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8 Recipes for Tasty, Hearty Salads to recover from the Holidays

After the holidays, it’s good to take a break from the meatball stews and yule logs, and turn to lighter, but still fully satisfying dishes. Meal salads are a great option, especially if they consist of colourful, tasty, crunchy ingredients. Here are 8 suggestions that offer much more than just a few green leaves and will fulfill your cravings for freshness.

1. Kale and Beet Salad

To put some colour on the table, this green and red salad does just the trick, with kale and beets setting the tone. The addition of black grapes and green beans as well as yogurt-feta dressing makes for a very happy meal indeed!

2. Broccoli, Shrimp and Beet Salad

With its mixed vegetables, large shrimp and yellow beets, this fresh and delicious salad is anything but ordinary. The flavour of tarragon and crunchiness of pumpkin seeds are a welcome change between two cooked hot dishes.

3. Love Salad

Here’s a classic salad that combines raisins, cashews, bean sprouts and baby spinach. With a good dose of crunchiness, it hits the right (and hungry!) spot for lovers of sweet-savoury combos. It has everything going for it.

4. Panzanella

The combination of grilled bread and tomato is always a winner. And when you add fresh herbs, celery and a simple vinaigrette to this, you just can’t go wrong. You’ll be charmed by this savoury salad bursting with Italian flavours.

5. Ranch Chicken Salad

Feel like a quick dish at lunchtime? Mixing cooked chicken, cherry tomatoes, corn kernels and lettuce with store-bought dressing is the ideal option for you. Made at the last minute, it’ll be gobbled up in no time.

6. Pho Salad

Here’s another way to savour your favourite pho soup: Turn it into a beautiful balanced salad that consists of key ingredients in Vietnamese cuisine. Bok choy, cabbage and Thai basil give a lot of freshness to this dish, which can be adapted to whatever green veggies you have on hand. Flap steak is the final element that brings this brothless pho together.

7. Duck Confit Salad

For a simple, refined meal, here’s a duck confit salad—the perfect alternative to chicken—that also includes cherry tomatoes and shallot, sprinkled with walnuts. An ideal dish for entertaining or for a chic dinner that charms as well as satisfies.

8. Farfalle Salad with Apple, Cranberry and Feta

There are a million ways to personalize your pasta salad. This farfalle recipe also includes red and green apples, dried cranberries and feta cheese. Super quick to make, it’s like an explosion of colours and flavours. An easy dish to add to your daily options.

For more un-boring salad ideas, have a look at our pasta salad search category.