Fall Salads

Easy Fall Meal Ideas

From Broiled Eggplant Salad, Roasted Pepper Chicken Salad, Raspberry Pear Parfait, or Garlic Rice Salad, to name a few, you will find a wide variety of delicious fall salads to choose from to make meal planning quick and easy.

More salad recipes will be added on a continuing basis so check back from time to time to see all the new fall salad additions.

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• 2 cups apples – thinly sliced
• 1 cup plums – pitted and cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup shredded chayote squash
• 1 cup packaged shredded cabbage
• 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese
• 1 to 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice

Step 1: Place prepared apples, plums, squash, and cabbage in a bowl.
Step 2: Pour the lemon juice over the fruit and vegetables and toss to coat completely.
Step 3: Add the goat cheese and season with some fresh ground black pepper if desired and toss to combine again.

Quick Meal Idea:

- Serve this flavorful and simple salad on romaine or leaf lettuce with avocado slices and breadsticks on the side.

2-3 servings

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• 6 oz canned salmon (drained) or grilled salmon (flaked into small pieces)
• 1/2 cup red onion - thinly sliced in half-moons
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley – roughly chopped
• Fresh squeezed lemon juice – to taste

Step 1: In a bowl, combine salmon, onion, celery, cheese, and parsley.
Step 2: Squeeze lemon juice over salad and toss well.

Optional Additions: Try adding some crumbled crispy, cooked bacon, seasoned croutons, or pine nuts

- Serve salad on cold cooked pasta, on French bread slices or on a bed of crisp salad greens with sliced tomatoes and cucumbers tossed with salt, pepper and fresh basil on the side.

2-3 servings

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• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 cup brussel sprouts – quartered and steamed until tender
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 2 tbsp pine nuts
• Garlic oil – to taste

Step 1: In a bowl, combine the rice, brussel sprouts, carrots, and pine nuts.
Step 2: Drizzle the garlic oil over the salad ingredients along with some salt and lemon pepper and toss well, adjusting to taste.

Quick Meal Ideas:

- Serve this quick salad along with grilled steak for a simple and easy dinner.

- Another quick fall meal idea is to serve this salad on a bed of steamed greens (spinach, chard, or kale) along with a bowl of warm vegetable soup.

2-3 servings

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Step 1: Wash, peel, and slice eggplant into 1/2" thick slices.
Step 2: Brush each eggplant slice on both sides with olive oil and season as desired.
Step 3: Place slices on a broiler rack about 5 inches from the heat source and broil until browned on each side. Watch carefully so they do not burn.
Step 4: Allow eggplant to cool. When cooled, cut slices into bite-sized pieces and add to a mixing bowl along with the drained tomatoes and the feta cheese and toss to combine.
Step 5: Serve salad on top of romaine lettuce leaves.

Quick Meal Ideas:

- Serve this fall salad along with some grilled chicken.

- You could also serve this salad with a bowl of cooked, warm wild or basmati rice seasoned with a little lemon juice, olive oil and chopped fresh cilantro.

2-3 servings

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• 2 cups cooked chicken – cubed
• 3 cups baby spinach
• 1 sweet potato - cubed and steamed until tender
• 2 tbsp sliced almonds
• 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tbsp garlic oil

Step 1: Combine chicken, spinach, potato, and almonds in a bowl.
Step 2: In a separate bowl or jar with lid, combine lemon juice and oil completely.
Step 3: Pour dressing over salad ingredients and toss well.

Quick Meal Idea:

- Serve salad over slices of avocado with a small side of warm black beans tossed with cumin and chopped tomatoes and some warm cheese breadsticks on the side.

2-3 servings

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