23 Best Winter Salad Recipe We Can't Stop Making

 


Sometimes the cold weather comfort food we need most is a vibrant salad full of winter’s best produce. Casseroles and braises are great, but they simply can’t provide the fresh textures and flavors of these seasonal weeknight-friendly winter salads that feature leafy greens, bitter winter greens, even no greens at all.

Sure, tomatoes and cucumbers are months away, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have options: Chop up the squash collecting dust on your counter and roast it for this radicchio and Asian pear number, or make a crispy-creamy platter of sweet potatoes and crunchy chickpeas. When you’re craving bright flavors (or just miss summer), skip the orange vegetables and turn to fruit-forward salads to keep you going. Add grapefruit (or any citrus) to this bright green and pink number. Or nix the veggies all together and follow our formula for this sweet ‘n’ savory fruit-forward salad studded with funky cheeses and spiced nuts.  

  • Pears and Radishes With Gorgonzola and Nori recipe
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    Pears and Radishes With Gorgonzola and Nori

    With salty blue cheese, toasted seaweed, sweet pears, and bitter radishes, this winter salad recipe checks all the flavor boxes.

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  • Kale Salad With Pecan Vinaigrette recipe
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    Kale Salad With Pecan Vinaigrette

    Dress your greens in this sweet and nutty dressing made of, you guessed it—toasted pecans. Pulverize the nuts in a food processor with garlic, honey, capers, and cider vinegar, then toss with kale and radishes.

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  • Napa Cabbage Wedge With Sesame Ranch recipe
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    Napa Cabbage Wedge With Sesame Ranch

    Iceberg’s reign over the wedge salad stops here. Slice crunchy Napa cabbage into thick rounds and dress with a savory miso-tahini dressing. The bacon stays.

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  • Asian PearShiso Salad With Quinoa recipe
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    Asian Pear–Shiso Salad With Quinoa

    This layered fruit-and-quinoa salad is a garden of textural delight with crisp Asian pear and cucumber piled onto a bed of creamy sesame yogurt.

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  • Sheet Pan Chicken and Squash Salad recipe
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    Sheet-Pan Chicken and Squash Salad

    In the mood for a big bowl of leafy comfort? This sheet pan-dinner-turned-salad with melted shallots and a maple syrup–Dijon dressing is a quick fix for any big salad cravings.

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  • Roast Salmon With Citrus and CoconutChile Crunch recipe
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    Roast Salmon With Citrus and Coconut-Chile Crunch

    Crispy, toasty, and spicy, this quick coconut-chile crunch topping turns a simple salad into a whole lot of fun.

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  • Bitter greens with sweet mustard vinaigrette recipe
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    Bitter Greens With Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette

    If you aren’t into bitter greens—here, that means frisée and radicchio—this salad from vegetable maestro Bryant Terry may change your mind.

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  • Bitter Greens With Cranberry Dressing recipe
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    Bitter Greens With Cranberry Dressing

    Forget dried cranberries—this salad has a dressing made from canned cranberry sauce. It pairs beautifully with a mix of chicories, candied pecans, and shaved Manchego cheese. Can’t find Manchego? Parmesan works well, too.

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  • White salad with seasonal winter ingredient including endive fennel and pear
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    Winter White Salad

    Resist the monotony of the season with a monochrome mix of cold-weather fruits and vegetables topped with a creamy, tangy dressing.

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    Tuna Salad With Crispy Chickpeas

    Crispy chickpeas and gorgeous red endive just made your lunchtime tuna salad a lot more exciting.

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    Squash and Radicchio Salad With Pecans

    If you can’t find the smaller squash varieties listed in the recipe, sub in roasted butternut squash for this salad with an irresistible pecan, shallot, and maple syrup dressing.

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    Raw and Roasted Dinner Salad

    This squash, chickpea, cabbage, feta cheese, and apple salad is crunchy, creamy, sweet, salty, and highly satisfying. Must be the lightning-fast tahini and honey dressing.

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  • Warm Chicken and Swiss Chard Salad recipe
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    Warm Chicken and Swiss Chard Salad

    Starring dates, olives, and almonds, this elegant, warm chicken salad has the vibe of that grape-studded, mayo-slicked version of days past, but with a fresh outlook on life.

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