19 Clean Eating Salad Recipes

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You guys. I am in love with salads.

There are two major reasons why – First off, they require minimal time to prepare and secondly, they are the easiest way to embrace a clean eating lifestyle. My kids love them because they have fun tossing the veggies and fruits together in the mixing bowl. It’s sort of a bonding time for us; I chop and they toss.

I love salads but I have been amazed by some of the ingredients in a few of my favorite recipes. This post has some tasty clean eating salads for the healthy salad lover!

The thing with salads though is that if you’re not careful they can get old and boring quickly. I’m constantly on the lookout for ways I can get the kids to eat their greens. But, it’s more than just that, I personally feel that in order to maintain my clean eating lifestyle I need to keep things fun and interesting and trying new recipes is a great motivator for me.

In this roundup, I found Asian, Caribbean and Mexican clean eating salad recipes that blew me away. In my search, I also found a way to make use of all those leftover veggies- the ones that are begging to get used yesterday! Some of the salads are so easy to make, they don’t even require a recipe. But don’t take my word for it, take a gander below and tell me what you think.

Summer Steak Salad

Grilled Summer Steak Salad with Corn | littlebroken.com

The name says it all- this is truly summer in a bowl. In the most deliciously epic way possible with steak, fruits and vegetables. Thanks to the protein and the fiber, this lunch will also leave you satisfied for hours. Get the recipe here.

Fresh Spring Roll Recipe

fresh Vietnamese spring rolls recipe

It’s salad, but all wrapped up! Nourish your body with this fresh veggie spring rolls; the peanut dipping sauce is not only a healthy option but it complements the salad quite nicely. Get the recipe.

Summer Quinoa Recipe

The perfect Summer Quinoa Salad made with a delicious combination of sautéed veggies, black beans, corn, and fresh basil all tossed with a lemon balsamic dressing!

Here’s a great use of leftover veggies; the result is a salad rich in fiber, low in calories, and bursting with flavor! Get the recipe.

Clean Eating Vegetable Salad Recipe

This salad is quick and easy to make plus it’s packed full of vitamins and minerals. I particularly love this salad because it takes almost no effort- throw everything into the food processor, let it do all the dicing and slicing and voila! I look like the hero. Get the recipe.

Asian Rainbow Salad

Asian Rainbow Salad

Is this not the most beautiful salad? Look at all those gorgeous colors! I can tell you, it tastes even better than it looks! Get the recipe.

Mango And Pomegranate Salad

Mango And Pomegranate Salad

Making a bowl of salad doesn’t get any easier than this. Get the recipe.

Radish Salad with Parmesan and Lemon

Radish and Parmesan Salad

Radishes are quite versatile, you can either enjoy them pickled, raw or cooked. In addition to that, they supply the body with about 25% of the daily recommended value of Vitamin C. Get the recipe.

Crunchy Detox Salad

Crunchy Detox Salad

This salad is delicious and also quite crunchy… thanks to all those veggies  and crunchy almonds! What’s not to love? Get the recipe.

Autumn Arugula Salad with Caramelized Squash + Pomegranate Ginger Vinaigrette

Autumn Arugula Salad with Caramelized Squash, Spiced Pecans and Pomegranate Ginger Vinaigrette I howsweeteats.com

This salad has a myriad of colors, flavors and textures- no way will you get tired of salad with this bad boy in your salad arsenal. Consider yourself warned- this salad tastes just like fall should and is majorly addictive! Get the recipe.

Kale Salad with Kabocha Squash + Maple Dijon Dressing

Kale Salad with Kabocha Squash + Maple Dijon Dressing

This salad would also be great with butternut or acorn squash or even pumpkin, but if you’re up for a little adventure try it with the original kabocha squash and you may discover a new fall favorite! Get the recipe.

Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing

Cool food fact: the vitamin C in strawberries helps your body absorb the iron in spinach. But you didn’t need to know that to want to try this flavorful summery salad. It’s got strawberries, avocado and pecans, that’s what you needed to know! Enjoy. Get the recipe.

Wild Rice and Butternut Squash Salad

Balsamic Roasted Winter Squash and Wild Rice Salad

You’re welcome.

Get the recipe.

Mexican Quinoa Salad With Orange Lime Dressing

Mexican Quinoa Salad With Orange Lime Dressing

Creamy avocado meets bright, citrusy oranges. And then you toss it all together with quinoa, corn, onion and cilantro. This Mexican inspired salad will have your taste buds saying “ole!” Get the recipe.

Quinoa-Cranberry Grilled Chicken Salad

Quinoa-Cranberry Grilled Chicken Salad

This quinoa chicken salad is rich in protein, it gives you that feeling of fullness without making you feel overfed. Get the recipe.

Sweet Potato Fennel Salad with Quinoa and Chickpeas

Sweet Potato Fennel Salad with Quinoa and Chickpeas

This sweet potato salad is as healthy as it looks, the quinoa and chickpeas work together to give your body the protein it needs. Get the recipe here.

Grilled Eggplant Zucchini and Peppers Salad

Grilled Eggplant Zucchini and Peppers Salad

Getting tired of all those raw veggies? Why not grill them for a change? Get the recipe.

Spicy salmon and Chickpea Salad

Spicy salmon and Chickpea Salad

…and here’s a genius way to incorporate sea food into your salad. Although it calls for quite a number of ingredients, I assure you the end result is worth it. Get the recipe.

Chicken, Hearts of Palm & Avocado Chopped Salad

Chicken, Hearts of Palm & Avocado Chopped Salad

This recipe couldn’t be simpler: wash, cook, chop and serve. Get the recipe.

Spicy Asian Chicken Salad

Spicy Asian Chicken Salad

This 5-minute salad, is gluten free, diary free and paleo friendly. It really doesn’t get any cleaner – or more delicious-than this. Get the recipe.

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