If you’re in need of salad bowl inspiration, you’ve found yourself in the right place! Today I’m sharing 10 salad bowl combos for you to replicate at home. I switch my salads up so frequently by keeping my pantry stocked with grain blend pouches, nuts, dried fruit, canned beans, canned salmon/tuna, etc. Beyond that, I kind of pick a theme for the week. Like I’ll buy a certain type of lettuce, a bag of mini cucumbers and open up a can of hearts of palm and switch out nuts for something like pine nuts. I truly never get tired of salad bowls because the combinations are endless.

The other important piece of advice that I have is to invest in high quality olive oil and balsamic for your salads…and to salt your greens! HUGE add to the flavor profile and keeps dressings simple and clean. I only use my “good stuff” on my salads and buy cheaper olive oil and balsamic for cooking. For the salads below that call for “sea salt, olive oil and balsamic,” I added the greens to the bowl first, salted them with a pink Himalayan sea salt grinder and then drizzled with olive oil and balsamic. Sometimes I’ll do a second drizzle on top.

1. MY FAVORITE CRISPY CHICKEN SALAD

This salad is a go-to combo for me and I make it often for dinner.

• Air fried chicken nuggets – I like Just Bare or Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free chicken nuggets. Sometimes I’ll toss the nuggets in buffalo sauce after air frying.
• Chopped romaine lettuce – definitely recommend a crisper lettuce for this salad over something like spring mix or spinach.
• Carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers if I have them
• Avocado
• Shredded cheddar
• Croutons – this time I used Trader Joe’s rosemary croissant croutons and OMG they’re so good. I don’t always use croutons in this salad but really like the texture they add!
• Primal Kitchen Ranch (or ranch of your choice)

2. TRADER JOE’S CANNED SALMON SALAD 

• Trader Joe’s lightly smoked canned salmon
• Power greens mix
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots
• Chickpeas
• Avocado
• Strawberries, dried cranberries
• Pine nuts

Here’s another one…

• Green leaf lettuce blend
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Cucumbers, mini red peppers, tomatoes
• Avocado
• Trader Joe’s rosemary roasted mixed nuts
• Kalamata olives
• Feta
• Trader Joe’s lightly smoked canned salmon

I keep a stack of the Trader Joe’s lightly smoked salmon in the pantry for a salad topper. It’s packed in olive oil and I love the texture with the salmon in big, flaky pieces. Each can has 21 grams of protein.

3. MEATLESS BEAN-BASED PROTEIN SALADS

• Power greens
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Tomatoes
• Edamame and chickpeas
• Avocado
• Feta
• Dried cranberries
• Pepitas

• Chopped romaine
• Carrots (I also added tomatoes after this picture)
• Blueberries, dried cranberries
• White beans, edamame
• Feta
• Avocado
• Trader Joe’s goddess dressing
• A drizzle of balsamic

4. CHICKEN, STRAWBERRY + AVOCADO SALAD

• Mixed greens
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Chickpeas
• Avocado
• Tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots
• Strawberries, dried cranberries
• Feta
• Pine nuts
• Deli chicken

5. RADISH + HEARTS OF PALM SALAD 

• Mixed greens
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Avocado
• Radish, cucumber, tomatoes, hearts of palm
• Pine nuts
• Feta
• Dried cranberries
• Deli turkey

6. TURKEY, HARDBOILED EGG + GRAIN SALAD

• Mixed greens
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Ready to eat grain blend 
• Hardboiled egg
• Chopped turkey
• Toasted pecans
• Tomatoes, cucumbers, mini yellow peppers
• Feta

7. HARDBOILED EGG, GRAINS + COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD

• Green leaf lettuce blend
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Hardboiled eggs
• Tomatoes, cucumbers, mini red peppers
• Avocado
• Cottage cheese
• Grain blend pouch

8. CHICKEN + BEETS SALAD

• Mix of mixed greens and green leaf lettuce
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Tomatoes, pickled beets, mini peppers
• Dried cranberries
• Toasted pecans
• Avocado
• Feta
• Leftover chopped chicken thighs

9. CHICKEN, SWEET POTATO + GRAINS SALAD BOWL

• Mixed greens
• Sea salt, olive oil and balsamic
• Tomatoes, cucumbers
• Roasted sweet potatoes
• Leftover chopped chicken breast
• Grain blend pouch
• Toasted pecans
• Feta

10. SHRIMP + AVOCADO CHOPPED SALAD

• Taylor Farms Mediterranean crunch chopped salad kit
• Add chickpeas, tomatoes, avocado and steamed shrimp

YUM! I just love how high in protein shrimp are.

LET’S GO MAKE A SALAD

I hope this post has you feeling inspired to go whip up a delicious salad bowl! They’re soooo easy to make at home and way more economical than getting them out (although that is a fun treat sometimes!).