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How To Make Bomb Winter Salads, Even When It Seems Impossible

And just like that, eating healthy got easy again.
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Taste Senior Editor, HuffPost

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Salads are the quintessential summer food. When it’s hot out and the produce is overflowing with seasonal options, it makes sense. Once the seasons change ― and the weather starts to cool ― most people give up their salad-eating ways, but there is no need to do that.

Winter produce actually makes some of the best salads we’ve ever tasted. And they’re hearty too, which is what our bodies crave when it’s cold out. We’re talking chard, mustard greens and kale as a base with citrus, beets and pomegranates mixed in.

Not convinced yet? You should know that pomegranate is a star in many of them. Here are some ideas:

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Winter Chopped Salad
How Sweet It Is
Get the Winter Chopped Salad recipe from How Sweet It Is
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White Bean Kale Salad With Tahini Dressing
Minimalist Baker
Get the White Bean Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing recipe from Minimalist Baker
3
Colorful Beet Salad With Carrot, Quinoa And Spinach
Cookie And Kate
Get the Colorful Beet Salad with Carrot, Quinoa & Spinach recipe from Cookie + Kate
4
Harvest Cranberry, Persimmon And Burrata Salad
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Harvest Cranberry, Persimmon and Burrata Salad recipe from Half Baked Harvest
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Garlic, Kale And Brown Rice Salad
Pinch of Yum
Get the Garlic, Kale And Brown Rice Salad recipe from Pinch of Yum
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Roasted Pumpkin Salad With Wild Rice, Kale, Pecans And Allspice
Feasting at Home
Get the Roasted Pumpkin Salad With wild Rice, Kale, Pecans and Allspice recipe from Feasting at Home
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Crispy Apple And Kohlrabi Salad
Cookie And Kate
Get the Crispy Apple and Kohlrabi Salad recipe from Cookie + Kate
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The Mean Green Detox Salad
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Mean Green Detox Salad recipe from Half Baked Harvest
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Crunchy Cashew Kale Salad
How Sweet It Is
Get the Crunchy Cashew Kale Salad recipe from How Sweet It Is
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Hearty Roasted Butternut Squash And Apple Salad
Cookie And Kate
Get the Hearty Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Salad recipe from Cookie + Kate
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Kale Citrus Salad
Minimalist Baker
Get the Kale Citrus Salad recipe from Minimalist Baker
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Autumn Glow Salad With Lemon Dressing
Pinch of Yum
Get the Autumn Glow Salad With Lemon Dressing recipe from Pinch of Yum
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Baby Kale Breakfast Salad
How Sweet It Is
Get the Baby Kale Breakfast Salad recipe from How Sweet It Is
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Winter Beet and Pomegranate Salad with Maple Candied Pecans
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Winter Beet and Pomegranate Salad with Maple Candied Pecans recipe from Half Baked Harvest
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Broccoli Salad With Creamy Almond Dressing
Pinch of Yum
Get the Broccoli Salad with Creamy Almond Dressing recipe from Pinch of Yum

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