Salad can be filling enough to enjoy as a meal. These healthy recipes will satisfy your hunger, and your taste buds.
Looking for more salad recipes?
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Lemon & garlic lamb kebabs with chunky Greek salad
A simple and healthy Greek salad recipe is a perfect side dish, or with the addition of these grilled lemon & garlic kebabs you can make a whole, healthy meal!
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Roasted cauliflower and spiced chickpea salad
Roasted cauliflower and spiced chickpea salad
Anything but boring.
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Thai beef salad
Thai beef salad
It’s deceptively easy to make.
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Grilled pork with quinoa and kale salad
Totally delicious and totally good for you – you simply can’t go wrong with this kale and quinoa salad with grilled pork! And it’s perfect for diabetics too.
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Tomato salad with labne & seeds
You’ll love this colourful tomato salad with Lebanese labne and sprinkled with sesame and sunflower seeds
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Sesame duck salad
Sesame duck salad
Packed full of tender roasted duck, sweet pineapple and fresh herbs and spices, this Chinese-style salad is both healthy and delicious.
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Roasted brussels sprouts and lentil salad
This delicious golden roasted brussels sprout and lentil salad is great for lunch or as a salad side for dinner. It’s also perfect for diabetics.
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Noodle salad with ginger-rubbed beef
Noodle salad with ginger-rubbed beef
This tasty Asian fusion noodle dish is packed full of veggies and delicious ginger spiced flash-fried beef. Perfect for lunch or a quick weeknight dinner. And it’s suitable for diabetics.
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Lebanese roasted pumpkin salad
Lebanese roasted pumpkin salad
Looking for delicious and healthy vegetarian dinner ideas? Then don’t go past this wholesome Lebanese roasted pumpkin salad – a tasty and nutritious crowd-pleasing dish!
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Grilled chicken with warm cos lettuce salad
Grilled chicken with warm cos lettuce salad
This warm char-grilled lettuce with creamy chicken salad is perfect for lunch, and as a side for dinner or a BBQ. It’s a healthier alternative to a Caesar salad. And suitable for diabetics, too.
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Chicken, prawn and mango salad
Chicken, prawn and mango salad
Freshen things up with this delicious and wholesome chicken, prawn and mango salad. Packed full of flavour and crunch, this is sure to become a family favourite!
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Lime and coriander beef salad
Lime and coriander beef salad
This beef noodle salad is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner – spritz with lime for a citrus zing, and top with a crunch of peanuts. This recipe is suitable for diabetics.
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Warm green salad with soft eggs and hazelnut dressing
Warm green salad with soft eggs and hazelnut dressing
Light, fresh and tasty, this warm green salad is beautiful topped with runny soft-boiled eggs, creamy cheese and a gorgeous hazelnut dressing. Enjoy it on it’s own, or serve as a gourmet share platter for your next dinner party.
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Chilli chicken with BLT salad
This delicious salad combines all the flavours of a BLT sandwich (bacon, lettuce and tomato) with juicy chilli chicken pieces.
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Mediterranean grain salad with honey cumin labne
Mediterranean grain salad with honey cumin labne
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Spiced vegetable, chickpea and ricotta salad
Spiced vegetable, chickpea and ricotta salad
These golden caramelised vegetables, tossed with baked ricotta and chickpeas are best served warm. But if you have any leftovers, they make a great work lunch. And they’re suitable for diabetics, too.
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Spicy prawns and white bean panzanella
Spicy prawns and white bean panzanella
Before the advent of the modern supermarket bread, every cuisine around the world had a recipe for using stale bread – panzanella is Italy’s answer to this age-old problem. While starting off as a simple peasant dish born of necessity, panzanella has long been a dish favoured for its simplicity that allows the flavours of good-quality ingredients to shine through.
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Crunchy asian rice salad
Crunchy asian rice salad
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Chicken and soba noodle salad
Chicken and soba noodle salad
A light, tangy, and super simple dinner full of Asian flavours. Perfect for a healthy midweek meal!
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Rocket, chicken and date salad
Rocket, chicken and date salad
Chicken salad with a citrus zing! This healthy lean salad is easy to prepare for lunching guests or take to work for lunch. And it’s suitable for diabetics.
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Warm chicken, labne and maple walnut salad
An exotic and exquisite warm chicken, labne and maple walnut salad
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Hot-smoked salmon with cauliflower ‘fried rice’ salad
Hot-smoked salmon with cauliflower ‘fried rice’ salad
Sick of rice? Try this fresh, green and healthy salad that substitutes rice for pulsed blended cauliflower.
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Chicken with broccolini and asparagus
Chicken with broccolini and asparagus
Packed full of lovely and tender miso-glazed chicken, this asparagus salad makes the perfect quick and healthy midweek dinner.
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Avocado and mandarin chicken noodle salad
This tasty avocado and mandarin chicken noodle salad makes the perfect light lunch or dinner.
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