While Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude, there’s no question that it’s unequivocally a food-centric holiday. While you can expect all the classic fixings including , sweet potatoes covered with marshmallows, , green bean casserole and dinner rolls, complete your feast with a crisp and crunchy Thanksgiving salad. While a salad doesn’t have to necessarily mean a bowl of leafy greens, there should be a strong vegetable component.
I consider the taste, texture and visual appeal of the salads to add, making sure there’s an assortment that checks every box. As a cook, I start thinking about months in advance. There’s no question that I’ll make a spatchcocked bird that I dry brine a few days in advance.
There will be plenty of cocktails and oysters to pass, and I can count on my friends to bring a bevy of pies and an opera cake (a new tradition we’ve started). While I love the tradition of Thanksgiving, it’s also a time for me to get creative. My favorite part of the meal is actually thinking about all the other dishes to incorporate to round out the meal.
To me, that means making sure there’s enough salad-inspired dishes to pass. Read on for 28 of our favorite salad recipes that deserve a spot on your Thanksgiving table. are almost a requirement at Thanksgiving.
Instead of roasting them, serve them thinly shaved and doctored up with dried apricots, hazelnuts and Pecorino. Bright and crunchy, this salad offers a reprieve to all the typically heavy Thanksg.
