38 Delicious Fall Salads That Are Healthy & Hearty

Just because it's a salad doesn't mean it's not delicious.

Yeah, Sweetgreen is great, but have you ever made your own version of the Harvest Bowl? You will *fall* in love with these delicious fall salads, chock full of your favorite seasonal ingredients — from butternut squash to crisp apples to pomegranate seeds.

1. Butternut Squash and Cranberry Quinoa Salad

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Autumn in a bowl, essentially. Not only are the colors on-theme for the fall, but so are the flavors — and there are so many good ones! Here's what will happen: You'll come for the sweetness of the butternut squash, but you'll stay for the crunch of the pumpkin seeds. We're calling it now.

Recipe: Butternut Squash & Cranberry Quinoa Salad 

2. Apple Chicken Salad

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Lean and green. With apple chips and pecans, this salad is sure to add some crunch to your day. Top it off with some gorgonzola cheese for a chef's kiss, indeed!

Recipe: Apple Chicken Salad

3. Fall Salad with Lentils, Grapes, and Roasted Pumpkin

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Lentils don't just belong in stews and soups — this salad proves it. This salad is absolutely loaded with everything delicious. If lentils didn't convince you to try this recipe, it also offers roasted pumpkin and toasted hazelnuts. 

Recipe: Fall Salad with Lentils, Grapes & Roasted Pumpkin

4. Brown Butter Pasta Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts

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Seasonal salads FTW. With sweet potato, pecans, cranberries, and Brussels sprouts. this salad just screams fall. But if you want to eat it any time of year, we won't tell and would totally understand—it's that good.

Recipe: Brown Butter Pasta Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts

5. Roasted Carrot and Beet Salad

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Aggressively fall, if I do say so myself. If you are obsessed with roasted veggies, or just have a lot of fresh ones in your fridge that you don't know what to do with, then this recipe is for you. Plus the end product—both flavor and design—is like a colorful work of art.

Recipe: Roasted Carrot & Beet Salad 

6. Beet and Carrot Salad with Pomegranate and Pumpkin Seeds

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The perfect detox fall salad! Tired of green salads? This recipe will shake things up. With just a few flavorful ingredients, like onions and pomegranates, this salad really packs a punch—it's hard to *beet*!

Recipe: Beet and Carrot Salad with Pomegranate and Pumpkin Seeds

7. Kale, Apple, Pancetta Salad with Maple-Walnut Dressing

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All hail kale. This salad is crisp in its delivery and flavorful in its impact. Who knew pancetta and apples paired so well?

Recipe: Kale, Apple, Pancetta Salad with Maple-Walnut Dressing 

8. Autumn Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Greek Yogurt Dressing

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Greek yogurt in a salad — it's a thing. This fruit salad has the perfect ingredients for a crisp fall snack, with maple syrup and pecans to boot.

Recipe: Autumn Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Greek Yogurt Dressing

9. Winter Squash and Arugula Salad

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Roasting winter squash for this salad means that at the end of the day, your place will smell wonderful AND you'll have a beautiful dinner to put on the table. 

Recipe: Winter Squash and Arugula Salad

10. Sweet and Salty Fall Harvest Salad

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The combination of flavors and textures in this salad is a total win. Soft, salty Brie and spiced butternut squash balance out the sweet candied pecans and the crunch of the Honeycrisp apples. 

Recipe: Sweet and Salty Fall Harvest Salad 

11. Beetroot Salad with Spinach, Egg, and Capers Mayonnaise Dressing

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This harvest salad is beautiful, delicious, and packed with protein. You can have it all. 

Recipe: Beetroot Salad with Spinach, Egg, and Capers Mayonnaise Dressing

12. Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Cider Vinaigrette

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The maple cider vinaigrette brings the flavors of butternut squash, pecans, blue cheese, pear, and pomegranate together. 

Recipe: Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Cider Vinaigrette

13. Roasted Golden Beet Salad with Bacon and Feta Crumbles

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The roasted golden beets are almost too beautiful to eat. Almost. 

Recipe: Roasted Golden Beet Salad with Bacon and Feta Crumbles 

14. Harvest Salad with Citrus Champagne Vinaigrette

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You don't have to follow this recipe exactly. Use whatever greens and proteins you have on hand. 

Recipe: Harvest Salad with Citrus Champagne Vinaigrette 

15. Autumn Panzanella

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Panzanella is an Italian bread salad. That's right, BREAD SALAD. This version mixes in roasted artichokes, lentils, and a roasted garlic vinaigrette. 

Recipe: Autumn Panzanella 

16. Persimmon, Pomegranate, and Ricotta Salad

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In Ancient Greece, persimmons were known as the "fruit of the gods."

Recipe: Persimmon, Pomegranate, and Ricotta Salad 

17. Lentil Salad with Pear, Gorgonzola, and Bacon

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MORE BACON. 

Recipe: Lentil Salad with Pear, Gorgonzola, and Bacon 

18. Kale and Fall Fruit Salad with Cider Poppy Seed Dressing

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You want pears? Sure! How about cranberries? Gotcha covered. Figs? NO PROBLEM. Pomegranate too? Why not!!! And some grapes to top it off? Dig the eff in. Consider this the queen of fall salads. 

Recipe: Kale and Fall Fruit Salad with Cider Poppy Seed Dressing 

19. Blackberry Honey Walnut Salad

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Listen, the rainbow of ingredients in this salad is mouth-watering, but the real star here? The blackberry vinaigrette: sweet blackberry jam mixed with tangy balsamic vinegar and Dijon, a splash of orange juice, honey, olive oil, and a hint of basil. Need I say more? 

Recipe: Blackberry Honey Walnut Salad 

20. Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Turmeric and Tahini

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This salad isn't just tasty, it's seriously on trend. I mean, cauliflower AND turmeric? What more could you want? 

Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Turmeric and Tahini 

21. Roasted Fennel Salad with Apple and Radicchio

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This salad looks pretty fancy, right? Like some kind of abstract art? Well, you'll be psyched to hear that it's suuuper simple to toss together. You'll be enjoying its crisp, crunchy goodness in about 30 minutes. 

Recipe: Roasted Fennel Salad with Apple and Radicchio 

22. Fall Chicken Avocado Pear Salad

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Who says avocado's only for summer? 

Recipe: Fall Chicken Avocado Pear Salad 

23. Pear, Raspberry, and Pistachio Salad

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If you've never had pistachios in your salad, get ready to become a full-fledged fan. They add the perfect nutty bite to this bright and tart bowl. And that creamy poppy seed dressing? Hellooo, new favorite. 

Recipe: Pear, Raspberry, and Pistachio Salad

24. Harvest Cranberry, Persimmon, and Burrata Salad

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All I'm saying is that you could become a pro at prepping this salad throughout fall and then serve it as your signature side dish once Thanksgiving rolls around. Your relatives will flip for the crisp, sweet persimmons and the soft burrata. 

Recipe: Harvest Cranberry, Persimmon, and Burrata Salad 

25. Roasted Sweet Potato, Squash, and Chickpea Fall Salad

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Loaded with chickpeas, roasted sweet potatoes, delicata squash, cranberries, and feta, this salad is hearty as heck. You just mind find yourself bringing it to work again and again and again. 

Recipe: Roasted Sweet Potato, Squash, and Chickpea Fall Salad 

26. Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad

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Fall wouldn't be complete without this salad. We're talking crisp apples, dried cranberries, feta, and walnuts. Why mess with a classic? 

Recipe: Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad

27. Broccoli Apple Salad with Creamy Lemon-Tahini Dressing

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This crunchy, fresh salad comes together in a flash. 

Recipe: Broccoli Apple Salad with Creamy Lemon-Tahini Dressing 

28. Kale Salad with Salmon, Pomegranate, and Orange Coconut Vinaigrette

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This salad is packed with seven super foods to make it a quick and healthy dinner. 

Recipe: Kale Salad with Salmon, Pomegranate, and Orange Coconut Vinaigrette

29. Apple Spinach Salad with Sweet and Sour Poppyseed Dressing

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You'll want to lick this dressing off a spoon! 

Recipe: Apple Spinach Salad with Sweet and Sour Poppyseed Dressing 

30. Pistachio, Cherry, and Feta Quinoa Salad

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This quinoa salad is sweet, crunchy, and has a little tang! Plus, it's gluten free!

Recipe: Pistachio, Cherry, and Feta Quinoa Salad

31. Apples and Celery Pasta Salad with Light Caesar Dressing

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You'll love this salad, even if you're not a celery fanatic — satisfaction guaranteed.

Recipe: Apples and Celery Pasta Salad with Light Caesar Dressing 

32. Apple Pecan Salad with a Maple Vinaigrette

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An easy fall salad with sweet red apples, crunchy candied pecans, feta cheese, and a quick maple vinaigrette dressing you will love! 

Recipe: Apple Pecan Salad with a Maple Vinaigrette 

33. Autumn Crunch Pasta Salad

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The perfect healthy fall salad! 

Recipe: Autumn Crunch Pasta Salad

34. Mixed Bean and Wild Rice Salad

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Nutty and chewy wild rice pairs well with the creamy Cannellini beans, chickpeas, celery, butternut squash, and a simple red wine vinaigrette.

Recipe: Mixed Bean and Wild Rice Salad 

35. Harvest Cobb Salad

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My body is ready. 

Recipe: Harvest Cobb Salad 

36. Chicken Walnut Salad with Grapes and Apples

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Loaded with chicken and Omega-3-rich walnuts, this salad packs a punch.

Recipe: Chicken Walnut Salad with Grapes and Apples

37. Roasted Cauliflower and Cranberry Salad

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Fair warning that you'll want to put the lemon dressing on just about everything.

Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower & Cranberry Salad

38. Moroccan Carrot and Quinoa Salad

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The quick spice mix — of cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and ginger — makes all the difference. 

Recipe: Moroccan Carrot & Quinoa Salad

This article contains content previously curated by Ryan Kincaid, Tom Vellner, and Melissa Jameson. It was compiled by Lavanya Narayanan.