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15 Best Christmas Salad Recipes

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Here are some Christmas salad recipes that can rock your festive season. Christmas is just around the corner.

Salads are an essential part of any meal but at Christmas, they can really make an appearance and steal the show!

So grab your wooden spoons and aprons because here are 15 salads that will help bring your Christmas to life.

These salads will not only make a healthy alternative to the usual Christmas meal but they are also bound to be a talking point with your guests.

Make them as individual side dishes or as part of an epic buffet.

They can even be made just for yourself and enjoyed as a dinner in their own right!

Are you tired of the same old boring salads every time?

Then here are some holiday salad recipes you can try this year to spice up your holiday cheer.

Best Christmas Salad Recipes

Salad with Mozzarella

Tomato Salad with Mozzarella captured in natural light, highlighting the bright red of the tomatoes, the smooth white of the mozzarella, and fresh basil leaves scattered on top.

Tomato Salad with Mozzarella It’s the perfect, easy-to-make summer salad, ideal for quick lunches, light dinners, or as a delightful side dish and ready in just 10 minutes.

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad recipe here.

Cucumber Salad

Close-up of Cucumber Salad garnished with mint leaves and a sprinkle of black pepper

Dive into the freshness of our Cucumber Salad, a perfect blend of crisp cucumbers and zesty herbs.

Ideal for a healthy side dish.

Refreshing Cucumber salad recipe here.

1. Bruschetta Arugula Salad

Here’s one you can whip up in minutes, but it will make you look like a culinary wizard.

Bruschetta Arugula Salad – it’s one of my favorite appetizers, made into a deliciously fresh and flavorful salad.

2. Arugula Salad

This arugula salad recipe is an easy work lunch or dinner idea that’s packed with amazing flavor.

Topped with goat cheese, candied pecans and pomegranate seeds, then drizzled with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

Healthy and tasty arugula salad.

This is my new favorite holiday salad! I love the combination of flavors and textures in this green salad.

3. Thanksgiving Salad

Thanksgiving Salad: Butternut Squash, Brussels sprouts, Cranberries, Pecans tossed in a maple-balsamic vinaigrette.

4. Roasted Beet Salad

A nice, simple salad with roasted beets, pecans, feta, cranberries, and balsamic vinaigrette.

It is simple to make yet it looks like you put a lot of effort into it.

You can also make this ahead for easy entertaining.

5. Broccoli, Cashew, Apple, and Pear Salad

A mixed salad with greens and fruits, with super flavorful vinaigrette.

The dressing for this salad is so good, I wanted to drink it! This salad recipe makes the perfect side dish or healthy snack.

6. Arugula Salad with Apples

Arugula Salad with Apples, Cranberries, and Pecans is a very festive holiday side dish that is sweet, crunchy and delicious.

This is the salad you should bring to your next potluck. It’s simple, but it tastes like something fancy that took forever to make.

7. Roasted Beet Salad with Goat’s Cheese

This Roasted Beet Salad with Goat’s Cheese makes a festive addition to any special gathering or holiday dinner!

This salad is perfect to serve for special occasions like Christmas or New Year’s Eve, but also great as a light lunch or dinner.

8. Grape, Avocado and Arugula Salad

This grape, avocado and arugula salad is fresh and light, and it makes for the perfect meal or side salad any time of year.

This is a perfect salad to serve at your next dinner party. Full of color and flavor, it will wow your guests!

9. Pecan and Apple Fall Harvest Salad

Maple glazed pecans, blue cheese, and diced apples combine with dried cranberries and sliced celery in this fall harvest salad.

It’s great for weeknight dinners and a wonderful side for Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s eve dinner.

10. Shredded Brussels Sprout Bacon Salad

This shredded Brussels sprout bacon salad has quickly become one of my favorites.

It’s quick, festive, and so delicious. Shredded Brussels sprouts, nutty manchego cheese, toasted hazelnuts, and juicy pomegranates, all tossed with a warm cider vinaigrette that’s sweet and tangy.

11. Fall Harvest Salad

This Fall Harvest Salad is filled with some of the best seasonal flavors, including butternut squash, dried cranberries, apples, and kale.

It’s so easy to throw together, colorful, filling, and delicious! Enjoy this for dinner and save the leftovers for lunch the next day!

12. Pear Salad

This Pear Salad will easily become a favorite fall recipe! It’s layered with fresh greens, sweet pears, crunchy walnuts, salty parmesan and tangy balsamic.

This is a wonderful salad to serve at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any special holiday dinner.

13. Harvest Fall Salad

Harvest Fall Salad is full of vibrant colors, wholesome ingredients and fresh fall flavors! It’s the perfect light meal or holiday side.

This salad is delicious served along with some simple roasted chicken or turkey breast. Enjoy it for lunch or dinner throughout the week!

14. Fig and Prosciutto Salad

This fig and prosciutto salad with mozzarella is the perfect early Autumn salad.

It’s loaded with fresh figs, warm pecans, and hints of fresh basil that help tie the last of summer and beginning of fall together.

15. Healthy Apple Walnut Green Salad

This healthy apple walnut green salad is the best fall and winter green salad!

Made with crisp granny smith apples, sweet shaved fennel, crunchy walnuts, flecks of fresh herbs, creamy feta cheese, and a bold and punchy vinaigrette.

Gluten free, with vegan and paleo options.

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Christmas Salad Recipes

Christmas salad recipes. A Christmas salad with oranges, beetroot, apple and honey mustard sauce garnished with pomegranate seeds. served on a white plate on a white background.

15 Best Christmas Salad Recipes

Best Christmas Salads: Elevate your holiday feast with vibrant, flavorful salads. Perfectly paired with traditional dishes, these fresh, festive recipes add color and balance to your Christmas table.

Instructions

  1. Pick a favorite Christmas salad recipe.
  2. Have all ingredients ready
  3. Enjoy a delicious Christmas dinner with family and friends

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