Salads

Salads are precisely the nourishment our bodies need to shift from winter to spring, with easy-to-digest, tender, early warm-weather greens, mint, scallions, and light dressings like the ones in this recipe.

  This flavorful, hearty salad is a classic seasonal combination of winter squash, fennel, onion, and orange. Together, these ingredients provide an array of immune-boosting nutrients, including vitamin C, beta carotene, selenium, and zinc. For a gluten-free version, substitute buckwheat for the barley.

  Relish fall flavors with this salad topped with warm and delicious apples and brussels sprouts with a light sweetness from raw honey and pomegranate seeds. It's so naturally colorful, which means antioxidants abound!

Cucumbers are both hydrating and refreshing, making them the perfect summer veggie. Mixed with radishes, fresh mint, and parsley, this is a cooling dish for hot summer days.

  A cross between broccoli and kale, broccolini is almost akin to a young broccoli. Because this nutritious veggie is in the brassica family, it's a cleansing food and best served steamed. Serve this warm or cold with the tasty dressing.

Light and refreshing, this lycopene-rich watermelon salad also contains radishes, mint, cucumber, and lime – making it cleansing and replenishing. Because watermelon is seasonal and refreshing to the taste buds, it's best enjoyed during spring and summer.

  The greens, carrots, blueberries, and pomegranate seeds fill this salad with vitamin C and the antioxidant family of carotenes, especially beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Human studies have shown carotenoid-rich diets can protect skin against sun damage by increasing its defense against UV light-mediated damage. In addition, walnuts are a nutrient-dense food and full of

This is a refreshing way to serve zucchini and yellow squash and it can make an excellent alternative to the traditional carb-heavy pasta salad. Using a spiralizer makes this quick and easy. My children love to help prepare this one, and I think it's fun to eat as well!

The key ingredient in this salad is the popular and powerful superfood, Quinoa! This colorful and antioxidant-rich salad can help ward off free radical damage to your skin cells and help reverse oxidative damage from toxins in the environment. When it comes to antioxidants in food, people often think of fruit and vegetables, but colorful