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22 Refreshing AIP Salad Recipes (Perfect For The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol)

It’s always tough finding good recipes that fit the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) especially when nuts, tomatoes, peppers, and eggs are out. That’s why we’ve put together this list of 24 AIP salad recipes.

Salads are quick and easy to throw together, but they’re super nutritious and delicious. Vegetables are nutrient-dense and provide you with lots of healthy fiber to help your gut heal.

Some of the AIP salads can be an entire meal while others make a perfect side dish to your meal or as a quick snack during the day. Many of the salads also make great lunches.

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22 Refreshing AIP Salad Recipes

Paleo Steak Salad with Coconut Pan-Fried Peaches

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: baby kale, peaches (white or yellow), filet mignon beef steaks, coconut oil, salt, olive oil, balsamic vinegar.

This steak and salad recipe adds in the extra flavor of pan fried peaches to make a delicious and satisfying dinner that is not only Paleo, but AIP. It is very easy to make and only takes around 30 minutes from start to finish.

Green Salad with Thai Dressing

– The Paleo Mom

Photo Credit: Sarah from The Paleo Mom
Ingredients: cucumbers, salad greens, sunflower sprouts, celery, lime juice, fish sauce, honey, garlic, fresh cilantro, fresh mint.

This tasty salad is super easy to throw together and goes well as a side to an Asian meal or simply add in some meats for a simple dinner.

Turkey, Bacon, Fig and Raspberry Salad with Pomegranate Molasses Dressing

– Comfort Bites
Ingredients: turkey steak, smoked streaky bacon, lettuce leaves, raspberries, baby figs, extra virgin olive oil, pomegranate molasses.

Bacon, lettuce and turkey steak make this wonderful salad. With raspberries and pomegranate molasses, it has a sweetness that can’t be beat. It is easy to whip up for a full meal or a late afternoon snack.

Lemon Tuna Salad Recipe

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: cucumber, avocado, lemon juice, tuna, olive oil, salt.

A simple and easy to make AIP tuna salad adds in avocado and cucumber along with the tuna for a refreshing and delicious dish. It only takes a few minutes to prepare and makes a great lunch or snack on those days when you don’t want to cook.

AIP Notato Salad

– The Paleo Mom

Photo Credit: Sarah from The Paleo Mom
Ingredients: AIP vegetables (choose from turnip, rutabaga, daikon radish, parsnip, celery root, green plantain, white sweet potato), red onion, celery, palm shortening, salt, turmeric, wasabi powder, dill, olive oil, lemon juice, coconut milk yogurt or kefir.

A perfect copycat to potato salad, this little dish is totally healthy and super tasty. It tastes and looks just like the forbidden food and makes the perfect side dish for a cookout or just a simple dinner.

5-Minute Sardines Salad Recipe

– Keto Summit

Ingredients: sardines, salad greens, deli meat or bacon or leftover meat, olive oil, lemon juice, salt.

5 minutes to whip up a great tasting salad with sardines and salad greens. Add in some extra leftover meat or bacon to make a totally tasty dish that makes a great snack or side dish. If you’re unfamiliar with sardines, you can get them canned (in brine or olive oil). They’re really nutritious and full of healthy fats.

Bacon Date Fennel Salad with Grilled Peaches

– Savory Lotus

Photo Credit: Katja from Savory Lotus
Ingredients: olive oil, bacon fat, apple cider vinegar, bacon, dates, Celtic sea salt, fennel bulb, peaches, mixed salad greens, coconut oil.

The name says it all in this recipe, bacon, fennel and grilled peaches with dates all on one plate. This meal is easy to make and can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes. It serves the whole family.

Steak Salad with Arugula

– Phoenix Helix
Ingredients: steak, baby arugula, lemon, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt.

This tender steak with baby arugula salad is delicious and very easy to make. It makes a great meal for two and can be whipped up in no time on a busy weeknight.

Ginger Melon Salad Recipe

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: salad leaves (or spinach), melon, cucumber, lemon juice, ginger, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt.

If you’re looking for an easy appetizer salad to serve, then give this AIP salad recipe a try. The melon gives it a touch of sweetness while the cucumber gives it a refreshing flavor and the ginger gives it a kick.

Seaweed Salad

– The Paleo Mom

Photo Credit: Sarah from The Paleo Mom
Ingredients: lemon juice, coconut water vinegar, fish sauce, honey, fresh ginger juice, dried seaweed, cucumber, Japanese turnip or daikon radish, green onions.

This delicious salad is the perfect way to get nutrient packed seaweed into your diet. With honey for sweetness, it makes a perfect side dish to any Asian inspired meal.

Raw Beet, Carrot & Apple Salad with Ginger Lime Dressing

– Allergy Free Alaska
Ingredients: lime juice, honey, fresh ginger root, extra virgin olive oil, beet roots, carrots, apple.

This beet, carrot, and apple salad is completely refreshing and so easy to make. Being completely raw, it is loaded with nutrients and super tasty.

AIP Sashimi Salad Recipe

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: baby kale leaves, mango, salmon sashimi, raw honey, tamari sauce, olive oil, balsamic vinegar.

This sashimi salad recipe is not only delicious but so easy to put together. With tasty mango and kale topped with a honey and coconut aminos sauce dressing, it has a slightly sweet taste that will leave you feeling full and satisfied.

Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Grapefruit Salad

– Seasonal and Savory
Ingredients: Brussels sprouts, red or pink grapefruit, extra virgin olive oil, salt.

Raw Brussels sprouts and fresh grapefruit make this deliciously sweet and tangy salad that can be thrown together in a pinch.

Speedy Salmon Salad

– Meatified

Photo Credit: Rach from Meatified
Ingredients: avocado, wild salmon, red onion, arugula, olives, artichoke hearts, lemon juice, capers, dried dill, sea salt.

This quick and delicious avocado and salmon salad is loaded with nutrients and flavor. It makes a great lunch for those busy days.

Easy Loaded Tuna Mason Jar Salad

– Confessions of an Over-Worked Mom
Ingredients: tuna, pickled beets, baby spinach greens, carrots or baby carrots, olives, apple, leafy greens.

These cute and tasty salad jars with tuna, pickled beets and leafy greens are perfect for making in advance. They come in very handy on those busy nights when dinner needs to be quick.

Fresh Fruit Salad

– Craving 4 More
Ingredients: red grapes, watermelon, strawberries, raspberry balsamic vinegar, fresh mint.

Nothing is more refreshing than fresh fruit and this recipe is no exception. With the addition of raspberry balsamic vinegar and fresh mint, this tasty and easy to make salad is even more delicious.

Chinese Bamboo Salad

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: bamboo shoots, cilantro, olive oil, salt.

This is an AIP version of the traditional Chinese bamboo salad. You can buy ready slices bamboo shoots in cans, which makes this dish really quick and easy to put together.

Cucumber-Avocado Salad

– Balancing Paleo
Ingredients: cucumber, sweet onion, parsley, extra virgin olive oil, salt, avocado.

With only a few simple ingredients, this delicious salad is super simple to make. It makes a great side dish or as a simple lunch or snack. Only takes a couple of minutes to make.

Simple Fennel Salad

– The Paleo Mom

Photo Credit: Sarah from The Paleo Mom
Ingredients: fennel (bulb, stems & leaves), lemon juice, salt, extra virgin olive oil.

Tasty and green, this fennel salad is super simple to whip up and makes a great side dish or as an easy lunch.

Cucumber Salad with Dill

– Confessions of an Over-Worked Mom
Ingredients: organic cucumbers, fresh dill, chives, red onion, lemon juice, mint, sea salt.

This cucumber and dill recipe is seriously refreshing and perfect for a late summer dish. It is very easy to make – just mix the ingredients and let it marinate for a bit.

Calamari Kale & Kalamata Olive Salad

– Meatified

Photo Credit: Rach from Meatified
Ingredients: calamari, baby kale, shallot, Kalamata olives, lemon juice, fresh cilantro, extra virgin olive oil.

For a raw fish taste without the actual raw fish, try this nutritious and delicious calamari recipe. With Kalamata olives, baby kale and shallots, it is a flavorful and slightly zesty salad that can be used as a side dish or as a full meal.

Avocado Cucumber Ginger Salad Recipe

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: cucumber, avocado, ginger, lemon juice, olive oil, salt.

This avocado and cucumber salad is super tasty and a great way to use up leftover foods. It only takes a couple of minutes to put together and makes a great snack or even a side dish to a full course meal.

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