Christmas salad recipes (2024)

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Serve a fresh winter salad as a starter or side at Christmas. Our festive dishes include ingredients such as warm squash, smoked salmon, chicory, beetroot and red cabbage.

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Get your dinner party off to a great start with this salad topped with toasted almonds. Alternatively, it can be made into impressive-looking canapés
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Serve a colourful winter salad inspired by Italian panzanella, which uses torn-up bread to mop up the dressing. Serve as a side, or light lunch
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This extra-special vegetarian starter is bursting with contrasting flavours and textures, such as spiralized pear, crunchy roasted nuts and creamy cheese
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Serve this halloumi, carrot, orange and watercress salad with a mustard and honey dressing for an easy lunch or starter. It takes just 20 minutes to make and delivers one of your 5-a-day
Kale caesar salad
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Make good use of kale and put it centre-stage in this easy caesar salad topped with croutons. It can serve two as a main course, or four as a starter
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Enjoy this vibrant orange, herb and burrata salad with black olive dressing for lunch or as a starter ahead of a main meal. Scatter with pistachios to serve
Christmas salad with goat's cheese
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Make a delicious and seasonal salad with this recipe, which you can customise to your liking
Shredded carbonara sprouts
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Complete your Christmas table with this creamy side dish – even sprout haters are sure to enjoy the salty, cheesy, carbonara-inspired flavour
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This vibrant Persian side salad is studded with dried fruit, nuts and seeds and finished with crumbled feta - ideal to take along to a Christmas buffet
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This wonderfully light salad is packed with easy-to-find seasonal ingredients and makes a great Christmas starter
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Combine creamy goat's cheese, crisp apple and earthy beetroot for a simple salad that's bursting with flavour and colour – and it looks impressive plated up
Broccoli caesar salad
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Make this broccoli caesar salad for an easy, sophisticated starter. Ready in just 10 minutes, it's ideal for a dinner party or Christmas lunch
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Impress guests with this deceptively simple starter, made with pears, goat's cheese, watercress and hazelnuts. It's ready in just 15 minutes, and perfect at Christmas
Christmas slaw
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This crunchy, nutty coleslaw is a great healthy salad for serving on the side of cooked meats and other rich, festive dishes
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A rustic and warm root vegetable salad with creamy dressing and lots of healthy watercress leaves - great for a buffet
Tangy chicory salad
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Dress this chicory salad with sherry vinegar, honey and orange for a taste of sunshine in winter. It's ideal for a Christmas buffet served with ham
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A lovely, wintry salad using fresh, seasonal ingredients that you can serve warm or cold. Bright beetroot, crunchy hazelnuts and a punchy mustard dressing
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Make this cured salmon and prawn dish as a classy starter for a dinner party. It takes a few days of prep, but it’s well worth it for the flavour that you get
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This starter, with its quick pickled onion is impressive, but takes little time as it’s part of making the dressing. You can do it while the turkey is cooking
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Spruce up a salad with a rosemary, honey and hazelnut crumb to accompany Spanish cheese, sweet fruit and bitter leaves
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Combine succulent pear, colourful beetroot, spicy chorizo and buttery manchego cheese in this vibrant winter salad that's ideal for sharing with friends
Roasted roots fattoush
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We’ve given this classic Middle Eastern bread salad a winter makeover with good-value roasted root veg and a rich, brown-butter yogurt dressing
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A vibrant and substantial salad for two that's rich in calcium, fibre and 4 of your 5-a-day. With toasted cumin, honey and mustard it's rich in flavour too!
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Serve up a fibre-rich lunch or side dish with this beetroot, feta and green lentil salad. Bursting with colour, it's full of flavour and nutrients

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What are the salad items list? ›

The list of salad vegetables includes broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, endive, escarole, green onions, lettuce, mushrooms, peas, bell peppers, chili peppers, radishes, romaine, spinach and tomatoes. Market them well to drive profits to your bottom line.

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What is a good base for salad? ›

Start with a base

The good carbs listed below provide you with energy, fibre, vitamins and minerals – and they serve as excellent salad bases: leafy greens such as romaine, arugula, kale and spinach. whole grains such as quinoa, brown rice and bulgur.

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What makes a salad more delicious? ›

Season the greens & vegetables

This also creates layers of flavor, giving your salad depth. Another way to add layers is by adding prepared ingredients to your salad like pickles, marinated or grilled veggies, or anything brined, like olives or capers.

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What are the 5 basic salad types? ›

The five basic types of salad are green salads (tossed or composed), bound, vegetable, fruit, and combination. The five basic salads that can be served throughout the course of a meal are starter, accompaniment, main course, intermezzo, and dessert.

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What goes well in a salad? ›

One of the best ways to add some staying power to your salads AND amp up the flavor is to add some healthy fats!

Olives.
Nuts (toasted, sliced, slivered, raw, candied) Almonds, Pecans, Walnuts, Peanuts, Pine nuts.
Seeds. pepitas, sunflower seeds, chia.
Avocado/guacamole.
Cheese (crumbled, grated, sliced)

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What are the 5 components of salad? ›

5 Essential Ingredients for a Healthy Salad

Healthy main course salads have five essential ingredients: non-starchy vegetables, protein, healthy fat, a fermented food, and a home-made dressing. ...
Raw or cooked vegetables should make up at least half of any main course salad.

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What seasoning to add to salad? ›

5 Unique Spices to Add to Your Salad

Curry Powder. One interesting spice you can add to your salad to make it more flavorful is curry powder. ...
Garlic. ...
Ginger. ...
Mint. ...
Cumin.

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What does a simple salad contain? ›

Easy Green Salad with mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, Parmesan cheese, croutons, and a quick balsamic vinaigrette. This simple salad recipe is the perfect side dish for any meal.

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What are the three keys to a quality salad? ›

The three keys to ensuring a quality salad are use high quality iceberg lettuce, blend the ingredients together, and make sure the salad focuses on two main ingredients. 2. The four basic parts to any salad are the base, body, garnish, and dressing.

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What is the secret to making a good salad? ›

Season, taste, repeat

Every salad component should taste good enough to eat on its own, so season your leaves, your dressing, and your add-ins (raw veg, roasted veg, croutons, nuts, and protein), tasting for salt and acid as you go. Toss, taste, and—maybe, just maybe—season again.

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Why do restaurant salads taste better than homemade? ›

Restaurants salt their salads.

This resulted in every bite tasting vibrant and flavorful. "Season your salad just like you would anything else," Simpson said. "Salt is a big difference between salads at home and salads in a restaurant." This doesn't mean you have to make your salads salty!

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What do people usually put in salads? ›

In its simplest form, a salad includes a base of leafy greens, toppings and a dressing. Toppings can be anything from fruits and vegetables to croutons and pasta to nuts and cheeses — the possibilities are truly endless. If you're bored with your usual picks, try some new salad topping ideas.

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What is commonly in a salad? ›

Common raw vegetables (in the culinary sense) used in a salad include cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery, radishes, mushrooms, avocado, olives, artichoke hearts, heart of palm, watercress, parsley, garden beets, and green beans. Nuts, berries, seeds, lentils, and flowers are less common components.

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Christmas salad recipes (2024)

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