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Healthy salad recipes

Whether you're looking for fresh and healthy lunch inspiration or an impressive side for a family barbecue or picnic, we've got you covered with our vibrant collection of healthy salad recipes. Keep it classic or try something new with zesty dressings, flaky fish or tasty meat.

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Looking for a new healthy lunch idea to keep you going this summer? This chopped Asian chicken salad recipe is perfect for throwing together at home or taking to work. Sticky teriyaki-style chicken is tossed with a veg slaw for lunch in under 30 minutes.
Chopped Asian chicken salad
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Try this fresh and vibrant side salad that's a classic in Indian cuisine
Kachumber salad
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Shake up this delicious dressing to drizzle over a bitter leaf salad with oranges and walnuts
Bitter leaf salad with olive oil dressing
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Crunchy and peppery radishes give this radish and crab salad a much-needed kick
Radish and crab salad
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Our classic Caesar salad recipe combines crisp cos lettuce, smoky bacon, Parmesan shavings and crunchy croutons with a honey, mustard and vinegar dressing. Enjoy as a tasty starter, as an on-the-go lunch or make a bigger portion for a filling main meal
Caesar salad
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Give your summer salad a boost with this spicy, Indian-inspired chicken salad recipe. Smoky griddled chicken, peppery watercress and a herby coriander dressing make a quick and easy lunch – enjoy warm or pack up for lunchboxes.
Garam masala chicken salad
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This all-American classic cobb salad recipe lines up crispy bacon, succulent chicken and golden boiled eggs with plenty of colourful veg and a drizzle of creamy blue cheese dressing, for an indulgent salad more than worthy of main course status.
Cobb salad
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Combine juicy plums with tangy blue cheese and toasted walnuts for a fresh, vibrant and flavour-packed salad that's easy to make and ideal for lunch or dinner
Plum and blue cheese salad
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Popular healthy salad recipes

Roasted pepper and courgette salad
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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
Rainbow salad
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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
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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
Celeriac and apple remoulade
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A classic French side salad that makes the most of mellow and versatile celeriac
  • Serves 6
  • 15 mins
  • 105 calories
Pea, mint and broccoli pesto
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All good plant-pushers need a pesto recipe up their sleeve, and this is zinging with citrus, has a little heat from chilli and full of seasonal purple sprouting broccoli
  • Serves 6
  • 10 mins
  • 180 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
Sticky tofu lettuce cups
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Fill up Little Gem lettuce leaves with sweet, Asian-inspired tofu for a light alfresco lunch
  • Serves 2
  • 20 mins plus 30 mins marinating
  • 338 calories
Vietnamese tofu and noodle salad
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This Vietnamese-inspired salad has lightly fried tofu, vermicelli noodles and plenty of crisp vegetables, all tossed with a sweet and sour dressing.
  • Serves 4
  • 32 mins
  • 447 calories

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