Sexy salad recipes for every week of the year

Stuck in a salad rut? Turn over a new leaf with these vibrant salad recipes. Some work wonders as sides, others hold their own as solo dishes, all are incredibly satisfying. We have classic salads, chicken salads, noodle salads, and salads for every season of the year. It’s time to toss your way through them all.

Bitter green salad with apple and walnut

Bitter green salad with apple and walnut

flat lay image of colourful vegetable salad with ruby grapefruit — Photo: Con Poulos

Baby vegetable slaw with grapefruit and tarragon

Baby vegetable slaw with grapefruit and tarragon

Sicilian artichoke, broad bean and pecorino salad

Sicilian artichoke, broad bean and pecorino salad

Italian antipasti salad with sopressa dressing

Italian antipasti salad with sopressa dressing

Shaved zucchini, fennel and mint salad with burrata

Shaved zucchini, fennel and mint salad with burrata

Harissa-roasted cauliflower with preserved-lemon dressing

White bowl with salad of chunky chopped beetroot, shredded parsley and brow lentils, with a bronze fork. — Photo: James Moffatt

Grain salad with dukkah and pickled pomegranate

Grain salad with dukkah and pickled pomegranate

Beetroot, chickpea and za’atar salad

Beetroot, chickpea and za’atar salad

Mike McEnearney’s fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio

Mike McEnearney’s fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio

Grilled peppers and flatbread salad

Grilled peppers and flatbread salad

Louis Tikaram’s cucumber and snow pea salad

Louis Tikaram’s cucumber and snow pea salad

Warm autumn salad of artichoke, pomegranate and radicchio

Warm autumn salad of artichoke, pomegranate and radicchio

Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing

Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing

Prawn, cabbage and soba noodle salad

Prawn, cabbage and soba noodle salad

Rice noodle salad with grilled steak, lime and Vietnamese mint

Rice noodle salad with grilled steak, lime and Vietnamese mint

Cress salad with ginger-date dressing

Cress salad with ginger-date dressing

Ultra-green chopped salad

Ultra-green chopped salad

Niçoise salad with albacore tuna

Niçoise salad with albacore tuna

Prawn and pomelo salad with roasted chilli dressing

Prawn and pomelo salad with roasted chilli dressing

Fattoush

Fattoush

Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat’s cheese

Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat’s cheese

Toasted corn and spelt with miso dressing

Toasted corn and spelt with miso dressing

Zucchini salad with pecorino, currants, sunflower seeds and lemon

Zucchini salad with pecorino, currants, sunflower seeds and lemon

Charlie Carrington’s Yemenite pickled cabbage and chickpea salad

Charlie Carrington’s Yemenite pickled cabbage and chickpea salad

Salade printemps with goat’s curd and herb vinaigrette

Salade printemps with goat’s curd and herb vinaigrette

Santorini salad

Santorini salad

Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing

Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing

Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut

Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut

Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint

Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint

Insalata of bitter leaves, lentils, onion and pecorino

Insalata of bitter leaves, lentils, onion and pecorino

Bert’s zucchini, stracciatella and basil salad

Bert’s zucchini, stracciatella and basil salad

Tuna salad with zucchini, radish and sesame dressing

Tuna salad with zucchini, radish and sesame dressing

Giant beans and celery — Photo: Alicia Taylor

Greek-style butter bean salad

Greek-style butter bean salad

Char-grilled capsicum with sherry vinaigrette — Photo: Chris Chen

Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette

Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette

Chicken, radish and bean salad with tarragon dressing

Chicken, radish and bean salad with tarragon dressing

Chicken, roast plum, labne and grain salad

Chicken, roast plum, labne and grain salad

Lamb salad with peas, zucchini and olives

Lamb salad with peas, zucchini and olives

Seared beef and green papaya salad

Seared beef and green papaya salad

Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing

Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing

Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds

Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds

Cauliflower, pomegranate and quinoa salad

Cauliflower, pomegranate and quinoa salad

Farro, broccoli and smoked trout salad

Farro, broccoli and smoked trout salad

Vietnamese-style beef and vermicelli salad

Vietnamese-style beef and vermicelli salad

Goat’s cheese and potato salad

Goat’s cheese and potato salad

Potato, bacon and pickled fennel salad

Potato, bacon and pickled fennel salad

Classic egg and potato salad

Classic egg and potato salad

Victor Liong’s three sliver salad

Victor Liong’s three sliver salad

Phil Wood’s kipfler potato and calamari Greek salad

Phil Wood’s kipfler potato and calamari Greek salad

Insalata di ceci

Insalata di ceci (chickpea salad)

Caesar salad

Caesar salad

Cobb salad

Cobb salad

Beetroot, feta and lentil salad

Beetroot, feta and lentil salad

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