Curries and casseroles are delicious, but sometimes you just feel like something little lighter. Like these warm salad recipes!
If you use the right ingredients, salads can be packed full of flavour, super filling and warming. You’ll find some great warm salad recipes below, for both main meals and side dishes. From roast vegetable salads to warm potato salads, warm Asian-style salads to chicken Caesar salad topped with warm chicken and a freshly poached egg. These tasty warm salad recipes can be enjoyed all year round.
Crispy potato salad with aioli
This is the ultimate potato salad – it’s a riff on crunchy roast potatoes, with salty pancetta and garlicky mayonnaise added.
Pork fillet salad with beetroot & blood orange
A colourful start to salad season.
Spinach, haloumi and potato salad
A delicious twist on a potato salad.
Grilled corn salad
Make this colourful salad the star of your next barbecue.
Chicken & potato salad with zesty yogurt dressing
A fresh and flavourful dish that’s perfect for any occasion.
Lamb and lentil salad
Say goodbye to boring salads with this hearty lamb and lentil favourite.
Miso chicken with broccolini and asparagus
This tasty chicken and rice salad is good for your gut (and your taste buds).
Freekeh salad with roast pumpkin
A hearty, warm salad for the cooler months.
Roasted capsicum salad with labne
A vibrant salad perfect for any summer gathering.
Warm chicken, labne and maple walnut salad
An exotic and exquisite salad.
Noodle salad with ginger-rubbed beef
This tasty Asian fusion noodle dish is packed full of veggies and delicious ginger spiced flash-fried beef. Perfect for lunch or a quick weeknight dinner. And it’s suitable for diabetics.
Burrito bowls with your choice of protein
It’s never been easier to reach your healthy eating goals!
Roast vegetable salad with garlic mustard dressing
This roasted vegie salad is the easiest and tastiest way to get your five a day!
Smoked tuna and quinoa salad with broccolini
Jazz up your workday lunches with this fresh and tasty smoked tuna salad.
Roasted cauliflower and spiced chickpea salad
Anything but boring.
Warm chicken caesar salad
This classic salad pairs grilled chicken, salty bacon and a runny poached egg with a creamy Caesar sauce to create this iconic cafe-style dish. Serve warm for ultimate flavour impact.
Thai beef salad
It’s deceptively easy to make.
Grilled broccoli and barley salad
A healthy dinner that’s packed with flavour.
Thai beef salad with chilli lime dressing
Sweet, sour and spicy, this flavour packed salad makes for a healthy lunch or dinner.
Za’atar chicken schnitzel and salad
Spice up dinner with this deliciously succulent za’atar chicken schnitzel and salad recipe – quick and easy and oh-so-tasty!
Quinoa salad with char-grilled vegetables and tuna
Take one tin of tuna, a vibrant mix of chargrilled vegetables and the power grain, quinoa, to create this simple salad.
Spicy prawns and white bean panzanella
A dish favoured for its simplicity that allows the flavours of good-quality ingredients to shine through.
Warm autumnal salad
A roasted root vegetable salad will still taste great as leftovers the next day.
Chilli chicken with BLT salad
This delicious salad combines all the flavours of a BLT sandwich (bacon, lettuce and tomato) with juicy chilli chicken pieces.
Roasted brussels sprouts and lentil salad
Take your sprouts up a notch.
Grilled pork with quinoa and kale salad
Totally delicious and totally good for you – you simply can’t go wrong with this kale and quinoa salad with grilled pork! And it’s perfect for diabetics too.
Warm beef and hummus salad
A delicious hearty beef salad of warm beef and hummus from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Lime and coriander beef salad
This beef noodle salad is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner – spritz with lime for a citrus zing, and top with a crunch of peanuts. This recipe is suitable for diabetics.
Moroccan lamb salad with pomegranate and walnuts
Succulent, juicy lamb salad with fresh pomegranate and crunchy walnuts – the perfect balance of texture and flavour, and perfect for dinner tonight!
Warm potato and smoked trout salad
Smoked salmon can be used instead of trout, if preferred. Note
Warm green salad with soft eggs and hazelnut dressing
Light, fresh and tasty, this warm green salad is beautiful topped with runny soft-boiled eggs, creamy cheese and a gorgeous hazelnut dressing. Enjoy it on it’s own, or serve as a gourmet share platter for your next dinner party.
Warm roast beef and vegetable salad
Healthy, colourful and vibrant; this roast beef and vegetable salad is a great quick dish.
Warm potato and broad bean salad with bacon and feta
This salad is warm but wonderfully fresh, combining lovely spring ingredients to create a healthy meal for lunch or dinner.
Warm beef salad with black-eyed peas, corn and chimichurri
Tender, delicious and full of colour; warm beef salad with black-eyed peas, corn and chimichurri.
Grilled chicken with warm cos lettuce salad
This warm char-grilled lettuce with creamy chicken salad is perfect for lunch, and as a side for dinner or a BBQ. It’s a healthier alternative to a Caesar salad. And suitable for diabetics, too.
Warm salad of bacon, goat’s cheese and grapes
This colourful, contemporary salad is a meal in itself or a crunchy side.
Roasted vegetable and green lentil salad
Pulses, legumes, grains and seeds are great off-the-shelf staples that add bulk, fibre and valuable nutrients to your diet. Try these light and hearty recipes to kickstart a new way of cooking.
Beetroot and heirloom carrot salad with persian fetta
Colourful heirloom carrots, in hues of purple, taste the same as their orange cousins, and were in fact the norm until the Dutch developed the modern-day orange version in the 17th century. They taste and look fantastic in this stunning salad.
Warm kipfler potato salad
The firm, waxy texture of kipflers are gorgeous in this filling and tasty warm potato salad from Australian Women’s Weekly.
