Salad recipes

Satisfying salads for summer.
Satisfying salads for summer.

Summer is a great time of year to experiment with new ingredients and flavour combinations, and salads are the perfect medium. Here is a sample of tasty salad recipes, so there's no excuse not to make the most of the season's produce. There are hearty salads with grains that are a meal in themselves, and lighter offerings to accompany  barbecues and picnics.

Recipes

Barley, parsley and cauliflower salad.
30 mins - 1 hr
Easy

Barley, roasted cauliflower, almond and feta salad

Karen Martini
Lentils, beetroot, apple, grilled salmon.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Lentil salad with beetroot, apple and grilled salmon

Frank Camorra
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
5 reader ratings
Frank Camorra's pulse recipes.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Chickpea, calamari and chorizo salad

Frank Camorra
Fresh. Justin North's silverbeet stalks braised with cherry tomatoes and chilli and basil. SMH THE (SYDNEY) MAGAZINE Picture by JENNIFER SOO SMAG130322
< 30 mins
Easy

Silverbeet stalks braised with cherry tomatoes and chilli and basil

Justin North
Quinoa salad with pumpkin and hazelnuts.
< 30 mins
Easy

Quinoa salad with crispy roast pumpkin and hazelnuts

Arabella Forge
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< 30 mins
Easy

Cucumber salad with mint and basil

Neil Perry
King prawn and green pawpaw salad with nam jim dressing
< 30 mins
Medium

King prawn and green pawpaw salad with nam jim dressing

Neil Perry
Cypriot grain salad.
< 30 mins
Easy

Hellenic Republic’s Cypriot grain salad

Travis McAuley
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
8 reader ratings
Fried haloumi with white cabbage, date and green chilli salad.
< 30 mins
Easy

Fried haloumi with white cabbage, date and green chilli salad

Karen Martini
Grilled eggplant with tahini and yoghurt dressing, pomegranate, chilli and mint.
< 30 mins
Easy

Grilled eggplant with tahini and yoghurt dressing

Karen Martini
Egg noodle salad with barbecue duck
30 mins - 1 hr
Medium

Egg noodle salad with barbecue duck and hoisin dressing

Neil Perry
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Poached seafood salad (salpicon).
< 30 mins
Medium

Salpicon

Frank Camorra
Heirloom tomato salad.
< 30 mins
Easy

Heirloom tomato salad

Frank Camorra
Diana Lampe's stuffed curried eggs.
30 mins - 1 hr
Easy

Stuffed curried eggs by Diana Lampe

Diana Lampe
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Frank Camorra's honey mustard.
< 30 mins
Easy

Frank Camorra's honey mustard dressing

Frank Camorra
Spice-crusted tuna salad.
< 30 mins
Medium

Spice-crusted tuna, tomato and butter bean salad

Neil Perry
Pipirrana salad (with chermoula prawns).
< 30 mins
Easy

Pipirrana salad

Frank Camorra
Grilled asparagus with sorrel with shaved black Australian truffle. Karen Martini CHRISTMAS recipes for Epicure and Good Food.
< 30 mins
Easy

Grilled asparagus with sorrel and shaved black truffles

Karen Martini
King prawn and quinoa salad with pistachios and mint.
30 mins - 1 hr
Medium

Prawn and quinoa salad with pistachios and mint

Karen Martini
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
5 reader ratings
Hot food: herb oil.
< 30 mins
Easy

Parsley or basil oil

Jill Dupleix
Karen Martini's Thai beef with quail egg.
30 mins - 1 hr
Medium

Thai beef with quail egg

Karen Martini
Neil Perry's salad of cannellini beans, zucchini and goat's cheese.
1-2 hrs
Easy

Salad of cannellini beans, zucchini and goat's cheese

Neil Perry
Smoked trout salad.
< 30 mins
Easy

Smoked trout, grilled zucchini and hazelnuts with kasundi tomato relish

Frank Camorra
Coconut grilled chicken salad.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Coconut-grilled chicken with green mango salad and chilli jam

Teage Ezard
Warm chickpea, pumpkin and spinach salad
< 30 mins
Easy

Warm chickpea, pumpkin and spinach salad

Lynne Mullins
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
3 reader ratings
Sweetcorn and bread salad with smoky vinaigrette
< 30 mins
Medium

Sweetcorn and bread salad with smoky vinaigrette

Lynne Mullins

Waldorf salad with smoked chicken

Caroline Velik
Roast vegetable, brown rice and goat's cheese salad
< 30 mins
Medium

Roast vegetable, brown rice and goat's cheese salad

Megan Lilburn
Grilled goat's cheese, roasted beetroot, hazelnuts and broad beans
< 30 mins
Medium

Grilled goat's cheese, roasted beetroot, hazelnuts and broad beans

Caroline Velik
Roast pork with summer colcannon and red cabbage salad
1-2 hrs
Medium

Roast pork with colcannon and red cabbage salad

Colin Fassnidge
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
4 reader ratings
Salad with eggs, bacon, pickled onions.
< 30 mins
Medium

Egg and bacon salad

Caroline Velik
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Broccoli, almond and oregano salad
< 30 mins
Medium

Broccoli, almond and oregano salad

jane and Jeremy Strode
Pomegranate and banana salad
< 30 mins
Medium

Pomegranate and banana salad

STEVE MANFREDI
Broccoli and apple salad with orange vinaigrette
< 30 mins
Medium

Broccoli and apple salad with orange vinaigrette

Tony Chiodo
Tony Chiodo's spicy cucumber and mizuna salad.
< 30 mins
Medium

Spicy cucumber and mizuna leaf salad

Tony Chiodo
Avocado and smoked trout salad
< 30 mins
Medium

Avocado and smoked trout salad

STEVE MANFREDI
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
8 reader ratings
Goat's cheese with roast beetroot, walnuts and radicchio
< 30 mins
Medium

Goat's cheese with roast beetroot, walnuts and radicchio

STEVE MANFREDI
Chinese duck and cucumber salad
1-2 hrs
Medium

Chinese duck and cucumber salad

STEVE MANFREDI
Beyond the Garnish...Food by Jill Dupleix........Salmon with Potato Salad.......SMH Good Living...Pix by Quentin Jones...Styling by Trish Heagerty...Food Prep by Julie Ballard. SPECIALX 29204
< 30 mins
Medium

Warm salmon, potato and dill salad

Jill Dupleix
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
6 reader ratings
Japanese soba noodles with sesame salad.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Japanese noodle salad

Jeremy and Jane Strode
Rating: 0.5 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Prawn salad with asparagus and mango.
< 30 mins
Medium

Prawn salad with asparagus and mango

Stephanie Alexander
Lobster tail salad with truffle oil
< 30 mins
Medium

Lobster tail salad with truffle oil

Jill Dupleix
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
3 reader ratings
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< 30 mins
Medium

Green bean salad

Jeremy and Jane Strode
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Soba noodle salad
1-2 hrs
Medium

Soba noodle salad

Bridgette Hafner
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Grilled fig and duck salad
1-2 hrs
Medium

Grilled fig and duck salad

Brigitte Hafner
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Green tea noodles with orange sauce
< 30 mins
Medium

Green tea noodles with orange sauce

Tony Chiodo
Smoked trout and avocado salad
< 30 mins
Medium

Smoked trout and avocado salad

jane and Jeremy Strode
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Broccoli, fennel and orange salad with pistachio nut vinaigrette
< 30 mins
Medium

Broccoli, fennel and orange salad with pistachio nut vinaigrette

Damien Pignolet
Thai fishcakes with cucumber salad. Caroline Velik HERBS recipes for Epicure and Good Living. Photographed by Marina Oliphant. Food preparation and styling by Caroline Velik: black platter from Safari Living, fabric from Market Import, MUST CREDIT. The Age Newspaper and The Sydney Morning Herald. March 9, 2011.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Thai fish cakes with cucumber salad

Caroline Velik
Chorizo, apple and manchego salad
< 30 mins
Medium

Chorizo, apple and manchego salad

Warm duck and beetroot salad
< 30 mins
Medium

Warm duck and beetroot salad

jane and Jeremy Strode
Organic quinoa grain.
< 30 mins
Easy

Quinoa salad

Teresa Cutter
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
4 reader ratings
Barbecued beef sirloin with onion, parsley and lemon salad
2 hrs +
Medium

Barbecued beef sirloin with onion, parsley and lemon salad

Neil Perry
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Quinoa and red rice salad.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Quinoa, red rice and black lentil salad with spicy cauliflower

Caroline Velik
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
11 reader ratings
Super school salad.
< 30 mins
Easy

Super school salad

Caroline Velik
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
8 reader ratings
Cherry tomatoes with barbecued prawns.
< 30 mins
Easy

Cherry tomato salad with barbecued prawns

Lynne Mullins
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Aromatic salad
< 30 mins
Easy

Aromatic salad

Neil Perry
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
9 reader ratings
Freekah with cauliflower, pomegranate and mint.
< 30 mins
Easy

Freekeh with cauliflower, pomegranate and mint

Caroline Velik
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
11 reader ratings
Meat-free Monday recipes.
30 mins - 1 hr
Easy

Warm roast veggie salad with lemony lentils

Jill Dupleix
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
10 reader ratings
030412 - Lynne Mullins - In Season - Horseradish, potato and mizuna salad. SMH GOOD LIVING Photo: Domino Postiglione
< 30 mins
Easy

Horseradish, potato and mizuna salad

Lynne Mullins