We’ve all been guilty of unintentionally banishing the sad, soggy Christmas salads to the forgotten end of the table. But with this creative collection of Christmas salad recipes, vegetables will be the first thing you’ll want to pile onto your plate this merry season.
Toss together a simple prawn and mango Christmas salad recipe using leftovers from the festive fridge, or go for something more classic like the roast vegetable salad topped with candied nuts or a punchy potato salad with fresh goat’s cheese. Whichever Christmas salad catches your eye, we know it’ll be the talk of the table (and not just another ordinary side dish) come Christmas dinner.
And if you’re in the market for some other big-ticket items to go with your holiday salad, here’s our favorite collection of Christmas mains, from sticky glazed ham to fresh salmon. No Christmas meal would be complete without a showstopper dessert, so we’ve pulled together our best Christmas desserts, too.
These are our best Christmas salads.
Christmas grain salad with dukkah and pickled pomegranate
Warm mixed bean, chickpea and mozzarella salad
Peach, basil, jamón and pumpernickel salad
Mike McEnearney’s grilled prawn, watermelon and tomato salad
Fig, pomegranate and burrata with Sherry vinaigrette
Heirloom tomatoes and peaches with white bean and hazelnut tarator
Zucchini, guanciale, mozzarella and fregola salad
Roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprout and chickpea salad
Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing
Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut
Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing
Salade printemps with goat’s curd and herb vinaigrette
E’cco’s zucchini salad with pecorino, currants, sunflower seeds and lemon
Louis Tikaram’s cucumber and snow pea salad
Mike McEnearney’s fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio
Harissa-roasted cauliflower with preserved-lemon dressing
Italian antipasti salad with sopressa dressing
Baby vegetable slaw with grapefruit and tarragon
