These summery salads will fit perfectly in your Christmas spread

Every heavy Christmas dinner needs something light and healthy to accompany it, and what is better than a refreshing summer salad?

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December 14, 2023 - 3:54PM

Making friends with salad this year won’t be hard with one of these creative combinations – one of these easy recipes from delicious.com.au is sure to be a perfect fit for your Christmas celebrations. Who knows, one could even become a new staple on your dinner table.

Bitter leaf salad with figs, blue cheese and macadamias

The sweetness of figs offers a satisfying contrast to the bite of bitter leaves and the crunch of macadamias in this standout salad by Darren Roberston and Magdalena Roze.

Matt Moran’s heirloom tomato, watermelon and confit lemon salad

“This fresh, zinging salad champions the tomato,” says chef Matt Moran.

Something light and fresh to balance out your Christmas spread.

Green mango salad

“This is a super salad base. To this you can add cooked prawns, fish or even crispy pork belly. If you can’t find green mango, green papaya also works. Serving with the prawn crackers is a fun and delicious way to scoop up the salad to eat.”

Roasted broccolini, zucchini and pea couscous salad with broad bean, mint and walnut pesto

Not eating enough greens? This multi-texture salad has you covered.

Perfect to serve as a light entree.

Roast pumpkin and rice salad

Mix it up - we’ve used a blend of rice and barley in this recipe, but you could change it for quinoa or couscous.

Radicchio, orange and fennel salad

“Show fresh produce in all its glory by serving on large platters. Any dressings and sauces drizzled over will make their way onto each delicious piece.”

Wow your guests with this impeccable salad.

Farro, lentil and goat’s cheese salad with avocado dressing

Try adding grains to your salads for the texture, like in this healthy farro, lentil and goat’s cheese salad.

Feta, chorizo and potato salad

Been tasked with bringing the potato salad? No worries, this dish will make you the most popular person at the bash.

Cheese and potato make for some of the best salads.

Green bean, fig and feta salad

A healthy and light salad with a fruity, fig flavour.

Broccolini and cos salad with pancetta, sourdough and almond crunch

“To use up stale bread I make a panzanella salad, or a frozen stuffing for chicken or fish, and breadcrumbs for crumbing fish,” says Josh Niland.

A simple salad everybody will love.

Grilled baby octopus and kipfler potato salad

Everyone will love this Mediterranean-inspired salad.

Try this filling salad with a seafood spread.

Roast eggplant with green tahini dressing

Eggplant and tahini always play well together, and this fresh fibre-loaded salad by Yoni Kalfus is no exception.

Healthy and addictive, this salad is sure to impress.

Grilled chorizo and corn with grain salad

“It’s all about the beautiful sweet corn and the great peppers. Plus the herbs bring so much brightness to this salad,” says Matt Moran.

Ottolenghi’s melon and buffalo mozzarella salad with kasha

This glorious starter from Yotam Ottolenghi says summer like no other salad.

Incredibly fresh and perfect for a hot day.

Pasta salad with pea pesto and hot-smoked salmon

“Meet the new pasta salad, with instant flavour brought to you by hot-smoked salmon, and a bright change thanks to pea pesto,” says Phoebe Wood.

Braised calamari salad with lemon and horseradish

“It’s amazing on toast, almost dangerously so. I’ve paired it with poached leeks, potato, horseradish and almonds here, but it’s super flexible, so mix up your salad. It’s a great base for pasta too,” says Monty Koludrovic.