors and a variety of yummy textures. They are also perfect for for picnic or potluck during the summer time.ย 

They’re easy to make, they’re filling, and they’re packed with fresh ingredients. A lot of people seem to think that a salad is just a bowl of lettuce and salad dressing, but trust me, these salads are far from that. They are like a main dish. I love to have a bowl of these salads as a stand-alone meal.

With these 50 different healthy salad recipes, you’re never going to have a boring salad again. Why? Well, these salads are so good because of all the fresh ingredients, but also because of the dressing and toppings.ย 

The salad dressings are delicious and add more flavors to the salad. Some of these dressings are made with Greek yogurt, mustard, olive oil, lemon juice or vinegar, garlic, and salt. Drizzle them on top of your salad and you’re good to go.ย 

I also love the topping with chopped pecans and walnuts to add crunch to the salads. You can’t forget about the cheese toppings such as goat cheese, blue cheese, feta cheese, or even mozzarella.ย 

Why Have Salad?

Salads are a great veggie and protein-packed meal if you know what you’re doing. The healthy salad recipes below show you how to pack all kinds of goodness into one bowl. While some may work best as a side, a lot of the salads can be a meal themselves, as they also include a serving of protein, like my chopped chicken salads.

How to Make a Salad into a Meal

Like I mentioned earlier, most of these recipes can be a meal themselves. However, if you see salads down below that you don’t think will be filling enough or are more of a side dish that you want to turn into a main meal, add a serving of protein! Add a baked chicken breast, a piece of salmon, some shrimp, steak, or even tofu to round out a mostly green salad.

Can Salad Be Made Ahead?

Most of these healthy salad recipes can be made ahead of time. Down below, you’ll even find some salads that are specifically for meal prepping. If you’re planning to make a salad ahead of time, hold off on the dressing.

Pack the salad in an airtight container in the fridge, and the salad dressing separately. Combine when you’re about to serve it. Most salads can last up to 4 days as long as they’re not coated in dressing or have too many wet ingredients in them.

Tips for Making these Healthy Salad Recipes

  • Always wash and thoroughly dry any greens you have. It’s important that you dry thoroughly as you don’t want your spinach salad for example to start getting soggy before you’ve even gotten a change to enjoy it.
  • If you don’t have time, you can always go with a store-bought salad dressing.
  • If you have fresh herbs on hand like basil and oregano, it definitely goes well with pretty much every salad.
  • Make sure you cut everything to bite sized pieces. Salad definitely tastes better when eat bite includes a little bit of everything on your fork.
  • You can always add some fruits like strawberry and watermelon in your salad for extra sweet flavor.
  • If you’re a fun of beans, you can also add some on the top of your salad such as chickpeas and edamame.

50 Healthy Salad Recipes

Parmesan brussels sprouts salad in a white bowl.

Parmesan Brussels Sprouts Salad

Overhead shot of cabbage salad with grilled chicken.

Grilled Chicken Cabbage Salad

Overhead photo of cabbage coleslaw

Easy Coleslaw Recipe

Overhead photo of a potato salad in a glass bowl.

Healthy Potato Salad Recipe

Overhead photo of a white bowl with zucchini cauliflower rice.

Easy Zucchini Cauliflower Rice

Overhead photo of a salmon salad.

Easy Chopped Salmon Salad

Greek Chicken Salad Bowls inside of two meal prep containers.

Greek Chicken Salad Bowls

A white bowl of chopped chicken salad.

Easy Chopped Chicken Salad

An overhead photo of a white bowl with balsamic roasted veggies inside.

Balsamic Roasted Vegetables Recipe

Salmon with coleslaw salad meal prep.

Salmon Patties with Coleslaw Salad Meal-Prep Bowls

Overhead photo of a white bowl with a Brussels sprouts bacon salad.

Brussels Sprouts Bacon Salad

bowl of fresh broccoli salad

Easy Broccoli Salad Recipe

overhead image: bowl of roasted potato salad

Easy Roasted Potato Salad

Bowl of avocado tomato salad.

Avocado Tomato Salad Recipe

A white bowl of chicken salad

Chicken Salad with Spicy Mayo Dressing

overhead view of salmon salad bowl

Easy Salmon Salad Recipe

Overhead photo of a bowl of avocado egg salad.

Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

Overhead photo of a white plate of creamy avocado cauliflower salad.

Creamy Avocado Cauliflower Salad

A bowl with shrimp, tomatoes, avocados, onions, and greens.

Super Fresh Shrimp Tomato Salad

Overhead photo of a plate of shredded Brussels sprout salad.

Shredded Brussels Sprout Salad

Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Cauliflower Salad on a large wooden bowl

Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Cauliflower Salad

A large bowl of grilled chicken avocado salad

Grilled Chicken Avocado Salad

An overhead photo of a white plate of ground beef taco salad

Ground Beef Taco Salad

Roasted Sweet Potato Kale Salad

overhead view of corn shrimp salad bowl

Corn Shrimp Salad Recipe

Quick Easy Red Cabbage Salad

Roasted Brussels Sprouts Quinoa Salad

Overhead photo of a white bowl of mediterranean salad

Easy Mediterranean Salad Recipe

Shrimp Quinoa Salad

Autumn Beet Orange Salad on a white plate

Autumn Beet Orange Salad Recipe

Quinoa Greek Salad

overhead view of a kale salad with sweet potato plate

Kale Salad with Crispy Sweet Potato

Roasted Butternut Squash Cauliflower Salad

overhead view of a white bowl of broccoli kale slaw salad

Super Easy Broccoli Kale Slaw Salad

Easy and Quick Quinoa Salad

overhead view of Breakfast salad plate with two spoons inside

Easy Kale Breakfast Salad Recipe

Kalamata Collard Quinoa Salad

overhead view of a bowl of avocado cucumber salad

Super Easy Avocado Cucumber Tuna Salad

Quinoa Chicken Salad

overhead view of a chimichurri chicken chopped Salad bowl

Chimichurri Chicken Chopped Salad

Warm Quinoa Brussels Sprouts Salad

 An oval serving platter container shrimp avocado cucumber salad

Shrimp Avocado Cucumber Salad

Arugula Blackberry Salad

 overhead view of a greek chopped bowl salad

Asparagus Greek Chopped Salad

Warm Bacon Lentil Salad Recipe

overhead view of a bowl of shrimp and avocado salad

Shrimp Avocado Tomato Salad Recipe

Clementine Arugula Salad Recipe

overhead view of a bowl of pesto Chicken salad

Pesto Chicken Salad Recipe

Black Bean Mango Salad Recipe

I hope you enjoy these recipes, and if you make one of these delicious salads, make sure to share with us on Instagram. I would love to see your recreations!

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11 Comments

  1. Olivia @ Olivia's Cuisine says:

    Yum! So many awesome inspirations! Cant wait to try some of these…

  2. Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven says:

    So many gorgeous salads I don’t even know where to start! I guess I’ll just have to make them all then. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thanks for including a few of my recipes, friend! ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says:

    Thank you so much for including me in this amazing list! These are on my list for the New Year!!

  4. Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits says:

    Olivia, thank you so much for including my salad in this awesome list!! So many healthy recipes for me to try!

  5. eat good 4 life says:

    Wow, what a great round up. Thanks for including me ๐Ÿ™‚ I need to make a few of them. I am trying to incorporate more greens and start making my own salad dressings. I will soon!

  6. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says:

    Hope you’re enjoying your time in Brazil! So many great salad recipes, great roundup. And THANK YOU for linking to my salads! Hugs hugs hugs to you Olivia! Looking forward to all your recipes of the new year : )

  7. Anna @ shenANNAgans says:

    You had such incredible recipes this year and I am sure 2015 will be even better ๐Ÿ˜€ Looks like I have a very tasty year ahead, got a bunch of yours I wanna try. Thanks heaps and…. Happy New Year!

  8. Cheryl says:

    Yay!! Thanks for including my kale salad in this beautiful list ๐Ÿ™‚

  9. Leah | So, How's It Taste? says:

    What a fantastic roundup! I’m bookmarking this post. I hope you’re having a blast in Brazil!!!

  10. George Rea says:

    I had a salad in south LA. this weekend, made from watermelon and tomatoes, wonderful. Do you have a recipe

    1. Olivia Ribas says:

      That’s a good idea of a salad recipe. I’ll try to make it next time ๐Ÿ˜‰