• Christmas

Is it possible to improve the greatest salad of all time? Good Food gives it a crack

The cult Cypriot grain salad has had more than 5 million downloads and is a mainstay of many a family table. But can we make it even better? Only one way to find out.

• April 17, 2025
• Good Food team

• Potato

Adam Liaw’s egg and potato salad makes the perfect smooshy Easter Monday meal

Dry-roasting the potatoes for this simple but flavoursome salad intensifies the taste, rather than watering it down by boiling.

• 1-2 hrs
• Adam Liaw

• Figs

Torn fig and mozzarella salad with almonds and balsamic dressing

A seasonal autumn salad that celebrates figs, and can be given more “main-course energy” with the addition of sliced prosciutto.

• < 30 mins
• Danielle Alvarez

• Oven-free dinner

Chickpea and canned tuna ‘chaat’ is a flavour explosion – no cooking required

Crunchy and fluffy textures meet chutneys, cooling yoghurt and aromatic spices in this oven-free dinner.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Oven-free dinner

Watermelon and fior di latte salad with Korean chilli dressing

Chunks of juicy watermelon, rich fior di latte and a sweet-savoury dressing is a refreshing combination in hot weather.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Family meals

Adam Liaw’s salmon and lettuce miang

This platter of flavourful ingredients in lettuce is a great way to graze. Thai miang is usually wrapped in betel leaves but these can be hard to find, so I’ve used cos.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Quick & easy

Romesco-roasted tomato salad with cous cous, feta and dill

This easy, flavour-packed salad is delicious served on its own, with crusty bread or alongside grilled meats.

• < 30 mins
• Jessica Brook

• Cucumber

Crispy rice salad with sambal peanut sauce

This salad is what happens when the creamy sauce and crisp vegetables of Indonesian gado gado meets the crispy rice of Laotian nam khao.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Rosheen Kaul

• Recipe collection
• Salad

Five new seasonal salads from Adam Liaw to try this weekend

The calendar says it’s autumn, but the weather is still giving late-summer vibes. Make the most of seasonal produce in Adam Liaw’s latest salad recipes.