Fall Salads – Hearty and Healthy Recipes Anyone Can Make
These are the best fall salads to eat when the weather gets cooler. They are packed with veggies and protein.
Fall is all about comfort food, but when filled with seasonal ingredients salads can be comforting too! These fall salad recipes are perfect for this season’s gatherings or just a healthy weeknight meal.
These salads are beautiful, healthy, and easy to make and can be used as a side dish or served as a light dinner.
With so many textures and flavors, these salad dishes are healthy additions to your table this season. Healthy and so delicious, they are perfectly fitting for crisp nights as summer turns to autumn. Enjoy all the flavors of fall in one gorgeous, hearty, and healthy salad.
Hearty and Healthy Fall Salads
Which is your favorite? It’s hard to pick! All of the salads on this list use seasonal ingredients. You’ll find late-blooming kale, apples, butternut squash, pumpkin seeds, and more fall fruits and vegetables.
Pin this post so you can find it later – you will definitely return to try all of these scrumptious salads.
Fall Salad Recipes
Enjoy all the flavors of fall with all of these gorgeous, hearty, and healthy salads.
You don’t need to be a foodie to love Caprese Salad! It is so simple to make with just a few ingredients and the vibrant red, white and green color make it a feast for the eyes as well!
This Fall Harvest Chopped Salad is packed with seasonal ingredients. From the sweet apples to the salty pumpkin seeds, everything about it will fuel your body all day long.
The best thing about this Fall Salad is the texture of the zucchini and squash. Plus, it looks absolutely gorgeous on the plate.
Everything about this roasted butternut squash salad is extremely tasty. Squash is a classic fall vegetable, and the pears, feta cheese, and apple cider vinaigrette are the perfect pairing with it.
Vermont is stunning in the fall! This Vermont Fall Salad with Cheddar and Bacon uses the cheese Vermont is known for. Pair it with some apples and nuts and you have the perfect autumn salad.
This Fall Garden Salad has tips for how to make kale easier to eat – you massage it with salt. This salad is packed with garden-fresh vegetables, like broccoli and cauliflower.
Isn’t this Fall Harvest Salad beautiful? From the crunchy nuts to the bitter radicchio and gorgonzola cheese, this is a salad you won’t forget. Make enough to share, everyone will want some!
Everything about this Kale and Fall Fruit Salad with Cider Poppyseed Dressing is outstanding! It has figs, pomegranate seeds, dried cranberries, and pears. The cider poppyseed dressing is in season too.
This Apple Salad with Candied Pecans is perfect for vegetarians. It has tofu in it for the protein. Plus, the homemade dressing is perfect for other salads too.
This Autumn Chopped Fruit and Vegetable Salad looks like everything you love about autumn. All of the fruits and veggies have the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients your body needs. This is the perfect side dish or serve it with chicken for the main course.
Autumn Salad with Butternut Squash, Apples, Cranberries & Candied Pecans
Not only is this Autumn Salad with Butternut Squash and Apples super good for you but it is a colorful salad that dresses up your table. Share it with your family and friends – they will love the combination of butternut squash and cranberries.
Looking for a vegetarian option? Try this Quinoa Autumn Harvest Salad. It’s full of fresh seasonal ingredients like corn, carrots, and pears. Plus, quinoa and kale are both superfoods!
For something different, try this Autumn Harvest Salad with Creamy Date Vinaigrette. It brings the taste of Morroco into your kitchen. The creamy date vinaigrette is so unique.
It’s called a Feel-Good Fall Salad because you really feel so good after you eat it! It’s topped with vibrant, seasonal ingredients and takes just minutes to put together.
This Fall Salad with Chicken, Apples, and Butternut Squash is happiness in a bowl! It’s packed with heart-healthy ingredients like apples, butternut squash, pumpkin seeds, cranberries, and more.
This Chopped Autumn Salad with Honey Cider Dressing features crisp salad greens topped with pumpkin seeds and apples. Toss it in the honey apple cider dressing for a perfect salad.
This Autumn Crunch Pasta Salad is a simple pasta salad that is packed with apples, celery, pecans, dried cranberries, and fresh oranges. Every bite is an explosion of flavor.
Seasonal Fruits And Vegetables For Fall Salad
The best way to enjoy these salads is by using fresh fruits and vegetables from your local farmer’s market. Food that’s fresh has a bolder taste – you’ll definitely enjoy it more.
Here’s a quick rundown of the fruits and vegetables that are in season in fall.
Fall Fruits
This list depends on where you live. This is a general list of what’s in season in the USA from about August to November.
- Apples
- Beets
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Grapes
- Melons
- Oranges
- Pears
- Peaches
- Tomatoes
Fall Vegetables
- Bell Peppers
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Green Beans
- Kale
- Pumpkin
- Spinach
- Winter Squash
More Fall Recipes
Here are a few more of my favorite fall recipes!
- Spicy Zucchini Taco Boat
- Butternut Squash Soup
- Slow Cooker Turkey Chili
- Pumpkin Soup
- Pumpkin Spice Honey Butter
Thank you for shring my fall salad! I am so pinning this amazing round up of healthy salads for the Fall season.