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15 simple yet substantial salads you’ll want to make and eat on repeat

Whether it’s for “bring-a-plate” parties or to have on rotation midweek, these are the salads that are much more than just a bit on the side.

15 recipes
Seven-layer salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s seven-layer salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This colourful vegetarian balance bowl is ideal for lunch al desko or a light dinner.
EASY

Golden halloumi bowl with summer vegetables and risoni

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Caramelised halloumi brings its golden magic to this pasta salad.
EASY

Mediterranean pasta salad with golden halloumi

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Chicken pasta salad with creamy dill dressing.
EASY

Chicken pasta salad with creamy dill dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Adam Liaw masterclass recipe: Vietnamese chicken salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Vietnamese salad with poached chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Salad is a low-carb way to enjoy the ever-popular California roll.
EASY

Rosheen Kaul’s California roll salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
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Turkish manti dumplings are reborn as a pasta salad topped with crispy lamb.
EASY

‘Manti’ pasta salad with crispy lamb and garlic yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rosheen Kaul
Raid the deli cabinet for this adaptable pasta salad.
EASY

Deli cabinet pasta salad with chilli, parmesan and sunflower seed dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Rainbow chard and orzo salad with crispy feta.
EASY

Eat the rainbow with this chard and orzo salad with crispy feta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Charred zucchini pasta salad.

Charred zucchini, risoni and herb salad with parmesan and pea dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Chicken and udon noodle salad with chilli and Sichuan pepper.

Chicken and noodle salad with Sichuan pepper

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Packed with grains and pulses, this salad ticks many boxes.
EASY

Roasted pumpkin, lentil, dried cranberry and feta salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Risoni with cauliflower and preserved lemon.
EASY

Risoni or quinoa with cauliflower, preserved lemon and parmesan

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Zaatar spiced cous cous, nuts and green bean salad with date dressing.

Zaatar spiced cous cous, nuts and green bean salad with feta and date dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Hellenic Republic's popular Cypriot grain salad is packed with protein-packed lentils.
EASY

.... and of course the GOAT: The two million hit Cypriot grain salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Travis McAuley