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Welcome the fall season with these 13 fresh salads! Packed with seasonal produce and tons of flavor, they're great for any occasion.
While it's not officially fall, here in Western North Carolina, we are seeing signs of the changing season. A few trees are just starting to change colors and we've had some cooler days.
One of our favorite ways to welcome a new season is with a fresh, beautiful salad packed with the best produce. In the fall that includes things like fresh apples, pears, and roasted squash. These salads make a wonderful light lunch or side or pair them with a protein for an easy and delicious dinner. Save them for later and enjoy them all season long!
Roasted Carrot Salad with Honey Cider Poppy Seed Dressing
This delicious Roasted Carrot Salad with Honey Cider Dressing is a perfect (and gorgeous) side for just about any entree. It also makes a fabulous vegetarian meal on its own!u003cbru003e
Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad
This Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad is a show-stopper with fresh greens, pan-roasted pears, ruby red pomegranates, thin slivers of sweet white onion and butter-roasted pecans. The delicious honey cider dressing ties it all together.u003cbru003e
Fall Salad with Pumpkin Maple Vinaigrette
This vibrant fall salad is the perfect way to embrace autumn. It's with loaded healthy, seasonal ingredients and a fabulous pumpkin dressing.
Pepita Pecorino Kale Salad (Hillman's Pub Copycat Recipe)
A bright, vibrantly flavored salad, this Pepita Pecorino Kale Salad pairs deliciously with pizza, burgers, roasted or grilled entreés and it makes a healthy, hearty meal topped with grilled chicken. The easy brown-butter-roasted pepitas are the crunchy crowning glory!u003cbru003e
Arugula Roasted Grape Salad
This delicious, healthy Arugula Roasted Grape Salad makes a wonderful side or a fabulous main dish served with chicken, shrimp, salmon.u003cbru003e
Harvest Apple Arugula Salad
I'm calling this a Harvest Apple Arugula Salad, but it could just as easily be called Fall in a Bowl. It's loaded with delicious autumn-inspired ingredients and finished with a fabulous Pomegranate Ginger Salad Dressing. SO GOOD!u003cbru003e
Ballymaloe Quinoa Sweet Potato Salad
This Asian-inspired, Quinoa Sweet Potato Salad is super healthy, can be prepped ahead and simply bursts with bright, fresh, delicious flavor!u003cbru003e
Mediterranean Black Lentil Salad
This Mediterranean Black Lentil Salad with a garlicky lemon dressing is the ONE you need to take to every potluck, picnic and/or party that you're invited to! It's loaded with healthy ingredients, can be made ahead and is irresistibly delicious (even to kale and lentil naysayers!)u003cbru003e
Butternut Squash Black Rice Salad
This fabulous Butternut Squash Black Rice Salad is healthy, fresh and bursting with bright flavor. A simple lemon-olive oil dressing ties it all together with pizazz!u003cbru003e
Apple Cranberry Spinach Salad
Apple Cranberry Spinach Salad with Honey Cider Dressing - an insanely delicious and super healthy salad - perfect for any get-together with family and friends!u003cbru003e
Kale and Apple Salad with Honey Ginger Dressing
This salad is healthy, fresh and utterly delicious. If you look those words up in the dictionary, you'd see a picture of this salad!
Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad
With a delicious honey-lime dressing, this healthy, hearty salad is a perfect side for chicken, shrimp, pork, steak, etc. It also makes a fabulous (and beautiful) vegetarian meal.u003cbru003e
Roasted Butternut Farro Salad
This hearty, healthy Butternut Farro Salad includes roasted grapes and lots of fresh herbs. It makes an incredibly delicious side for grilled or roasted entrees and a lovely light meal for fall and winter!u003cbru003e
Thought for the day:
But those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;Â
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31
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