Winter salad recipes
For nourishing meals with a little extra oomph, try one of our winter salad recipes. There’s a warm salmon and tenderstem nicoise, a wonderful lentil and caramslied parsnip recipe plus many more hearty options.
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Pears
Pear, beetroot, feta and mint salad
Pear, beetroot and feta salad is the perfect light lunch for a wintry day, with a delicious mix of flavours, textures and colours.
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Leeks
Charred leek, pearl barley and cheshire cheese salad
In this hearty salad, pearl barley and chunky strips of caramelised leek are coated in a cheesy buttermilk dressing – pure winter pleasure.
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Filling salads
Steak and charred pear salad with blue cheese and tarragon dressing
This filling salad showcases some classic flavour combos: steak with tangy blue cheese, bitter winter leaves, sweet pear and crunchy pecans.
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Halloumi
Halloumi, clementine and barley salad
Add colour to a festive spread with this vibrant halloumi and clementine salad. Enjoy as a starter or pile it up on a platter as a side dish.
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Oranges
Blood orange, burrata and cinnamon-cashew salad with mulled wine glaze
Blood orange and burrata salad gets a festive spin with a spiced mulled wine dressing. Perfect as a Christmas starter or Boxing Day salad.
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Air fryer
Air fryer carrots and chickpeas with ricotta
Cooking chickpeas in the air fryer turns them deliciously crisp; carrots turn out tender with just a little bite.
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Burns Night
Smoked duck and beetroot salad
This smoked duck salad is a light yet flavoursome starter. It's easy to put together for a dinner party, as the prep can be done in advance.
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Pumpkins
Pumpkin with miso, kale and feta
Team roast pumpkin with miso, kale and feta in this warm salad. The sweet-meets-savoury dressing is a perfect match for the autumnal flavours
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Easy vegan
Roasted rainbow carrot salad
Roast rainbow carrots then tumble together with pomegranate, pumpkin seeds, herbs and lemony dressing for an easy, colourful warm salad.
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Winter salads
Roast chicken with red cabbage waldorf
Throw together a hearty salad full of crunch and fresh flavours with this homemade chicken waldorf salad recipe.
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5:2 recipes
Roast spiced cauliflower with chickpeas
Indian-inspired spiced cauliflower and chickpeas make for a satisfying and warming vegan dish that's perfect for fasting days.
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Winter salads
Cavolo nero, apple and mint salad
This crunchy vegan winter salad with cavolo nero, apple, mint, celery and croutons works well as a healthy lunch or interesting side dish.
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Vegan Christmas
Roast carrots and parsnips with hazelnut dukkah
These Middle Eastern inspired roasted root vegetables combine dukkah, hazelnuts and maple syrup for crunch, sweetness and depth of flavour.
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Christmas leftovers
Pulled ginger beer gammon salad with quinoa
Celebrate the flavours of Christmas all throughout winter with this pulled ginger beer gammon and quinoa salad
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Winter salads
Roast fennel, clementine, burrata and chilli salad
For a warming winter lunch which brings the heat as well as a creamy texture, give this salad of roast fennel, clementines and burrata a go.
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