You can absolutely make best friends with salad

Explore these redefining salad recipes from The Cook Up and being besties with your bowl of salad has never been this delicious!

Zucchini, pomegranate & goat’s cheese salad

Caprese salad

Incredibly simple, yet looks and tastes amazing. This is the ultimate combination of flavours and colours, perfect as an appetiser or a side.

Udon salad

A light Japanese salad with udon noodles, poached chicken, eggs and plenty of veggies. Drizzled with warm dressing, this wholesome and well-balanced, meal will keep you satisfied throughout the day.

Radicchio, fig and goat’s cheese with caramelised balsamic

Add colour to your dinner table! The combination of the bitterness of the radicchio, the sweetness of the figs and caramelised balsamic with the creamy goat’s cheese is sure to please the palate!

Chipotle-roasted broccolini and potato salad

This salad is a medley of textures and flavours, perfect on a shared board. Crisp roast potatoes and broccolini, nestled on a bed of peppery rocket leaves, with the unexpected sweet touch of blackberries.

Hot Greek salad

Drawing on pantry staples and a handful of fresh ingredients, the traditional tang and saltiness of a Greek salad is given a twist with the addition of warm battery rice.

Lillipad’s salad

On the menu: Turmeric-roasted cauliflower, cucumber, mint, house-made pickled onion, pepperberry, baby spinach, pine nuts and sultana mixed with a macadamia oil dressing served with sourdough.

Watermelon and cucumber salad with fish sauce vinaigrette

Crisp cucumber chunks and thin radish slices pickled in a tangy vinaigrette with a slight chilli heat, balanced by the sweet, cool watermelon. It’s a vibrant, zesty salad that brings a burst of summery freshness to every bite.

Warrigal salad

This recipe is one of the simplest ways to incorporate Indigenous ingredients into your cooking. A handful of Warrigal greens, mangoes and toasted macadamia nuts tossed in a zesty sweet dressing.

Panzanella (bread and tomato salad)

This rustic summer salad of bread and tomatoes is a staple in Florence and has been popular since the Renaissance. It is a dish that makes much out of little, using inexpensive, seasonal ingredients.

Sichuan cucumber salad

A perfect side dish of crisp cucumber tossed in flavoursome dressing, infused with hot oil to release the aromatics. The combination of the sweet, spicy and savoury flavours will have you addicted.

Rice noodle salad with wombok, apple, carrot and tofu

Colourful, crunchy, quick-to-make and with a lively, tangy Asian dressing – this satisfying noodle salad will have you eating it on repeat! And it’s ready in 30 minutes!