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I know salad sometimes gets a bad rep. These vegan spring salad recipes are anything but boring, though! Full of vibrant colors, plant based protein and delicious vegetables, your view of salads will certainly be influenced and you may even start to love them!
No More Boring Vegan Spring Salads
There are a lot of reasons to love salad and most of all is realizing that your salad doesn’t need to be some wimpy iceberg lettuce salad thrown in a bowl with a few carrots and an oily dressing. In all honestly, I would hate that salad too! I love salads that are full of vibrant colors and filled to the brim with plant based protein and crunchy vegetables – like all the salads on our website!
To kickstart your love of salad, here are some favorite nourishing main dish vegan spring salad recipes! You will love these bright, colorful unique salad combinations that are exciting and not bland at all.
Vegan Main Dish Salad Recipes
These vegan main dish salad recipes combine grains, veggies, fruits and spices for out of this world flavor in a salad form! Serve your spring salad as a main dish or have a small portion for a side. These recipes are perfect for spring because as the earth turns brighter and greener so can our bowls and the food we eat! Plus in warmer weather a salad just seems better – am I right?!
I can’t wait for you to try one of these vegan spring salads!
Must Try Vegan Spring Salad Recipes
Bright and fresh, these vegan spring salads not only taste good but a feast for the eyes! Colorful veggies never tasted so good with seasonal veggies and light dressings.
Vegan Strawberry Spinach Salad
Sweet with a tangy balsamic dressing, this vegan strawberry spinach salad is refreshing, simple and tasty with fresh green spinach, sweet strawberries, candied almonds and creamy avocado. It's light, flavorful and perfect for spring or summer!
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Kale and Wheat Berry Salad
Kale and Wheat Berry Salad uses both kale and green leaf lettuce as the salad base. To add in texture and color, cooked wheat berries (sub brown rice for gluten free), grated carrot, bell pepper and celery are mixed in. A no added oil tahini lemon dressing adds a nice nuttiness with a slight tang! Perfect for springtime.
Vegan Avocado Pasta Salad
Vegan Avocado Pasta Salad is full of flavor and perfect to take to your next spring holiday potluck! This pasta salad is a great filling vegan salad recipe choice as it contains lots of veggies + chickpeas all tossed with a flavorful dill avocado dressing.
Rainbow Buckwheat Salad
Rainbow Buckwheat Salad is acolorful spring salad that combines carrots, radishes, mint, basil, endive blueberries, vinegar and warm spices for a super light salad with crunch, hints of sweet, and fresh and fragrant flavor.
Mango and Black Bean Quinoa Salad
Mango and Black Bean Quinoa Salad is easy to make and delicious! Quinoa, black beans, mango, corn and green onion are tossed with fresh lime juice and cilantro for a simple combination that tastes outstanding topped with creamy avocado.
Cold Peanut Noodle Salad
Cold Peanut Noodle Salad is a Thai – inspired vegan and gluten free salad that combines noodles, healthy vegetables, a spicy homemade peanut dressing and tops it all with sesame seeds!
Vegan Pesto Quinoa Salad
Vegan pesto quinoa salad is loaded with vegetables and flavor. Roasted tomatoes, peppers, artichokes hearts and quinoa are tossed with a vegan pesto for a flavorful main dish salad that is flavor packed at every bite.
Steel Cut Oat Salad with Miso Balsamic Dressing
Summer Steel Cut Oat Salad with Miso Balsamic Dressing combines sweet cherries and corn with spicier arugula and then oats add a great texture for a filling salad. Pine nuts add a nice crunch and the dressing makes this a party for the tastebuds.
Vegan BLT Salad
Vegan BLT Salad with Homemade Smokey and Spicy Mayo is a hearty salad that is healthy. Vegan portobello bacon, romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes and avocado are combined with a smokey spicy mayo that has no oil or eggs!
Strawberry Kale Salad
Strawberry Kale Salad from Dianne's Vegan Kitchen is light and refreshing! Sweet strawberries pair perfectly with baby kale, crunchy sunflower seeds and a creamy dairy free dressing.
Green Power Bowl
This green power bowl is full of plant based ingredients and perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
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Spring Sushi Bowl
Spring Sushi Bowl combines spicy radishes, fresh peas, pickled ginger and a spicy tomato make up this refreshing Sushi bowl from Sasha Diarires. A true testimony that we consume with our eyes first, your tastebuds will want to follow second because this bowl looks out of this world amazing.
Viva La Fiesta Taco Salad
Viva La Fiesta Taco Salad from Yummy Mummy Kitchen is a tasty taco salad with tempeh! Omit the cheese to keep this vegan, plant based friendly.
Maple Mustard Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad
Maple Mustard Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad from Joy Food Sunshineis a perfect meatless main dish or side dish! It’s loaded with veggies & protein and bursting with flavor! It’s a great meal prep recipe that you can make ahead
Quinoa, Dill and Baby Green Salad
Quinoa, Dill and Baby Green Salad with Creamy Lemon Tahini Yogurt Dressing from The Curious Chickpea combines delicate dill with quinoa and baby salad greens and then tosses it all in a dairy free lemon tahini yogurt dressing for a beautiful spring salad!
Vegan Cashew Lime Pesto – Cauliflower Salad
Vegan Cashew Lime Pesto – Cauliflower Salad from Trinity's Conscious Kitchen is a unique combination that you will love! Lime adds a zing to the traditional cashew vegan pesto that pairs perfectly with cauliflower in this salad.
Black Bean Pineapple Salad
Black Bean Pineapple Salad from Veggies Save the Day combines lack beans and sweet tart pineapple and then everything is tossed in a creamy avocado dressing.
Southern Kale Salad with Smoky Ranch
Southern Kale Salad with Smoky Ranch from Vegan Yack Attack is loaded with flavor and a smoky vegan ranch that makes this plant based salad out of this world delicious!
Spiralized Vegetable Salad
Spiralized Vegetable Salad from My Darling Vegan uses summer squash, zucchini, beet and carrots and then tosses them with a green goddess dressing and lastly a nice crunch is added from toasted pumpkin seeds.
Healthy Power Grain BLT Salad
Healthy Power Grain BLT Salad to Go from Plant Philosophy is afun layered salad jar that is perfect for on the go! Hemp ranch, coconut bacon and quinoa are combined in a mason jar for a great at your desk lunch option.
Vegan Southwestern Salad with Avocado Dressing
Vegan Southwestern Salad with Avocado Dressing from Healthier Steps has a base of chopped Romaine lettuce, chopped red and yellow bell peppers, black bean, organic corn, avocado, spring onions, and cilantro. It's loaded with all types of yumminess and then topped with a creamy avocado dressing.
Springy Radish Salad
Springy Radish Salad from Beautiful Ingredient is full of fresh ingredients all topped with a lime dressing that is oil and refined sugar free! Radishes, bok choy and toasted cashews are on a salad base of sturdy greens.
Breakfast Kale Salad
Breakfast Kale Salad from Glue and Glitter features kale, tofu, tempeh bacon and a creamy cashew carrot sauce making this veggie packed bowl a delicious meal!
Roasted Cauliflower with Lentils and Grapes
Roasted Cauliflower with Lentils and Grapes from Veggie Inspired is amazing. Cauliflower is tossed with turmeric & curry powder, roasted until tender and golden, and then tossed with protein-packed lentils and sweet, juicy grapes. This is one you need try pronto.
Vegan Caesar Salad with Chickpea Croutons
Vegan Caesar Salad with Chickpea Croutons from Nora Cooks is a crowd pleaser with crunchy roasted chickpeas, a roasted garlic cashew dressing and vegan parmesan cheese. If Caesar salad was your favorite in your pre-vegan days, you need this updated all plant based version in your recipe repertoire.
Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodle Salad
Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodle Salad from VegAnnie is oil-Free, gluten-free, vegan and high protein and may we add super healthy and scrumptious?! Who wants to head to the kitchen and make this right now, yep, me too! And it is super simple too with only 5 ingredients + a skinny peanut sauce.
Mixed Green Salad with Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower, Avocado & Cucumber Ranch Dressing
Mixed Green Salad with Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower, Avocado & Cucumber Ranch Dressing from Vegetarian Gastronomy combines buffalo tangy, spicy, bold flavors that are transformed into a mouthwatering easy mixed green salad that is good for you! This healthy Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower Salad recipe is vegan and gluten-free and makes a great healthy lunch option!
Vegan Taco Lettuce Wraps
You will love this healthy way to enjoy taco Tuesday! These vegan taco lettuce wraps are made with quinoa cooked with spices and peppers and then wrapped in a lettuce shell! It's nutritious and filling for lunch or a weeknight dinner all while staying lower carb.
Check out this recipe
Kale + Red Cabbage Slaw
Kale and red cabbage slaw with a light dressing is colorful and delicious from The Simple Veganista.
Lentil, Avocado, and Radish Salad
Lentil, Avocado, and Radish Salad from Letty's Kitchen a feast for the eyes it is nutrient dense. Spicy radishes, protein packed lentils and creamy avocado are tossed with a citrus dressing and the salad is topped off with salty tamari pumpkin seeds.
Cherry Berry Quinoa Salad with “Chevre”
Cherry Berry Quinoa Salad with "Chevre" from Fragrant Vanilla is perfect for spring with bright colors, a light zesty lemon dressing and creamy cashew cheese. If you are craving something sweet, try this salad instead of reaching for dessert.
Kale and Quinoa Salad with Maple Mustard Tempeh
Kale and Quinoa Salad with Maple Mustard Tempeh From My Bowl is a kale and quinoa salad that is filled to the brim with colorful vegetables, plant based tempeh protein and whole grains. Oil free dressing with only 3 ingredients makes this salad super healthy for spring.
Panzanella Salad
Panzanella Salad from Plant Based Cooking uses an oil free dressing but retains its taste with garlic, basil and vibrant veggies.
Garden Salad with Creamy Avocado Dill Dressing
Garden Salad with Creamy Avocado Dill Dressing from A Pretty Bee is a filling salad with a creamy avocado dill dressing. Perfect for when you are craving a creamy dressing for topping those salad greens!
Vegan Taco Salad
Vegan Taco Salad with Carrot ‘Walnut’ Taco MeatTaco ‘meat’ recipe from Vegan Richa is a mix of carrots, walnuts, spices and herbs that give it a great flavor! Add some roasted peppers, greens and all your favorite taco toppings for a light dinner full of taste.
Vegan Curried Chickpea Saladfrom Blissful Basil
Vegan Curried Chickpea Saladfrom Blissful Basil is delicious on its own or sandwiched between two slices of your favorite bread! Chickpeas are gently mashed and then combined with grapes, scallions, raisins, and a and cilantro. The mixture is then tossed in a creamy, tangy, and subtly sweet cashew curry dressing.
Grilled Radishes with Marinated Kale Salad
Tender yet crunchy with a smokey grill taste and paired with a garlickly kale salad, this dinner is a healthy feast for the tastebuds.
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