Spinach Beet Walnut Salad, Thai Broccoli Salad, Kale Cabbage Apple Slaw
Prepare to make fall salads like spinach, walnut salad, Thai Broccoli Salad, and Kale Cabbage Apple Slaw.
The change in the seasons means there are lots of fall ingredients for salads, like apples, cabbage, kale, arugula, chard and collards, winter squash, and beets. These ingredients just feel a little heartier and filling than the lighter, delicate summer vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce. I love the vibrant reds, oranges, yellows, and greens that remind me of the fall leaves.
I hope that you love some of the combinations I have put together and that they give you some great ways to keep eating your veggies during the cooler weather!
Recipe for Spinach Beet Walnut Salad
Here are three of my favorite fall salads! At the bottom of my post, I have some additional ideas for getting fall veggies!
Spinach Beet and Walnut Salad
One of my favorite ways to eat roasted beets is on top of a spring or fall salad made with arugula or spinach. Here is my version of this salad. I hope that you enjoy it!
Makes four servings
Three medium beets, scrubbed well, sliced in half and peeled
10 ounces spinach or arugula
One small onion, sliced into rings
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
4 ounces feta
Slice beets in 1-inch by 1-inch pieces and toss in olive oil. Roast beets in the oven at 425 for about 10 minutes until softened and slightly crisp on the outside. Allow to cool. In four salad bowls, divide well-washed and drained spinach or arugula, and add onions, cooled beets, walnuts, and feta.
Drizzle balsamic dressing (see recipe below) over the salad.
Balsamic Dressing
One teaspoon honey
1/4 c balsamic vinegar
One teaspoon of crushed garlic
1/2 c olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all the ingredients in a bottle and shake.
Thai Broccoli Salad
Thai Broccoli Salad
Make this Asian Broccoli Salad recipe with local produce, such as broccoli and carrots, in the late spring and fall!
Makes four servings.
1 1/2 cup chopped broccoli
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped purple onion
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup peanuts to garnish salad
Peanut Sauce (see recipe below)
Mix broccoli, bell pepper, carrot, chopped cilantro and onion. Toss with dressing. Garnish with lime wedges, peanuts, and additional cilantro!
For Dressing for Salad
Mix the following ingredients:
1-2 teaspoons or more sriracha sauce (depending on your heat tolerance)
One tablespoon of soy sauce
One teaspoon of sesame seed oil
One tablespoon sorghum
One clove of garlic minced
One tablespoon of natural peanut butter
One teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
Juice from one lime
Kale Cabbage Apple Slaw
Kale Cabbage and Apple Slaw
This is a great recipe to make in the fall with fresh, seasonal ingredients and also in the winter when you can get them locally.
Makes three servings
For Dressing
One tablespoon of olive oil
One tablespoon Lusty Monk mustard
One teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Coarse salt and pepper
For Salad
3 cups mixed shredded kale and red cabbage
One red apple chopped
Two tablespoons diced red onion
Whisk olive oil, mustard, and vinegar in a small bowl—season with salt and pepper. Combine kale, cabbage, apples, and red onion in another bowl. Drizzle with dressing, and toss to coat.
Make a Fall Beet Walnut Salad, Thai Broccoli Salad, and Kale Cabbage Apple Slaw
I hope that you love these fall salads! Check out my making this Asian Broccoli Salad on YouTube!
Thai Salad Recipe with Broccoli and Peanuts – YouTube
You may also like to try some of my favorite apple recipes at Apple salsa (vineripenutrition.com).
I am an Asheville registered dietitian nutritionist who enjoys sharing my family recipes to help provide ideas for healthy meals. I hope that they inspire you to eat more salads with fall veggies! I have more recipes on my blog for the upcoming holidays and the new year. You can find out a little more about me here!
Make some of these winter squash recipes if you want tasty fall recipes!
