Baby Spinach Salad With Pears, Red Onions, Cranberries, and Toasted Hazelnuts

Tender greens, juicy pears, crimson cranberries, and toasted hazelnuts make a festive salad to start all those special holiday meals.

Spinach Salad with Beets and Walnuts

Sweet roasted beets, crunchy walnuts, and bright baby spinach make a simple but well balanced salad.

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Dressing

A stunning Chef recipe for a Strawberry Spinach Salad. Strawberries, spinach, candied pecans, blue cheese and an incredible Strawberry Balsamic Dressing.

Fig Salad with Goat Cheese and Baby Arugula

Fig Season is here! This Fig Salad with creamy goat cheese, toasted walnuts, baby arugula, and a light, walnut-oil vinaigrette is perfect for easy entertaining.

Arugula, Apple, and Pomegranate Salad with Cider-Honey Vinaigrette

This salad of peppery arugula, crisp apples, and juicy pomegranate seeds is adapted from Raising the Salad Bar by Catherine Walthers. It's perfect for autumn, and as pretty as it is delicious!

Wheat Berry Salad with Mixed Berry Vinaigrette

{sponsored} Busy schedule? This Wheat Berry Salad with fresh berries is an easy, healthy recipe you can prep ahead for casual entertaining or lunch on the go.

Peas and Carrots Salad With Goat Cheese and Almonds

A light but filling take on peas and carrots with crunchy marcona almonds and citrus-scented goat cheese, drizzled with honey and toasted pumpkin seed oil.

Wheatberry and Watercress Salad With Bacon Vinaigrette

Rendered bacon fat becomes the base of a dressing for this hearty grain salad tossed with peppery watercress.

Healthy & Delicious: Mixed Greens with Pears, Pecans, Blue Cheese, and Honey Balsamic Dressing

If I had my druthers, salads would be made of nuts, cheese, and a fruity dressing with a few leaves of arugula sprinkled on top. Alas, those druthers miss the whole point of a salad, which "should" be a light, healthy meal. I'm not alone, though. Visit any restaurant, and you'll find salads packed with heavy (albeit delicious) add-ons, making them slightly less nutritious than a bag of Big Macs. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Pear Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

This Pear Salad with pecans, blue cheese, and warm bacon vinaigrette makes a gorgeous presentation plated. Don't miss the sommelier wine pairings in the post!