Spring Mix Salad Recipe
It doesn’t get any more fresh and vibrant than this Spring Mix Salad! It’s packed with crisp spring lettuce, shaved carrot, peppery radish, creamy avocado and sunflower seeds. It’s tossed in a flavorful honey mustard dressing and it comes together in minutes!
I eat salads every day, so I love creating crave-worthy salads to keep things exciting.
Crave-worthy is the perfect description for this Spring Mix Salad recipe, because I’ve been craving it every day since spring began.
It’s a delicious mix of spring veggies, crunchy sunflower seeds, and is the perfect vehicle for the honey mustard dressing that I can’t get enough of.
Like my butter lettuce salad and asparagus salad, it’s extremely easy to put together. It’s also versatile enough to serve as a side dish with just about anything, or topped with your favorite protein.
This is going to be my go-to salad recipe for a long time to come!
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Why you’ll love this recipe:
- This spring mix salad recipe is fresh and vibrant, packed with spring vegetables, and tossed in a sweet, tangy honey mustard dressing.
- It comes together in less than 10 minutes and is easily customizable.
- It’s extremely versatile! It’s perfect as a side dish or serve as a main dish topped with your favorite protein.
- It’s vegan, dairy and gluten-free, making it a great salad for any occasion.
Recipe ingredients
Ingredient notes:
- Spring mix lettuce. The spring lettuce, also known as mesclun, is the foundation of this delicious salad. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a blend of tender, baby lettuces such as red and green leaf, spinach, frisée, arugula, purple radicchio and more. There are so many delicious varieties on the market, each with their own unique blend of lettuces.
- Vegetables. There is a delicious array of spring vegetables in this salad, including carrot, radish and avocado. I’ve shaved the carrot with a vegetable peeler for a pretty presentation, but they may simply be sliced thinly like the radish as well.
- Sunflower seeds. Raw sunflower seeds are added for a bit of crunchy texture and flavor. You can certainly use roasted and salted or sub them with your favorite nuts or seeds if desired.
- Dressing. I adore this salad with my tangy, sweet honey mustard dressing. My lemon vinaigrette and balsamic vinaigrette dressing recipes are great options as well, or you can use your favorite store bought brand.
How to make spring green salad
This spring green salad is incredibly easy to prepare as it contains just a few ingredients and minimal prep.
The mesclun provides an exciting mix of textures and flavors that make this salad truly exciting.
Pro tip: Prep the carrot and toss with the spring lettuce up to a few hours in advance to make assembly go even more quickly. The dressing may be prepared up to a few days in advance.
See the recipe card below for full instructions.
- Place the spring mix lettuce in a bowl. You can toss the lettuce with the shaved carrot ribbons in advance if desired.
- Add the radish, avocado and sunflower seeds when you’re ready to serve it.
- Toss with enough honey mustard dressing to coat (or use your favorite), and serve immediately.
FAQs
Mesclun, also known as spring mix, originated in Provencal, France, and is a blend of tender baby lettuces that sprout in early spring.
It’s often mixed with young leafy greens such as spinach, arugula, chard, kale, radicchio, frisée, and sometimes fresh herbs as well.
Spring mix, or mesclun, was originally a mixture of arugula, baby lettuces, chervil and curly endive, but now there are many different varieties to choose from.
Varieties often include a number of tender greens and baby lettuces such as red and green romaine, red oak leaf, spinach, lolla rossa, arugula, frisée, curly endive, chard and even purple radicchio. Flavors range from mild to bitter depending on the blend.
Serving suggestions
This spring green salad is extremely versatile. Below are some of my favorite ways to serve it up.
- It makes a great Sunday dinner side dish alongside pork loin roast or roasted chicken.
- It makes a great side for Greek lemon chicken soup or white bean turkey chili.
- Top it with air fryer chicken breast, air fryer shrimp or chickpeas for a quick and easy dinner.
- Change things up by swapping the veggies out with your favorite! You can also add feta or goat cheese, olives and more to make it extra satisfying.
Recipe notes
- Pro tip: Prep the carrot and toss with the spring lettuce up to a few hours in advance to make assembly go even more quickly. The dressing may be prepared up to a few days in advance.
- Nutrition information does not include the honey mustard dressing as it has been calculated in a separate post.
- Customize this spring lettuce salad with your favorite veggies, nuts and seeds and dressing.
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Spring Mix Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 ounces spring mix lettuce
- 4 large radish sliced thinly
- 1 medium carrot shaved with a vegetable peeler or sliced thinly
- 1 avocado pitted and cut into chunks
- 1/3 cup sunflower seeds raw or roasted
- honey mustard dressing or your favorite
Instructions
- Place the spring mix lettuce, radish, carrot, avocado and sunflower seeds in a large bowl.5 ounces spring mix lettuce, 4 large radish, 1 medium carrot, 1 avocado, 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
- Toss with enough dressing to coat and serve immediately. For best results, do not toss the salad with dressing until right before serving. Enjoy!honey mustard dressing
Notes
- Pro tip: Prep the carrot and toss with the spring lettuce up to a few hours in advance to make assembly go even more quickly. The dressing may be prepared up to a few days in advance.
- Nutrition information does not include the honey mustard dressing as it has been calculated in a separate post.
- Customize this spring lettuce salad with your favorite veggies, nuts and seeds and dressing.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
