Hearty, flavorful and nutritious these fall salad recipes combine seasonal ingredients like apples and butternut squash with tasty dressings for an easy side or or even main dish! Perfect for autumn, these salads are just as great for a weeknight as they are for Thanksgiving!
It’s no surprise around here that I love salads! Plant based salads are full of nutritious ingredients and in the fall you can include the best of seasonal ingredients and serve them cold or warm. I love these fall salad recipes because they feature the best of autumn in a bowl!
These best of plant based fall salad recipes are anything but boring and feature autumnal fruits and vegetables like butternut squash, apples, pears and more! These salads would be great to serve for a cozy weeknight at home or when entertaining dinner guests!
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Serve these salads as the main dish or as a side to compliment your dinner. They would be perfect to include with any of your thanksgiving sides during a holiday feast!
Best Fall Salads
Massaged Kale Salad with Pumpkin Tahini Dressing
All the tastes of fall from apples to pumpkin are in this oil free kale salad bowl!
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Fall Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Vinaigrette
Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Vinaigrette is full of the flavors of fall! It’s made with apples, walnuts, pecans, and pumpkin – all of the foods I love the most in the autumn months.
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Apple Walnut Salad
Easy Apple Walnut Salad made with fresh greens, chopped apples, chopped walnuts, and fat-free vegan honey mustard. Only 3 ingredients.
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Arugula Beet Salad
This arugula beet salad is the perfect easy side dish! It features vibrant beets, toasted walnuts, and a zingy citrus vinaigrette dressing.
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The best sweet potato and beet wild rice salad recipe – Rhubarbarians
Sweet potato and beet wild rice salad recipe! This vegan salad is a healthy, weeknight dinner OR a gorgeous side dish for your holiday table.
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Sweet Potato Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
With roasted sweet potato, spinach, white beans, cranberries, pecans, and a bright lemon vinaigrette, this salad is worthy of entree status!
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Fall Quinoa Spinach Salad
This quinoa spinach salad is loaded with fall favorites like butternut squash, chopped apples and quinoa. It is packed with nutrition and flavor and you’ll love the apple cider vinegar tahini dressing!
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Warm Winter Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing
Healthy and simple this warm winter salad is the perfect way to stay warm during colder months! With hearty roasted vegetables, toasted pecans, cranberries and a maple dijon dressing over crisp greens this is the best way to eat more veggies!
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Pear Salad with Dried Cherries and Candied Walnuts
Every once in a while, a restaurant salad catches me off guard and I set off to investigate how it’s made. I ask the server where the ingredients are from
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Warm Sorghum Salad with Kohlrabi, Apple, & Fennel
A warm sorghum salad with roasted kohlrabi, apple, & fennel. This gluten-free vegan recipe is sweet, comforting, and nourishing for the cold months ahead.
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Butternut Squash Kale Salad with Farro
Butternut Squash Kale Salad with Farro is a hearty fall salad tossed in a sweet, tangy apple cider dijon dressing!
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Kale Apple Slaw with Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
Kale Apple Slaw like you find at Tropical Smoothie Cafe made in 15 minutes! Vegan & gluten-free, it’s perfect by itself or to serve with tacos and meat dishes.
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One-Pan Roasted Fall Veggie Salad
This easy roasted fall veggie salad is chock full of fresh autumn produce. Serve as a side, or add a protein and serve it for lunch.
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Fall Fruity Wild Rice Salad
Wild Rice Salad featuring apples, pomegranates, and nuts is a celebration of fall flavors. It’s wonderful for lunch or as a holiday side.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad
Roasted brussels sprouts salad with creamy potatoes, crispy string beans, tender brussels sprouts, is tossed in a delicious homemade dijon vinaigrette. | aheadofthyme.com
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Quinoa Spinach Salad w/ Butternut Squash & Apples ~ Veggie Inspired
This Quinoa Spinach Salad w/ butternut squash & apples is a tasty and flavorful fall salad. Easy enough for a weeknight, yet fancy enough for entertaining.
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Curry Apple Spinach Salad
This Curry Apple Spinach Salad is the perfect fall salad. A mixture of spinach and arugula tossed with apples, pecans, and curry vinaigrette dressing.
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Winter Vegetable Grain Bowl
A warm grain bowl with fresh greens and roasted vegetables accompanied by an oil free dressing. Perfect for meal prep!
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Pumpkin Quinoa Salad
This Pumpkin Quinoa Salad is vibrantly colourful and makes a great side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas! Vegan and gluten-free.
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Warm Roasted Sweet Potato, Cauliflower, Chickpea and Buckwheat Salad with Tangy Tahini-Balsamic Dressing | Up Beet Kitchen
This buckwheat, sweet potato, and cauliflower salad with tahini balsamic dressing is packed with protein, fibre, and antioxidants. It’s super tasty with lots of flavour and texture!
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Warm Acorn Squash, Lentil, & Quinoa Salad with Sage Dressing
A warm and cozy fall salad filled with texture, flavor, protein, and vitamins!
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Roasted Pumpkin Quinoa Salad
This hearty Roasted Pumpkin Quinoa Salad is packed with flavor from sweet caramelized pumpkin, lime, and chili. Yum! There are few things I love more than roasted butternut pumpkin, otherwise known as butternut squash. Once
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Fall Israeli Couscous Salad
This beautiful, autumn-hued Israeli couscous salad is full of early fall’s and late summer’s best vegetables, to create an oh-so-tasty salad.
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More Salad Recipes
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- High Protein Vegan Salads
- Best Vegan Potato Salad Recipes
21 Best Fall Salad Recipes
Hearty, flavorful and nutritious these fall salad recipes combine seasonal ingredients with tasty dressings for an easy side or or even main dish! This easy pear and romaine salad is a favorite with autumnal pears with crisp greens.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 bunch romaine lettuce , chopped
- 1/4-1/2 cup cherry tomatoes , halved
- 1/4 cup red onion , thinly sliced
- 1 cup salted cashews , halves and pieces
- 1-2 medium pears , thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2-3 ounce vegan bleu cheese crumbles , optional
Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
- 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup granulated cane sugar
- 2-3 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 2 teaspoon red onion , minced
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Make Dressing
- In a mason jar or salad dressing jar with a tight fitting lid, combine vinaigrette ingredients and shake well.
Assemble Salad
- In a large salad bowl, combine your romaine, cashews, pears, red onion, cherry tomatoes and cranberries. Add optional vegan blue cheese if using.
- Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- I love the Follow Your Heart Bleu cheese crumbles.
- Storage: Salad is best fresh although you can store leftovers for up to a day in the fridge. Store dressing for up to a week in the refrigerator.
