Healthy dinner salads don’t have to be bland or boring. These 6 salad recipes are easy to make, satisfying, and absolutely gorgeous, too!
Well, we are 6 weeks into the new year. Hopefully those of you who made a resolution to eat healthier are still on track. I’ve heard that many people bail out on their healthy eating plan because of healthy recipe boredom. Heck, I bailed for that reason a few times myself. The thing is, eating healthy isn’t torture, and healthy dinner salads can be loaded with flavors and fun colors!
The spiralizer has helped every day vegetables like carrots and zucchini become gorgeous works of salad art. There are vivid colored vegetables that can help brighten up our dinner salads, and adding healthy proteins, nuts, and seeds can deliver a salty crunch right when we need it the most.
Here are 6 healthy, gorgeous dinner salads that we think you will love!
You can save all of the dinner salads as one collection by Pinning this collage to your favorite salad board on Pinterest, or scroll down and click through the links or images individually to see and print out your favorite recipes.
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REFRESHING GRAPE, MINT, AND TOMATO SALAD
There are so many flavors in this light and refreshing grape, tomato and mint salad that all work together to give you one perfect bite. Sweet, tangy, crunchy- it just works.
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Tender chicken breast, fresh and dried fruit, and nuts are tossed together with a healthy, low fat, no-sugar-added yogurt dressing. It’s one of our favorite dinner salads.
source: It’s Yummi
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Once again, bright colors and flavors keep this simple salad from becoming a boring staple at the table. Add some protein to make it a complete meal.
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BACON, SWEET POTATO, POMEGRANATE POWER BOWL
Talk about healthy dinner salads! Sweet potatoes, spinach, goat cheese, pomegranate arils and bacon! How could you go wrong? This is a healthy meal disguised as a naughty one.
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With so many different flavors and textures, it’s absolutely impossible to label this dinner salad as bland or boring. Dig in to the healthy goodness!
source: The View From Great Island
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SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER NOODLE SALAD
Not only is this shrimp and spiralized cucumber salad delicious, it’s low carb, gluten free, and high in protein, so that pretty much means you can eat it without any guilt!
source: Kalyn’s Kitchen