10 Thanksgiving Salads That Bring Color and Crunch to Your Holiday Table

On a table sagging under the weight of turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and who knows what other dishes, a salad can easily go ignored. And it’s especially easy to ignore it if the salad is an afterthought—something thrown together in a couple of minutes right before people sit down to eat.

But Thanksgiving dinner is a meal full of heavy dishes, and an artfully prepared salad can be a welcome addition to the spread, as both a palate cleanser and a delicious attraction in its own right. In that spirit, we’ve rounded up 12 Thanksgiving salad recipes worth saving room on your plate, whether it’s crisp broccoli with a basil-pistachio vinaigrette, warm Brussels sprouts with bacon and hazelnut vinaigrette, or a toasted barley number with kombu and pepitas.