10 Easy Salad Recipes On A Budget (that taste amazing!)

Salad doesn’t have to be boring. You can turn it into your favorite meal of the day.

With these 10 easy salad recipes, you can eat on a budget and eat a satisfying meal.

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1. Beet And Apple Salad With Apple Cider Vinaigrette

This salad is vibrant, filled with tons of vegetables, and has a great dressing to drizzle on top. 

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2. Roasted Butternut Squash Kale Salad With Chickpeas And Cranberries

This roasted butternut squash salad is unlike any salad you’ve had before. 

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3. Tuscan Bean Salad

Filled with a ton of protein, this Tuscan bean salad is a must for any lunch or dinner!

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4. Greek Kale Salad With Creamy Tahini Dressing

I love tahini dressings on anything. 

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5. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

I eat quinoa on an (almost) daily basis. This quinoa salad is a must for anyone looking for a refreshing meal. 

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6. Carrot Raisin Salad With Creamy Honey Lemon Dressing

How yummy does this recipe look? I love how colorful this meal is. 

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7. Mexican Quinoa Salad With Chili Lime Dressing

I make this recipe on a regular basis, especially when I’m looking for an excuse to drizzle a bunch of lime on my food. 

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8. Farro Salad With Feta

Another recipe that is proof that salad doesn’t have to be boring. 

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9. Quinoa Salad

This quinoa salad is packed with a ton of protein. 

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10. Strawberry Spinach Salad

I love how this salad incorporates fruits to give it an extra kick.

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11. Vegan BBQ Chickpea Salad

BBQ salad? Sign me up. 

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12. Vegetarian Lentil Salad With Honey Mustard Dressing

This salad will be a hit on any dinner night. 

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13. Broccoli Salad

This broccoli salad will be a hit even with the broc-haters. 

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14. Healthy Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad

Who doesn’t love sweet potatoes? 

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15. Chopped Kale Power Salad With Lemon Tahini Dressing

Kale has a ton of nutrients. I like to massage kale to really break down the stiffness of it and it’s easier to eat. 

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