Summer salads

Whether you're looking for the perfect picnic dish, a BBQ side or a tasty lunchbox idea, our selection of delicious summer salad recipes are sure to inspire.

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This speedy, fresh salad is perfect for barbecues and summer picnics. No cooking is involved – just stir the crisp and colourful mix of juicy tomatoes and sweetcorn together.

Tomato and corn salad

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Green garden salad

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This colourful summer salad needs minimum cooking and is filled with maximum Mediterranean flavours - crispy halloumi, glossy olives and sweet sun dried tomatoes.

Courgette, couscous and halloumi salad

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This colourful peach and mozzarella salad is perfect for making when sweet peaches and tomatoes are at their seasonal best, for a fresh summer flavour combination of creamy mozzarella and juicy ripe fruit that really works.

Mozzarella, peach and tomato salad

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This delicious summer salad of griddled peach and beetroot makes the perfect BBQ side dish.

Griddled peach and beetroot salad

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Brighten up any summer spread with this colourful mixed Italian salad.

Panzanella

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This Indian-inspired potato salad has all you need to spice up your midweek meals. Charlotte potatoes are roasted in fragrant spices until gorgeously golden and mixed together with strips of juicy carrot, cucumber and rocket

Crunchy Indian potato salad

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A crisp coastal vegetable that tastes of the sea, samphire makes this sophisticated salad the perfect light lunch or seasonal starter. The salty flavour works beautifully with the sweet crab meat and vibrant summer beans

Samphire and crab salad

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Popular summer salad recipes

Grilled halloumi salad

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Grilled halloumi cheese and crisp, Parmesan croutons make this vibrant salad feel hearty and substantial. Served with a delicious warm tomato and chilli dressing, this salad is packed full of flavour too.

Serves 4
25 mins
510 calories

Roasted pepper and courgette salad

190

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Serve up a taste of the Mediterranean with this warm roasted veg salad that makes a great side dish to grilled meats and fish or as part of a vegetarian buffet. Sweet, colourful roasted peppers and courgettes combine with a fragrant oregano and garlic oil.

Serves 4
55 mins
223 calories

Chaat potato salad

104

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Get this vibrant potato salad ready for your next street party

Serves 8
50 mins
236 calories

Rainbow salad

102

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Add a burst of colour to your picnic basket with this speedy rainbow salad that is sure to put a smile on your face

Serves 4
10 mins
132 calories

Ras el hanout chopped salad

100

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The wonderfully scented spice mix, ras el hanout, takes this healthy, vegan chopped salad recipe to the next level.

Serves 4
10 mins
111 calories

Epic potato salad

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This BBQ side classic is made even tastier with the addition of seasonal asparagus, peas and peppery watercress or rocket

Serves 4
60 mins
301 calories

Roasted veg salad with cashew dressing

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Derek Sarno, Executive Chef for Tesco, has created this vibrant vegan salad recipe as a brilliant summer sharing platter everyone can enjoy. Full of colour, texture and a wicked cashew dressing this feast of a salad is great for using up veg.

Serves 4
65 mins
345 calories

Sam's 'saviour' steak salad

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When Sam's housemate Jess gets on the wrong side of a spray tan, Sam knows just what'll cheer her up: a juicy Tesco Finest 30-day matured rib-eye steak, pan-fried to perfection. Sam serves slices of the tender steak with green beans and dollops of soft goat's cheese – not to mention some very appropriate orange and roasted carrots!

Serves 2
40 mins
694 calories

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