Salad

Warm Potato Smoked Salmon Salad

Experience a Scandinavian-style warm potato smoked salmon salad: tender new potatoes tossed in a fresh green spinach-and-parsley dressing, kissed with lemon. Paired with smoked...

Roasted Cauliflower Pasta Salad with Chickpeas

This cauliflower pasta salad is full of bright, fresh flavours. Roasted cauliflower is tossed together with pasta, crispy capers, chickpeas and arugula in a...

Shaved Viola Asparagus in a Lemon Vinaigrette

Full of flavor and color, fresh asparagus, whether it be green, white or purple, is a celebration of spring! I love it when asparagus...

Autumn Pasta Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash

This autumn pasta salad with roasted butternut squash, pear, arugula and pumpkin seeds will surprise your taste buds in the most unexpected and pleasant...

Purple Cauliflower Salad with Caper-Lemon-Dressing

Purple cauliflower. Is it not beautiful? And you may be thinking “is this really natural?”. Yes, it is! As part of the Brassicaceae family,...

Heirloom Beet Carpaccio

Introducing a candy striped heirloom beet carpaccio. Mainly found at farmers’ markets, the whimsical Chioggia beet (pronounced kee-OH-gee-uh) with its mild flavor and natural...

Broccoli Tabbouleh with Toasted Nuts

Broccoli Tabbouleh. Say what? Yes, in this variation, the classic Middle Eastern salad has been upgraded with oh-so nourishing broccoli. And it’s delicious. Some...

Middle Eastern Farro Salad with Roasted Vegetables

This farro salad is a delicious combination of nutty farro, cumin roasted vegetables, fresh herbs, crunchy almonds, salty feta and sweet-tart pomegranate. Tossed in...

Moroccan Cauliflower and Lentils with Yoghurt Dressing

Moroccan cauliflower with lentils — a delicious combination. Cauliflower is spiced with ras el hanout and is roasted in the oven then tossed with...

Pearl Barley Salad with Herbs and Feta

This herbed barley salad is bursting with fresh ingredients including dill, parsley mint, and sweet-tart pomegranate and is tossed in a zingy lemon dressing....

Lemon-Dill Asparagus with Belgium Endive

For me, asparagus signals the start of spring! The first signs are the purple and white varieties popping up at the farmers markets everywhere....

Peach Panzenella Salad

This Italian Peach Panzanella Bread Salad recipe is the ultimate summer salad. Unlike the original Tuscan recipe, which involves soaking stale bread, this version...

Barley Salad With Roasted Carrots

This barley salad with roasted carrots revitalized my love of grain salads. This simple whole grain salad is made with pearled barley and roasted...

Moroccan Beet Salad

Looking for new ways to enjoy beets? Bingo, here it is. A simple Moroccan beet salad. One that is practically effortless to make. Tossed...

Roasted Beetroot Salad with Harissa-Yoghurt

This beetroot salad with harissa dish is simple to make and incredibly tasty. I mean really tasty. Earthy beetroot loves flavour — big flavours!...

Grilled Corn Panzanella Recipe (Italian Bread Salad)

Meet my new late-summer favourite: Grilled Corn Panzanella. There’s something magical about this Italian bread salad that captures the essence of late summer. The...

Crispy Chickpea Tomato Salad

Chickpea tomato salad. Simply in love with it. Fresh summer tomatoes, crisp cumin-coated chickpeas, sweet red onion, and parsley, tossed with just the right...

Watermelon Salad‏ with Basil Oil & Pumpkin Seeds

As the juiciest fruit of summer, is there such a thing as savoring too much watermelon? I think not. Healthy and delicious it’s such...

French Dressing (klassische French Vinaigrette)

A good salad dressing is the basic foundation to ANY salad! Homemade salad dressing is so much simpler than you could ever imagine and...

Green Bean Salad with Walnuts, Dates and Roquefort

Green Bean Salad with Walnuts, Dates and Roquefort – what a delicious combo!! Toasted walnuts and blue cheese are a classic combo, but add...

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Everyday salad inspiration

Best salad recipes for every season

On Elle Republic you will find simple salad recipes that can be enjoyed as a side dish or a main. They range from warm to cold, from classic to modern. In addition, you can expect to find recipes for classic pasta salad and potato salad to the creative ideas with quinoa or lentils. Above all, I also have a number of Asian-style salads with exotic dressings. There are also many main meal salads to satisfy veggie lovers. Plus lots of options for anyone following a vegan or vegetarian diet who are looking for a satifying main meal salad. With so many options, you’ll discover that salads can be enjoyed all year round.

Fresh ingredients and the right dressing are an important part of a good salad

You can find the freshest locally grown ingredients for a delicious and healthy salad at your local farmers market. And I recommend that you learn one or two homemade dressing recipes by heart. Once you have a go-to salad dressing, you can easily create a delicious salad with a variety of ingredients with no effort at all. French dressing is my favorite as it packs a lot of flavor, goes with everything and takes 2 minutes to make.

These best salad recipes make eating nutrient-dense foods easy and delicious

By browsing my recipe collection, you’ll discover that salads don’t always have to be a side dish. I especially like to have a salad as a main course for lunch or dinner. And by adding just a few additional ingredients you can easily make a salad rich and filling. Whether you add roasted vegetables, a grain, pasta or protein, a simple salad can easily be transformed into a hearty main. As an added bonus, you will find that most of my recipes also provide tips on how you can trade-out ingredients. There are also other tips and suggestions on how to make the recipe your own.