Summer salads

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Hit me up with your favourite combinations please!

Had an Asian style slaw with my dinner tonight and I’ve been making a bulgar wheat salad with herbs, chickpeas and feta.

Ideally wanting salads that can be “the main event”

Vietnamese noodle https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/vietnamese-chicken-noodle-salad.html

Oooh, that sounds good! May have to roast a chicken this weekend so I can create this!

I like watermelon feta and mint salad at this time of year - it’s so refreshing

Greek.

Quinoa with prawns, tomatoes, olives, cucumber and a nice dressing

Perfect for using up a glut of courgettes and super quick to prepare

Warm lemony courgette salad recipe | Good Food

Thanks for all the ideas!

-Watermelon, toasted pine nuts, grilled halloumi, green beans- that's it but utterly delicious
-https://www.recipetineats.com/thai-beef-salad-2/
-Technically more of an autumn salad https://3catsfoodie.com/roast-pumpkin-salad/
-You can tone down the chilli in this. Green papaya's can be bought from Asian/Sth East Asian stores, or celeriac, kohl rabi or carrot could be substituted at a push. https://www.seriouseats.com/som-tam-green-papaya-salad-5208332
-https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/feta-beetroot-salad

Tabbouleh,
Fattoush,
Caesar salad,
Mango salsa - my teenagers eat this by the bucket load!,
Meliz Cooks does a pomegranate salad which is delicious.

Ooh, following as I would like ideas too!

Ottolengi ‘s cous cous salad is my go to. Pan roasted cherry tomatoes and toasted almonds, lots of chopped mint, golden raisins, lemon juice and a couple of other things I can’t remember off the top of my head. Light but substantial.

I also like lentils, I am lazy and use tinned, with walnuts, chopped apple ( dip in lemon juice to stop browning) pomegranate seeds.

one of the nicest salads I ever had was in Spain, walnuts, watercress leaves and balsamic . Simple and delicious, it was in the autumn when the walnuts were fresh and plump.

These are on our menu this week, and when it was really hot a few weeks ago.

https://www.gousto.co.uk/cookbook/recipes/asian-style-pulled-hoisin-duck-salad

https://www.gousto.co.uk/cookbook/chicken-recipes/banh-mi-style-chicken-salad-sesame-croutons

We also like salad Nicole's

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/seasons/what-should-you-be-cooking-in-july/salade-nicoise

My favourite at the moment is tempeh, avocado, grated carrots, apple, quinoa, egg and dressing

Nicoise salad is lovely. Might make that later!

Following!

These all sound delicious! Perfect too for the weather incoming

Can I ask what goes in your Asian style slaw as I have been trying to find the perfect one so far without sucess.

Thanks

This is the one I use 😋
I've never had a bad recipe from this lady.https://www.recipetineats.com/asian-slaw/

Gah! Missed that autocorrect :(

Its a good salad and after recommendations on here, even nicer with the expensive tins which I prefer to seared fresh tuna

Ottolenghi chickpea salad https://ottolenghi.co.uk/pages/recipes/miso-peanut-butter-chickpea-salad

also most other Ottolenghi recipes tbh! I used to work near one and a selection box of their salads for lunch was a delight

also try having a look at The Salad Lab on Instagram for inspiration

Both of these are delicious!

I made this recently but used puy lentils (ready cooked in a pouch) instead of quinoa
https://jessicainthekitchen.com/cashew-thai-quinoa-salad-peanut-ginger-sauce/

And I'm having this one tonight. Didn't have edamame beans so missed those out and also added shredded red cabbage and raw sugar snap peas
https://pinchofyum.com/chopped-thai-salad-sesame-garlic-dressing

*Edited as pasted same link twice!

Just made a really nice tabouleh for lunch (with some bbq meat) and it was perfect!

Waldorf salad (apple, grapes, celery, walnuts, mayo/yoghurt dressing) with added cold cooked chicken

Chickpea & veg & feta salad

Asian slaw with added prawns or cold cooked salmon. Also chopped peanuts. I use RecipeTinEats recipe too

Leafy salad with cut up steak or duck breast, good with additions like jarred artichoke hearts, avocado, nuts of some kind etc. Especially good with sauté potatoes or croutons

Grains of some kind (I like Merchant gourmet pre cooked spelt) with hot smoked salmon, veg of some kind eg sugar snap peas or peas or cold cooked broccoli, bit of spring onion, lots of herbs (ideally dill and parsley) and lemony dressing

Cowboy caviar - see RecipeTinEats

Tricolore salad - tomato mozzarella & basil. Also good with avocado

Beetroot, walnuts, spinach & soft goats cheese

Blue cheese, walnuts or pecans, pear & leaves

Caesar salad

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/panzanella

Panzanella, especially now as the different tomatoes hit the shops.

I grow tomatoes and basil when I have a glut in summer, this is a weekly salad! Yum 😋