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From filling lunches to spectacular sides, salads are so wonderfully versatile. Whether your after a salad idea for lunch, a light supper, or a hearty side, finding the right salad recipe is simple with our easy recipes.
This simple avocado on toast with poached eggs and tomatoes is so tasty and can be made in under 30 minutes. It's the perfect for a lazy breakfast or brunch when you need a little boost.
This noodle salad recipe is a brilliant way to use up any leftover vegetables. You can cook and prepare this quick recipe in under 30 minutes, making it the perfect dish for an easy midweek dinner which the whole family will love
Filled with all our favourite Greek salad ingredients - cheese, olives and cucumber - these multiseed tortilla wraps make a refreshing lunchbox recipe. Served with a full-of-flavour sundried tomato and butter bean salad, this is sustaining and nutritious.
Packed full to the brim with warming spices and flavours, dhal makes for a super comforting dish
A classic Greek salad is a staple for your recipe repertoire. It's great on its own or as part of a bigger spread with grilled meat or veg. We like to serve it with toasted pittas for an easy lunch.
If you’ve not tried fruit in your salad before, you’re missing a trick. Clementine’s add a pop of juiciness and go so well with the fresh herbs. Lucy's recipe counts towards 2 of your 5-a-day and is a source of fibre, all whilst delivering big, bright flavours. It's great on its own or works well as a side dish too.
Zainab Pirzada's citrussy salad is super simple to serve up for Iftar. It has all the flavours of a Kachumber salad with crispy halloumi and chickpeas for protein (and crunch!) Finish with a drizzle of sweet and zesty pomegranate molasses dressing.
Food writer Dina Macki's gyros-style salad uses ingredients that are commonly bought and turns them into this delicious sharing-style feast, complete with herby fries and a sweet 'n' sour green bean salad.
Lighten up a classic Caesar salad by using fish fingers as a crispy crouton replacement. Salty anchovies and Parmesan make a delicious yogurt-based Caesar dressing. Finish with jammy soft-boiled eggs for a fresh and simple spring lunch or dinner.
The whole family will love this smoky veggie burrito recipe. Load lightly spiced butternut squash and black beans into tortillas with rice, then top with crumbled Greek-style salad cheese for extra tang. Wrap it all up and enjoy the flavour fiesta.
Instead of a rich creamy sauce, this healthier fish pie has bright tomato flavours peppered with olives and flaky fish. Swap the mash for crispy slices of potato for a delicious twist on a classic.
If you love cauliflower cheese, you're going to love this comforting pie, which makes a nice change to your usual Sunday roast. The filling is bolstered with leeks and spring greens for extra veg – you could serve it with a side salad or some potatoes for a hearty meal.
This chargrilled chicken salad is brimming with fresh and fragrant flavours, plus seasonal green veg to get you excited for spring. The perfect light lunch for two.
Team peppery curly kale with tangy green apple and sweet, buttery pecans for a salad that's chock-full of flavour and texture. This is a super side or light lunch – and it's ready in just 15 minutes.
Put a Mediterranean twist on a comfort food classic with this Greek potato gratin. Crumbled feta, saffron, red peppers and olives are added to the creamy potatoes – serve with simple roast chicken for a delicious addition to a Sunday roast.
Transform your potato salad with asparagus, soft boiled eggs and a creamy buttermilk dressing.
Chicken breasts are coated in a citrussy honey mustard marinade and roasted until golden. They're served atop a bed of slaw made with apple, cabbage and radishes. A light and bright dinner that's super-tasty and healthy too!
These samosas make a great lunch if you're looking to shake up your sandwich routine. They can be baked in the oven or cooked in the air-fryer. Served alongside pickled red onions and a vibrant salad, they're bursting with big flavours!
Delicate pear marries well with the creamy tang of Dolcelatte cheese. It makes a delicious topping to this open sandwich that's finished with a honey mustard dressing.
A light and easy weekday supper with the fresh flavours of a summer holiday.
Have a healthy and tasty dinner on the table in just 20 mins with these air-fryer stuffed peppers that count towards 2 of your 5-a-day. Take your fave antipasti ingredients and a pack of microwave rice to load the peppers up with. Serve with salad on the side. Simples!
We’ve given the Italian classic a winter makeover, so you can enjoy the flavours of tomato, mozzarella and basil year-round. Serve with homemade basil garlic bread to scoop up all that delicious tomato.
One-pots are wonderfully simple to make, but needn't feel basic – this recipe is special enough for hosting or as an alternative to Sunday roast. Sweet and sour, sticky and unctuous, the combination of red grapes, garlic, white wine vinegar and aromatic herbs is a real winner.
Leftover roast butternut squash makes a surprising toast topper in this savoury vegetarian breakfast idea
For a quick and easy Mother's Day breakfast try this fruit salad plate combining kiwi, orange, banana and blueberries and topping with fresh yogurt and crunchy granola
xxxSweet roasted butternut pieces, coupled with protein-rich chickpeas make for a tasty weekday salad. This packs up perfectly for lunch, with a pea and goat’s cheese dip and crunchy breadsticks or it can be double or tripled to make an easy weeknight supp
This indulgent, yet easy lunch will be the envy of the office kitchen. Rich hoisin duck is tossed with Thai-inspired grains, baby spinach and Tenderstem broccoli tips.
It can be tempting on boxing day to stand and eat leftovers straight from the fridge, but if you can muster the strength to make this special sandwich, you'll thank yourself. Made with succulent slices of leftover turkey, mayo, Cornish Brie, cranberry, and salted pistachios.
This smoked salmon, pumpkin seed and rocket wholewheat pasta salad provides a steady source of energy to keep you going all afternoon.
Are the kids getting sick of sarnies in their lunchboxes? Get creative and liven up their weekday meals with this cheesy Mexican quesadilla.
An easy lunchbox idea for kids, this healthy chicken pasta salad recipe has a tasty pea, tomato, and basil sauce.
Swap chicken for omega-3 rich smoked mackerel in this tasty Caesar salad, perfect for a weekday lunch. Crunchy romaine lettuce holds its shape while some shavings of fresh Parmesan add an indulgent touch.
Tuck into a speedy festive meal for one with this crisp filo parcel.