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- American's celebrate Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
- Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday in OctoberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
- Add some zing with a cranberry salad or cranberry dressing
- Leftover turkey makes a nice addition to day after salads
- Salads are great for vegetarian and vegan menus
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Adding a salad side dish to your Thanksgiving dinner offers a healthy alternative to some of the heavier and starchier dishes. Whether you're looking for fruit or vegetable salads to compliment your meal, have a look at the links on this page for ideas and recipes.
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Popular Thanksgiving Salad Recipes
Broccoli and Bacon Salad- Broccoli florets
- Raisins
- Sunflower seeds
- Bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Red onion, chopped
- Peas, thawed
- Mayonnaise
- Vinegar
- Sugar
Combine the broccoli, raisins, sunflower seeds, red onion and peas in a large bowl. Mix the mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl. Pour the dressing mixture over the vegetables and toss to coat. Refrigerate before serving.
Green Bean Salad
- Green beans, French cut, cooked and drained
- Vegetable oil
- Wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Salad greens
- Bacon, cooked and crumbled
Stir together the green beans with the vegetable oil, wine vinegar and salt and pepper. Serve over salad greens and top with bacon.
Spinach and Strawberry Salad
- Fresh spinach, torn
- Strawberries
- Gouda cheese, sliced into strips
- Pecans, toasted
- Lime juice
- Honey
- Vegetable oil
- Ginger, ground
Combine the spinach, strawberries, Gouda cheese and pecans. Mix together the lime juice, honey, vegetable oil and ginger in a separate small bowl. Drizzle the dressing over the spinach mixture just before serving.
Cranberry Salad
- Cranberries, chopped
- Miniature marshmallows
- Sugar
- Apples, chopped
- Grapes
- Walnuts
- Salt
- Whipped cream
Combine the cranberries, marshmallows and sugar in a large bowl and refrigerate overnight. Stir in the applies, grapes, walnuts, salt and whipped cream. Serve or refrigerate to serve later.
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
- Pretzels, crushed
- Margarine or butter, melted
- Sugar
- Cream cheese
- Whipped cream
- Strawberry gelatin
- Boiling water
- Strawberries
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Mix the crushed pretzels, butter or margarine and one half of the sugar in a medium bowl. Press the pretzel mixture into the bottom of a baking dish and bake for 8-10 minutes. Combine the cream cheese and remaining sugar, then fold in the whipped cream. Spoon the mixture over the baked and cooled pretzel crust. Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water, then stir in strawberries. Pour over the whipped cream mixture and refrigerate until set, about four hours.
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Thanksgiving Salad Recipes Questions
Thanksgiving Recipes? 5 AnswersThese are the best recipes that we made the last couple years for thanksgiving, I hope you enjoy. Turkey Roasted Pineapple Ginger Chicken with Cilantro Cream... read more
Greek Salad - recipe ? 8 AnswersHere is an vedio clipping of gteek salad: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-greek-salad Do go through it . read more
Whats recipe do you follow for making good ranch salad dressing at home? 3 AnswersI go to Sam's Wholesale and buy the Ranch Dressing mix or you can get in the grocery store in a packet. It is a dry mix you mix with mayo or milk. Or make a dip... read more
What makes a good German Potato Salad? 2 AnswersGerman Potato Salad :this can be made as hot salad or cold salad. ----------------------------(credit goes to the original author) According to the author ---... read more -
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