Cheese with pickled pear salad

A contemporary alternative to the traditional cheeseboard, the hardest part will be selecting your favourite cheeses

Giant couscous & aubergine salad

A colourful side dish to serve with lamb kofte, and the leftovers make a fab packed lunch

Warm new potato & smoked mackerel salad

Make an easy, nutritious potato and smoked mackerel salad in 25 minutes

Bang bang prawn salad

Ready in 20 minutes, this lovely salad can just as easily be made with chicken if you’re not in a seafood mood

10-minute tuna & bean salad

A colourful and tasty super-healthy salad

Mediterranean salad tarts

Light, fresh-flavoured vegetarian snacks

Summery mushroom & truffled herb salad

A drizzle of truffle oil turns mushrooms on toast into an elegant starter, says associate food editor Barney Desmazery

Artichoke, olive & lemon pasta

Packed with flavour, requires minimal shopping and ready in 15 minutes. A perfect Monday night supper

Potato salad with sweet onion dressing

Perfect picnic food, the longer the potatoes are left the more flavour they absorb – it’s also great hot

Pick ‘n’ mix summer garden salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This tasty summer salad couldn’t be easier – just assemble on a plate and serve

Coconut rice & prawn salad

Make a salad really summery

Oriental prawn tagliatelle salad

Give pasta an oriental twist with this quick and easy lunch – or make as a buffet dish for a party