Salad Recipes Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving salad is a blend of mixed greens, fresh apples, pomegranate seeds, blue cheese and candied pecans, all tossed in a homemade vinaigrette. An easy and festive salad that makes any holiday meal special!

When I’m looking for a salad that features seasonal produce, I turn to classics such as winter fruit salad, brussels sprouts salad and this simple yet satisfying Thanksgiving salad. Need more help with your holiday meal? Be sure to check out my complete guide on how to cook a turkey!

No meal is complete without a green salad, even around the holidays! My Thanksgiving salad is the perfect mix of sweet and savory ingredients, and takes just minutes to put together.

Thanksgiving Salad With Cinnamon Cider Vinaigrette

Thinly slice your favorite variety of apples, then place them in a bowl of mixed greens along with crumbles of blue cheese, sweet candied pecans and fresh pomegranate seeds. Make a homemade apple cider dressing with a handful of pantry ingredients, then pour the dressing over the salad and toss everthing together to combine. Serve immediately and enjoy!

In my opinion, all holiday salads need to have make ahead components to minimize the time spent in the kitchen on the big day! For this Thanksgiving salad, the dressing can be prepared up to 3 days in advance. I also chop the nuts, crumble the cheese and remove the pomegranate seeds from the fruit at least one day in advance. On Thanksgiving day, simply slice the apples and toss everything together.

Thanksgiving salad is so good that you don’t even need to wait for November to serve it – I enjoy this one all year round!

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Calories: 280 kcal | Carbohydrates: 16 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 5 g | Cholesterol: 11 mg | Sodium: 193 mg | Potassium: 117 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 12 g | Vitamin A: 133 IU | Vitamin C: 21 mg | Calcium: 85 mg | Iron: 1 mgThis simple Thanksgiving Salad comes loaded with roasted butternut squash, fresh baby spinach, candied almonds, feta cheese, and dried cranberries. The salad is dressed with an easy three-ingredient balsamic dressing.

Looking for more holiday side dishes? Make sure to try these famous mashed potatoes, this classic Thanksgiving dressing, and our favorite roasted brussels sprouts.

In my opinion, Thanksgiving Salad should always make its way to your table–and not just on Thanksgiving! It’s a great way to add color, freshness, and variety to a plate often filled with delicious – but heavy – side dishes. A good salad is always one of my favorite side dish options, especially if it’s loaded with roasted butternut squash – yum!

The Best Thanksgiving Salad: Squash And Arugula With Cider Vinaigrette

While making a salad with homemade dressing might seem daunting as you’re preparing the rest of the Thanksgiving dinner, this salad is meant to be as easy as possible. The dressing only requires three ingredients and the salad has only five main ingredients. And most of those ingredients are store-bought and pre-prepared. Below is a quick ingredient breakdown.

This simple Thanksgiving Salad comes loaded with roasted butternut squash, fresh baby spinach, candied almonds, feta cheese, and dried cranberries. The salad is dressed with an easy three-ingredient balsamic dressing.

Note 1: Squash: If you prefer to peel and chop your own butternut squash, you'll need 1 small-to-medium-sized butternut squash, which will yield about 4 heaping cups of cut squash. 

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Note 2: Almonds: I buy the salad-ready honey-roasted almonds for this salad. To candy your own almonds, combine 1 cup sliced almonds with 1/3 cup white sugar in a large skillet. Set the heat to medium high and stir constantly. The sugar will begin to melt and become a sticky liquid and then cling to the almonds. This takes about 3-4 minutes -- watch carefully and stir constantly to avoid burning the nuts. Spread the candied almonds on a sheet of parchment paper and let harden. Break apart and use in this salad.

Serving: 8 servings | Calories: 140 kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.5 g | Protein: 2.2 g | Fat: 10 g | Cholesterol: 3.2 mg | Sodium: 38.3 mg | Fiber: 1.8 g | Sugar: 7.4 g

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Thanksgiving Salad (w/ Kale, Apple, & Walnuts!)

I love hearing from you when you've made one of my recipes! Tag me on Instagram at @ or leave me a comment below.When it comes to epic Thanksgiving dinners, it's all about balance. You have your heavy and filling main dish and an assortment of comforting side dishes, so you need a healthy light salad to balance it all out, right? So if you are wondering what easy Thanksgiving salad to add to your holiday dinner table that takes just minutes to throw together, then you are in the right please. We are sharing over 15 of our most popular and best Thanksgiving salad recipes including butternut squash salads, seasonal apple salads, warm salads with roasted vegetables, everything kale, and more!

Butternut squash salad is a light meal that's loaded with fall flavors — roasted butternut squash, baby kale, walnuts, dried cranberries, and feta.

Throw together crisp apples, crunchy walnuts, and sweet cranberries for a taste of the holidays in this fall apple walnut salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

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Fall harvest salad with roasted butternut squash and apple is the only salad recipe you need this fall or winter. It's healthy, wholesome, and nourishing.

Arugula salad with apple and pecan is a quick and easy fall salad made with fresh seasonal ingredients in just minutes. Perfect for a holiday dinner table.

Cozy winter kale salad with apple cider vinaigrette is easy to make with crispy apples, tangy goat cheese and crunchy spiced pecans in under 10 minutes.

Thanksgiving Salads To Brighten Up Your Meal

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad is a delicious fall salad packed with fresh sprouts, apples, cranberries, and crunchy seeds, tossed in a homemade vinaigrette.

This simple and healthy Thanksgiving Salad is loaded with greens, seasonal veggies, pomegranate seeds, and pecans, all tossed in a homemade vinaigrette.

Arugula and roasted carrot salad is one of the best spring salads, packed with a delicious combination of sweet and sour flavours, plus easy to make.

Apple Cranberry Thanksgiving Salad

This warm lentil salad with butternut squash and shiitake mushrooms is the most comforting salad. Add it to your holiday dinner this fall.

This Sweet Kale Salad is loaded with hearty greens, veggies, and homemade poppy seed dressing — inspired by the Taylor Farms salad kit from Costco.

Lemon kale salad is a simple, flavorful, and healthy meal that’s thrown together in just minutes with fresh ingredients. The perfect quick lunch or dinner.

Thanksgiving Salad {3 Ingredient Dressing}

Healthy and light, goat cheese and tangelo winter salad with creamy caesar dressing is flavourful, crunchy and takes just minutes to prepare.

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Over 15 popular best Thanksgiving salad recipes including butternut squash salads, apple salads, warm salads with roasted vegetables, kale salad, and more!

Make ahead instructions: Almost all of these Thanksgiving salads can be made ahead of time. When making ahead, I recommend storing the ingredients separately from the dressing, and toss when ready to serve. To prep ahead of time, chop up all the ingredients and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

How to store: Most Thanksgiving salads can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. Refer to the specific recipe post for complete storing instructions.Brighten your holiday table with these Thanksgiving salad recipes! With grain salads, green salads, and more, you're sure to find one you love.

Holiday Salads For Thanksgiving Feast Meals

By now, you probably have a good idea of your Thanksgiving menu. Maybe you’re sticking to classics like turkey, sweet potato casserole, and cranberry sauce, or maybe you’re trying something new. Mashed cauliflower? Mac and cheese? No matter what you’re serving, I hope you’re including a Thanksgiving salad.

Why? For one, color! If you’ve been following Love & Lemons for a while, you know that I love highlighting the colors of every season. In the fall,

Colorful produce is at its peak, but it doesn’t always make its way onto our Thanksgiving tables, where mashed potatoes and gravy take center stage. A Thanksgiving salad is a great way to add color to your holiday plate. Plus, who doesn’t appreciate a few bites of something light and refreshing between forkfuls of stuffing?

Thanksgiving Salad Recipe With Cranberries

You’ll find 20 of my favorite Thanksgiving salad recipes below. Some are super simple, the kind of thing that’s easy to toss together before your meal. Others include roasted vegetables or grains for extra texture and depth of flavor. All of them are colorful and delicious.