Beet and Wheat Berry Salad With Pickled Apples and Pecans

The key to make-ahead salads like this one is to use ingredients that can hold their shape and freshness over time. That means lettuces are out. In this hearty option, we combine chewy whole red winter wheat, roasted beets and their sautéed greens, pickled apples, and toasted pecans. It's a perfect, filling vegetarian option for autumn and winter tables.

Make-Ahead Roasted Squash and Kale Salad With Spiced Nuts, Cranberries, and Maple

This salad combines sweet roasted butternut squash with roasted kale in a vinaigrette flavored with maple syrup and sherry vinegar, along with some spiced pecans for crunch and dried cranberries for a nice chewy texture.

Broccoli Salad With Radicchio, Basil, and Pistachios

The secret to the success of this broccoli salad is that it handles the florets and stems differently. The florets are blanched briefly, just long enough to soften them and make them juicy, while still preserving their crisp, fresh bite. The stems, meanwhile, are left raw, for a refreshing crunch. Tossed with radicchio and a bold vinaigrette made from basil and pistachios, this is a salad to make you love all the parts of broccoli.

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.

Roast Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts With Spiced Honey-Herb Dressing

For a satisfying side dish, dress your roast butternut squash and brussels sprouts in a sweet, tangy dressing of fresh herbs, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, and mustard seeds.

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.

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!

Butter-Glazed Roasted Radishes With Fresh Herbs

Radishes are usually thought of as a raw-only vegetable, but they're delicious roasted, too, which tames their spicy flavor considerably. Here, they're roasted until tender and bursting with juice, then tossed with melted butter and fresh herbs.

Warm Winter Vegetable Salad With Ricotta and Herbs

A hearty salad of lightly sautéed vegetables, kale, and fresh ricotta cheese.