Healthy Recipes Healthy Seasonal Recipes Healthy Fall Recipes Healthy Fall Salad Recipes 19 Best Salads to Make This Fall By Camryn Alexa Wimberly Camryn Alexa Wimberly Camryn Wimberly is EatingWell's Editorial Fellow. As a food and mental health blogger, Camryn explores how food and cooking can help improve mental health and also be an avenue to connect with one's culture and heritage. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on September 22, 2024 Close These delicious salads are some of our favorites, and with at least four-star reviews, EatingWell readers thoroughly enjoy them, too. Made with seasonal produce like cauliflower, sweet potatoes, apples and Brussels sprouts, they’re perfect recipes for autumn meals. Options like our Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Goat Cheese & Pomegranate or our Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Burrata are sure to please everyone, whether you serve them as a main meal or alongside other fall dishes. 01 of 19 Apple-Cranberry Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese The tangy-sweet dressing in this spinach salad beautifully amplifies the apples and cranberries—and the creamy goat cheese transforms it into the perfect salad. View Recipe 02 of 19 Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Goat Cheese & Pomegranate This gorgeous warm salad with nutty roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet-tart pomegranate seeds and creamy goat cheese is perfect for any meal. View Recipe 03 of 19 Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Burrata This beautiful butternut squash salad with creamy burrata cheese and peppery arugula is perfect for fall entertaining. If you can find pomegranates, the arils add a bright pop of color and flavor to this healthy salad, but it's just as good—and almost as impressive-looking—without them. View Recipe 04 of 19 Arugula Salad with Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Pears & Blue Cheese Toasted walnuts and roasted pork tenderloin make this elegant salad worthy of company, yet it's easy enough to prepare on a weeknight! View Recipe 05 of 19 Apple, Fig & Brussels Sprouts Salad Salad dressing made from sweet and mellow white balsamic vinegar balances out the assertive greens and Brussels sprouts in this healthy winter salad. If you have one handy, a small mandoline makes it easy to slice the Brussels and apple. To make it a dinner salad, top with shrimp or chicken. View Recipe 06 of 19 Lentil & Roasted Vegetable Salad with Green Goddess Dressing Goddess dressing typically gets its umami-ness from anchovies, but we use miso in this super-green salad recipe to keep it vegetarian. View Recipe 07 of 19 Spinach Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, White Beans & Basil Roasted sweet potatoes are paired with spinach, cabbage and white beans and tossed together with a bright basil dressing in this healthy main-dish salad. View Recipe 08 of 19 Chicken, Brussels Sprouts & Mushroom Salad Shaving the vegetables for this easy salad recipe makes them deliciously tender-crisp without having to cook anything and helps them stand up to the bright homemade vinaigrette and salty Parmesan cheese. View Recipe 09 of 19 Mixed Greens with Lentils & Sliced Apple This salad with lentils, feta and apple is a satisfying vegetarian entree to whip together for lunch. To save time, swap in drained canned lentils—just make sure to look for low-sodium and give them a rinse before adding them to the salad. View Recipe 10 of 19 Farro Salad with Arugula, Artichokes & Pistachios Precooked farro makes this dish come together in no time. And you can make it in the same bowl you serve it in, minimizing cleanup! View Recipe 11 of 19 Broccoli, Chickpea & Pomegranate Salad Simple steps give this broccoli salad recipe a more nuanced flavor: soaking the onion tempers its bite, and toasting the cumin enhances its aroma. Serve alongside grilled chicken, pork or fish. View Recipe 12 of 19 Kale Salad with Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing The lightly sweet, creamy homemade poppy seed dressing takes this crunchy salad to the next level for a mouthwatering vegetable side dish or light lunch. Top with cooked chicken for a heartier meal. View Recipe 13 of 19 Arugula Salad with Carrots and Goat Cheese This arugula salad creation is a quick-and-easy solution to enhance any meal. Use the Maple-Thyme Baby Carrot recipe to add extra flavor and balance to this salad. View Recipe 14 of 19 Green Goddess Salad with Chickpeas In this cucumber, tomato, Swiss cheese and chickpea salad recipe, a healthy green goddess dressing is made from avocado, buttermilk and herbs. The extra dressing is delicious served with grilled vegetables. View Recipe 15 of 19 Chopped Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad This easy salad recipe allows for a wonderful use of leftover cooked chicken. Look for escarole in the produce section near the leafy greens; if you can't find it, you can use romaine instead. View Recipe 16 of 19 Roasted Veggie & Quinoa Salad Quick, simple and packed with satisfying protein and fiber, this salad makes a perfect lunch or easy one-dish dinner. View Recipe 17 of 19 Roasted Cranberry, Squash & Cauliflower Salad Serve this healthy salad as a main course or as a starter for a special meal. To speed up prep, look for precut butternut squash in the refrigerated area of the produce section at your grocery store. View Recipe 18 of 19 Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Dressing This hearty vegan salad is loaded with plant-based power ingredients: chickpeas, quinoa and hummus. We love the crunch of the sunflower seeds and the unexpected flavor of roasted peppers. View Recipe 19 of 19 Spinach & Warm Mushroom Salad In this hearty mushroom and spinach salad recipe, sturdier mature spinach leaves hold up better than baby spinach when tossed with the warm mushroom-and-bacon vinaigrette. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit