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Six Super Summer Salads

December 19, 2012 · 36 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I can get stuck in a salad rut! The normal lettuce, tomato, cucumber thing or my old favourites. Boring!

I have been on the hunt for some super-healthy but also super-yummy salad recipes now that the weather is far too hot to cook. This is what I have discovered.

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Moorish Crunch Salad from Jamie Oliver

300 g carrots, peeled and cut into matchstick-sized batons

150 g radishes

2 crunchy apples

1 small handful raisins/sultanas

1 handful fresh Italian parsley

1 handful fresh mint, roughly chopped

4 T red wine vinegar

8 T olive oil

1 T tahini

2 T sesame seeds, toasted in the oven for about three minutes

Finely slice radishes. Quarter and core the apples and slice finely. Add all these to a bowl with the rest of the ingredients, except for the sesame seeds. Toss together, and season to taste. Serve with sesame seeds sprinkled on top and eat straight away before the salad loses its crunch.

*NOTE: Jamie Oliver’s website was upgraded and this recipe no longer linked, so I found it elsewhere and posted it. πŸ™‚

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Crunchy Asian Cabbage Salad from Alexx Stuart – Real Food and Low Tox Living

img_3476Watermelon and Avocado Salad with Fetta from Top of the Apple

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Vietnamese Rice Salad from Mamacino

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Chakra Fruit Salad with Enlightened Tahini SauceΒ from My New Roots.

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Roast Avocado and Couscous Salad from Stone Soup

Do you have a super salad recipe? Please share or link us up with your favourite one!

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Comments

  1. The Yogic Housewife says

    December 19, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    These look delicious!

    Sent from my iPhone

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 19, 2012 at 6:06 pm

      I know! I have no clue how people hate veges – they are amazing!

      Reply
  2. Kirri White (@kirri_white) says

    December 19, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    Oh Sonia – You read my mind! We have been having salads the past three nights and looking to continue for weeks. I need to add to my repertoire, so this blog came at the perfect time.

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  3. Celena Ross says

    December 19, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    I too am in a salad rut and have been thinking of alternatives. So very timely blog. Great!

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  4. Natural New Age Mum says

    December 19, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    oooh I must be psychic girls!! πŸ™‚

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  5. Rob & Liz Callaway says

    December 19, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    Hi, feel free to share these salads – the quinoa one is fantastic. Sorry, couldn’t work out how to put scanned recipe on blog. Thanks for the ideas!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 19, 2012 at 7:57 pm

      can you email it to me? naturalnewagemum@yahoo.com.au – would love to have a look πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Rachel says

    December 19, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    My new favourite salad is the Warm Chicken and Blue Cheese Salad from Meat on the Menu. Heaven! if you’re a blue cheese lover.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 19, 2012 at 8:48 pm

      yum ! I don’t have that book but hear lots of good things about it πŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. Raquel Henson says

    December 19, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    Thanks so muck for this post, I love salads and these alternatives might just get the kids on board too as they are not into lettuce at all!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 6:04 am

      Something a bit different, aren’t they? Thanks for stopping by Raquel! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  8. Leuk and C says

    December 19, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    I meant to write thanks so much! sorry!

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  9. Jane says

    December 20, 2012 at 6:03 am

    Thermomix beetroot salad! Also roast pumpkin with hazelnuts. Spinach, rocket, mint & peas. Helenic Republiques Cypriot grain salad. I can email you some recipes πŸ™‚

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 6:05 am

      I lerve the thermy beetroot salad. Have never tried roast pumpkin with hazels though – sounds good. I would love the grain salad recipe if you wouldn’t mind emailing Jane. Thank you. πŸ™‚

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  10. Sarah M says

    December 20, 2012 at 9:03 am

    I love carrot, beetroot and cheese salad. Just grate everything and mix! Could also make it more healthy by leaving out the cheese. Still tastes great and it’s something different =)

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 3:49 pm

      Oh that’s a good idea… I often do a grated mix of carrot and cheese for the kids sandwiches, but the beetroot would be good too – thanks for sharing Sarah πŸ™‚

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      • Bronwyn Hammond says

        January 1, 2014 at 5:06 pm

        I make a variation of the carrot and beetroot one. The night before soak some sultanas in lemon juice then when serving mix in with the grated beetroot, put in a bowl and place the grated carrot as a ring around the top – just for looks as it gets mixed as you serve.

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        • Natural New Age Mum says

          January 4, 2014 at 8:26 pm

          fabulous tip Bronwyn!

  11. Jessatural says

    December 20, 2012 at 9:51 am

    Mum has been saying Jessica don’t forget that your making salads for Xmas, I was stuck and getting ready to hunt for some new salads recipes and then this popped up <3 Yep your spot on with timing for us all, now that summer is here πŸ™‚

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 3:50 pm

      I hope they will be impressed with what you make! Let me know how it goes! Would love piccies on my Facebook wall ! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  12. Kristin from Mamacino says

    December 20, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    Love all of these! Thanks Sonia xxx

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 21, 2012 at 11:20 am

      thanks for letting me share your amazing rice salad recipe πŸ™‚

      Reply
  13. Kerry says

    December 20, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    These look yummo thank you. I can’t open the Moorish Jamie Oliver Recipe for some reason??

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 8:56 pm

      will double check the link πŸ™‚

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      It looks like they are upgrading the website – it’s a different layout to last time I went – I will redo it when it becomes available πŸ™‚

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 9:19 pm

      recipe is posted on this post πŸ™‚

      Reply
  14. Kylie says

    December 20, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    Oh my sisiter just said to me to make a NICE salad for xmas and then I see this your fantastic think these will be a winner let me know if you have any more!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 8:57 pm

      I am sure these will qualify πŸ™‚

      Reply
  15. Healthstyler says

    December 20, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    Yum all these look great! I make a delicious salad with roast pumpkin, baby spinach leaves, feta and pine nuts! One of my favourites!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 20, 2012 at 8:56 pm

      yum – that’s one of my faves too – great flavour combo

      Reply
  16. Christie @ Fig and Cherry says

    December 21, 2012 at 10:59 am

    Love the watermelon and avo idea – my little toddler loves both those things so I could make a salad for her with these and see if she eats the things around it! Worth a try! πŸ™‚

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 21, 2012 at 11:19 am

      yeah, good bit of vege smuggling! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  17. Kristin from Mamacino says

    October 9, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    I have been getting back in to salads too! Can’t wait to try some of these…thanks for including me xxx

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 9, 2013 at 4:35 pm

      It’s a pleasure. Your rice salad is such a hit around here and it’s great for the lunchbox!

      Reply

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