10 Must Try Vegan Salads For the Summer
I love a good salad all year long. But I am particularly obsessed with them during the warmer weather. If you are looking for some new, unique and satisfying salads…I have your back! Here are 10 must try vegan salads for summer this year.
BOK CHOY CAESAR SALAD WITH HEALTHY TAHINI DRESSING
Looking for a whole new spin on Caesar salad? This Bok Choy Caesar salad recipe is it! Bok Choy Caesar salad is LOADED with flavor and nutrients and is so incredibly easy to make!
Bok Choy Caesar salad consists of baby bok choy, a healthy tahini caesar dressing, sunflower seeds, vegan parmesan, and fried onion crisps. The baby bok choy is air fried for a little extra flavor, but that is optional.
This Bok Choy Caesar salad is the perfect meal or side dish for any night of the week! With its protein loaded tahini caesar dressing, this is a plate full of flavor and nutrients that will load you up without weighing you down.
AIR FRYER WATERMELON RADISH CUCUMBER SALAD WITH VEGAN FETA
Watermelon radishes are a gorgeous, delicious, and nutritious ingredient that often gets overlooked at the market. If you have been passing these beauties by because you aren’t quite sure what to do with them, today is the day to give them a try! This Air Fryer Watermelon Radish Cucumber Salad with Vegan Feta recipe is the perfect, easy, crowd pleasing dish to get more veggies on you table in a flash!
Air Fryer Watermelon Radish Cucumber Salad with Vegan Feta is made with air fryer roasted watermelon radishes tossed with sliced English cucumbers, covered in an easy-to-make, oil free, rosemary dressing, and topped with creamy vegan feta crumbles.
Thanks to the air fryer, you can have perfectly roasted air fryer watermelon radishes prepped and ready to eat in 10 minutes! Pair them with juicy cucumbers, a sweet and savory Rosemary dressing, and rich vegan feta…and now we have an AMAZING healthy salad that is beautiful AND absolutely delicious! This Air Fryer Watermelon Radish Cucumber Salad with Vegan Feta recipe will easily become one of your new favorite dishes.
BEYOND STEAK TIPS RECIPE : VEGAN STEAK AND POTATO KALE SALAD
This Beyond Steak Tips recipe is about to make all of your hearty salad dreams come true! Full of nutrients, packed with protein, and oh so delicious!
Satisfy your hunger for hours with this killer vegan steak and potato kale salad. Made with sautéed plant-based Beyond Steak Tips, vegan blue cheese crumbles, roasted potatoes, seasoned kale, sautéed shallots, and chives. This vegan, high protein salad will keep you full for hours without weighing you down and is incredibly delicious.
HEALTH FREAK KALE CAESAR SALAD (GLUTEN-FREE AND VEGAN)
Looking for a bowl full of nutrients that is super healthy AND loaded with flavor? You have come to the right place! I call this the health freak kale Caesar salad because it is loaded with ONLY clean, nutrient rich ingredients…and it’s DELICIOUS!
This recipe consists of kale, air fried chickpeas, radishes, capers, and king oyster mushrooms, a sprinkle of sunflower seeds and nutritional yeast…and it’s all tossed in a healthy bean and tahini caesar dressing.
This healthy kale Caesar salad is incredibly easy to make and LOADED with flavor! Make this recipe on the days that you are looking to load up on nutritional…but this salad tastes so good you will want to eat it all the time!
Want that delicious flavor combo of an Italian Hoagie, but don’t want a belly full of hoagie? This vegan Italian Hoagie Salad is for you! The light, fresh flavor of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots and cabbage combined with the savory, mouthwatering notes of vegan cheese and plant-based deli slices is so incredibly satisfying. And no, there’s no need to totally ditch the bread. Instead you cube, season, and toast it. Making the perfect vehicle to sop up that delicious, Italian dressing.
This salad is super simple to make and is an excellent recipe for beginners. It is a wonderful option for a single meal, but is also perfect for meal prep or a large gathering. And to top it all off, you can prepare this salad in about 15 minutes!
VEGAN SEAFOOD WATERMELON SALAD
There is nothing quite like a refreshing salad on a hot summer’s day. And what could be more refreshing than watermelon? Combine them together and you are golden! This vegan seafood-inspired watermelon salad recipe is a must. Made with a lemon and herb marinated watermelon and cucumber salad, lightly dressed greens, and a vegan “seafood” salad, this recipe is sure to be a crowd pleaser. This salad is perfect for this year’s Labor Day Party or for a simple refreshing lunch or light dinner.
Although there are three elements to this salad, fear not, they are all super simple and quick to make. And trust me, it will be time well spent when you taste the combination of flavors!
AIR FRYER VEGAN CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD WITH TAHINI DRESSING
This is one of the BEST vegan chicken Caesar salads you will ever have! This baby is absolutely loaded with flavor! And thanks to the air fryer, it is so easy to make!
Air fryer vegan Chicken Caesar salad is made with romaine lettuce, vegan parmesan cheese, a healthy tahini and white bean caesar dressing, vegan chicken, air fried capers and seasoned sourdough crumbles.
This vegan chicken Caesar salad is everything you want in a Caesar salad and more! It’s light and refreshing…yet very satisfying and filling. Made with a super healthy, creamy and flavorful vegan caesar dressing, that only takes 2 minutes to make…this is a salad you can truly feel good about. And best of all…this entire vegan chicken Caesar salad recipe can be prepped and ready in about 15 minutes!
SPICY ROASTED DAIKON RADISH AND CUCUMBER SALAD
This spicy roasted daikon radish and cucumber salad makes the perfect healthy side dish!
Made with roasted daikon radish, sliced fresh cucumbers, and a simply spicy dressing. This recipe is light, refreshing, incredibly easy to make and super delicious!
VEGAN INDIAN CABBAGE SALAD (CHANA MASALA SLAW)
There is nothing like the fresh, crisp bite of a cabbage salad to brighten up a meal. But add fresh herbs and some Indian spices to the mix, and now you’ve got a beautiful Vegan Indian Cabbage salad that is light, refreshing and exploding with flavor!
Vegan Indian Cabbage Salad aka Chana Masala slaw, consists of fresh shredded Napa cabbage, shredded carrots, green peas, mint, and cilantro…tossed in a flavorful dressing that combines vegan mayo, Chana Masala spice mix, garam masala, lemon juice, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
This Vegan Indian cabbage salad recipe is a quick and easy, one bowl situation and it takes less than 5 minutes to prepare! In a flash and with little effort, you can have the PERFECT light, refreshing, flavor loaded Vegan Indian Cabbage salad prepped and ready! This Indian cabbage slaw makes an excellent side dish for any Indian inspired meal! You can also serve it as a meal when you are looking for a healthy, light option! Want it even lighter? Swap out the vegan mayo for vegan yogurt!
AIR FRYER BRUNCH ASPARAGUS KALE SALAD : WITH VEGAN SAUSAGE
That’s right….salad for brunch! When it comes to brunch having a balance of sweet and savory is ALWAYS the goal. Unfortunately that often comes in the form of a super heavy meal that leaves you longing for a nap, instead of allowing you to jump into your day with energy. The solution? This brunch asparagus kale salad!
This brunch asparagus kale salad is made with fresh kale, vegan breakfast sausage, potatoes, shallots, asparagus, apples, and pecans. And it’s all tossed in an easy-to-make dressing made with jam, maple syrup, red wine vinegar, lemon, nutmeg, and salt.
This brunch asparagus kale salad is sweet, savory, and vegan! The vegan breakfast sausage, potatoes, shallots, and asparagus are all cooked in the air fryer, making your morning incredibly easy…and tasty. So skip the heavy, sleep-inducing brunch today and make this nutrient dense, DELICIOUS breakfast salad instead!
