A selection of salad recipes

Here is a selection of salad recipes that use a variety of interesting ingredients including roasted vegetables, legumes or grains, and toasted nuts and/or seeds. It’s also important also to have a few different dressing recipes in your repertoire to transform salads from ordinary to amazing!

Here is a list of our favourite salads which we hope you will enjoy making and eating too …

1. This Roasted Beetroot Salad goes beautifully with barbequed or roasted meats or is hearty enough to be served as a meal in itself.
2. This Grilled Peach and Burrata Salad is a perfect summer salad when peaches are at their best.
3. This Spiced Chicken and Lentil Salad is a quick, light and nutritious salad and is perfect as a light meal or lunch.
4. For a refreshing salad to accompany chicken or fish try this fennel, orange and almond salad by Jamie Oliver.
5. A Nicoise Salad is a meal in itself. This recipe calls for a chunk of fresh salmon which is roasted in the oven to keep things nice and easy. Furthermore, it looks colourful and attractive with an array of vegetables scattered over the roasted fish.
6. Try this Vietnamese salad with your next barbeque, it won’t disappoint!
7. This Ploughman’s Salad by Adam Liaw is a great option when you don’t feel much like cooking.
8. Any of these salads by Belinda Jeffery, in which seasonal and locally sourced produce feature prominently.