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10 Salads and Dressings for the New Year!

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right! 

Happy New Year, friends! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday! Ours was wonderfully relaxing. Ryan and I both took the last week off to just spend time together as a family and I couldn’t have enjoyed our time more. We got to spend time with our boys, family and friends.

Now that we are both back to working, it’s time to kick the new year off right. I am not one to make New Year’s Resolutions but after all of that holiday eating, I’m ready to lighten things up a bit by eating some hearty salads. That is why I put together this list of some of my favorite salads and dressings so you can lighten up your new year too.

Crispy Chickpea and Arugula Salad 

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

 

Asian Cabbage Salad 

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

Zucchini Noodle, Tomato and Avocado Salad 

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

 

Italian Chopped Salad 

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

Farro, Cranberry and Goat Cheese Salad 

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

Loaded Greek Salad with Oregano Vinaigrette 

This Loaded Greek Salad has all kinds of goodies: olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, capers and feta and is tossed in a tangy Oregano vinaigrette.

Shaved Asparagus and Avocado Salad

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

Roasted Butternut Squash, Kale and Couscous Salad 

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

Pesto Vinaigrette

A collection of 10 salads and dressings to help you kick your new year off right!

Here’s to a fresh start to 2017!

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  • Reply
    Lauren @ Hall Nesting
    January 3, 2017 at 5:20 pm

    This is the perfect roundup for the new year!

  • Reply
    Erin @ Texanerin Baking
    January 3, 2017 at 10:53 am

    Eating a little lighter is never a bad thing! Love these recipes.

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    CrunchyCreamySw
    January 3, 2017 at 10:34 am

    I love homemade salad dressings! These look delicious!

  • Reply
    Krista
    January 3, 2017 at 8:03 am

    I could eat a salad every meal of the day! These are look and sound delicious!

  • Reply
    Kate@Diethood
    January 3, 2017 at 3:25 am

    I LOVE this fantastic list of salads!! Everything looks SO delicious!!

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    lafbaker
    January 2, 2017 at 5:23 pm

    I am all over that Farro, Goat Cheese and Cranberry Salad!! But really, they all look so cook I don’t know what I’d start with first! A great way to start eating better after the holidays!

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    Erin
    January 2, 2017 at 5:17 pm

    Happy New Year to you, too! What a delicious list of salads. I’d love to try them all… but especially that Zucchini Noodle, Tomato and Avocado Salad. YUM.

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