Vegan Salad Recipes

These aren’t your sad side salads. Every recipe here is bursting with flavor, texture, and enough substance to actually keep you satisfied. Whether you need a hearty dinner salad, a make-ahead pasta salad for meal prep, a quick side for your weeknight dinner, or a crowd-pleasing dish to bring to a cookout — you’ll find it
here. Plant-based salads have never been more exciting.

Reader Favorites

The most-loved salads on Veggie Inspired — refreshing, filling, and made on repeat.

Hearty Meal Sized Salads

Big, bold, and filling enough to be dinner — these plant-based salads are a complete meal in a bowl.

Pasta & Grain Salads

Make a big batch and enjoy all week — these cold pasta and grain salads are perfect for meal prep, lunchboxes, and potlucks.

Bean Salads

Protein and fiber packed, filling, and endlessly versatile — plant-based bean salads that work as a meal or a side.

Veggie Packed Salads (No Lettuce)

Who says salads need lettuce? These crisp, colorful plant-based salads are built entirely from fresh vegetables — vibrant, crunchy, and full of flavor without a single leaf of greens.