Sometimes the cold-weather comfort food we need most is a heaping plate of winter’s best produce. Cheesy casseroles and meaty braises are great, but these weeknight-friendly winter salads bring freshness and crunch and full-on healthy-ish nourishment.
Chop up the squash collecting dust on your counter and roast it for this platter of sweet potatoes and crunchy chickpeas. When you’re craving bitter flavors, turn to radicchio and red cabbage. Or nix the veggies altogether and follow our formula for this sweet and savory fruit-forward salad studded with funky cheeses and spiced nuts.
Find all of that and more in this collection of our favorite winter salads (but maybe start spinning your salad greens while you scroll).
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Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kaitlin Wayne, prop styling by Stephanie De Luca
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Hot-Smoked Salmon Noodle Salad
This Niçoise riff uses store-bought smoked fish as the center of a winter salad with hearty soba noodles. The dressing ingredients include Japanese hot mustard and toasted sesame oil for an eye-opening, deeply savory flavor.
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Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman
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Avocado and Bulgur Salad
Part grain bowl, part arugula salad, this salad has lots of green things to keep your interest: charred scallions, avocado, slivered jalapeños, and pistachios for smokiness, richness, heat, and crunch.
