Six Fall Salad Recipes

Don’t you just love Fall- the stunning colors of the leaves, apple picking, cider mills, football games and all of the delicious fresh produce available. Apples, pumpkins, squash, cranberries, grapes and pears and so much more. This abundance makes for some great fall harvest salads and we have six to share with you. We have a round of six of our favorite Fall salad recipes in today’s post. Try out one of these for any of your upcoming holidays or gatherings.

Six Fall Salad Recipes

The Fall Salad Recipes that we have included are from some of our favorite food bloggers and cook book author’s. For each of the salads, we will share the link where you can find the website for the recipe. Also, we are including prep tools and serving pieces for the recipes that you might need to prepare your dish.

Fall Harvest Honey Crisp Apple & Kale Salad

The Fall Harvest Honey Crisp Apple & Kale Salad is from the Half-Baked Harvest website. Click here to be directed to this recipe. Tieghan Gerard is a nationally known cook book author and her recipes are so creative. To prepare this salad you need to coat pepita seeds with syrup and spices- baking them while also baking the thinly sliced prosciutto. Other ingredients include honey crisp apples, kale, pomegranate arils and crumbled feta cheese. The cider vinaigrette has EVO, a shallot, apple cider vinegar, fig preserves, fresh thyme leaves and kosher salt and pepper. We found this tool- the Chef’n White Herb Pack that makes prepping fresh herbs and greens so easy. This would make a great gift for anyone who loves to make salads. Scroll through the photos for more information and details.

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Spinach Salad With Bacon and Poppy Seed Dressing

The Spinach Salad with Bacon and Poppy Seed Dressing is by one of our favorite food bloggers- The Foreign Fork- Alexandria Drzazgowski Ulmer. Alexandria’s food blog- click here to link to her blog– showcases food from around the world. Her delicious Spinach Salad- click here is a family Holiday favorite and Bev has made this dressing- it’s great on anything! We are good friend’s with her Aunt Veronica- Veronica’s Spaghetti Sauce recipe is legend. Alexandria comes from a family of great cooks -she comes by this profession naturally. Scroll through the photos below and click for more information.

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Roasted Butternut Squash Salad

The Roasted Butternut Squash Salad is by The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. We have both made plenty of her recipes. Her cookbooks are loaded with information about hosting and items to have on hand for impromptu gatherings. The Roasted Butternut Squash Salad –click here to go directly to this recipe. The unique ingredients-butternut squash, dried cranberries, walnuts, grated parmesan and the

warm cider vinaigrette make this such an interesting dish. Click on any photo below for more information and details.

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Roasted Beet Goat Cheese Salad

This Roasted Beet Goat Cheese Salad is from Delish. The roasted fresh beets, goat cheese, avocado, walnuts and arugula create a colorful dish. Click here to go directly to this recipe. We found this 3 in 1 avocado tool that works great-click here. We think this salad would taste great if you sprinkled crumbled bacon on top. Click on any photo below for more information and details.

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Roasted Sweet Potato & Farro Salad

Farro is a delicious grain that adds a nutty flavor and chewy texture to salads, soups and other side dishes. This recipe is from the iconic Martha Stewart. Click here to go directly to this recipe. If you haven’t tried Farro yet you should-it’s really good. Substitute it for quinoa for a change. Click on any photo below for more information.

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Autumn Apple Salad With Maple Vinaigrette

The Autumn Apple Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is found on the food blog, House of Yum. Click here for this wonderful salad recipe. This salad is chock full of delicious ingredients- bacon, pecans, feta cheese, dried cranberries, granny smith apples, fuji apples and spinach. Top this with grilled chicken or grilled shrimp and you have a delicious meal. Click on any photo below for more details and information.

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How To Create Your Own Fall Salad

You can always create your own Fall Salad from our list below.

Choose Your Greens

Spinach, red or green leaf lettuce or kale.

Choose Your Fresh Ingredients

Apples, pears, carrots, broccoli, fig, celery or dill.

Choose Dried Fruit/Seeds/Nuts

Dried cranberries, raisins, pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds, walnuts, almonds or pecans.

Choose A Cheese

Feta cheese, goat cheese, blue cheese, cotswold or cheddar cheese.

Choose Something Cooked

Roasted sweet potato, roasted butternut squash, roasted beets, roasted pears or bacon.

How To Make A Salad Ahead Of Time

Whether you are hosting a fall gathering or just planning ahead for a meal, there are some steps to take ahead of time that will help you bring it all together. Ina Garten is famous for her recipes and advice. Preparation and simple fresh foods are the best ingredients for salads and any other foods and meals you create. Reading through any recipe before you make it will give you a mental list of what ingredients are needed and what steps you need to take. Doing this will make any meal prep go smoothly.

Make The Dressing Ahead Of Time

Most of the dressings for the Fall salads we feature here are vinaigrettes made with Olive Oil, Apple Cider vinegar, Dijon Mustard and Maple Syrup. You can make this ahead of time and just shake before you serve.

Cook or Toast Any Items Before & Store

Does the recipe call for toasted walnuts, pecans or almonds? Toast these before, cool and store in an airtight container. Does the recipe call for bacon? Cook, cool and store in the refrigerator.

Rinse Greens

You can rinse any of the greens you will use in the recipe, spin dry in a salad spinner and store in the refrigerator. To save more time, place the greens in the salad serving bowl you will use and store in the refrigerator- we don’t recommend this with wooden bowls, though.

Chop Any Additional Items

If your recipe calls for additional chopped vegetables, do this ahead of time and store in the refrigerator. Many Autumn Salads call for sliced apples-to keep them fresh, slice right before you serve them.

Have All Serving Pieces Gathered

Have all of the serving pieces gathered before hand. Salad serving bowl, salad plates and salad servers are easy to pop on your counter and have ready.

We hope this helps with your Fall entertaining. Please let us know if you have a Fall recipe you could share.

Bev & Val

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