Salads

Great salad recipes and vegetable serving suggestions

Thomasina's hot chorizo salad with butternut squash and baby tomatoes

Ingredients (Serves 4–6) 1 small butternut or onion squash, deseeded and cut roughly into 5cm/2in pieces 1 chile de árbol or other dried chilli,…
Salad Niçoise with British Beans and Peas

INGREDIENTS 200g/7oz new potatoes, cut in half 4 medium free-range eggs 200g/7oz fresh green beans, trimmed 100g/4oz fresh peas, shelled (you could…
Chai-poached chicken salad with lemon and ginger dressing

Ingredients 150g/5oz cherry tomatoes, halved½ red onion, peeled and thinly sliced25g/1oz pitted black olives,choppedSmall handful fresh coriander…
Jose Pizarro’s Moscatel vinaigrette with orange blossom honey recipe

Ingedients 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil1 tbs Moscatel vinegar1 tbs orange blossom honeySalt and pepperMethodWhisk the ingredients together and toss…
MJ’s warm salad of spinach, chicken and blue cheese recipe

Ingredients (Serves 4)4 generous handfuls of baby spinach4 handfuls of rocket leavesHandful of green beans, blanched250g blue cheese – Dolcelatte…
Griddled sirloin steak and chips salad

Ingredients (Serves 2) 2-3 medium potatoes e.g. Maris Piper 1 tbsp oil 2 x 175g sirloin steaks 130g bag mixed salad leaves 2 tbsp French dressing ½…
Lentil and baked ricotta salad

Ingredients (serves 2 as a light salad) 75g lentils 200g ricotta 4 tomatoes 1/2 a red onion A handful basil A handful mint half a small packet of…
Thai beef salad with peanut dressing

Ingredients (serves 2) 2 sirloin or fillet steaks weighing approx 200g each 4 tomatoes or 8 cherry tomatoes ½ a cucumber 1 red onion or 10 thai pink…
A new tomato that’s always ripe for the picking

While most of us wouldn't even entertain the idea of adding a green tomato to our salads, all that could be about to change with the arrival of the…
Warm carrot salad with sesame and orange recipe

Ingredients (Serves 4)450g/1lb carrots, washed, trimmed1 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp sesame oil1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed1 tbsp sesame seedszest and…

Carrot and beetroot salad

Ingredients (Serves 4) 350g/12oz carrots, peeled and trimmed 350g/12oz raw beetroot, peeled and trimmed 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped 2 tsp…
Griddled Aubergine and bean salad with pesto dressing

Ingredients (Serves 4) 100g/4oz dried flageolet or pinto beans, soaked in cold water overnight then drained 2 fairly small aubergines 6 tbsp olive…
Carrot, chickpea and orange salad

Ingredients (Serves 4) 2 medium oranges 3tbsp reduced-fat houmous 2 carrots, peeled and coarsely grated 25g roasted, unsalted peanuts 400g can chick…
Parma ham with vanilla and vinegar marinated figs

Ingredients (Serves 2) 2 ripe figs, each cut into 6 wedges Half a vanilla pod 1 tsp Billington’s Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar 1 tsp sherry vinegar…
Crushed new potatoes with feta cheese and mint by Tana Ramsay

Ingredients (Serves 4) 900g/2lb new potatoes, scrubbed Salt and freshly ground black pepper Olive oil 125g/41⁄2oz feta cheese, broken into chunks…
Char-grilled halloumi, nectarine and prosciutto salad

Ingredients (Serves 4) 6 slices prosciutto 250g/9oz halloumi cheese, sliced Olive oil for brushing 1 x 100g bag rocket leaves 3 tbsp roughly chopped…
Wild rice and and basmati salad with smoked ham recipe

Ingredients (Serves 4)2 smoked ham hocks, about 800g/1lb 8oz each, soaked overnight and drained1 onion, peeled and halved1 large carrot, peeled and…
Broccoli tabbouleh salad

Ingredients (Serves 2) 50g/2oz cracked wheat 125g/41⁄2oz small broccoli florets 2 ripe plum tomatoes, chopped 2 spring onions, trimmed and chopped…
Raspberry, avocado and mango fruit salad recipe

Ingredients (Serves 4)2 Summer avocados, halved, stoned and peeled2 tsp lemon juice2 mangoes, peeled and sliced12 fresh raspberries1 tbsp icing…
Borlotti bean, celery and tomato salad

Ingredients (Serves 2) 1 celery heart, washed and trimmed 1 x 410g can borlotti beans, rinsed and drained 225g/8oz cherry tomatoes, halved 1 orange…