Easy Spring Salads
I love springtime! Spring cleaning, adding life back into your home (hello more plants!), and delicious fruits and vegetables that finally come back in season. It really is one of my favorite times of the year! While I love cozy soups, chilis, and stews during the winter months, switching over to fresh and healthy spring salads around this time of the year is one thing that I really look forward to!
These spring salad recipes are easy to make, full of flavor, and balanced with textures. Crunchy veggies, hearty protein, creamy dressings, and so much more! You won’t find any boring salads here. These bowls are hearty and delicious!
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25 Healthy Spring Salad Recipes
1. The BEST Lemon Balsamic Lentil Salad

The BEST Lemon Balsamic Lentil Salad that’s made with crunchy spinach, freshly chopped veggies, hearty cooked lentils, and creamy feta cheese drizzled in a delicious lemon balsamic dressing. Itโs vegetarian, gluten-free, easy to make, and one of my favorite healthy spring salad recipes!
2. Poached Egg & Avocado Breakfast Salad

Mix things up with a salad for breakfast! This vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free Poached Egg & Avocado Breakfast Salad is simple, easy to make, and DELICIOUS. Perfect for a balanced meal any time of the day in 15 minutes or less!
3. Springtime Avocado Strawberry Spinach Salad

Springtime Avocado Strawberry Spinach Salad made with fresh spinach, sliced sweet strawberries, creamy avocado, and crunchy walnuts, topped with extra virgin olive oil and seasoned to taste. Itโs so yummy and perfect for a nutritious and beautiful lunch or side salad!
4. Creamy Vegan Pasta Salad

Healthy, full of flavor, and packed with veggies, this Creamy Vegan Pasta Salad is a quick gluten-free, dairy-free recipe that is SO GOOD! The crunchy veggies, bowtie pasta, and simple creamy dressing make the perfect spring or summer meal or side dish. And bonus points โ it can be made in just 20 minutes!
5. Easy Quinoa Salad With Feta Cheese

This Easy Quinoa Salad With Feta Cheese recipe is perfect for a healthy, everyday dinner, lunch, or side dish. This vegetarian and gluten-free spring recipe is loaded with nutrition and delicious!
6. Crispy Chili Lime Chickpea Salad

This Crispy Chili Lime Chickpea Salad is the perfect combination of textures โ crispy roasted chickpeas, crunchy fresh veggies, and all brought together with a creamy tahini lime dressing and avocado slices! Every bite of this crispy chickpea salad is so delicious and full of flavor.
7. Moroccan Chickpea Carrot Salad

This Moroccan Chickpea Carrot Salad is FULL of so many amazing and fresh flavors. If youโre into savory, fresh, crunchy, and a touch of sweet then this salad is going to make your day. Itโs that good! Have it any day of the week, as a side dish, or on its own completely. This easy-to-make 10-minute spring salad recipe is DELICIOUS!
8. 10-Minute Mediterranean Farro Salad

Looking for a quick, healthy lunch recipe? This 10-Minute Mediterranean Farro Salad is loaded with nutrition and bold, savory flavors. It truly makes for one of the BEST healthy spring salad recipes!
9. Asparagus Salad with Sweet Balsamic Vinegar
Sweet vinegar and wholesome asparagus make this fresh and delicious salad a perfect idea for your weekly spring menu!
10. Chili Mango Zesty Quinoa Salad

This Chili Mango Zesty Quinoa Salad is full of the best summer flavors! Made with crunchy chopped spinach, wholesome quinoa, creamy avocado, and zesty chili lime mango, this salad is impressive yet SO quick and easy. Whether you make this for an easy healthy weeknight dinner or a fun springtime gathering, I can promise you this: every bite is SO flavorful!
11. Herbed Spring Salad With Egg and Walnuts
Eggs and walnuts can make a spring salad extraordinary! This Herbed Spring Salad is exploding with flavor and works great as a side dish as well as a main dish.
12. Spicy Southwest Chicken Salad

Spicy, flavorful, crunchy, and delicious. This Spicy Southwest Salad copycat recipe tastes just like the Chick-Fil-A version! Make this easy salad in no time at all for a healthy weeknight meal that everyone will love.
13. Sun-Dried Tomato & Arugula Lentil Salad

Sweet, sun-dried tomatoes, creamy goat cheese, savory lentils, fresh arugula, and fresh tomatoes. All topped with a wholesome Turmeric Ginger Dressing! Perfect for a small summer gathering with friends or as an easy, inspired weeknight meal. This easy-to-make arugula lentil salad is full of spring flavors that truly make it NEXT LEVEL!
14. Classic Nicoise Salad
A classic Nicoise salad shouts of springtime flavors! Hard-boiled eggs, boiled potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, oil-packed tuna, the Niรงoise olives (of course). I love this salad for a delicious and healthy meal!
15. Mediterranean Salad Bowls w/ Lebanese BBQ Meatballs

Crunchy quinoa, refreshing cucumbers, sweet tomatoes, creamy avocado, and savory/spicy meatballs to top it all off! These Mediterranean Salad Bowls with Lebanese BBQ Meatballs are one of my springtime salad FAVES.
16. Healthy Chicken Cobb Salad Recipe

Healthy Chicken Cobb Salad Recipe loaded with spicy greens, creamy avocado, boiled eggs, fresh tomatoes, corn, delicious grilled chicken, and topped with a sprinkle of blue cheese crumbles. So yummy! (Gluten Free)
17. Cucumber, Tomato, And Avocado Salad
Fresh, easy, and delicious! It doesn’t get much better than throwing together this super easy spring salad for a nutritious lunch or dinner.
18. Spicy Radish & Tangerine Quinoa Salad

This delicious Spicy Radish & Tangerine Quinoa Salad is perfect for transitioning from winter to spring! Loaded with crisp, savory, spicy flavors and balanced with sweet tangerines, this yummy salad is one of my favorites for spring.
19. 3-Ingredient Mediterranean Salad
Just 3 ingredients to make this easy and delicious salad. Have it ready to go for lunch, dinner, or a delicious side!
20. Central American Jar Salad

Spinach, quinoa, black beans, avocado, tomatoes, and fresh mangoes, all topped off with lime juice, queso seco, and a chia seed vinaigrette to bring it all together. The flavors are SO good! This Central American Salad In A Jar recipe is perfect for meal prepping the night before (or in the morning before work) in just 15 minutes and storing in the refrigerator.
21. Tuna Salad With Crispy Chickpeas
I love that this delicious salad has added protein, making it a nutritious meal! Tuna + chickpeas is one of my favorite combinations in spring salads. You’ll love it, too!
22. Healthy Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

This Healthy Avocado Egg Salad recipe is made with hard-boiled eggs, no mayo, and perfect for a quick and easy lunch in 10 minutes or less! Layer it on toast or turn it into a spring sandwich recipe the entire family will love.
23. Simple Green Goodness Chickpea Salad

Fresh greens, wholesome broccoli, asparagus, avocado, and seasoned chickpeas topped with a spoonful of yogurt dressing. This healthy and simple Green Goodness Chickpea Salad is an easy-to-make lunch in 10 minutes or less!
24. Barbecue Ranch Pasta Salad

Creamy, savory, hearty, fresh, flavor-loaded Barbecue Ranch Pasta Salad. This delicious spring side dish (or lunch recipe) is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!
25. Fig & Goat Cheese Salad

Craving something sweet and savory? This Fig & Goat Cheese Salad is the perfect balance for a healthy lunch or dinner recipe! Wholesome greens and roasted asparagus topped with sweet, fresh apples, figs, goat cheese, and walnuts, then drizzled with the best creamy balsamic dressing for one of the best spring salad recipes!
More Healthy Springtime Recipes
- Vegan Spring Rolls w/ Spicy Turmeric Coconut Sauce
- Sriracha Lime Shrimp Tacos Recipe
- Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
- The BEST Easy Avocado Toast Recipe
- 10-Minute Margherita Pita Bread Pizzas
Sarah Schlichter says:
This is such a good roundup! Thereโs nothing like a crispy summer salad
Deborah Brooks says:
I am all about spring salads! The green goddess look great to me
Vaishali Patil says:
Love ur vegetarian salad recipes , Keep it going
Christine McMichael replied:
Thank you so much! ๐
Vanessa Price says:
I almost always have a salad for lunch. All of these look amazing!
Christine McMichael replied:
So perfect! Enjoy!
Ben Myhre says:
Great list of ways to spruce up a salad! I always think it is good to put an egg on it.
Christine McMichael replied:
Thanks, Ben! Yes to the egg – so good!
Renee says:
I always love trying new salads! These look delicious!
Christine McMichael replied:
Me too, Renee! ๐