Colorful Salads You Can Eat for Dinner with loads of vegetables, some with meat, and a few meatless ideas! Loads of ideas for delicious weeknight meals!
Colorful Salads can make delicious weeknight meals, especially if they’re packed with vegetables and offer a little protein too. You can pair a good salad deliciously well with a bowl of Instant Pot potato soup, salmon patties, a low carb meatloaf, or fish fillets.
I find myself sometimes just wanting a lighter meal, especially in the evenings after a really long day. And a good salad, like chicken egg salad, is just the thing when a heavier dinner feels like too much.
Even our kids love salad, and I feel like we’re pretty lucky that they do. Personally, I love a good Cobb Salad with chicken and a little bit of BBQ sauce with Ranch dressing drizzled on for extra flavor.
Below you’ll find 39 colorful salad ideas you can implement into your weekly menu plan. Whether you’re packing a lunch or cooking up dinner, maybe think about adding a hearty salad to your meal plan.
Colorful Salads without Meat
- Halloumi, Blueberry and Spinach Salad by Divalicious Recipes
- Detox Kale and Beet Salad by Maria Ushakova
- Mediterranean Lentil Quinoa Rice Salad by Garden in the Kitchen
- Grilled Eggplant Salad with Halloumi by A Clean Bake
- Gloriously Healthy Green Salad with Sriracha Peanut Dressing by The Live-In Kitchen
- Rainbow Noodle Salad by Salt & Lavender
- Asian Quinoa Slaw Salad with Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette by The Kitchen Girl
- Autumn Lentil Salad with Chickpea Pancakes by The Stingy Vegan
- Israeli Couscous Salad with Olives and Artichokes by Cadry’s Kitchen
- Southwest Quinoa Salad {Gluten-Free} by Mama Knows Gluten Free
- Orange, Pistachio and Pomegranate Couscous Salad {Vegan} by Recipes from a Pantry
- Chopped Spinach Winter Salad by Cooking on the Front Burner
- Vegetarian Taco Salad by Yummy Mummy Kitchen
- Roasted Beetroot, Goats Cheese and Walnut Salad by The Cook’s Pyjamas
- Vegan Cobb Salad by Namely Marly
- Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Kale by The Movement Menu
- Warm Butternut, Red Cabbage, Quinoa, and Almond Salad by Simple Seasonal
- Power-Packed Roast Potato, Quinoa, and Garden Veggie Salad by Yumsome
Colorful Salads with Meat
- Bacon Blue Cheese Burger Salad {Gluten-Free} by My Gluten-free Kitchen
- Chopped Chicken Salad by Diabetes Strong
- Easy Asian Steak Salad by Low Carb with Jennifer
- Easy Mexican Chopped Salad with Spiced Rubbed BBQ Chicken by Lemon Blossoms
- Roasted Butternut Squash and Chicken Spinach Salad with Cinnamon Cider Vinaigrette by The Roasted Root
- Copycat Classic Diner Chef Salad by Berly’s Kitchen
- Tuna Berry Mango Avocado Salad by Serena Bakes Simply from Scratch
- Asian Ginger Miso Salmon Salad by We Are Not Martha
- Teriyaki Beef Salad by With a Blast
- Blueberry Gorgonzola Farmer’s Salad by Flavor Mosaic
- Easy Healthy Taco Salad Recipe with Ground Beef by Wholesome Yum
- Tuna White Bean Salad by Happy Foods Tube
- Carolina BBQ Chicken Salad by Renee Nicole’s Kitchen
- Chopped Salad with Herb Buttermilk Dressing by Panning the Globe
- Chicken Shawarma Mediterranean Salad (Pita Jungle Copycat) by Hungry Hobby
- Mediterranean Turkey Spinach Salad by The Lean Green Bean
- Salmon Kale Superfood Salad Recipe with Creamy Lemon Vinaigrette by Wholesome Yum
Hopefully, this inspires some healthy dinners in your very near future! With so many delicious ideas, I can’t wait to plan my next menu.
Looking for more delicious salad recipes?
- Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Cauliflower
- 30 Minute Pasta Salad with Cucumbers and Tomatoes
- Layered Salad
Kitchen Tools to help you make salad for dinner…
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Hey Mel! Happy holidays and thank you soooo much for including my recipe in this beautiful roundup! So many great ones to bookmark and make. I’ll be sharing this post everywhere! Thanks again :)
Thank you so much, Traci! And you are so very welcome. Happy Holidays to you, as well!