91 Ways to Take Your Salads to the Next Level
When you are running out of inspiration for salads... You need an extended list of ideas. So we crowd-sourced the tastiest ideas for salads and those extra additions that make all the difference.
- Roasted Chickpeas, red onion, corn, crispy noodles, croutons, raisins, sultanas, kale, herbs
- Summer rolls - any salad veg wrapped in rice paper c/w dipping sauce.
- Vermicelli and crushed peanuts
- Sun-dried peanuts
- Grilled steak or chicken salads
- Caesar salad
- Grated root ginger
- Balsamic vinegar 30%, olive oil 60% mustard, diced onions
- Smoked salmon on mesclun with a honey soy dressing
- Strawberries, steak, balsamic vinegar, sprouts, celery, radish and capsicum.
- Peaches, pears with cashew nuts with rocket, pears, walnuts, blue cheese.
- Shredded coconut in any salad at all!
- Swap cocktail onions for red onions or shallots
- Deep freeze pomegranate seeds and use as required
- Chicken, bacon, and cherry tomatoes, cucumber, egg, crispy noodles, kumara, halloumi, pine nuts.
- Greek salad - tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, feta, oregano, red wine vinegar, kalamata olives.
- Rice salad - Meat of your choice, capers, diced cucumber, grated carrot, diced beetroot, aioli.
- Canned salmon or tuna.
- Lettuce, cucumber, capsicum, red onion, pomegranate, herb croutons, feta, smoked tuna, balsamic dressing.
- Mango.
- Orange segments, pumpkin seeds in soy, red capsicum, green beans, olives, hard-boiled eggs, parsley, mint and basil.
- Pan fried broccoli - undercooked.
- Couscous salad - lamb rissoles, yoghurt.
- Quinoa and couscous.
- Israeli couscous with coriander, cherry tomatoes, avocado, red onion, spinach leaves.
- Yoghurt dressing with lemon juice.
- Crispy noodles, avocado, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, capsicums.
- Charred corn, mushrooms and beetroot.
- Spinach and strawberry salad - poppy seed dressing.
- 1 cup cooked quinoa, 1 tsp lemon juice, 3/4 cup almonds, 3/4 cup dried cranberries, 3/4 cup grated carrots, 3/4 cup diced capsicum, a can of chickpeas, Dressing - 1 tbsp dijon, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper, 3 tbsp. Olive oil and mix with a stick blender.
- Potato and bacon salad, 1 tbsp. aquafaba, 1 tbsp minced garlic, 1 tsp. Dijon, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, Cook potatoes, and fry bacon till crisp then dice. Cool, mix with mayonnaise and spring onions.
- Steamed courgettes and carrot ribbons - aioli.
- Kiwifruit, watermelon and sliced almonds.
- Rice noodles
- Canned red kidney beans or black beans.
- Tzaziki and Japanese sesame dressing, periperi and pesto.
- Chicken salad c/w poached egg or boiled egg
- Fresh strawberries.
- Fresh diced apples.
- Blocks cheese.
- Croutons
- Olives - black and green.
- Jalapenos
- Beans - cannellini or black beans
- Selection of nuts.
- Fresh peas and beans.
- Snow peas
- Spring and red onions.
- Crisp raw vegetables broccoli, cauliflower, red cabbage, carrots
- Fresh herbs.
- Asparagus.
- Beetroot - canned or fresh
- Surimi
- Prawn kebabs.
- Smoked or baked mussels with capsicum or sweet chilli sauce.
- Roasted seeds - pumpkin, sunflower, sesame.
- Halloumi cheese.
- Mandarins.
- Courgette, egg plant, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, couscous, olives, mesclun, dukkha, avocado.
- Roasted pumpkin, Chinese noodles
- Orzo salad - chopped spinach, lemon juice, olive oil, feta, cherry tomatoes, salami, basil pesto.
- Crisp apple, pear, grapes, watermelon.
- Wraps.
- Roast vegetable salads.
- Baby spinach - tomatoes, cheese, chopped lamb/schnitzel, orange segments.
- Israeli couscous with roast vegetable salad.
- Rocket and roast vegetable salad.
- Prunes, avocado, ginger, cranberries, seeds.
- Schnitzel, garlic, soy, sweet chilli sauce on salad.
- Lentils, red onion, baby beets, tomatoes, basil, bacon bits, parsley.
- Walnuts, cashews.
- Sautéed courgettes, red onion, capsicum, pumpkin, asparagus, baby spinach, feta, fresh herbs, olive oil, apple cider vinegar.
- Broccoli, bacon and mayonnaise.
- Pumpkin, kumara, Greek yoghurt, sour cream, walnuts, spring onions, broccoli, almonds, bacon, avocado.
- Grated courgette, carrot, lemon dressing.
- Pumpkin and puy lentil salad.
- Waldorf salad.
- Lentils, chickpeas and corn.
- Cucumber, grated cheese, pineapple and tomatoes.
- Sauerkraut, hummus, seeds and nuts.
- Cheese and garlic croutons.
- Tabbouleh
- Pasta salad - sees, nuts, tuna.
- Edamame beans.
- Barley, red kidney and bean sprouts.
- Toasted garlic Pita bread as croutons.
- Grated beetroot.
- Curry powder dressing.
- Broccoli apple salad - pecans, cranberries, carrots, apples.
- Roast Potato Warm salad
- Potato salad with poached egg and blue cheese
Sometimes you might even need some more ideas - and One Crazy House has 5 beautiful mason jar salads that are perfect inspiration!