An ancient 'superfood' sent from heaven
A marvelous Mediterranean treat, this refreshing orange, fennel, and olive salad can be further enhanced with chopped tomato, celery, and mozzarella cubes. Drizzle with wine vinegar and olive oil.
Introduce the fish to fresh tomato, onion, spinach, and lettuce, sprinkle with basil and dill, add a dash of champagne vinaigrette, and enjoy this light, simple, but impressive dish.
Bright and colorful, a spring salad of crispy leaf lettuce, frisée, fresh tomato, and boiled free-range eggs all sprinkled with fennel works either as a main dish or side serving.
Use leaf, romaine, and iceberg lettuce and mix with watercress and spinach for a superfood salad rich in vitamins and minerals. Crunchy pomegranate seeds add zest, while the rich, creamy, and velvety texture of avocado is a delicious counterpart.
This sensational seasonal salad uses fresh ripe strawberries and spinach leaves, and is garnished with creamy blue cheese and crunchy walnuts... an inspired combination!
A deliciously zesty salad, the grated carrots combined with juicy orange slices bring a blaze of color to the table. Add raisins, roasted sesame seeds, and a dash of ground cumin for a lovely side dish idea.
Steam cook the asparagus and serve with peas, radish, zucchini, lettuce, and hazelnuts. Crumble in some fresh goat cheese as a simple, creamy addition.
This crunchy salad option uses chopped roasted radish as a base ingredient, with arugula and bulgur grain lending the dish a wonderfully textured and peppery component.
Watermelon salad literally melts in your mouth and is an ideal meal choice on a hot, humid day. Mix with feta cheese and cucumber, and top with a sprig of mint.
Broad beans are bright green and vitamin-packed, and make a healthy base for any salad. Try them mixed with quinoa, sweet peas, and a bit of mint.
For a protein-packed treat, rustle up a steak salad using aubergine, sunflower sprouts, and feta cheese to get things going.
A great summertime standby, combine the sardines with anything you like: celery, red onion, tomato, or iceberg lettuce, for example. A few small chunks of feta cheese provide a creamy texture.
Celebrate summer with a healthy tuna salad. Serve it up with tomatoes, borlotti beans, dill, and a dash of lemon juice.
Did you know that a few mouthfuls of kale contains an entire day's worth of vitamins A and C? Use this super healthy vegetable as a salad base and add avocado, bacon, and feta cheese for a true feast.
A delicious steamed broccoli salad with tomato, crispy fried bacon, and a cheese yogurt dressing.
Loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, spinach finds its way into many salads, and deservedly so. Whip one up using quinoa and assorted roasted vegetables.
As festive-looking as it tastes, the perfect Mexican black bean salad combines black beans, kidney beans, corn, quinoa, bell peppers, lime, and juicy tomatoes.
The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and leeks need to be steamed before being grilled. Next, toss the veggies in a green olive oil, add tomato and onion, and serve with soy sauce.
Get creative by spiralizing the courgette before adding avocado and tomato. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and some sprigs of parsley. Yummy!
This twist on a classic sees chicken tossed with romaine lettuce, apple, celery, and grapes, and heightened with a lick of punchy anchovy and garlic dressing sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. Oh, and don't forget the croutons dressed with lemon juice.
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A pasta dish that thinks it's a salad, whole-grain pasta penne can be served with broccoli, avocado, green beans, peas, and beautifully rich dorblu cheese—a high quality blue cheese with a delicately spicy character.
You can either bake or roast the carrots; they still end up deliciously mouthwatering. Mix them with lentils and feta cheese, stir up a herb yogurt, and serve with dukkah–an Egyptian condiment consisting of a mixture of herbs, nuts, and spices.
The best salads combine sweet, salty, creamy, and tangy flavors. Melon and prosciutto with mozzarella, mint leaves, and a honey and mustard vinaigrette ticks all the boxes.
Love spinach? Prefer chicken? No problem. Just combine both, add red apple slices, dried cranberry, and crunchy walnuts, and you've got it made.
Sometimes less is more, and so it is with this simply scrumptious arugula salad. Slice up some thin wedges of Parmesan cheese, sprinkle with lemon and olive oil... and close your eyes.
Orzo, also known as risoni, is a form of short-cut pasta, shaped like a large grain of rice. That's the technical bit. Next, add dried cranberries, toasted almonds, and season with cumin, lemon juice, parsley, cilantro, and pepper. Easy!
You can rustle up this salad just by using boiled potatoes and a few dabs of mayonnaise. But that's a bit lazy, isn't it? Instead, lace the mayo with mustard seeds, or add chopped chives. And paprika makes for a fabulous seasoning.
Go Gallic with this French classic. Collect up the tuna, green beans, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, onion, capers, and potatoes. Then drizzle over a dressing composed of olive oil, red wine vinegar, chopped parsley, snipped chives, a bit of garlic, and some salt and pepper. Allez!
Citrus fruits are healthy, juicy, and appetizing. So it's no wonder you can prepare a whole salad with them. Try this grapefruit and orange creation, adding mint, honey, and lime for a sharp and sweet sensation.
A show-stopper of a salad with its earthy flavors and moody color, use fresh healthy beets and mix with fresh sweet baby spinach, kale, walnuts, feta cheese, and some crispy croutons. You can't beat it!
Salads are delicious at any time of the year, and are always healthy and good for you. But a salad seems to taste that much better in summertime, when it's warm and sunny and fruits and vegetables are at their ripest and most fragrant. So, isn't it about time you started planning some salad days?
Click through the following gallery and check out this list of cool salad combos for the hot days ahead.
Cool salad combos for the hot days ahead
A salad seems to taste even better in the summertime
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Salads are delicious at any time of the year, and are always healthy and good for you. But a salad seems to taste that much better in summertime, when it's warm and sunny and fruits and vegetables are at their ripest and most fragrant. So, isn't it about time you started planning some salad days?
Click through the following gallery and check out this list of cool salad combos for the hot days ahead.