Salad ideas

[Cowlover89]

Please can I have some salad ideas. I mainly have either greek, the normal one of lettuce onions tomatoes and cucumber. Or steak one which is my fave. Can either be with meat or without.

Tia 😊

I love this chicken taco salad, I add lots of jalepenos and coriander because I love them both! Works with mince, steak etc too.

I do alot of bowl style meals which are technically not a salad but are lovely like these for example

Have a look at The Salad Lab on Tiktok/Instagram and you'll get loads of inspo. She does have a website but not all the recipes are on there.
The Salad Lab

Thank you for this 😊 will check them out. Chicken taco salad sounds good. Hungry now 🤣

Some faves of mine:
-Roasted veg and goats cheese or feta
-Parma ham and fig (works particularly well on a base of peppery leaves)
-Chicken and chorizo
-Prawns with chilli and garlic

Definitely will try those. Love Parma ham and figs. Thank you for those ideas 😊

My favourite is a green base (I like a mix of cos and spinach), with finely chopped celery, red onion and apple. I top this with chicken fillets marinated in natural yoghurt and tandoori paste then baked in the oven along side some blanched cauli dusted with cumin and rock salt then sprayed with oil.
I dress with a little raita.

Thank you for your idea. Definitely will try it. Sounds so good 😋

Bump

This salad has the nicest salad dressing I've had. I use all yogurt rather than yogurt and mayo. It's fresh and green and herby and a real delight.

Miso and peanut butter miso chickpea salad is probably my favourite salad. It's delicious and so well balanced.

White bean tahini caesar salad is also wonder and the texture of the roasted white beans is great.

Placemarking. I just saw one on Instagram that I need to get the recipe for

If you’re feeling creative, a “taco” salad always perks me up! Lettuce, tomato, sour cream, some sort of hot sauce/salsa type condiment, shredded cheese, and if you like some seasoned meat. It’s a nice hearty change!

Are you in the UK/Northern Hemisphere? There are several 'salads' that can be also served warm at this time of year, which make a warming change from a cold, crispy, summery salad. The top ones in my list can all be served warm.

• Roast Pumpkin, Spinach and Feta Salad | RecipeTin Eats
• Thai beef salad (taste.com.au)
• Griddled pear & blue cheese salad recipe | BBC Good Food
• Greek Butter Bean Salad With Tomatoes, Dill, and Oregano Recipe (seriouseats.com)
• Grilled courgette & halloumi salad with caper & lemon dressing recipe | BBC Good Food

• Som Tam Thai (Central Thai-Style Green Papaya Salad) Recipe (seriouseats.com)
• Watermelon, toasted pinenuts, grilled halloumi, blanched green beans. All chopped to similar sized cubes. That's it, but utterly delicious when watermelon is sweet and ripe.
• Quinoa salad

Great ideas here!

I love a green salad with:
chopped hard boiled egg
red onion
peas
blue cheese crumbles
oil and balsamic

topped with steak or chicken or chickpeas

I bake tinned chick peas (drain and pat dry) lay on baking tray, sprinkle with S & P and lots of cumin and bake for half hour or so. They'll go crispy and they are amazing added to a salad. They'll last in the fridge for couple days too.
Also tinned lentils drained are also nice on a salad.

Thank you for all the great recipes. Doing a food shop tomorrow so will be getting a lot of these ingredients. Can't wait to try some 😊

Italian bread salad - it's amazing if you leave it for a couple of hours for the flavours to soak through the bread. There's a lot of variations online but I think the capers always really make it (and good quality tomatoes)
https://www.foodiecrush.com/panzanella/

That does sound amazing. Will definitely give it a try. Thank you 😊