Try one of these healthy salad recipes that are full of flavor, high in quality nutrition, and are seriously yummy whilst promising to be light on your waistline.
A salad is a great way to add more healthy veggies and fruit to your diet. Demi loves a salad, I’m sure she would happily eat a salad every day of the week. You’ll be sure to find a salad recipe here to add to your life to up your salad game. Some of these are serious game-changers. Even if you are a salad hater or you live with a salad hater, we are sure you will find a salad recipe here to change them.
We have over 70 healthy salad recipes to choose from and most are packed full of protein whilst being low carb so are great if you like a lighter meal.
These healthy salad recipes would be ideal for lunch meal prep or as a main meal, be inspired, we have a range to choose from, from meat-free to chicken or beef salads for you meat lovers, there’s something here for everyone.
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Healthy Salad Recipes
Up your salad game with these 70+ salad recipes to keep you eating healthy salads for days and weeks to come that are all light on your waistline.
This Honey Lime Chicken with Grilled Peach & Corn Salad is packed with flavor and makes for a fantastic and fresh summer meal.
Craving some fresh, crispy Panera Bread BBQ Chicken Salad goodness without leaving your four walls? This recipe delivers – Voila!
This easy Quinoa Salad Recipe is fresh and delicious! Quinoa, veggies, avocado & dill are tossed in a homemade lemon vinaigrette for a nutritious summer salad!
This Balsamic Caprese Quinoa Salad Recipe is the perfect summer side dish! Loaded with fresh tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella cheese, it’s a healthy, light, easy and refreshing meal that everyone will love!
This hearty, yummy vegetarian Summer Corn Caprese Salad is packed with protein from quinoa and full of vibrant colors and flavors!
This quick and easy Vegan Pasta Salad takes less than 20 minutes to make start to finish. It’s made with very simple ingredients that are healthy, colorful, and tasty. And my favorite part is the dressing, the creaminess of the dressing is the reason why we absolutely LOVE this pasta salad.
Sardine Salad - A Sustainable & Quick Seafood Salad With A Surprising Twist
Top up on omega-3 fatty acids by enjoying this Sardine Salad for lunch. You can use canned or freshly grilled sardines.
This Crunchy Broccoli Jicama Salad is not your typical broccoli salad. Broccoli is paired with chunks of jicama and crunchy seeds, topped with the tanginess of a zingy avocado dressing.
This sweet and savory Grilled Steak and Strawberry Salad with quinoa makes for a great light but filling summer meal.
This refreshing Spinach Salad with Mandarin Oranges and Pancetta features red onions, toasted walnuts and a delicious orange vinaigrette!
A colorful, eat-the-rainbow, hearty salad; loaded with lots of fresh, flavorful and satisfying crunchies! This wild rice harvest salad with maple dijon vinaigrette is perfect for anytime you are looking for a bright, crispy, fresh, in season salad.
This healthy Salmon Salad with Mayo is a perfect easy lunch or dinner. It’s flavorful and satisfying, and is both gluten-free and dairy-free. You can use homemade cooked salmon or canned salmon.
A simple grilled chicken salad made with seasoned and grilled chicken breast, served with all your favorite toppings like tomatoes, peppers, and onions.
This easy Greek Orzo Salad is perfect for picnics, potlucks, BBQs and get togethers. Whenever you need an easy and healthy side dish, that is guaranteed to disappear first, make this gorgeous Greek orzo salad!
Delicious vegan Mexican chopped salad with avocado dressing makes the perfect lunch salad or an easy side dish to any Mexican feast. This gluten free salad is packed with fresh veggies, dietary fiber and plant based protein.
One of my favorite bean salads is this right here. It is made with fresh onions, peppers, cucumber and two different types of beans.
This simple roasted beetroot salad with fennel and Feta cheese is the perfect healthy weekday lunch. Easy to make with just a few steps it’s beautiful served on a platter for a crowd or in a bowl for a delicious meal for one.
Grilled Honey Orange Chicken Salad has bright citrus, and lots of great crunch from veggies and almonds. Great to pack for lunch or a picnic or to enjoy for dinner!
Mashed chickpea salad is the most one of the easy and most versatile recipes that can transform into any form. This can be modified into a healthy stuffing for your sandwich, wrap
This pretty classic fennel and orange salad is paired with a perfectly cooked rosy pink duck breast. The flavours of duck and fennel, and duck an orange are perfect together!
This mango salad is a delicious, light and well rounded main course salad. Featuring salty and sour feta cheese, earthy and protein rich millet, sweet mango and just a little bit of spice from fresh chilli it is a real winner!
This healthy vegan bean salad – Balela, inspired by the Middle East is made with different beans, greens, fresh vegetables, olive oil, and Arabic spices.
Perfect for lunch or dinner, this Oriental Chicken Salad is loaded with veggies and chunks of chicken!
This Kale Quinoa Salad with orange miso citrus dressing is crazy delicious and so easy to make. An amazing nutrition powerhouse salad of kale, quinoa, mandarin oranges, and so much more!
If you want a change from a grilled chicken salad covered in mayonnaise, then try this green goddess salad. The flavour combination of herbs, anchovies, sour cream and mayonnaise adds so much flavour and is also a colourful dish.
Add flavour and crunch to your arugula and strawberry salad with Feta cheese and sliced almonds for a hearty low carb salad packed full of flavour, colour and texture.
This easy keto asian steak salad uses only one ingredient to marinate the steak and the asian sesame dressing mixes up quickly in a jar. Simple and quick weeknight meal!
Greek Fresh Pasta Salad with rainbow veggies and chickpeas. Drizzled with awesome homemade vinaigrette. Delicious and easy recipe!
A hearty main dish antipasto salad that’s also low carb, gluten free, sugar free, and keto
Have an excess of cooked burgers after hosting your BBQ party? Turn them into family-friendly weeknight dinners like this leftover cheeseburger salad drizzled with homemade hamburger dressing and topped with crumbled chips.
Spicy cajun pork tenderloin paired with a refreshing spinach salad is an easy weeknight dinner! The warm pork tenderloin with baby spinach, avocado, black beans, red onion and cucumbers goes well with homemade apple cider vinegar vinaigrette dressing.
Mediterranean chicken meal prep bowls are a tasty way to stay on track and eat a nutritious, flavorful lunch.
A healthy Chinese chicken salad full of crunchy veggies like cabbage, carrots, sprouts, and snap peas! You won't be missing the fried wontons or noodles with all these crunchy veggies! Served with a light, flavorful soy sesame dressing!
This Walnut, Pea and Chorizo Salad with Brie is a delicious, hearty salad. Pack it in a lunchbox for a delicious nourishing office lunch.
This simple and easy Greek Salad is bursting with freshness and flavour. This salad is perfect doubled or tripled to serve to a crowd and it’s hearty enough to have for a delicious healthy lunch.
Light and delicious, this Egg Zucchini Noodle Salad is the perfect quick lunch salad. It's made with just a few simple FRESH ingredients and seasoned with a flavorful mustard flaxseed oil vinaigrette.
This quick Gyros Salad has all the flavors of a gyro sandwich with none of the carbs! Greek spiced lamb on top of a bed of greens with Tzatziki, olives and feta cheese.
Nicoise Salad is a delicious and healthy traditional French salad. It's low carb and gluten free with lots of Mediterranean flavors
Blackberry Grilled Chicken Salad has tender, grilled chicken marinated in a luscious balsamic blackberry vinaigrette, that doubles as the dressing; sweet blackberries, pistachios, avocado, pickled red onions, crisp bacon on a bed of spring lettuce, and the piece de resistance are the creamy, crispy discs of fried goat cheese.
An Easy and Hearty Cobb Salad just speaks my language! Loaded with crunchy romaine, chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, fresh avocado, crispy bacon, and blue cheese. Smothered in your favorite dressing. The best, healthy kind of meal.
A gorgeous Spiced Pinto Bean Salad on top of baby spinach with homemade Creamy Avocado Dressing that is ready from scratch in 15 minutes. Perfect easy healthy salad for lunch or dinner!
Spicy Cajun shrimp pairs perfectly with the easy homemade cilantro lime dressing in this healthy protein-loaded salad.
Mexicali Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette is bursting with fresh vegetables and lightly coated in a delightful tangy homemade vinaigrette. Our south of the border salad can be a side dish or become a meal when topped with cooked chicken, shrimp or beef!
Apples and cheddar combine with burst of sweetness from bites of dried cranberries in our Apple. He’s sad Salad. Toss with our homemade Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette and your salad will taste like a party in your mouth!
A protein packed, deliciously different salad that everyone loves!
A cobb salad is always satisfying especially when it is topped with homemade garlic shrimp! This delicious salad is filling and the lemon vinaigrette makes it taste especially fresh!
Looking for the perfect summer salad? Look no further, I have this fresh Summer Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe bursting with fun just for you. Romaine and spinach are topped with grilled chicken, three different berries, and a easy homemade balsamic vinaigrette. You’ll have this Mixed Berry Salad on regular rotation all summer long!
A crunchy cabbage salad with an asian inspired sesame vinaigrette topped with grilled chicken, chow mien noodles, and mandarin oranges is the restaurant quality salad you will be making at home all year long. Filled with fresh vegetables and crunchy noodles this Asian Chopped Salad Recipe is sure to be a new family favorite.
This Healthy Tuna Salad Recipe is the ideal lunch or even dinner. It is both tasty and low carb.
This Spinach Strawberry Salad with Goat Cheese is an easy refreshing salad for the warm days ahead. Spinach is tossed with slices strawberries then topped with candied pecans and drizzled with your favorite raspberry vinaigrette for a light, healthy salad you can eat all summer long. And it only takes 10 minutes to make!
I love quick, healthy and tasty meals. This Healthy Taco Salad made with spiced lean ground beef is exactly that! Packed with protein, this layered taco salad recipe is gluten free and uses a homemade seasoning blend.
Millet salad is a healthy vegetarian main course or side dish loaded with veggies and creamy hummus. This delicious salad can be enjoyed any time of the year. It’s Vegan too!
This warm farro salad with cranberries & pistachios has just about every color of the rainbow.
This quinoa salad with feta is so delicious that it will make a quinoa fan out of you!
When you need a meal on the go, look no further than these Mason Jar Greek Salads. They're perfect to make ahead for an easy lunch or dinner.
If you're looking for something new for lunch or dinner, try this Blood Orange and Pickled Fennel Salad. The flavors are bright and refreshing, plus the colors are gorgeous!
Zesty Grilled Chicken and Greens Salad: Perfect for Lunch or Dinner!
This is my favorite copycat salad from a local deli - greens, grilled chicken, red onions, goat cheese, and cranberries make it so tasty!
This salad is super simple but oh so good. Kale and chickpeas are married with a bright lemon dressing for a flavorful and nutritious salad.
This Spinach Apple Salad is healthy and great for lunch or dinner. This vegetarian salad is packed with apples, feta, walnuts, dried cranberries and red onion for a delicious combo.
This Kale Caesar Salad recipe is perfect as a main or side. The salad is simple to make and comes together in only 10 minutes.
Asian Chopped Salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing – So light & refreshing, yet so satisfying! Plus, it’s SO easy to put together and you won’t need to cook anything!
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A kale caesar salad with homemade caesar dressing from scratch and topped with air fried chickpea croutons! The perfect go-to salad to have as a main course
This Maple Swiss Chard Salad with Turkey is a healthy choice for lunch or dinner. It’s flavorful and full of nutrients and lean protein.
Broccoli and kale are the stars of this delicious Broccoli Kale Cilantro Sambol (Salad). It pairs well curries and rice just as well as it would pair with burgers and fries.
This Italian Chopped Salad is a light, yet hearty salad that tastes like your favorite Italian sub sandwich without the bread! Great for dinner, as a side, for lunch, summer potlucks, or any time of year!
A super quick and easy salad, which is perfect for a healthy lunch. The giant cous cous is filling and the citrusy orange will offer a tangy, superb finish to every single bite.
Two classic comfort foods collide in this fantastic 30 minute Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad recipe. Crispy Romaine, seasoned chicken, bright sweet tomatoes, salty Parmesan, crunchy croutons, and spiral pasta all get tossed together in a creamy homemade Caesar dressing. This is great as a complete dinner, easy side salad, or a sure winner for any summer potluck!
This super easy Warm Chicken Salad makes meal prepping easy. Enjoy it during the week with some crackers for lunch or on some lettuce leaves as low carb tortillas for dinner.
Keto Power Salad with Greens, Protein and Healthy Fats; A nutritious salad packed with all you need for a delicious, healthy meal!
This Chicken Avocado Salad with Toasted Pecans has lots of crunch and creamy flavour. Use leftover rotisserie to make this a quick week night dinner or easy lunch.
Summer Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Honey Lime Salad Dressing
This Summer Berry Chicken Salad is the perfect blend of fruity, sweet and savory. Filled with strawberry marinated chicken, it’s the perfect way to eat healthy in season, topped with a refreshing, creamy honey lime salad dressing.
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