20 Colorful Salad Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Craving delicious and colorful salad recipes for your Thanksgiving dinner? Made with fresh ingredients, our variety of salads featuring honey glazed brussels sprouts, apple cranberry bacon kale salad, and spicy corn salad are sure to satisfy your guests appetite. Scroll down and pick your faves – Enjoy!

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Sidney Yang

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Updated Oct 10, 2025

Thanksgiving Salad Recipe Ideas

1. Berries Spinach Salad Recipe

Simple, healthy and delicious spinach Salad Recipe with mixed berries - Perfect if you have company.
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2. Apple Kale Salad

This kale salad recipe is packed full of hearty nutrients and tastes amazing!
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3. Apple Feta Spinach Salad

This healthy spinach salad recipe is crunchy, sweet, and full of fresh flavors. A perfect vegetarian spinach salad for lunch or a light dinner!
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4. Spicy Corn Salad

Easy and delicious corn salad recipe - A great light lunch or side for bbq and grilling.
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5. Avocado Corn Salad Recipe with Feta

This Avocado Corn Salad is so creamy and flavorful - A light, yet satisfying meal!
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6. Apple Bacon Coleslaw

This coleslaw recipe only takes a few minutes to make and is packed with bright and delicious flavor! Super creamy, crunchy, and fresh coleslaw you can make in a cinch!
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7. Summer Kale Salad

Healthy, tasty and super nutritive, if you’re looking for the perfect summer salad, this is it!
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8. The Easiest Creamy Cucumber Salad

This creamy cucumber salad recipe is delicious and refreshing — Great for grilling or a light dinner!
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9. Marinated Tomato Salad

This marinated tomato salad recipe is super simple, with a punch of flavor! Get ready to serve it up all Summer long!
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10. Bean Salad with Bacon, Tomato

Easy and healthy, full of protein and fiber!
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11. Avocado Quinoa Salad

This avocado quinoa salad is super healthy and loaded with tons of fresh flavor!
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12. Simple Sesame Beet Salad

As simple as it is crunchy and refreshing!
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13. Kale Salad With Quinoa, Apples and Cheddar

Need a quick, healthy, and energizing lunch? This kale quinoa salad is here to come to the rescue!
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14. Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Beet and Carrots

A Chopped Salad That's Perfect For Tomorrow's Lunch
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15. Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe

The ultimate salad for this holiday season.
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16. Quinoa Salad

A crowd-pleasing quinoa salad to have in your sleeve for a big Holiday feast.
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17. Make These Adorable Mini Salad Cakes for Your Next Potluck!

Take vegetables out of the salad bowl!
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18. Feta Cucumber Salad Recipe

Crunchy and refreshing with a hint of Spring.
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19. No-Mayo Potato Salad

A quick and lighter version of the classic potato salad, with a delicious kick of spice.
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20. Beet Carrot Pomegranate Salad

Healthy and absolutely delicious, this beet, carrot and pomegranate salad is perfect on its own or as a side.
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