50 Best Fall Salad Recipes with Seasonal Autumn Flavors
The best fall salad recipes! These healthy autumn salads are full of seasonal flavors, perfect for dinner – or a crowd!
If you’re looking to make the most of harvest season this year …
… try some new fall salad recipes!
Packed with autumnal ingredients AND good nutrition, fall salads have all that fall flavor we crave.
I put together a list of the most amazing fall salad recipes, so you have tons of new ideas to try.
Whether you’re just looking for some different fall dinners, or want to bring something fresh to a fall potluck or Thanksgiving gathering – these fun dishes are so crisp and delicious!
These unique recipes combine your favorite greens with autumn produce and tasty dressings, for total crowd-pleasing ideas.
Okay, let’s check ‘em out!
Fun Fall Salads
Fall Cobb Salad
Fall Cobb Salad is packed with the fun flavors and textures of the season.
Sweet potatoes, apples, prosciutto, and pomegranate, then finished off with a rosemary and apple cider vinegar salad dressing - it’s so good!
Fig Salad With Rosemary Vinaigrette
This gorgeous Fig Salad with Rosemary Vinaigrette is easy to prepare and takes only minutes to assemble.
Fresh figs, sour mizythra cheese, and beet leaves dressed in rosemary balsamic vinaigrette make for a beautiful sweet and sour salad.
Sweet Potato Salad with Kale
This delicious and warm Sweet Potato Salad with Kale is packed full of amazing nutrition and textures, with the nuts and wild rice.
Best of all, it’ll look stunning on your table, and is very easy to make!
Brie and Apple Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette
Filled with flavor and texture, this delicious easy salad has creamy brie, crunchy apple, dried cranberries, honey roasted almonds and a zesty shallot vinaigrette.
While it can be enjoyed all year round, it's such a great side salad for a fall special occasion or the holidays.
Fall Panzanella Salad
Turn a classic bread salad into a Fall Panzanella Salad with butternut squash and baby kale and maple vinaigrette.
Bread, butternut squash, dried cranberries, baby kale and a maple dijon vinaigrette make an amazing combination.
Beetroot and Sweet Potato Salad
Beetroot and Sweet Potato Salad has such a nice balance of sweet and savory flavors. Beetroot and sweet potatoes add sweetness, texture, and gorgeous color to this salad.
Arugula adds a peppery flavor that balances the sweetness of the dressing and root vegetables nicely, and the toasted pecans add richness and crunch.
Chicken Harvest Salad with Apples
Chicken Harvest Salad features fresh greens, tender chicken, pears, apples, almonds, cranberries, and feta with a creamy Mayonnaise Balsamic Dressing. Such a nourishing fall dinner!
Fall Fruit Salad
Made with crispy apples, sweet pears, and topped with a maple-lemon syrup, this Fall Fruit Salad has all the flavors you crave when the temperature starts to drop.
It’s 5 minutes to fall perfection!
Bacon And Bleu Cheese Salad
It’s so much easier to eat salads when they’re exciting and hearty! Make this Bacon And Bleu Cheese Salad recipe for your next meal or gathering and it’ll be devoured by the whole family.
Grilled Chicken Arugula Salad with Pears and Walnuts
Grilled Chicken Arugula Salad with Pears and Walnuts features fresh arugula, toasted walnuts, and a quick homemade lemon vinaigrette.
It’s easy to throw together as a side salad or main dish on busy weeknights, but elegant enough for entertaining.
Kale And Beet Salad With Orange Vinaigrette
Nutrient-packed and delicious, this Kale Salad with Beets is earthy, full of flavors and textures!
Curly kale paired with sweet beets and dried cranberries, creamy goat cheese and crunchy raw pumpkin seeds tossed in a zesty homemade orange and shallot vinaigrette.
Pear Pomegranate Spinach Salad
Pear Pomegranate Spinach Salad is both sweet and savory.
Fresh baby spinach is mixed with red anjou pears, pomegranate seeds, caramelized pecans and gorgonzola cheese, then finished off with a homemade pomegranate vinaigrette dressing.
Endive Apple Walnut Salad
Endive Apple Walnut Salad is super quick and easy to prepare. It’s a classic French salad that is fresh and full of delicious, unique flavors.
Spinach Apple Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing
Enjoy the quintessential flavors of fall with this easy Spinach Salad featuring fresh fall apples, creamy goat cheese, and toasted walnuts with a quick homemade maple Dijon dressing.
Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad
Roasted Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad is filled with roasted sweet potatoes, quinoa, leaf greens, sliced red onions, and toasted pecans.
Filled with so many amazing flavors and textures, everything then gets covered with a deliciously simple maple vinaigrette.
Pear Arugula Salad with Prosciutto
Pear Arugula Salad is perfect for fall dinner parties or any day of the week.
Peppery arugula is combined with sweet pears, pomegranate arils, tangy blue cheese, red onions, toasted walnuts, and salty, crispy prosciutto.
Top it all off with a little creamy balsamic dressing for a super satisfying bite.
Apple Pecan and Bacon Salad
Light, nutritious and simple to prepare, Apple Pecan and Bacon Salad has a simple and oh-so delicious apple cider vinaigrette.
It is a beautiful side dish for fall dinners, the holidays, or any time of year.
Mediterranean Lentil Salad
Mediterranean Lentil Salad is full of bright flavors and fresh veggies, with incredible layers of flavor.
Protein and fiber rich, the crisp veggies add bright colors and texture, and the sun dried tomato dressing adds a nice boldness.
Roasted Pumpkin and Feta Salad
Arugula pairs beautifully with roasted pumpkin, feta, and crunchy almonds, then the homemade orange vinaigrette really takes it over the top.
Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
This vibrant Fall Fruit Salad is a mix of the season’s best fruits, perfect for fall dinner parties or your Thanksgiving table.
Bursting with color, flavor, and healthful benefits, this salad is a perfect blend of sweet, juicy, and crisp.
Warm Pear Pad Thai Salad
Tingle your taste buds with this warm Pear Pad Thai Salad. It pairs perfectly with roasted poultry, beef tenderloin or fish, and will absolutely satisfy any take-out cravings.
Roasted Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Salad
Roasted Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Salad is the best combo of sweet and savory.
With tender oven roasted sweet potatoes, creamy goat cheese, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries and is drizzled with a thick balsamic reduction, it’s packed with flavor and easy to make.
Crab Louie Salad
The king of all salad recipes, Crab Louie Salad is packed with crisp lettuce, asparagus, cucumber, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, and crab meat and dressed in a flavorful homemade Thousand Island dressing.
Pear Blue Cheese Salad
Pear Blue Cheese Salad combines the flavors of juicy pears with sharp blue cheese, toasted walnuts and a tangy walnut oil vinaigrette.
This intense flavor combination atop a bed of mixed greens and sprinkled with dried cranberries.
Kale Tahini Salad with Feta
Kale Tahini Salad is hearty and satisfying, and topped with a smooth tahini dressing, juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, and briny feta.
This salad is packed with bold flavor and comes together in less than 10 minutes.
Brussels Sprouts Bacon and Apple Salad
This unique Brussels Sprouts Salad has chopped Brussels sprouts, a little sweetness, a little savory flavor, and so many great textures.
The homemade apple cider vinaigrette adds a punch of sweetness and flavor!
Fall Farro Salad with Butternut Squash
Dive into the cozy fall season with this texture-rich Fall Farro Salad.
The chewy farro with caramelized butternut squash marries perfectly with crumbly feta, sweet cranberries, and crunchy nuts.
Hearty Roasted Vegetable Salad
Hearty Roasted Vegetable Salad is the perfect fall salad full of a range of seasonal roasted veggies and an incredible homemade dressing.
It pairs perfectly with almost any fall dinner or your Thanksgiving turkey.
Kale Apple Salad with Warm Pumpkin Vinaigrette
Kale Apple Salad with Warm Pumpkin Vinaigrette is a nutritious and hearty salad that’s tart, sweet, and crunchy.
Drizzle it with the creamy dairy free Warm Pumpkin Vinaigrette for fall harvest vibes.
Roasted Carrots and Parsnips Salad with Citrus Dressing
Roasted Carrots and Parsnips Salad has a lovely combination of warm, maple spice roasted carrots and parsnips, and topped with crisp fresh radishes, creamy goat cheese, and toasted pepitas.
The bright citrus dressing is a perfect way to enjoy the flavors of the season.
Radicchio Salad
Take a bite of this scrumptious Radicchio Salad with homemade vinaigrette.
You’ll love the mix of clean-tasting green leafy vegetables, bitterness of the radicchio, crunchy slices of pear, and a sprinkle of dried cranberries to give it a hint of sweetness.
Apple Pecan Chicken Salad
Fruit and nuts combine to make this Apple Pecan Chicken Salad a delicious and satisfying main dish salad.
Drizzle with a homemade Honey Mustard Dressing and you’ll pack a punch of flavor in every forkful.
Roasted Beet and Orange Salad
Roasted Beet and Orange Salad features roasted beets and fresh oranges arranged on a bed of mixed greens.
It is then brightened with an easy and refreshing homemade orange vinaigrette.
Kale and Green Bean Salad with Almond and Cranberry
Easy Kale and Green Bean Salad with Almond and Cranberry is full of fall flavors and amazing textures. The vibrant colors will look beautiful on your autumn table.
Harvest Grain Bowl
This Harvest Grain Bowl is the perfect protein-packed bowl of goodness to keep you powered through the day.
It's loaded with quinoa, chicken, sweet potatoes, beans, greens, feta, and pickled onions and then topped off with an easy cilantro-lime vinaigrette.
Roasted Acorn Squash Salad
Deliciously satisfying Roasted Acorn Squash Salad features perfectly roasted acorn squash, wheat berries, feta cheese and spring greens.
It's hearty, especially for a salad, and is packed with nutrition and so much flavor.
Broccoli Apple Salad
This Broccoli Apple Salad is a healthy and delicious version of classic broccoli salad.
The slightly bitter broccoli complements the sweetness of the apple, tart cranberries, tangy cheese, and honey mustard dressing.
Fall Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
You’ll love this hearty Spinach Salad with all its autumn flavors.
It’s packed full of goodness with Honeycrisp apples, pecans, dried cranberries, blue cheese and an oh-so tasty warm bacon vinaigrette dressing.
Savoury Steak and Squash Salad
If you’re looking for something different to make for fall or Thanksgiving, this Steak and Squash salad is amazing.
It has a wonderful apple maple dressing as a nod to the fall season, while squash and cranberries also play their part.
Fall Harvest Salad with Apple Vinaigrette
Fall Harvest Salad has kale, apples, roasted sweet potatoes and figs plus a delicious fall salad dressing that makes it tasty, cozy, and super satisfying.
It’s easy to make and impressive to serve for your holiday buffet or weeknight dinner table.
Lentil Salad with Roasted Vegetables
This Lentil Salad has tender oven-roasted vegetables in a delicious marinade with lentils, pistachios and raisins make for one crave-worthy fall or winter salad!
Strikingly beautiful and so delicious, it’s surprisingly easy to make and meal prep-friendly.
Warm Butternut Squash Brussel Sprout Salad
Warm Butternut Squash Brussel Sprout Salad is chock full of fall flavors thanks to the butternut squash and brussels sprouts.
The maple miso dressing is also to die for, it is the perfect salty sweet combination. Since this is a no lettuce salad it can also be stored with dressing and not get soggy.
Fall Fruity Wild Rice Salad
Wild Rice Salad with apples and pomegranates is a celebration of fall flavors.
Containing pine nuts, dates, and a tangy vinaigrette, it's wonderful for lunch meal prep, dinner, or as a holiday side.
Roasted Heirloom Carrots Salad
Heirloom Carrots are the star of the lovely dish. The sweetness from roasting the carrots and red onion, with the addition of the fennel and cumin seeds flavors is simplicity at its finest.
Fall Harvest Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
The lovely combination of slightly bitter brussels sprouts and spring mix greens, sweet and tart fruit, and feta cheese takes this Fall Harvest over the top.
Top it off with the flavorful dressing, and it’s sure to be a win.
Wheat Berry Salad with Apples and Cranberries
If you haven’t tried wheat berries, you’re in for a treat. This Wheat Berry Salad with Apples and Cranberries is toothsome, flavorful, and healthy.
Kale Butternut Squash Salad with Blueberries
Kale Butternut Squash Salad with Blueberries is packed with flavor and color.
The hearty kale, sweet butternut squash, and juicy blueberries make a delightful combination that’s perfect for any meal. It’s healthy, delicious, and easy to prepare.
Moroccan Roasted Vegetable Salad
Spicy, sweet, savory, and nutty, this Moroccan Roasted Vegetable Salad is surprisingly approachably exotic.
Roasted veggies top a bed of steamed lentils and are then sprinkled with pistachios, golden raisins, and crumbled goat cheese before being drizzled with tart and spicy harissa salad dressing.
Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quinoa Salad
Tender roasted sweet potatoes, hearty quinoa and black beans go perfectly with creamy avocado and crunchy cashews, then topped with an amazing lemon tahini dressing.
Roasted Cauliflower & Cabbage Salad Recipe
Roasted Cauliflower & Cabbage Salad has the best crunch from the almonds, herbal notes from the cilantro and dill, and a salty and smooth finish of the miso dressing wraps.
It’s all kinds of wonderful flavors combined into a memorable and unique package.
Ready to try some new fall salads?
I hope this list of fresh fall salad recipes has given you tons of inspiration for new dishes to try.
From your favorite autumn fruits and veggies, to fun toppings and delicious dressing, so there are SO many amazing combinations!
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