The 20 best easy summer salad recipes

Show-stopping summery recipes you’ll return to again and again. Presenting Nigella Lawson’s lemony prawn salad, David Carter’s Cretan-inspired Greek salata or Yotam Ottolenghi’s beef tomato carpaccio with spring onion and ginger salsa. Brilliant warm-weather eating made in minutes. Witness Helen Graves’ gem salad with her secret weapon dressing or Nigel Slater’s perfect pancetta and cantaloupe. Simple dishes such as Tarunima Sinha’s summer potato salad or Rosie Reynolds’s tuna and white bean salad built from store-cupboard staples. Twenty essential, delicious meals that will never let you down.
Galomizithra gives zing and carob rusks add crunch to this traditional salad
Chilled melon and sizzling bacon combine to counter the effects of a hot summer’s day
A creamy, savoury, herby dressing that’s as good as a dip as it is on green leaves
Bring together fragrant flavours, nutty crunch and a squeeze of lemon for an easy dish
With nutty quinoa, crunchy seeds and plenty of herbs, this salad is a guaranteed crowd pleaser
Dazzling flavours that are guaranteed to clear the head
Roast the leafy tops of your strawberries for an intense hit of fruit flavour
A honey mustard dressing finishes off a classic, crunchy summer salad
Combine refreshing mint and tangy lemon for a salad that’s perfect with flatbread
It’s not a summer lunch or barbecue without potatoes – and this version of the popular dish is packed with flavour
Pair sweet nectarines with creamy cheese for a result that’s a treat for the taste buds
You should find most of the ingredients for this simple and delicious dish in your store cupboard
Add peppery watercress to juicy sardines and finish with pickles for a palate-pleasing meal
Spinach, pine nuts and shavings of parmesan… Just add fusilli and a glass of wine
A light meal where zesty citrus and garlicky seafood make the perfect pairing
Bursting with flavour, here’s a salad to be scooped up in flatbreads or wraps
Intensely caramelised flavours make this a delicious way to start the day
Not for the fainthearted, scotch bonnet brings the fire in this Caribbean dish
Make aubergine the star of the show with this quick and easy dish
Super-ripe tomatoes are the crucial ingredient for this salsa-laced side dish