Summer Salad Recipes

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This peach salad recipe is irresistibly fresh! Pair the juicy fruit with cheese crumbles, toasted nuts, and a balsamic vinaigrette.

Prep: 15min

Total: 15min

Yield: 4

Nutrition Facts: servingSize None, calories 180 calories, Sugar 8.2 g, Sodium 267 mg, Fat 13.9 g, Saturated Fat 2.8 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 13 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 3.9 g, Cholesterol 8.3 mg

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 6 to 8 cups mixed greens (we like a mix of butter lettuce and other greens)
• 3 small (or 2 large) ripe peaches
• 1 handful red onion slices
• 1/2 cup canned corn, drained (or fresh corn or grilled corn)
• 2 ounces soft goat cheese, crumbled (or feta cheese; omit for vegan)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Instruction:

1. Toast the almonds: Place the nuts in a dry skillet (no oil) over medium heat. Heat, shaking the pan and stirring often with a wooden spoon, until the nuts are fragrant and golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove immediately from the heat and transfer to a plate to stop the cooking.
2. Slice the peaches. Thinly slice the onion.
3. Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, olive oil, kosher salt, and several grinds of fresh ground black pepper until thick and emulsified.
4. Serve: To serve, top the greens with the peaches, almonds, red onion, goat cheese, and corn, then drizzle with the dressing. Serve immediately.

Best Salad Recipes: Easy Greek Salad

One of our favorite salad recipes! This easy Greek salad recipe is a flavorful, refreshing side dish!

Prep: 10min

Total: 15min

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano (more for sprinkling)
• ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 English cucumber (cut lengthwise, seeded, and sliced ¼-inch thick)
• 1 green bell pepper (chopped into 1-inch pieces)
• 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
• 5 ounces feta cheese (cut into ½ inch cubes)
• ⅓ cup thinly sliced red onion
• ⅓ cup pitted Kalamata olives
• ⅓ cup fresh mint leaves
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instruction:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, mustard, salt, and several grinds of pepper.
2. On a large platter, arrange the cucumber, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, red onions, and olives. Drizzle with the dressing and very gently toss. Sprinkle with a few generous pinches of oregano and top with the mint leaves. Season to taste and serve.

Epic summer salad

Perfect for BBQs and buffets, our epic salad is an assembly job of gorgeous ingredients – no cooking required. Serve it with lamb kebabs for an impressive summer feast

Prep: 10min

Total: 10min

Yield: Serves 6

Nutrition Facts: calories 392 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, Saturated Fat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

Ingredients:

• 400g black beans , drained
• 2 large handfuls baby spinach leaves , roughly chopped
• 500g heritage tomatoes , chopped into large chunks
• ½ cucumber , halved lengthways, seeds scooped out and sliced on an angle
• 1 mango , peeled and chopped into chunks
• 1 large red onion , halved and finely sliced
• 6-8 radishes , sliced
• 2 avocados , peeled and sliced
• 100g feta , crumbled
• handful of herbs (reserved from the dressing)
• large bunch mint
• small bunch coriander
• small bunch basil
• 1 fat green chilli , deseeded and chopped
• 1 small garlic clove
• 100ml extra virgin olive oil or rapeseed oil
• 2 limes , zested and juiced
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2 tsp honey

Instruction:

1. Make the dressing by blending all of the ingredients in a food processor (or very finely chop them), saving a few herb leaves for the salad. You can make the dressing up to 24 hrs before serving.
2. Scatter the beans and spinach over a large platter. Arrange the tomatoes, cucumber, mango, onion and radishes on top and gently toss together with your hands. Top the salad with the avocados, feta and herbs, and serve the dressing on the side.

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How do you jazz up a boring salad?

1. Add texture with roasted seeds or nuts.
2. Make it more filling with whole grains.
3. Beans and other legumes add plant-based protein.
4. Fresh herbs add lots of flavour.
5. Sweeten your salad with fruit.
6. Make sure your salad is properly seasoned.