Winter salad recipes

Serve this halloumi, carrot, orange and watercress salad with a mustard and honey dressing for an easy lunch or starter. It takes just 20 minutes to make and delivers one of your 5-a-day

Bring summer to winter with this fresh salad - it contains 3 of your 5-a-day too

Dress this chicory salad with sherry vinegar, honey and orange for a taste of sunshine in winter. It's ideal for a Christmas buffet served with ham

Toast cubes of leftover bread for an extra-crunchy panzanella – an Italian salad that's packed with flavour. It makes a great side dish or lunch

A crispy, fresh vegetarian salad to use up those winter vegetables

Combine succulent pear, colourful beetroot, spicy chorizo and buttery manchego cheese in this vibrant winter salad that's ideal for sharing with friends

This colourful tuna Niçoise salad makes the most of storecupboard ingredients - vary it for a special occasion by using fresh tuna.

This warm winter salad has it all: colour, flavour and texture. Sweet blood oranges, sharp feta and nutty Jerusalem artichokes combine to create a beautiful side or seasonal meze

Combine cauliflower, fennel, bulgur wheat, nuts and pomegranate seeds to make this winter version of tabbouleh. It's delicious served as a side dish

Here's a seasonal, vegetarian salad which will complement any festive menu perfectly

This lamb and green chilli winter salad is warming and fragrant, with coconut, pistachio and coriander. It can be plated up in 20 minutes flat

This wonderfully light salad is packed with easy-to-find seasonal ingredients and makes a great Christmas starter

Need a break from rich Christmas food? This fresh, zingy feta, pistachio and clementine salad is just the ticket, plus there’s no cooking involved

Give the classic Italian tomato and stale bread salad a seasonal twist with hazelnuts, cranberries, squash and apple

This coleslaw uses a vinaigrette instead of mayonnaise to create a super healthy veggie salad dish

Make this cured salmon and prawn dish as a classy starter for a dinner party. It takes a few days of prep, but it’s well worth it for the flavour that you get

This seasonal salad is super zingy and fresh. Use finely chopped lemon peel if you can't find kumquats

A simple satisfying vegetarian salad, warming for a winter's evening

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

We’ve given this classic Middle Eastern bread salad a winter makeover with good-value roasted root veg and a rich, brown-butter yogurt dressing

Cabbage, red onion, apple and beetroot - all the brightest purple fruit and veg makes up this winter salad with sweet vinaigrette

Gary Rhodes' perfect starter for a Boxing day lunch, made with lots of leftovers from the day before

Use up leftover cranberry sauce in this healthy salad. Add a can of cannellini beans if you want to bulk it up

Roasted butternut squash, lime-marinated onions and spinach leaves dressed with coconut cream make the perfect winter buffet salad