15 EASY AND QUICK HOLIDAY SALADS
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Add healthy and fresh wholesome ingredients to your Christmas menu with one of these stunning and delicious holiday salads. They’re bursting with colors, nutrients, amazing flavors, and textures.
Plus, they require a little bit of prep and you can bring them to the table in 30 MINUTES OR LESS!
You can choose from healthy and inexpensive ingredients like crunchy cabbage, celery, apples, irresistible walnuts, and savory cheese crumbles. And what about the stunning pomegranate seeds and cranberries that make everything festive and so glamourous?
Everyone will love these mouth-watering holiday salads, you’ll be able to feed a crowd in no time and your Christmas table will look amazing.
Saving you time, stress, and money.
1. CELERY SALAD WITH PARMESAN AND POMEGRANATE by The Clever Meal
Time: 10 minutes
Impress for less with this refreshing celery salad with shaved parmesan and juicy pomegranate! It makes a delicious starter to any dinner party, it’s ready in no time and is loaded with vitamins and antioxidants.
2. BEETROOT SALAD WITH FETA by The Clever Meal
Time: 10 minutes
With delicious beetroots, feta, crunchy walnuts and a lovely ruby dressing, this fabulous beetroot salad is worthy of festive gatherings! Plus, it’s healthy, inexpensive and ready in a flash!
3. CABBAGE SALAD WITH APPLES by The Clever Meal
Time: 10 minutes
Super easy to prepare, this vibrant cabbage salad tastes delicious and makes the perfect make-ahead vegetarian dish for your holiday table! Bonus? it lasts in the fridge for days, it’s packed with amazing health benefits and it only costs less than $1 per serving.
4. DELICIOUS FENNEL SALAD by Gathering Dreams
TIME: 15 minutes
This salad looks absolutely stunning! The crunchiness of the pomegranate seeds and walnuts, mixed with tart grapefruit and aromatic and refreshing fennel: absolutely exquisite, healthy and super easy to make.
5. POMEGRANATE & PEAR GREEN SALAD WITH GINGER DRESSING by Cookie & Katie
TIME: 30 minutes
This gorgeous green salad will brighten up your holiday table, and liven up a regular weeknight dinner. If you’re looking for a stunning holiday salad, you’ve just found it.
6. WINTER RAINBOW QUINOA SALAD by Pinch of Yum
Time: 15 minutes
This delicious and bright salad is loaded with bright green spinach, crispy bites of apple, juicy bursts of pomegranate, crunchy pistachio pieces, creamy-smooth goat cheese. And it looks gorgeous too!
7. APPLE SALAD WITH CANDIED WALNUTS AND CRANBERRIES by Recipe Tin Eats
TIME: 20 minutes
This is a terrific bright, fresh salad with a great combination of flavors and textures. Tasty and colorful, this holiday salad is perfect for your Christmas menu.
8. CITRUS CABBAGE SALAD by Love and Lemons
TIME: 30 minutes
This light and refreshing salad is a stunning showcase for colorful winter produce. Sweet & tangy with lots of veggie crunch, this lovely salad will be a delicious addition to your holiday table.
9. ARUGULA FIG SALAD WITH CREAMY BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE by Simply Quinoa
TIME: 10 minutes
This delicious arugula fig salad is so inviting and flavorsome. With fresh juicy figs, crunchy pistachios, peppery arugula, and a creamy balsamic vinaigrette!
10. FAVORITE GREEN SALAD WITH APPLES, CRANBERRIES, AND PEPITAS by Cookie & Katie
TIME: 10 minutes
This scrumptious salad is packed with healthy greens, sliced apple, toasted pepitas, dried cranberries, and crumbled goat cheese. It looks and tastes utterly delicious!
11. PEAR, GORGONZOLA, AND SWEET AND SPICY PECAN SALAD by How Sweet Eats
TIME: 30 minutes
This is your delicious salad for the holiday and winter season! Pears cut into matchsticks provide the best crisp sweetness. Gorgonzola adds creaminess while the pecans add more texture along with a bit of sweet and spicy. And then a champagne vinaigrette finishes it off.
12. ROASTED SQUASH SALAD WITH CRISPY SHALLOT AND BALSAMIC REDUCTION by Minimalist Baker
TIME: 30 minutes
This beautiful holiday salad will make the perfect side dish for your Christmas table. An incredibly flavorful fall roasted squash salad with macadamia nut cheese, crispy shallot, and balsamic reduction
13. ROASTED SWEET POTATO SALAD WITH HONEY LEMON DRESSING by Recipe Tin Eats
Time: 30 minutes
The combination of peppery fresh arugula leaves, the caramelised sweet potatoes, the soft crunch of pecans with the salty feta then finished with lemony honey dressing is irresistible. This delicious and hearty salad is worthy of a meal or as a side for your Christmas party!
14. POMEGRANATE BRUSSEL SPROUTS SALAD by Salt & Lavander
TIME: 20 minutes
This healthy salad is full of contrasting flavors – the slight bitterness of the Brussels sprouts, the sweet tartness of the pomegranate, the power of the Dijon mustard, and the sugary honey. It makes the perfect addition to your holiday table!
15. GUJARATI STYLE COCONUT ALMOND WARM CABBAGE SALAD by Cotter Crunch
TIME: 20 minutes
If you’re looking for an unusual holiday salad to add your menu, this cabbage salad is perfect, warm, and easy to make. It’s sweet/spicy/sour, loaded with healthy cabbage and carrots with hints of coconut and mustard.
For a stress-free Christmas dinner, include plenty of healthy and budget-friendly holiday salads on your menu.
Delicious, packed with flavors, these easy festive salad recipes are a must and go very well with these amazing vegan appetizers for a beautiful and colorful holiday table that will please anyone.
Last, and most important of all, enjoy your big day with your beloved ones and have fun!
Happy holidays x
