Vegetarian salad recipes

Use up leftover roasted veg from Christmas dinner, nuts and citrus fruits in this light, bright and fresh rice salad - perfect for a Boxing Day buffet

Make the most of new season's asparagus and radishes in a vibrant salad with a French-style dressing. Great for a barbecue

Try this vegetarian salad with protein-packed quinoa and protective carotenoids, a healthy choice for lunch or dinner

Serve our fennel and rocket salad as a side – raw fennel can be fibrous, but finely slicing it before lightly pickling it in lemon juice breaks it down

These little green beans go really well with grains like pearl barley - for a light touch, serve cold with goat's cheese, mint and nuts

Add texture and flavour to this nutritious side or packed lunch with soya beans, crunchy cucumber and chopped fresh herbs

Cauliflower is often overlooked, but try it roasted in this winter salad for a plateful of crunchy goodness

A cool, refreshing combo for warm summer evenings

Make a fresh and colourful Greek salad in no time. It's great with grilled meats at a barbecue, or on its own as a veggie main

This full-of-flavour side dish is ready in a flash, and a great way of getting one of your five-a-day

Get all of your 5-a-day with this super healthy salad. Tasty, easy and perfect for lunch leftovers

An exciting main-course salad, packed with interesting flavours and textures and a hit of spice

If 'satisfying' and 'salad' aren't two words you'd put together, this warmly-spiced dish might change your mind

A robust mix of goat's cheese, green veg and potatoes, topped off with pine nuts

Try this tasty spinach and halloumi salad as a light main or starter. It contains just four ingredients so is super simple to make, and it's super speedy too

This affordable dish featuring slightly salty, herby halloumi is a great meat free meal. Any leftovers make a great take-to-work lunch for the next day

Warm chickpea salad, ideal as a weekend lunch or weekday supper

Enjoy this veggie pesto pasta salad with cucumber, peas, cherry tomatoes and basil for an easy family meal. It's great for a packed lunch or summery picnic

This salad is delicious served with grills, or serve with couscous for a veggie lunch

A quick and easy salad that teams well with chicken, lamb and tofu. Of have it as a barbecue extra

Capture the flavours of summer in this simple, hearty couscous salad. With fried halloumi, vine tomatoes and courgettes, it's perfect for an al fresco lunch

Quinoa, a protein-rich seed, makes a great substitute for rice or couscous

A flavour-packed, unusual salad that's delicious warm or cold - works really well as part of a buffet

A vegetarian favourite, we've given this salad an extra zing to really tantalise those taste buds