On salad duty? Our collection of impressive (but surprisingly easy) salads will be enough to rival any main.
"Many moons ago, when I was working for Martin Wishart in Edinburgh, we used to do a version of this dish for the lunch special set menu. The dressing is cream-based and should be poured onto the leaves warm, to bring out their deliciousness." – Matt Wilkinson
Worlds collide in this salad, drawing inspiration from Middle Eastern cuisines to create something unlike anything you've tasted before. Recipe by chef Roy Ner.
Filled with quinoa and brown rice, this nutritious salad is easy enough to make as a side for weekend entertaining or as a standalone meal during the week.
This gorgeous summer salad is a beautiful contrast of bright colours, textures and flavours.
“The perfect nectarine is super sweet, but firm enough to season and grill lightly, like a vegetable. This salad is sweet, zesty, crunchy and the perfect way to use a mix of herbs from our ranch garden.” – Pip Sumbak
This summer, pick Australian grown corn with grassy green husks for a fresh addition to your BBQ.
This meat-free meal is full of texture, crunch and fresh summer flavours.
A healthy and light salad with a fruity, fig flavour.
"Recipes like this are the perfect way to bring a little bit of my life on the island back to my home kitchen in Melbourne," says Nornie Bero. Happy childhood memories mingle with punchy native flavours in this must-try octopus salad from the native foods specialist.
The perfect summer salad. This is an edited extract from Matt Moran’s Australian Food: Coast + Country, Murdoch Books, $45.
Fresh flavours, there are a range of micro herbs available in the fresh produce department – they’re perfect for adding to salads.
This gorgeous salad is a perfect combinations of fresh seasonal greens, haloumi and sourdough bread - perfect for alfresco dining.
Perfect for spring entertaining, this salad is as simple as it gets. Filled with pantry staples, this is solution to all your last-minute entertaining woes.
Love radishes? Then you'll love this daikon salad that's filled with beautifully sweet and sour notes and the creaminess of goat's cheese.
Craig Knudsen's vibrant heirloom tomato salad is given a twist with rye breadcrumbs and yoghurt.
Eggplant and tahini always play well together, and this fresh fibre-loaded salad by Yoni Kalfus is no exception.
