Crunchy green salads are often underrated but they brighten any meal. Here we've scorched the lettuce and sugar snap peas lightly on the barbecue to add a little smoky flavour.
Baby lettuce hearts with pistachio dressing and parmesan recipe - For pistachio dressing, process ingredients in a blender until smooth and season generously to taste.
Combining bacon, eggs, avocado and charred sourdough, this twist on a Caesar salad works as breakfast, lunch or dinner. The creamy avocado is a good foil for the smoky bacon and piquant anchovies.
Cooked and raw ingredients combine in this green salad, where the idea is to use the recipe as a guide and follow your nose to the freshest spring produce you can find.
If you've got the time, toast the quinoa in a little grapeseed oil until it's golden brown before adding the water - it adds a great nutty flavour that works well with the asparagus.
"Sang choi bau, a staple of Chinese-Australian restaurants, is one of my favourite Chinese classics," says Kylie Kwong. "I love the contrast of textures and temperatures"
This fresh, light salad is all about the chicken. It works well for a barbecue, tossed together with the chicken hot off the grill. The dressing is even better when it’s left to stand for an hour or two.
"Fans of blue cheese will love this combination of queso de Valdeón, a blue cheese from Spain, with charred iceberg and radicchio," says Pontoon chef Lance Cameron.
We're saying cheers to a classic with this tweak of the unbeatable prawn cocktail. Thinly mandolined rockmelon adds a sweet touch, which you can always offset with as little or as much Tabasco as you'd like.
To the classic combination of apple, blue cheese and hazelnuts we’ve added celery and celeriac for an extra-crunchy salad that makes a great light lunch or a side dish for grilled steak or chicken.
This simple salad relies on the quality of the star ingredient, so look for ripe, juicy nectarines. It's a great accompaniment for grilled pork or prawns.
Coleslaw doesn't have to mean cabbage. Why not give broccoli a spin? It's a fresh new way to try this member of the brassica family, with no blanching, roasting or grilling required.