These salad recipes prove that salad definitely doesn’t need to be boring. In fact, it should be fun, vibrant and full of textures.

You’ll find everything here from typical greens based salads like this winter chopped kale salad to grain based salads like strawberry tabouleh to riffs off your favorite takeout like this Pad Thai salad.

Salads filled with fruit like warm apple and fig salad and vegetable based salads like yogurt tahini Mediterranean carrot salad are anything but traditional and packed with unexpected flavors and ingredients. They’re sure to keep you happily on a healthy track.

Be sure to check out the recipe index where you can filter by season to find the best salad recipes for the time of year. Happy and healthy salad eating!