Healthy Salad Recipes (perfect for meal prep!) | Ambitious Kitchen

Copycat Portillo’s Chopped Salad

Monique — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Copycat Portillo’s Chopped Salad

Enjoy Portillo’s right at home with the perfect copycat Portillo’s chopped salad recipe! This iconic salad is filled with textures and flavors from crunchy veggies, savory bacon and gorgonzola cheese, juicy chicken, and your fav pasta. It’s the perfect weekday lunch or side dish for your next party or BBQ! I first shared this delicious,

Herby Chickpea and Feta Pasta Salad

Monique — Wed, 14 May 2025 16:00:27 +0000

Herby Chickpea and Feta Pasta Salad

Beautiful herby chickpea and feta pasta salad, AKA the viral “Jennifer Aniston” salad made with pasta! This easy salad is packed with veggies and delicious mix-ins like feta, pistachios, pickled red onions, and tons of fresh herbs. Toss it all in a light lemon vinaigrette for the perfect lunch or dinner that takes just 20

Summer Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado

Monique — Thu, 08 May 2025 16:00:21 +0000

Summer Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado

Gorgeous summer strawberry spinach salad topped with avocado, feta, red onion, toasted almonds, and pistachios and drizzled with a flavorful strawberry balsamic vinaigrette. The best ever strawberry salad recipe that’s sweet, tangy, crunchy, creamy and the perfect lunch or easy side dish! One of my absolute FAVORITE healthy salads to make during the summer is

Spicy Ranch Chopped Chicken Cabbage Salad

Monique — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:00:53 +0000

Spicy Ranch Chopped Chicken Cabbage Salad

Spicy ranch chopped chicken cabbage salad made with a rainbow of veggies like bell pepper, carrots, crunchy cabbage, sweet corn and a kick of heat from jalapeño. Top this healthy chopped chicken salad with a homemade spicy greek yogurt ranch dressing for a deliciously filling salad that will keep you satisfied! If there’s a chopped

Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

Monique — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:00:25 +0000

Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

Creamy healthy greek yogurt ranch dressing with ingredients that you can feel good about! This easy homemade ranch dressing will be your new go-to for salads, dips, and more. Skip the bottled stuff for good and try this amazing, protein-packed option! This super creamy greek yogurt ranch will become your new obsession. At least that’s

Everything Spring Green Salad with Basil Lemon Vinaigrette

Monique — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:00:31 +0000

Everything Spring Green Salad with Basil Lemon Vinaigrette

Beautiful spring green salad filled with fresh seasonal produce, seeds & creamy avocado, and tossed in the BEST lemon basil vinaigrette. Enjoy this gorgeous, flavorful spring salad as a main meal, easy side dish, or recipe for a potluck! When you’re from the Midwest, you know that there’s a huge discrepancy from when the calendar

Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad

Monique — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:00:59 +0000

Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad

Flavorful curried chickpea couscous salad filled with fresh herbs, crunchy nuts, and a little sweetness from dried fruit. Toss it all in the BEST creamy curry tahini dressing and enjoy the perfect plant-based lunch or side dish that stays good for days! Options to make it a fuller meal with grilled chicken or salmon. You

Vegan Curry Chickpea Salad Collard Wraps

Monique — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:00:31 +0000

Vegan Curry Chickpea Salad Collard Wraps

Beautiful vegan curry chickpea salad wraps loaded with rainbow veggies, protein-packed chickpeas, and a flavorful tahini curry dressing all wrapped in a fresh collard wrap. These fresh chickpea collard wraps make the perfect no cook, plant based lunch for busy weeks! We love incorporating fresh, colorful plant based meals here on Ambitious Kitchen and hope

Tahini Jalapeño Green Goddess Chicken Salad Wraps

Monique — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:37 +0000

Tahini Jalapeño Green Goddess Chicken Salad Wraps

Flavorful, protein-packed green goddess chicken salad wraps filled with a rainbow of vegetables and a creamy, herby pickled jalapeño tahini yogurt sauce. These easy green goddess chicken wraps come together in just 15 minutes and are a great way to use up leftover chicken! Customize them with any herbs and fillings you like for the

Chickpea Arugula Quinoa Salad

Monique — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00:46 +0000

Chickpea Arugula Quinoa Salad

Fresh, satisfying chickpea arugula quinoa salad packed with 20g of plant-based protein and ready in just 30 minutes. This easy arugula quinoa salad has a lovely lemon vinaigrette and delicious mix-ins like feta cheese, toasted almonds, creamy avocado, and sweet Medjool dates for bursts of flavor and texture in every bite. The perfect filling weekday

Warm Roasted Vegetable Harvest Couscous Salad

Monique — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:00:33 +0000

Warm Roasted Vegetable Harvest Couscous Salad

Warm roasted vegetable couscous salad filled with nourishing winter produce, protein from chickpeas, and a lovely apple cider maple tahini dressing. This beautiful harvest salad is easy to customize with sweet and savory garnishes, and makes the perfect seasonal lunch! I can’t think of a better recipe to ring in the new year than a

Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad

Monique — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:00:50 +0000

Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad

Beautiful warm brussels sprouts salad tossed with crispy bacon, toasted hazelnuts, dried cranberries and a light lemon dressing. This cozy twist on a classic shredded brussels sprouts salad is full of flavor and makes a wonderful lunch or holiday side dish! There’s a warm brussels sprouts saute kit at Trader Joe’s that I fell in