With summer comes salads - easy, breezy and vibrant bowls that celebrate the best of summer produce. They make for attractive sides, or main meals that hold their own.
Summer salad recipes to kickstart the year
There's never been a better time to turn over a new leaf.
![**[Tuna salad with zucchini, radish and sesame dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/tuna-salad-with-zucchini-radish-and-sesame-dressing-16614|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/15/16614/web_tunasalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Tuna salad with zucchini, radish and sesame dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/char-grilled-capsicum-salad-sherry-vinaigrette-16813|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/01/14/16813/GT1901_Quick_Meals_Char_Grilled_Capsicum_With_Sherry_VinaigretteA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![**[Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/prawn-and-avocado-salad-with-spiced-tomato-dressing-12952|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/08/12952/web_prawnavosalad-(1).jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing
Photo: William Meppem![**[Santorini salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/santorini-salad-13779|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2018/01/09/47519/Santorini-salad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Grilled peach, tomato and labne with crisp flatbread](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/grilled-peach-tomato-and-labne-with-crisp-flatbread-15540|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/25/15540/web_peachflatbread.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled peach, tomato and labne with crisp flatbread
Photo: William Meppem![**[Potato salad with cucumber and burrata](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/potato-salad-cucumber-burrata-16877|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/01/17/16877/GT1901_Into_the_blue_Potato_salad_with_cucumber_and_burrata_A.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Potato salad with cucumber and burrata
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Mike McEnearney's fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/fig-salad-18050|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/20/18050/web_figsalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Mike McEnearney's fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio
Photo: Will Horner![**[Chiu chow raw fish salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/chiu-chow-raw-fish-salad-17808|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/04/17808/web_fast_rawfishsalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Anson Smart
![**[Peach, basil, jamón and pumpernickel salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/peach-basil-jamon-and-pumpernickel-salad-13669|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/28/13669/web_peachjamonsalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Peach, basil, jamón and pumpernickel salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Goat's cheese and potato salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/goats-cheese-potato-salad-17897|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/16/17897/web_potatosalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Goat's cheese and potato salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Prawn and bean salad with preserved lemon dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/prawn-and-bean-salad-with-preserved-lemon-dressing-13717|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/05/13717/web_prawnbeansalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Prawn and bean salad with preserved lemon dressing
Photo: William Meppem![**[Scallop and ocean trout ceviche with butter bean salad](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/scallop-and-ocean-trout-ceviche-with-butter-bean-salad-11135|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/9276/0113GT-peruvian-food-ceviche-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Scallop and ocean trout ceviche with butter bean salad
Photo: William Meppem![**[Grilled bean salad with lentils](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/healthy-recipes/grilled-bean-salad-with-lentils-15767|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/04/18/15767/GT1804_Pick_of_the_brunch_Grilled_bean_salad_with_lentilsA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled bean salad with lentils
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Sean Moran's heirloom tomato salad with feta, pistachio pesto and fried okra](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/heirloom-tomato-salad-recipe-16978|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/14/16978/Okra-tomato_web.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Sean Moran's heirloom tomato salad with feta, pistachio pesto and fried okra
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Broccoli tabbouleh](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/broccoli-tabbouleh-16746|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/12/13/16746/GT1812_Colour_my_world_Broccoli_tabboulehA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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PHoto: Ben Dearnley
![**[Bert's zucchini, stracciatella and basil salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/zucchini-stracciatella-basil-salad-16588|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/21/16588/salad_web.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Bert's zucchini, stracciatella and basil salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Jonathan Barthelmess's Greek salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/greek-salad-16970|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/05/16970/GT1902_Classical_style_Greek_salad_A.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Jonathan Barthelmess's Greek salad
Photo: Alicia Taylor![**[Grilled chicken, peach and avocado salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/grilled-chicken-peach-and-avocado-salad-12720|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/12720/web_chickenavo2.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled chicken, peach and avocado salad
Photo: William Meppem![**[Chicken and avocado salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chicken-and-avocado-salad-8200|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/8200/web_chickenavo.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Mark Roper
![**[Chat Thai's guide to making larb gai](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/larb-gai-14230|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/14230/web_larbgai.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chat Thai's guide to making larb gai
Photo: Ben Hansen![**[Thai grilled pork salad with green mango](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/thai-grilled-pork-salad-with-green-mango-13436|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/28/13436/web_porksalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Thai grilled pork salad with green mango
Photo: John Paul Urizar![**[Shanghai-style chilled noodles](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/shanghai-style-chilled-noodles-16757|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/12/13/16757/GT1812_Seasonal_change_Shanghai_style_chilled_noodlesA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Shanghai-style chilled noodles
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Prawn and pomelo salad with roasted chilli dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/prawn-and-pomelo-salad-with-roasted-chilli-dressing-12693|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/18/12693/web_prawnpomelosalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Prawn and pomelo salad with roasted chilli dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Sichuan chicken salad with chilled noodles and cucumber](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/sichuan-chicken-salad-with-chilled-noodles-and-cucumber-13775|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/16/13775/web_sichuanchicken.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Sichuan chicken salad with chilled noodles and cucumber
Photo: William Meppem![**[Prawn and soba noodle salad with sesame-ginger dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/prawn-and-soba-noodle-salad-with-sesame-ginger-dressing-13534|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/16/13534/web_prawnnoodles.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Prawn and soba noodle salad with sesame-ginger dressing
Photo: John Paul Urizar![**[Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/poached-chicken-and-millet-salad-with-peas-and-mint-13789|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/13789/web_chickenmillet.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint
Photo: William Meppem![**[Fig, watermelon and jamon salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/fig-watermelon-jamon-salad-16954|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/01/16954/GT1902_Ocean_drive_Fig_watermelon_and_jamon_salad_A.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Fig, watermelon and jamon salad
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Tofu, watermelon and radish salad with nahm jim](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/tofu-watermelon-and-radish-salad-with-nahm-jim-13880|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/28/13880/web_watermelontofusalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Tofu, watermelon and radish salad with nahm jim
Photo: William Meppem![**[Vietnamese-style beef and vermicelli salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/vietnamese-style-beef-and-vermicelli-salad-13542|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/16/13542/web_beefvermicelli.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Vietnamese-style beef and vermicelli salad
Photo: John Paul Urizar![**[Zucchini, guanciale, mozzarella and fregola salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/zucchini-guanciale-mozzarella-and-fregola-salad-13346|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/16/13346/web_zucchini.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Zucchini, guanciale, mozzarella and fregola salad
Photo: Dean Wilmot![**[Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/chicken-noodle-salad-with-turmeric-lime-dressing-15596|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/16/15596/web_turnericchicken.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing
Photo: William Meppem![**[Mixed tomato salad with sumac, herbs and flatbread](http://gourmettraveller.com.au/mixed-tomato-salad-with-sumac-herbs-and-flatbread.htm|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/11273/1209gtsaladstomato-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Mixed tomato salad with sumac, herbs and flatbread
Photo: William Meppem
