Tis the summer season for chopped salads! These salads range from chopped salads to creamy salads, but each one is perfect for the warmer weather. These salads are a great way to get in a dose of delicious greens that’s not just good for you, but will keep you feeling good, too!
We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based, and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy! And, don’t forget to check out our Popular Trends Archives!
1. Sesame-Ginger Chopped Salad With Crispy Wonton Strips
Source: Sesame-Ginger Chopped Salad With Crispy Wonton Strips
You’ll love the combination of romaine lettuce and napa cabbage in this Sesame-Ginger Chopped Salad With Crispy Wonton Strips from Eat More Plants, Molly Krebs! The carrots and cucumber add extra veggie power and crunch. The mandarin orange is a must too—it tastes amazing with these flavors.
2. Kohlrabi Chopped Salad
Source: Kohlrabi Chopped Salad
I always thought that a chopped salad was a salad with crunchy chopped-up veggies. Turns out that a chopped salad is very much a thing and it involves lettuce. Introducing this Kohlrabi Chopped Salad by Desiree Nielsen with plenty of crunchy, low-FODMAP veggies and, yes, chopped lettuce. This has a fun, throwback Italian-style dressing that I can- not get enough of. Be sure to keep to the exact measurements of kohlrabi, chickpeas, and green beans to keep it low-FODMAP. If you’re not following a low-FODMAP diet, enjoy at least ½ cup (125 mL) of chickpeas per serving for more protein.
Get the Summer Cookbook!
3. Spicy Chipotle Sweet Potato Chopped Salad
Source: Spicy Chipotle Sweet Potato Chopped Salad
There’s nothing like this Spicy Chipotle Sweet Potato Chopped Salad by Shanika Graham-White which comes loaded with so much bold flavor and healthy
4. Protein-Rich Chopped Salad with Peanut Sauce
Source: Protein-Rich Chopped Salad with Peanut Sauce
When my friend April first tasted this salad, she burst out, “OMG, Agatha—this tastes amazing!” Every bite is an explosion of flavors and textures, thanks to the medley of vegetables, the toasted pecans (which also lend an extra dose of healthy fat), and creamy Asian-style peanut butter dressing. Even better, the salad is super healthy and filling. I promise it will become a new favorite in your home. I like to use my mandoline to cut the cabbage, carrots, and jicama and end up with the Protein-Rich Chopped Salad with Peanut Sauce by Agatha Achindu.
5. Chopped Detox Salad
Source: Chopped Detox Salad
This Chopped Detox Salad by Shannon Leparski is great if you’re looking to give your body a break from heavy meals sometimes. It’s filling and nourishing, too!
6. Chopped Salad With Apple Chipotle Vinaigrette
Source: Chopped Salad With Apple Chipotle Vinaigrette
There’s nothing more disappointing than going out to eat and realizing that the only veg-friendly item is a plain ole garden salad. Whoa…hold back the excitement. But this salad right here turns the word boring on its ear. I jazzed things up with an Apple Chipotle Dressing and some coconut bacon. Sweet, spicy, smoky, and oh-so-good. Try out this amazing Chopped Salad With Apple Chipotle Vinaigrette by Chrysta Hiser!
7. Chopped Romaine and Sautéed Fennel Salad
Source: Chopped Romaine and Sautéed Fennel Salad
This Chopped Romaine and Sautéed Fennel Salad by Erin Bruns is a simple, fresh, and crunchy salad that fills you up with its insanely high-water content, fiber-rich fennel, and hemp seeds for a bit of protein.
8. Winter Blood Orange Salad
Source: Winter Blood Orange Salad
This Winter Blood Orange Salad by Alison Corey is paired with fennel, avocado, and chopped walnuts over a bed of greens. An oil-free blood orange vinaigrette pulls the flavors together for a bright and vibrant salad.
Easy Ways to Help the Planet:
- Eat Less Meat: Download Food Monster, the largest plant-based Recipe app on the App Store, to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy. You can also buy a hard or soft copy of our favorite vegan cookbooks.
- Adopt-a-Pet: Visit WildWatchers, a watchdog platform specifically designed for animal, earth, and wildlife warriors to actively give back, rescue, and protect animals and the planet.
- Reduce Your Fast Fashion Footprint: Take initiative by standing up against fast fashion Pollution and supporting sustainable and circular brands like Tiny Rescue that raise awareness around important issues through recycled zero-waste clothing designed to be returned and remade repeatedly.
- Support Independent Media: Being publicly funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high-quality content. Please consider supporting us by donating!
- Sign a Petition: Your voice matters! Help turn petitions into victories by signing the latest list of must-sign petitions to help people, animals, and the planet.
- Stay Informed: Keep up with the latest news and important stories involving animals, the environment, sustainable living, food, health, and human interest topics by subscribing to our newsletter!
- Do What You Can: Reduce waste, plant trees, eat local, travel responsibly, reuse stuff, say no to single-use plastics, recycle, vote smart, switch to cold water laundry, divest from fossil fuels, save water, shop wisely, Donate if you can, grow your food, volunteer, conserve energy, compost, and don’t forget about the microplastics and microbeads lurking in common household and personal care products!
