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11 Healthy and Delicious Salads

Salads don’t have to be boring. Here are 11 healthy and delicious salads for inspiration.

Getting in all the veggies and fiber is so important. A big fat salad is the easiest way to do this during the warmer months. And there are SO many creative ways to make a salad.

11 Healthy and Delicious Salads

Chicken Fajita Salad : Chicken fajita salad loaded with sauteed bell peppers and onions, avocado, juicy chicken, and crunchy lettuce all drizzled with a flavorful cilantro lime dressing. Ready in less than 20 minutes.

big salad on plate with chicken

Smoked Trout Salad with Creamy Lemon Dill Dressing: Channeling my Nordic roots with this smoked trout salad drizzled with a a creamy lemony dill dressing.

Smoked Trout Salad on a metal baking sheet

Berry Avocado Chicken Salad with Creamy Poppyseed Dressing: Loaded with fresh berries, avocado, chicken, hard boiled eggs, crunchy romaine, micro greens, and a creamy poppyseed dressing, this is the PERFECT summer salad. 

Berry Avocado and eggs on a alad on metal baking sheet

15 Minute Chinese Chicken Salad : Get dinner on the table in 15 minutes with no cooking involved with this crispy, crunchy Chinese Chicken Salad.

Chinese Chicken Salad (gluten free on white plate

Rainbow Salad with Orange Vinaigrette: This Rainbow Salad is the perfect way to get more veggies into your diet!

salad in a wooden bowl

Grilled Romaine Salad with Creamy Turmeric Dressing: Fresh heads of crispy romaine lettuce beautifully charred on the grill, drizzled with creamy turmeric dressing, and topped with pomegranates and crispy shallots.

grilled romaine on wooden table

Quick and Easy Taco Salad: Want to know how to get dinner on the table in 15 minutes?  Try out this quick and Easy Taco Salad. Itโ€™s one of our summer time favorites when we donโ€™t want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen. 

veggies and meat saladsin white bowl

Cucumber Radish Fennel Salad: A super fresh cucumber radish fennel salad made with just a few simple ingredients. Quick + easy. Crunchy + flavorful.

hands holding bowl with cucmbers and radishes

Thai Noodle Salad: This fresh and flavorful Thai Noodle Salad is jam-packed with crunchy vegetables and drizzled in a creamy almond butter lime dressing. And comes together in about 15 minutes. 

Thai Noodle Salads in green bowl

Pesto Chicken Avocado Salad: Juicy grilled chicken smothered in pesto on a bed of crisp lettuce with tomatoes, avocado, and pine nuts.  I drizzle on a simple homemade vinaigrette to finish it off.

salads on wooden tray

Bacon Date Fennel Salad with Grilled Peaches: I pretty much outdid myself with this salad. (sorry, I had to say that!)  It was the perfect balance of savory and sweet.  The dressing is flavored with bacon and dates, giving just the right salty/sweet combo.  The fennel adds a bit of crunch and a slight anise flavor.  And the grilled peaches are amazing.

Bacon Date Fennel  with Grilled Peaches in white bowl

four salads in bowls
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