Salad days
Salads have come a long way since the days of limp lettuce and woolly-tasting tomatoes. Feast on Delia's wonderful combinations for real summer eating.
Serves 8American Meatloaf with Red Onion, Tomato and Chilli Relish
Serve this hot on a cold winter's day with some buttery jacket potatoes or, if the weather is warm, it's lovely served cold with salads and chutney or pickles. You can take thick chunks to serve with crusty bread on a picnic, and any leftover meatloa
Serves 2A Gratin of Gnocchi with Watercress and Spring Onion Salad
Gnocchi are a brilliant standby for quick suppers such as this amazingly good vegetarian recipe made mostly from storecupboard ingredients.
Serves 4Lentil, Bean and Anchovy Salad
Just add bread to this lovely beany salad - a cheap and easy meal for very little money and proof that you don't need to spend a lot to eat royally.
Serves 6-8 as a main courseAmerican Chef's Salad
With 30% of food being thrown away, this recipe is a good way of making sure you use up those odds and ends in the salad drawer, plus any bits of cured meat lying around! Use whatever you like - or try Delia's favourite combinations.
Serves 8Anya Potato Salad with Shallots and Vinaigrette
Use new-season new potatoes for this classic salad, with crunch added from the shallots. Serve it with just about anything…
Serves 6 as a starter or 2 as a light lunchApple, Cider Salad with Melted Camembert Dressing
As Delia says, this salad is a good one for winter when the summer saladings are but a distant memory. Apples, cider and Camembert are just brilliant together, and this can be served on its own for lunch or as an accompaniment.
Serves 4Camargue Red Rice Salad with Feta Cheese
This is a lovely salad for outdoor eating on a warm, sunny summer's day.
Serves 12 as part of the buffetBrown and Wild Rice Salad with Dried Cranberries
Good old rice salad is an absolute must at a buffet party. This one, made with wild rice, looks very pretty with the jewelled colours of the dried cranberries and nuts. I have tried to make this salad by cooking the two sorts of rice together, but I’
Serves 4 generouslyBroad Bean Salad with Pancetta and Sherry Vinegar
The fresh broad bean season seems to be so short, I always feel the need to feast as much as possible when I can, hence this salad. It's good as a first course or to serve alongside other salads in a cold buffet. Remember, when buying broad beans in
Serves 4Brown Rice Salad
Brown rice is packed with good nutrition, so enjoy feeling virtuous with this tasty and easy vegetarian salad.
