15 Best Healthy and Easy Salad Recipes - Damn Delicious (2024)

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15 Best Healthy and Easy Salad Recipes - Damn Delicious (1)

With a birthday that just passed and my slowing metabolism, I’m finding that I can’t burn off a cheeseburger as quickly as I did 10 years ago. But thankfully enough, these hearty salads come in super handy at times like these. Best of all, they’re all so quick and easy to whip up!

1. BBQ Chicken Salad – This healthy, flavorful salad comes together so quickly, and it is guaranteed to be a hit with your entire family. [GET THE RECIPE.]

2. Harvest Cobb Salad – The perfect fall salad with the creamiest poppyseed salad dressing. So good, you’ll want to make this all year long. [GET THE RECIPE.]

3. Bacon and Avocado Macaroni Salad – Loaded with fresh avocado and applewood smoked bacon tossed in a lemon-thyme dressing. [GET THE RECIPE.]

4. Whole Food’s California Quinoa Salad – A healthy, nutritious copycat recipe that tastes 1000x better than the store-bought version. [GET THE RECIPE.]

5. Asian-Style Cobb Salad – This salad serves as the perfect light meal, full of protein and veggies with a simple sesame vinaigrette. [GET THE RECIPE.]

6. Greek Salad – This healthy Greek salad is absolutely amazing when tossed in a light and refreshing lemon vinaigrette. [GET THE RECIPE.]

7. Quinoa Fruit Salad – This protein-packed quinoa salad is balanced with a tart vinaigrette and refreshing mint. [GET THE RECIPE.]

8. Taco Salad – All the flavors of a taco in a healthy salad with a refreshing, tangy lime vinaigrette. [GET THE RECIPE.]

9. Chinese Chicken Salad – Restaurant quality that you can easily make right at home, except it’s healthier and a million times tastier. [GET THE RECIPE.]

10. Kale Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette – Perfect as a light lunch or even a meatless Monday dinner option. [GET THE RECIPE.]

11. Asian Quinoa Salad – A quick and easy healthy quinoa salad dressed in sweet and tangy Asian flavors, loaded with tons of veggies. [GET THE RECIPE.]

12. Shrimp Cobb Salad – A light, filling salad loaded with roasted shrimp, bacon bits, and avocado in a tangy, refreshing vinaigrette. [GET THE RECIPE.]

13.Caprese Avocado Salad – A refreshing salad loaded with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and avocado with a sweet balsamic reduction. [GET THE RECIPE.]

14. BLT Chopped Salad – All the goodness of a BLT in a healthy salad form with a refreshing lime vinaigrette. [GET THE RECIPE.]

15. Southwestern Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing – A tex-mex style salad with an incredibly creamy Greek yogurt cilantro dressing. [GET THE RECIPE.]

posted on February 25, 2015under round up
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  1. Evies Ishimine October 19, 2019 @ 1:37 AM Reply

    Simple and delicious recipes

  2. Guidem March 12, 2018 @ 10:44 AM Reply

    Wow this is really great recipe for dieting. Thank you very much for sharing this excellent recipe.

  3. Irafan August 17, 2017 @ 9:39 PM Reply

    best barbecue ever

  4. Deepa July 18, 2017 @ 2:40 AM Reply

    OMG #11 is making my mouth water just looking at it. I know what I’ll be making for dinner tonight!

  5. Trishanya July 18, 2017 @ 12:02 AM Reply

    It’s looks for sure of a nice salad…I’d like to try ASAP. Thanks.

    ~ Trishanya

  6. neha July 15, 2017 @ 1:28 AM Reply

    Thanks for such an amazing post.
    Salad is a very tasty dish and it is good for health too. I just loved it very much.

  7. karan June 29, 2017 @ 6:29 AM Reply

    thanks for sharing this amazing post.very delicious food and i would certainly like to eat it.

  8. Ivory June 19, 2017 @ 7:07 AM Reply

    There is nothing like a good salad, these salads looks , and I am sure mouthwatering. I cannot wait to start making them. Yum!

    • Kathy Brumer June 14, 2019 @ 10:10 PM Reply

      Thanks for the recipe look great!

  9. j June 9, 2017 @ 4:09 PM Reply

    Really good salad recipes.
    Inspired me a bit for a salad I have to bring to event tomorrow, Thanks.

  10. Julia @ Happy Foods Tube June 8, 2017 @ 1:34 AM Reply

    From what I see I can say I love all of them. Salads are perfect for summer so thanks for the roundup. I will be making a few of these!

  11. Terri April 10, 2017 @ 6:45 AM Reply

    I must say, “THANK YOU SO MUCH!” I am needing to go back to eating salads again for health reasons–doctors orders. High cholesterol and high blood sugar are in my blood panel. So, I get tired of the same old salad. However, at you did here gives me SO much insight on what can be done with simple, healthy ingredients, that I can mix things up and have a variety of different flavors and ethnic flavors as well. I’m a HUGE cilantro fan, so I’m just in “awwwwwww.” The Harvest Cobb Salad is new to me, so that is a must try. The Southwest Salad is one that I am doing today. I’m heating my Black Beans and soaking my roast’in ear of corn right now! Thank you again, Chungah. 🙂

  12. Ravi April 5, 2017 @ 11:53 AM Reply

    Awesome recipe. Look really delicious. Gonna give it a try.

  13. Annette February 27, 2017 @ 11:01 PM Reply

    This recipe is delicious! and easy to make! I made it for a family get together later today. Hope you don’t mind but I made a couple of substitutions- used fresh basil instead of thyme and used lemon olive oil. My husband thinks it is a keeper and our go to salad for the summer. Thanks for posting.

  14. Alexa February 16, 2017 @ 12:27 AM Reply

    Bacon and Avocado Macaroni Salad is looking most appealing. Let’s see how it turns out for me tonight. Thanks for the recipe.

  15. Himawan Rush X February 9, 2017 @ 11:39 AM Reply

    It’s looks for sure of a nice salad…I’d like to try ASAP. Thanks.

  16. Rebecca February 2, 2017 @ 7:38 AM Reply

    Awesome Recipe and looks so delicious Yummy Yummy !!! Thank you so much for the great post.

  17. Nisha Singh December 8, 2016 @ 8:45 AM Reply

    wow, looks too yummy from here. My hostel friend is totally love in this recipe and she is going to try almost all. Thank you for posting this recipes 🙂

  18. aman November 12, 2016 @ 3:54 AM Reply

    I also eat salad when i come from college

    These recipies are delicious

  19. Emilia September 21, 2016 @ 5:10 PM Reply

    Wow Thank you so mucho for sharing! These recipes look awesome!

  20. Ashish July 25, 2016 @ 11:57 PM Reply

    yum yumm yummm….It is looking damn delicious.
    I will surely try it.
    Thank you

  21. Aarti Vaghela July 13, 2016 @ 10:41 AM Reply

    Wow, i love salad the most. It keeps my healthy as well as give me good taste. Whenever i came late from office, first thing i do is to make salad. I did try few from above list, i will try few more now!

  22. elena July 5, 2016 @ 1:31 PM Reply

    OMG #11 is making my mouth water just looking at it. I know what I’ll be making for dinner tonight 🙂

  23. Gamez June 13, 2016 @ 5:09 AM Reply

    My friend Nancy loves cooking and always I see her reading different recipe magazine or blog etc. She must be happy seeing this post.

  24. Pauldaddy June 11, 2016 @ 7:39 PM Reply

    I likeShrimp Cobb Salad!! So taste me… Try it at once.

  25. Chris June 11, 2016 @ 8:26 AM Reply

    Salad is always healthy, and this recipes will definitely bring a lot of variation while it is a regular food who want to lose weight.

  26. Austin April 29, 2016 @ 7:24 PM Reply

    I love this recipe and your site in general. I have also made your one pan mexican quinoarecipe which was delicious. Thanks so much for the great recipes!

  27. Jessica April 27, 2016 @ 1:51 PM Reply

    I am always on the go and chopping up salads and all that just sounds so tedious! That is until I discovered the mason jar trick. Put the salad toppings in the bottom of the jar (onions, tomatoes, almonds, etc.) and then stuff the remaining space with whatever leaf you’re using. Seal and store the jars in the fridge. Will stay fresh for up to two weeks! Easy to grab and take with you. When you empty the jar on to the plate it becomes a perfect salad.

  28. Yuri April 11, 2016 @ 3:35 PM Reply

    so delicious! there are some dishes I have never eaten as Harvest Cobb Salad. I love salad. I learn processing quite a lot of recipes. . I must try to do it. yum!

  29. Helen Nicole March 20, 2016 @ 11:26 AM Reply

    Oh my God. I want to eat salad immediately. attractive image. I’m addicted to eat salad. I learn processing quite a lot of recipes. in this list, there are some dishes I have never eaten. eg taco salad. I must try to do it. yum!

  30. Christine January 1, 2016 @ 10:33 AM Reply

    I have been making one of these salads each night as part of scaling back on carb-heavy meals and sweet snacks after Christmas. I have three fussy eaters and each dinner someone has said “this is the best salad I’ve ever had.” The dressings really make the salads special. Nice job. Thank you.

  31. Victor Johnson May 15, 2015 @ 12:07 PM Reply

    BBQ chicken salad, ahhh! Must… make… immediately! It’s been too long since I’ve had a proper BBQ chicken chopped salad of sorts. New England food is… lacking, to say the least. Oh, how I miss thee San Francisco. This salad, I’m sure, will make me feel right at home here in the northeast. It’s not California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), but it’ll do, I’m sure 🙂

  32. Shirley March 20, 2015 @ 3:01 PM Reply

    I’m looking for a recipe for Pasta fa*gioli that was previously published.

    • Chungah March 20, 2015 @ 4:52 PM Reply

      Here it is: https://damndelicious.net/2014/05/17/olive-garden-pasta-e-fa*gioli/. You can also use the search bar located on the top of the right sidebar.

  33. Kat February 26, 2015 @ 1:17 PM Reply

    Thank you yet again. I love the look of your site but more importantly I find your recipes very good, easy qnd tasty which i think shows your bubbly personality and passion. Keep giving us the good inspiration.

  34. Marilyn Desmond February 26, 2015 @ 6:46 AM Reply

    For the most part, your salads look delish! But why must everyone use so much cilantro; I can’t stand the stuff! In any event, I look forward to summer and trying these. And I hope Butters is all better.

    • Chungah February 26, 2015 @ 7:35 AM Reply

      Marilyn, if you are not a fan of cilantro, you can omit or substitute parsley.

  35. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop February 26, 2015 @ 4:30 AM Reply

    I need to try that BBQ Chicken Salad!

  36. Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg February 26, 2015 @ 3:36 AM Reply

    I really love salad. Not only is it a healthy option, but it always fills me up. I think the hardest part about this post will be choosing which one I want to make first. The BBQ Chicken Salad and Caprese Avocado Salads both look devine!

  37. Casey February 26, 2015 @ 3:29 AM Reply

    These look great. Thanks!

    • tammy butts May 20, 2015 @ 5:31 AM Reply

      these salads look wonderful, cant wait to try them!!

      • Karim January 15, 2017 @ 8:04 AM Reply

        Indeed… I really want eat them now!

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