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20 Spring Salad Recipes in 20 Minutes

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Alex Loh Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD March 12, 2021
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Kale & Strawberry Salad
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Spring has arrived and it's the perfect time to use seasonal produce in a fresh salad. Ingredients like strawberries, peas and asparagus are healthy and add a pop of color to your plate. Recipes like Kale & Strawberry Salad and Spring Vegetable Salad with Chicken & Buttermilk-Herb Dressing are bright, delicious and ready in 20 minutes or less.

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Kale Salad with Balsamic & Parmesan

<p>In this healthy kale salad recipe, you massage the dressing into the kale, tenderizing the leaves and infusing the salad with sweet balsamic flavor. Creamy pine nuts and salty Parmesan cheese added at the end balance the flavors. Enjoy this salad on its own as a side dish or add cooked chicken, shrimp or steak to make it a full meal.</p>
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In this healthy kale salad recipe, you massage the dressing into the kale, tenderizing the leaves and infusing the salad with sweet balsamic flavor. Creamy pine nuts and salty Parmesan cheese added at the end balance the flavors. Enjoy this salad on its own as a side dish or add cooked chicken, shrimp or steak to make it a full meal.

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Spring Pea Salad with Strawberries

<p>As delicious as it is beautiful, this spring pea salad recipe is a potluck or dinner party stunner. Assemble the salad and dress just before serving--or serve the dressing next to the salad for people to drizzle. The tangy champagne vinaigrette balances the grassy sweetness of the peas and fruity pop of the berries.</p>
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As delicious as it is beautiful, this spring pea salad recipe is a potluck or dinner party stunner. Assemble the salad and dress just before serving--or serve the dressing next to the salad for people to drizzle. The tangy champagne vinaigrette balances the grassy sweetness of the peas and fruity pop of the berries.

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Broccoli, Chickpea & Pomegranate Salad

<p>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.</p>
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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.

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Green Salad with Pita Bread & Hummus

<p>Elevate hummus and pita by piling your plate high with cucumbers, carrots and mixed greens! Just a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil is all it takes to dress it up.</p>
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Elevate hummus and pita by piling your plate high with cucumbers, carrots and mixed greens! Just a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil is all it takes to dress it up.

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Kale & Strawberry Salad

Kale & Strawberry Salad
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In this kale and strawberry salad, apple-cider vinegar and mustard flavor the dressing while fresh strawberries offer a touch of sweetness. Creamy herbed goat cheese completes this healthy salad that's perfect for lunch or dinner.

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Warm Cabbage Salad with Bacon

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This warm cabbage salad bursts with flavor from a tangy Dijon vinaigrette and crispy bacon.

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Asparagus & Baby Kale Caesar Salad

<p>Traditional Caesar salad gets a nutrition and flavor boost with the addition of crisp asparagus and dark, leafy baby kale in this healthy recipe. Use arugula or mixed greens for the salad if baby kale isn't at your market.</p>
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Traditional Caesar salad gets a nutrition and flavor boost with the addition of crisp asparagus and dark, leafy baby kale in this healthy recipe. Use arugula or mixed greens for the salad if baby kale isn't at your market.

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Spring Vegetable Salad with Chicken & Buttermilk-Herb Dressing

<p>The buttermilk dressing for this easy and healthy chicken salad recipe calls for using dried herbs, which gives you a more intense flavor blast and cuts down on prep time. But if you prefer the flavor of fresh, use 3 tablespoons fresh for each 1 tablespoon dried. Using leftover cooked chicken further speeds prep in this 20-minute dinner recipe.</p>
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The buttermilk dressing for this easy and healthy chicken salad recipe calls for using dried herbs, which gives you a more intense flavor blast and cuts down on prep time. But if you prefer the flavor of fresh, use 3 tablespoons fresh for each 1 tablespoon dried. Using leftover cooked chicken further speeds prep in this 20-minute dinner recipe.

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Spring Vegetable Salad with Asparagus & Scallions

<p>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.</p>
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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.

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Kale & Avocado Salad with Blueberries & Edamame

<p>Bursting with nutrient-rich produce, this California-inspired salad is a delicious and satisfying way to get your vitamins. We love the unique combination of blueberries, edamame, and goat cheese.</p>
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Bursting with nutrient-rich produce, this California-inspired salad is a delicious and satisfying way to get your vitamins. We love the unique combination of blueberries, edamame, and goat cheese.

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Strawberry Poppy Seed Salad with Chicken

<p>In this healthy copycat of a takeout salad favorite we combine precooked (or leftover) chicken and poppy seed dressing with fresh greens, strawberries and goat cheese for an easy throw-together meal that's ready in 10 minutes.</p>
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In this healthy copycat of a takeout salad favorite we combine precooked (or leftover) chicken and poppy seed dressing with fresh greens, strawberries and goat cheese for an easy throw-together meal that's ready in 10 minutes.

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Kohlrabi & Carrot Salad with Cheddar

<p>Kohlrabi's slightly sweet, broccoli-stem-like flavor adds excellent crunch to this salad. Either the green- or purple-skinned variety will work for this jazzed-up carrot salad recipe.</p>
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Kohlrabi's slightly sweet, broccoli-stem-like flavor adds excellent crunch to this salad. Either the green- or purple-skinned variety will work for this jazzed-up carrot salad recipe.

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Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad

<p>Topped with Parmesan cheese and pine nuts, this tasty green salad is perfect for any barbeque or picnic.</p>
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Topped with Parmesan cheese and pine nuts, this tasty green salad is perfect for any barbeque or picnic.

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Pea Shoot & Snap Pea Salad with Sunflower Seeds

<p>Grassy, sweet pea shoots add another layer of pea flavor to this light spring salad recipe. Look for them near other sprouts or at Asian markets and farmers' markets.</p>
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Grassy, sweet pea shoots add another layer of pea flavor to this light spring salad recipe. Look for them near other sprouts or at Asian markets and farmers' markets.

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Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

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Homemade poppy seed dressing pairs beautifully with tender spinach, crunchy almonds and juicy berries for a fantastically refreshing and easy spring salad. To make ahead, whisk dressing, combine salad ingredients and store separately. Toss the salad with the dressing just before serving. To make it a complete meal, top with grilled chicken or shrimp.

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Kale Salad with Preserved Lemon & Walnuts

<p>In this kale salad recipe, we massage dressing into the kale leaves until they're tender and coated with flavor. Topped with bold Mediterranean flavors--olives, walnuts and preserved lemons--this healthy salad is as delicious as it is nutritious. Look for preserved lemons at specialty-foods shops or online at surlatable.com. Or, to make your own, see the recipe on eatingwell.com.</p>
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In this kale salad recipe, we massage dressing into the kale leaves until they're tender and coated with flavor. Topped with bold Mediterranean flavors--olives, walnuts and preserved lemons--this healthy salad is as delicious as it is nutritious. Look for preserved lemons at specialty-foods shops or online at surlatable.com. Or, to make your own, see the recipe on eatingwell.com.

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Asparagus & Radish Salad

<p>This colorful asparagus and radish salad is dressed with a sesame-soy vinaigrette. Pair it with grilled shrimp and rice noodles.</p>
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This colorful asparagus and radish salad is dressed with a sesame-soy vinaigrette. Pair it with grilled shrimp and rice noodles.

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Strawberry & Tuna Spinach Salad

<p>Enjoy sweet, juicy strawberries paired with nutrient-dense mushrooms and tangy tuna salad. This is the ultimate salad to keep you feeling full. It boasts 20 grams of protein and 10.5 grams of fiber -- both nutrients known to satiate hunger.</p>
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Enjoy sweet, juicy strawberries paired with nutrient-dense mushrooms and tangy tuna salad. This is the ultimate salad to keep you feeling full. It boasts 20 grams of protein and 10.5 grams of fiber -- both nutrients known to satiate hunger.

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Tofu, Snow Pea & Carrot Wild Rice Salad

<p>Sesame oil and nori (dried seaweed) give this healthy grain-salad recipe Asian flair. Serve as a vegetarian main dish or as a side for grilled shrimp or baked chicken.</p>
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Sesame oil and nori (dried seaweed) give this healthy grain-salad recipe Asian flair. Serve as a vegetarian main dish or as a side for grilled shrimp or baked chicken.

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Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

<p>This healthy spinach salad recipe uses one avocado two ways: half goes into a healthy creamy ranch dressing and the other half of the avocado gets chopped to top the spinach salad.</p>
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This healthy spinach salad recipe uses one avocado two ways: half goes into a healthy creamy ranch dressing and the other half of the avocado gets chopped to top the spinach salad.

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    1 of 20 Kale Salad with Balsamic & Parmesan
    2 of 20 Spring Pea Salad with Strawberries
    3 of 20 Broccoli, Chickpea & Pomegranate Salad
    4 of 20 Green Salad with Pita Bread & Hummus
    5 of 20 Kale & Strawberry Salad
    6 of 20 Warm Cabbage Salad with Bacon
    7 of 20 Asparagus & Baby Kale Caesar Salad
    8 of 20 Spring Vegetable Salad with Chicken & Buttermilk-Herb Dressing
    9 of 20 Spring Vegetable Salad with Asparagus & Scallions
    10 of 20 Kale & Avocado Salad with Blueberries & Edamame
    11 of 20 Strawberry Poppy Seed Salad with Chicken
    12 of 20 Kohlrabi & Carrot Salad with Cheddar
    13 of 20 Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad
    14 of 20 Pea Shoot & Snap Pea Salad with Sunflower Seeds
    15 of 20 Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
    16 of 20 Kale Salad with Preserved Lemon & Walnuts
    17 of 20 Asparagus & Radish Salad
    18 of 20 Strawberry & Tuna Spinach Salad
    19 of 20 Tofu, Snow Pea & Carrot Wild Rice Salad
    20 of 20 Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

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