Healthy Spring Salad Recipes

Tuna, napa cabbage, and colorful vegetables get a sweet-and-spicy Asian-style dressing for a main-dish salad that's perfect for warm summer days.

Light and fresh, this salad is full of nutritious fruits and vegetables.

This salad capitalizes on fresh spring produce and gets a simple protein boost from hard-boiled eggs. Meal-prep this healthy lunch salad by mixing the salad base together and simmering a batch of hard-boiled eggs on the weekend. Then you'll be ready to just add one or two eggs with a drizzle of tangy vinaigrette for the simplest spring salad-to-go.

Asparagus, radishes and scallions herald the start of the spring season at the farmers' market (or in your garden). Take advantage of these early growers and turn them into a spectacular spring salad mix. Keep it in your fridge as a base to top with protein, cheese and dressing for easy packable salads to take to work.

This fresh green bean salad, tossed with a homemade tomato vinaigrette, is a delicious and easy side dish.

This healthy Mediterranean salad makes a great vegetarian main dish. Or you could serve smaller portions as a side dish with grilled chicken, beef, or pork.

Lemon yogurt and honey flavor this lighter version of a favorite classic fruit salad.

Traditional potato salad is kicked up a notch with the addition of turkey bacon, crunchy cabbage and carrots, and a tangy dressing flavored with cider vinegar and mustard.

Make these barbeque-flavored pork salad components the night before and assemble for an easy lunch the next day.

Ready in just 45 minutes, this salad is bursting with flavor and perfect for lunch or dinner.

Classic coleslaw goes vegan in this easy barbecue side dish recipe. Eggless or vegan mayonnaise's mild flavor is indistinguishable from regular mayo in this coleslaw flavored with Dijon and cider vinegar. Look for it in the condiment section of large grocery stores or natural-foods stores.

Teriyaki-flavored shrimp combine with edamame, pasta, and Asian-style vegetables in a colorful fresh salad.

Silken tofu stands in for mayonnaise in this otherwise-classic potato salad recipe.

You can have lunch or dinner ready in 15 minutes thanks to convenience products, like precooked chicken that needs only a quick minute or two in the microwave.

Clementines are a wonderful fruit to add to salad. They're small, easy to peel, and blend well with everything, as they do here on a bed of arugula with poppy-seed dressing.

We love fresh summer corn when it's in season, but frozen corn makes a great year-round substitute in this quick and easy side dish.

You can use most types of barley for this veggie-loaded grain salad--hulled, pearled (which will cook the quickest) or hull-less. Serve this salad as a side for grilled chicken, topped with grilled shrimp or as an impressive potluck dish.

Pretzels and Pistachios create a crispy crust for tofu, perfect to top this fresh salad.

Store-bought tortellini and frozen peas keep things quick in this healthy 30-minute meal. Jazzed-up bottled salad dressing helps you go even faster. Look for one with 200 mg or less of sodium and 3 g or less of sugar per serving.

Tuna salad served with pita bread halves has a zesty vinaigrette dressing, capers for flavor, and almonds for crunch. Your delicious lunch is ready in just a few minutes.