On a desk sagging below the burden of turkey, stuffing, candy potatoes, inexperienced bean casserole, and who is aware of what different dishes, a salad can simply go ignored. And it is particularly straightforward to disregard it if the salad is an afterthought—one thing thrown collectively in a few minutes proper earlier than individuals sit all the way down to eat.

However Thanksgiving dinner is filled with heavy dishes, and an artfully ready salad could be a welcome addition to the unfold, serving as each a palate cleanser and a scrumptious attraction in its personal proper. In that spirit, we have rounded up 12 Thanksgiving salad recipes price saving room in your plate, whether or not it is crisp broccoli with a basil-pistachio French dressing, heat Brussels sprouts with bacon and hazelnut French dressing, or a toasted barley quantity with kombu and pepitas.