Meat Lite: Warm Winter Salad

Editor's note: Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond drop by each week with Meat Lite, which celebrates meat in moderation. Meat Lite was inspired by the book coauthored by the two, Almost Meatless, due out in spring....

Salt-Wilted Brussels Sprout Salad With Hazelnuts and Goat Cheese

In this shaved Brussels sprouts salad, half the sprouts are shredded and left raw and the other half tossed with salt until soft and wilted, then tossed with hazelnuts, goat cheese and a flavorful vinaigrette.

Easy Fava Bean and Carrot Salad With Ricotta

This quick and easy salad takes some of spring's best produce—bright green fava beans and tender young carrots—and does just the right thing to them, which is very little. With a simple vinaigrette, some thinly sliced shallots, and a generous serving of fresh ricotta cheese to add richness, it's all they need to taste their best.

Warm Brussels Sprout Salad With Bacon and Hazelnut Vinaigrette

This simple seven-ingredient salad is packed with flavor thanks to a vinaigrette made from warm bacon fat, shallots, hazelnuts, honey, and sherry vinegar, with just a touch of extra-virgin olive oil. The Brussels sprouts leaves are cooked just long enough to give them some sweet, nutty char, but still retain a fresh green bite.

Roasted-Beet and Citrus Salad With Ricotta and Pistachio Vinaigrette

There's a reason beets and citrus are a staple of winter salads: They go insanely well together. But within those constraints, there's pretty much no end to the combinations of salads you can make. This salad is made with roasted beets, grapefruit and oranges, fresh ricotta, and a pistachio vinaigrette.

Winter Greens Salad With Flax Seeds, Shaved Beets, and Radishes

Slicing beets paper-thin with a mandoline is much faster than roasting. Tossed with a simple vinaigrette, their natural sweetness compliments bitter, hearty winter greens like endive, frisée, and radicchio. Some shaved parmesan, radishes, and toasted flax seeds finish this simple salad off.

Roasted Delicata Squash and Kale Salad With Hazelnut-Parmesan Crumble

Sheet-pan roasted delicata squash and kale with a mustardy vinaigrette and a savory hazelnut crumble.

Fall Harvest Salad With Roasted Brassicas, Fingerlings, and Radishes

A fancy Thanksgiving salad that won't add to your holiday stress. Made with roasted brassicas, potatoes, radishes, and sunchokes plus frisee and radicchio, this dish can be prepped ahead with no loss in quality. Plus, it hardly wilts once dressed!

Warm Farro Salad With Asparagus, Peas, and Feta

This warm one-pot farro salad is loaded with tender spring peas and asparagus, along with heartier ingredients like kale and crunchy almonds. Tossed with a tangy lemon-mustard vinaigrette and briny feta cheese, it's a healthy dish that celebrates of the transition from winter to spring.

Brussels Sprout Salad

Brussels sprouts, bacon, apple and hazelnuts is a magic combination that makes this Brussel Sprout Salad that so good, you'll be happy to have it as a meal!