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.

Greek salata recipe by David Carter

Galomizithra gives zing and carob rusks add crunch to this traditional salad

Nigel Slater’s recipe for pancetta and cantaloupe salad

Chilled melon and sizzling bacon combine to counter the effects of a hot summer’s day

Gem salad with secret weapon dressing recipe by Helen Graves

A creamy, savoury, herby dressing that’s as good as a dip as it is on green leaves

Cucumber, dates, pistachio recipe by Shuki Rosenboim and Louisa Allan

Bring together fragrant flavours, nutty crunch and a squeeze of lemon for an easy dish

Super summer salad recipe by Richard Bainbridge

With nutty quinoa, crunchy seeds and plenty of herbs, this salad is a guaranteed crowd pleaser

Nigel Slater’s crystal noodle salad with pickled ginger and lime recipe

Dazzling flavours that are guaranteed to clear the head

Ravneet Gill’s recipe for berry fruit salad

Roast the leafy tops of your strawberries for an intense hit of fruit flavour

Courgette, fennel and radish salad with walnuts and pecorino recipe by Theo Randall

A honey mustard dressing finishes off a classic, crunchy summer salad

Bostana salatası – orchard salad with pomegranate molasses recipe by Özlem Warren

Combine refreshing mint and tangy lemon for a salad that’s perfect with flatbread

Summer potato salad recipe by Tarunima Sinha

It’s not a summer lunch or barbecue without potatoes – and this version of the popular dish is packed with flavour

Burrata and nectarines recipe by Mike Davies

Pair sweet nectarines with creamy cheese for a result that’s a treat for the taste buds

Tuna and white bean salad recipe by Rosie Reynolds

You should find most of the ingredients for this simple and delicious dish in your store cupboard

Wild Cornish sardine salad recipe by Uyen Luu

Add peppery watercress to juicy sardines and finish with pickles for a palate-pleasing meal

(Not just) a pasta salad recipe by Tom Jackson

Spinach, pine nuts and shavings of parmesan… Just add fusilli and a glass of wine

Nigella Lawson’s recipe for lemony prawn salad

A light meal where zesty citrus and garlicky seafood make the perfect pairing

Sweet potato salad with loads of herbs and pink peppercorns recipe by Joe Woodhouse

Bursting with flavour, here’s a salad to be scooped up in flatbreads or wraps

Georgina Hayden’s recipe for grilled watermelon breakfast salad

Intensely caramelised flavours make this a delicious way to start the day

Mango chow recipe by Marie Mitchell

Not for the fainthearted, scotch bonnet brings the fire in this Caribbean dish

Caponata-style salad recipe by Georgia Levy

Make aubergine the star of the show with this quick and easy dish

Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe for beef tomato carpaccio with spring onion and ginger salsa

Super-ripe tomatoes are the crucial ingredient for this salsa-laced side dish