35 Winter Salads You'll Actually Want To Eat

We don’t believe in boring salads at Delish, and crunchy apples and tart cranberries bring a lot of life to this one. The slightly sweet and lemony dressing is easy to make, so do yourself a favor and make extra to pour over everything.

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When you're looking for a side dish that tastes extremely fresh even in the depth of winter, look no further than fennel salad. It’s crunchy, slightly sweet, and perfectly light and refreshing, especially if you serve it alongside heavier cold weather comfort foods.

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This winter rainbow panzanella salad is packed with in-season veggies like delicata squash and beets and crisp and crunchy sourdough croutons, and is coated in a tangy grapefruit vinaigrette, making it the perfect way to brighten a gray winter day.

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When we want to incorporate this veggie into our winter dinners, we turn to this fresh, seasonal salad. With toasted almonds, shaved Parmesan, and pomegranate seeds, this is the side that will convert even the biggest Brussels sprout haters.

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This simple yet satisfying wintery salad packs a flavorful punch with slightly smoky seared pears, creamy blue cheese, and ultra-crunchy candied pumpkin seeds. Tied together by a sweet-sour honey vinaigrette, it’s the perfect holiday side (or add some protein to make it a main!).

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This festive-looking salad couldn't be more simple to make. Toss shredded (rotisserie) chicken with a good amount of parsley (this is inspired by our favorite condiment, chimichurri, after all), garlic, olive oil, and vinegar and serve with toasted bread or in lettuce wraps.

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This super-versatile lentil salad is a meal-prepper's dream. It's healthy, it's flexible, it keeps for a full week, and it tastes better the longer it sits! Have we convinced you yet?!

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For this salad, we paired crisp licorice-y fennel with juicy grapefruit, briny Kalamata olives, creamy goat cheese, and some rich toasted pine nuts. Most things are highly adjustable: Swap in your favorite citrus for the grapefruit, ditch the cheese and substitute with avocado for a dairy-free version, or swap in your favorite nut or seed for the pine nuts—just make sure they’re toasted!

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How does a bowl of warm, savory grains and tender, dressed greens with creamy crumbly feta on top sound to you? With much of the same toppings as our classic Greek salad but with an element of hearty carbs added, this is as much a salad as it is a rice bowl.

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Making turkey salad is just as quick and easy as making chicken salad or egg salad. And just like all those other salads, you can always add your favorite mix-ins to make this fit your taste. P.S. You can use turkey breast instead of leftover turkey in this recipe!

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We created this kale salad as an homage to crunch. Every ingredient has been chosen to amplify texture while also adding bold flavors. We included green apple, roasted peanuts, and cabbage, but go ahead and add any ingredient with crunch that you like!

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This is how you get broccoli haters to eat the green stuff. Thank you, bacon! Lightly coated in an apple cider vinegar dressing and tossed with almonds, carrots, red onions, and bacon, this salad is loaded with flavor and texture.

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We recommend sticking with the bright lemony dressing and finishing this salad with some goat cheese to add creamy tanginess, but otherwise, truly anything goes. Swap in different beans, any of your favorite roasted seasonal veggies, or even different greens.

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The roasted cauliflower here is perfectly spiced with just a little bit of heat, and the creamy avocado dressing helps balance everything out. This salad good enough to be a main dish, but is easy enough to make a great, simple side too.

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At Lolita’s, one of Poughkeepsie, New York’s best restaurants, an ultra-creamy kale salad is bound with what is essentially a Caesar dressing amplified by extra lemon juice, then grounded and offset by toasted bread crumbs, pistachios, and Pecorino. It's the perfect salad to enjoy any time this winter.

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“Decadent” might not come to mind when you think of salad, but this one definitely is. With a rich, tangy dressing, tender, roasted chicken thighs, crunchy croutons, and a snowfall of grated Parm, this chicken Caesar salad is more voluptuous than virtuous.

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This salad is one of our favorite ways to enjoy halloumi. It has crunchy fennel, juicy orange segments, creamy avocado, crispy fried pita, and a simple herb-packed dressing that ties it all together.

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Created in 1896 for a charity ball held at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City, this salad used to be composed of just three ingredients: apples, celery, and mayo. Sounds weird, but it's a classic. Our modern take adds juicy grapes and walnuts, all enveloped in a creamy, lemony dressing.

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This hearty salad has serious cozy vibes. It's packed with all the things we like to pair with sweet potato—feta, dried cranberries, and red onions—and it's great served hot or cold. We can't get enough!

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When it comes to dinner-worthy salads, this one takes the cake. The mandarin oranges give it a burst of freshness while the Parmesan gives it a bite of sharpness and nuttiness. Its homemade poppy seed vinaigrette (super-simple!) is unbelievably tasty—you'll want to put it on everything.

Get the Mandarin Orange Salad recipe.