Healthy salad recipes

33 Recipes

Try BBC Good Food's best ever healthy salads, bursting with nutritious ingredients, delicious flavours and textures, including meat, fish and veggie options.

Beetroot salad topped with grilled halloumi on blue plate on yellow background

Beetroot & halloumi salad with pomegranate and dill

(17 ratings)

Make an easy salad with three of your 5-a-day. Halloumi with juicy pomegranate seeds and the crunch of pumpkin seeds is a moreish combination

17 mins
Easy
Vegetarian

Herby potato salad

(5 ratings)

Try this potato salad at a barbecue for a different take on a classic summer salad. This delicious recipe instead features basil, parsley and garlic

40 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Charred onion & tomato salad

(1 rating)

A perfect side salad to serve alongside fish dishes or a steak, this onion and tomato salad uses chunky salad onions which won’t wilt once cooked...

20 mins
Easy
Healthy

Spring tabbouleh

(8 ratings)

A simple, budget, spring salad that can add a healthy dose of vegetables to your midweek meal. This easy vegan dish also makes great leftover lunches

45 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Egyptian egg salad

(3 ratings)

Give salad a shake-up with an Egyptian-inspired recipe that combines fava beans with egg and the rich flavours of tahini, garlic, lemon and cumin

15 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Salmon pasta salad with lemon & capers

(11 ratings)

Use frozen, skinless wild salmon fillets for a cheap and filling lunch on the go. This low-calorie, healthy dish couldn't be easier to whip up...

30 mins
Easy
Healthy

Courgetti with chilli, lemon, ricotta & mint

(1 rating)

Dress your courgetti with fresh, zesty spring flavours. Use the best quality ricotta you can find in this simple, vibrant side dish

15 mins
Easy
Healthy

Roasted squash & red onion with pistachios

(1 rating)

Showcase butternut squash with this vibrant vegan side. Garnished with jewel-like pomegranate seeds and crunchy pistachios, serve as part of a stunning meze

40 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Sweet mustard potato salad

(3 ratings)

This healthy potato salad is deliciously spiced and sweet, the perfect barbecue side to feed a crowd

20 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Crunchy bulgur salad

(4 ratings)

A vibrant summer salad with radishes, edamame beans, peppers, almonds and herbs, drizzled with a citrus dressing

25 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Grilled aubergine tabbouleh

(3 ratings)

A vegan tabbouleh with all the flavours of summer. The coconut and tahini dressing adds a creamy, nutty element to this winning couscous

25 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Egg Niçoise salad

(8 ratings)

A vegetarian Niçoise salad, that's packed with goodness - fibre, folate, iron, vitamin c and gluten-free too...

20 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Egg & Puy lentil salad with tamari & watercress

(2 ratings)

We've put together the ultimate healthy recipe to ease the symptoms of menopause, packed with calcium, folate and iron

45 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Chicken satay salad

(70 ratings)

Marinate chicken breasts, then drizzle with a punchy peanut satay sauce for a no-fuss, midweek meal that's high in protein and big on flavour

25 mins
Easy
Healthy

Spring vegetable & cauliflower tabbouleh

(3 ratings)

Grated cauliflower replaces the grains in this twist on a Middle Eastern salad with parsley, mint, asparagus and courgette

30 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Roasted carrot, spelt, fennel & blood orange salad

(4 ratings)

A healthy grain salad, perfect served with sliced roast chicken, or crumbled feta or goat's cheese for lunch or a light dinner

1 hour
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Chicken, broccoli & beetroot salad with avocado pesto

(12 ratings)

This superfood supper is packed with ingredients to give your body a boost, such as red onion, nigella seeds, walnuts, rapeseed oil and lemon

30 mins
Easy
Healthy

Jerk chicken salad with papaya

(4 ratings)

Give chicken salad a Caribbean twist with jerk spice, creamy avocado and exotic papaya.

22 mins
Easy
Healthy

Avocado panzanella

(17 ratings)

With just 20 minutes preparation and no cooking time you'll be able to whip up this colourful avocado and bread salad in no time...

20 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Barbecued squid salad

(2 ratings)

Marinating squid before sizzling it on the barbecue or griddle gives it a flavour boost. Accompany with a salad of mango, avocado and black beans

25 mins
Easy
Healthy

Sesame chicken salad

(7 ratings)

A fresh and healthy Asian-style salad with Thai basil and coriander, soya beans, carrots and tomatoes

20 mins
Easy
Healthy

Lemony tuna & asparagus salad box

(8 ratings)

A new take on the classic salad Niçoise. This lean salad is bulked out by storecupboard cannellini beans and flavoured with dill and lemon

13 mins
Easy
Healthy

Asparagus salad with a runny poached egg

(15 ratings)

A simple, balanced bistro-style salad that's low in calories but high in flavour, texture and nutrition...

13 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

Chicken garden salad with elderflower dressing

(3 ratings)

A British green salad with plenty of bite from crisp radishes, sugar snap peas, asparagus and Little Gem lettuce

30 mins
Easy
Healthy

Warm lemony courgette salad

(6 ratings)

A healthy, vibrant salad of shaved courgette, citrus and basil. Serve as a gluten-free starter or side dish

15 mins
Easy
Healthy
Vegetarian

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