Summer salad recipes
Ditch the pre-made supermarket salad bags and get stuck into out fresh and light summer salad recipes. Try out the Chicory, apple & date salad or the Tuna, asparagus & white bean salad, perfect for picnics and barbecues.
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Mustard potato salad
- Ready in 20 mins
This superhealthy salad is the perfect summer side dish
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Easy
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Salmon & Puy lentil salad with olive dressing
- Ready in 30 mins
Use up leftover poached salmon in this stylish main-meal salad with punchy dressing
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Easy
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Warm potato & tuna salad with pesto dressing
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
Whip up a tasty potato and tuna salad in less than half an hour
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ratings
Easy
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Avocado & leaf salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 10 mins
This light summery salad makes the perfect side to beefburgers or spare ribs
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Easy
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Creamy potato salad with broad beans
- Ready in 1 hr
This homemade salad is so much better than shop-bought
6
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Easy
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Vietnamese carrot salad
- Ready in 20 mins
Ready in just 20 minutes, try this colourful dish for a punchy midweek salad
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Easy
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Chicory, apple & date salad
- Ready in 20 mins
Sweeten up a simple salad with fat juicy Medjool dates to give your supper a touch of the exotic
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Easy
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Cauliflower & carrot salad
- Ready in 15 mins
Keep this healthy salad in the fridge to serve with cold meats or cheese
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Easy
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Tangy beetroot & bean salad
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
This zesty summer salad makes an unusual addition to a buffet spread
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Easy
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Tomato, cucumber & coriander salad
- Ready in 15 mins
A fresh and colourful salad to brighten up any barbecue or buffet - no matter what the weather
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Easy
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Deli pasta salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
Simple storecupboard pasta salad with sunny Mediterranean flavours
20
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Easy
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Tangy couscous salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 10 mins
Throw together a deliciously tangy and superhealthy couscous salad in just 10 minutes
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Easy
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Crunchy Coronation chicken salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 20 mins
Ready in a flash and healthy too. Put those take away menus back where you found them!
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Easy
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Tuna, asparagus & white bean salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 15 mins
A nourishing spring salad, ready in minutes
11
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Easy
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Roast carrot & bean salad with feta
- Ready in 40 mins
Get all of your 5-a-day with this super healthy salad. Tasty, easy and perfect for lunch leftovers
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ratings
Easy
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Squid, chickpea & chorizo salad
- Ready in 1 hr
Found in every ocean, squid is the most widely available seafood in the world and one of the cheapest. This works well on the barbecue, too
7
ratings
Moderately Easy
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Tricolore couscous salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 15 mins
A quick and easy salad that teams well with chicken, lamb and tofu. Of have it as a barbecue extra
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Easy
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Roasted butternut squash salad with soy balsamic dressing
- Ready in 25 mins
Roasting the squash concentrates and sweetens the flavour of this fresh, good-for-you salad
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Easy
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Moroccan aubergine & chickpea salad
- Ready in 35 mins
This salad is delicious served with grills, or serve with couscous for a veggie lunch
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Easy
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Aubergine couscous salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 25 mins
A handful of mint leaves really brings this salad alive, veggies will love it, but if you do need some meat lamb cutlets are the perfect addition
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Easy
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Red quinoa, feta & spinach salad
- Ready in 25 mins
A colourful, easy salad packed full of goodness, and all for under 400 calories
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Easy
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Courgette salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 10 mins
This courgette salad is the perfect barbecue accompaniment
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Easy
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Mexican bean salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 20 mins
Not one to leave your tummy rumbling, this filling salad really hits the spot and has a spicy kick
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Easy
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Squash & barley salad with balsamic vinaigrette
- Ready in 40 mins
A flavour-packed, unusual salad that's delicious warm or cold - works really well as part of a buffet
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Easy
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Tuna & butterbean salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 15 mins
A cheap and healthy way to get more fibre and vitamin C into your diet
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Easy
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Simple Greek salad
- Ready in 20 mins
Greek salad is a salad bar staple, when it’s prepared with proper ingredients it encompasses everything that is good about simple food of the sun.
6
ratings
Easy
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