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Looking for vegan salad recipes? As it turns out, not all salads are only filled with vegetables. It can be hard to find salad recipes without cheese crumbles or dairy in the dressing. But we’ve got your back: here’s a list of our very best vegan salad recipes! Full of nutrient-dense ingredients, these plant-based salads are colorful, healthy, and taste incredible!

This list contains vegan salad recipes that side dish recipes, main dish salads, and lunch salads. For some of the recipes, we’ve listed some easy ways to make them into a main dish. Or, make your own salad with these 15 Vegan Salad Dressings. Happy cooking!

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Tossed salad | Best salad recipe

15 Easy Vegan Salads


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  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
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This vegan tossed salad recipe features colorful veggies, crunchy homemade croutons, and a variety of vegan salad dressing options!

Make it a main dish: Add chickpeas, white beans or black beans (drained, rinsed and salted), raw falafel, or other vegan protein.


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Instructions

  1. If using, make the Homemade Croutons.
  2. Wash and chop the romaine. If necessary, wash the mixed greens. (You can use any mix of greens here; measure about 2 cups of greens per serving.)
  3. Thinly slice the red onion. Thinly slice the green onion.
  4. Peel and chop the cucumber. Shred the carrot (we used this Handheld Julienne Shredder). Thinly slice and half the radishes.
  5. Choose and make the dressing (select from the dressing recipes above!).
  6. Toss together the greens, red onion, green onion, cucumber, carrot, radishes, and pepperoncini. Top with sunflower seeds and croutons, and drizzle with dressing.
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Raw
  • Cuisine: Vegetables
  • Diet: Vegan

More resources for vegan and plant based eating

If you’re interested in eating more plant-based meals, we’re here for you! We have lots of resources for incorporating more vegan recipes into your lifestyle:

About the authors

Sonja & Alex

Hi, we’re Alex and Sonja Overhiser, married cookbook authors, food bloggers, and recipe developers. We founded A Couple Cooks to share fresh, seasonal recipes and the joy of cooking! Our recipes are made by two real people and work every time.

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