THESE 12 VEGAN SALADS ARE PERFECT FOR THIS SEASON

Now that Winter is here, you may be craving foods dense in nutrients like iron, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. The season of the harvest brings about many different types of flourishing crops. If you're looking for an autumnal recipe - these twelve autumn salads are as seasonally appropriate as they are delicious. 

Roasted Cauliflower Salad: This tender cauliflower salad is perfect for the cold season. Roasted cauliflower, spiced chickpeas, lemon tahini dressing, and roasted red onions are a tasty low-carb way to satisfy your salad cravings.

Beet And Pumpkin Salad With Carrot-Ginger Dressing: Pumpkin is the vegetable mascot of this season. Although, you may use whatever winter squash you have available to make this recipe. The mix of red beets and orange pumpkin lends a colorful appearance to this salad, and you get a boost of vitamins, minerals and fiber.

Pear And Spiced Walnut Salad: Simplicity is best for this elegant fruity salad. Arugula and pear slices mingle with walnuts and Apple Pie spice. And the best part is that you can eat the leftover nuts as a snack or incorporate them into your next salad.

Roasted Butternut Squash Salad With Tahini Vinaigrette: The butternut squash is high in antioxidants and sure to support your immune health in this cold season. Baby Kale provide nutritional back-up, and all of that is covered in a decadent drizzle of tahini dressing.

Kale, Avocado, and Citrus Salad: Eat this salad for the ultimate Vitamin C packed food trio. Pomegranate and oranges decorate the salad with a touch of pecans and scallion.

Roasted Squash Panzanella: This earthy salad features roasted squash, bread crumbs, and colorful red pomegranate seeds (yes they are edible!) You can play with the vegetables you choose to include like tomatoes, onions, garlic, and even brussel sprouts.

Acorn Squash Salad With Tahini Vinaigrette: You can't go wrong with acorn squash: its powerful in antioxidants and it's fiber content supports digestive health. This filling salad uses red onions, baby kale, chopped dates and lemon zest.

Apple Radicchio Salad with Rosemary Thyme Tofu: Get a healthy serving of protein and other nutrients with this recipe. You can eat it for lunch or for dinner and the preparation time is around 30 minutes. Rosemary Thyme Tofu is at the center of the recipe and the end result is truly ideal for the holidays.

Hearty Vegan Radicchio Salad: This Radicchio salad is ridiculously good and can serve as its own dish at a dinner. This salad can replace stuffing and contains ingredients like potatoes, soft butter lettuce, tempeh bacon, vegan pecan butter, lentils, wild rice, and sweet grapes with figs.

Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash: All the complementary flavor and texture profiles are there: crunchy and tender, sweet and tart. Roasted squash and brussel sprouts are glazed with real maple syrup and decorated with pecans and dried cranberries.

Kale and Farro: Nutty for nuts this season? Farros got you covered. This salad has everything: kale, walnuts, pomegranate seeds, and dried cherries. The recipe serves 6 people and provides a satisfying crunch.

Lentil Salad: The colors of this salad are very reminiscent of the dirt in Fall. Use brown, black, and green lentils to get an earthy mix. Indulge in diced yellow onions and finely chopped carrots.

Sources:

Prevention, "31 Fall Salad Recipes to Make the Most of Harvest Season" via Arielle Weg

Delish, "Even Fall Leaves Aren't As Crisp As These 38 Autumnal Salad Recipes" via Camille Lowder

Tasting to Thrive, "Apple Radicchio Salad with Rosemary Thyme Tofu " via Lauren McNeill

Beautiful Ingredient, "Hearty Vegan Radicchio Salad" 

Budget Bytes, "Roasted Cauliflower Salad" via Beth Moncel

The Mostly Vegan, "Fall Kale & Farro Salad"

Delish, "Lentil Salad Recipe" via Lena Abraham

The Recipe Critic "Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash" via Alyssa Rivers