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    Salads and dressings

    Does your fridge look like a jungle sometimes? Mine does. I like to eat all the plants and am always happy to have a substantial salad in lieu of a hot meal.

    Plant-based ingredients like lentils and legumes are so easy to sneak into a salad to boost their protein content, and let's be real, salads make for quick and healthy anytime meals, at any time of year.

    These delicious and nutritious vegan salad recipes will help you get creative with your vegetables and experiment with new flavour combinations, have fun.

    • A white plate with half a baby cos lettuce sitting on it, drizzled with bright orange dressing, and scattered with a crunchy topping that includes almonds and breadcrumbs.
      Baby cos lettuce with crunchy bits
    • A terracotta dish with apple, fennel and celery salad in it. Pictured alongside a teatowel and serving spoons.
      Apple, fennel and celery salad
    • A wide white bowl with sweetcorn and kale salad in it, sitting on a bamboo chopping board. A whole cob of corn is in the background.
      Sweetcorn and kale salad
    • A bowl with edamame beans, sliced radish, cucumber and avocado, fried tofu and marinated watermelon visible.
      Watermelon poke bowl
    • Cauliflower, peanut and tofu larb.
      Cauliflower, peanut and tofu larb
    • Zucchini, artichoke and macadamia salad.
      Zucchini, artichoke and macadamia salad
    • Potato, cauliflower and lentil salad with curry tahini dressing.
      Potato, cauliflower and lentil salad + curry tahini dressing
    • Urab sayur: Balinese coconut and vegetable salad.
      Urab sayur: Balinese coconut and vegetable salad
    • Cauliflower salad with lime and herbs.
      Cauliflower salad with lime and herbs
    • Lentil salad with roast baby carrots and red onions, dressed with chimichurri sauce (vegan and gluten free).
      Lentil salad with roast baby carrots + red onion
    • Mango and avocado noodle salad with puffed black rice (vegan and gluten free).
      Mango + avocado noodle salad with puffed black rice
    • Lentil salad with orange, dates and kale (vegan and gluten free).
      Lentil salad with orange, dates and kale
    • Still not sure what to make? Here are 16 amazing vegan Christmas salads, sides, mains and desserts to inspire you. Mostly gluten free.
      16 amazing vegan Christmas salads, sides, mains and desserts
    • Sweet potato salad with pomegranate, pecans and barley (vegan).
      Sweet potato salad with pomegranate, pecans and barley
    • Rocket and strawberry salad with strawberry vinaigrette.
      Rocket and strawberry salad with strawberry vinaigrette
    • Asparagus salad with turmeric tahini dressing.
      Asparagus salad with golden turmeric dressing
    • Thai noodle salad with grilled pineapple.
      Thai noodle salad with grilled pineapple
    • Sweet potato and kale salad with miso cashew dressing.
      Sweet potato and kale salad with miso cashew dressing
    • Red pepper and lentil panzanella.
      Red pepper and lentil panzanella
    • Fig, grape and walnut salad with grape vinaigrette.
      Fig, grape and walnut salad with grape vinaigrette
    • Eggplant and lentil salad with sumac tahini dressing.
      Eggplant and lentil salad with sumac tahini dressing
    • 16 summer picnic recipes - mostly vegan and gluten free.
      16 summer picnic recipes
    • Freekeh, sweet potato and cranberry salad.
      Freekeh, kumara and cranberry salad
    • Potato and fresh oregano salad.
      Potato and fresh oregano salad
    • Broad bean and Israeli couscous salad.
      Broad bean and Israeli couscous salad
    • Loquat salsa.
      Loquat salsa
    • Kumara, kale and cannellini bean salad.
      Kumara, kale and cannellini salad
    • Soba noodle salad.
      Soba noodle salad
    • Carrot and seed salad.
      Carrot and seed salad
    • Eggless aioli.
      Eggless aioli
    • Israeli couscous salad with burnt citrus dressing.
      Israeli couscous salad with burnt citrus dressing
    • Green cashew sauce and roasted root vegetables.
      Green cashew sauce
    • Fennel, orange and cauliflower salad.
      Fennel, orange and cauliflower salad
    • Freekeh and roast cauliflower salad.
      Freekeh and roast cauliflower salad
    • Roasted carrot, chickpea and brown rice salad.
      Roasted carrot, chickpea and brown rice salad
    • Thai-style coleslaw.
      Thai-style coleslaw
    • Za'atar spiced pumpkin and quinoa salad.
      Za'atar spiced pumpkin and quinoa salad

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    I'm Amber, an enthusiastic cook, food obsessive, mother, writer and photographer based in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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