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Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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We think of barley as a soup ingredient, but it's also a delicious main-dish grain, served hot or cold. When combined with black beans, tomato and avocado, it adds up to a salad that could hardly be more healthy or delicious.

Broccoli and pearl barley salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Pearl barley, with its nutty flavour and firm texture, makes an interesting change from rice in grain-based salads, and it blends beautifully with this mixture of vegetables, sweet dried apricots and pumpkin seeds. Serve this as a satisfying lunch dish, adding some crumbled cheese such as feta for additional protein.

Chicken and Couscous Salad

Recipe by: Christian Booher

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This makes a healthy, colourful and filling lunch, served on top of lettuce.

Chicken mayonnaise rice salad

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Tarragon, chives and lemon liven up this simple salad.

Fennel, apple and herring salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Oily fish such as herring are traditionally served with tart or pungent ingredients that offer a refreshing piquancy to balance the rich fish flavour. In this Scandinavian-style salad, apple, fennel and lemon juice offer the complementary contrast. Serve the salad for lunch or supper.

Fiesta Salad

Recipe by: ANGL8277

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Fajita seasoning makes this salad fiery. Add lots of lettuce, onions and tomatoes, and you have a Mexican-inspired salad. It's even better topped with grated cheese and tortilla crisps.

Fresh artichoke and crab salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This salad is a real treat when globe artichokes are in season. The large outer leaves are removed and the succulent, meaty bottom part, or heart, is cooked, then served with fresh crab meat in a lemony dressing.

Hot potato salad with bacon

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This piquant salad is a perfect partner for lamb or chicken, or it can be served as an unusual and very tasty starter before a light main course. Scrub the potatoes rather than peel them as many of their vitamins are found just under the skin, and the skin is a valuable source of dietary fibre.

Indian-style rice with turkey

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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The spicy aromas of this satisfying salad make it tempting fare at any time of year. The rice, with its slightly chewy texture and Indian spicing, provides the perfect backdrop for tender turkey (or chicken), crunchy raw vegetables, sweet grapes and toasted nuts. It's a great way to use up leftover roast poultry.

Indonesian Spicy Rice Salad

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Sprouted beans and unsalted nuts give lots of crunchy texture to this piquant salad. It's super-easy to make with brown basmati rice and salad vegetables on a bed of torn Chinese leaves or baby spinach. Delicious!

Lebanese Bulghur Wheat and Feta Salad

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Bulghur wheat makes a tasty base for a fast salad. Here it is combined with herbs, olives, some al dente vegetables and crumbly feta cheese, all tossed in a spicy dressing. Great with iceberg lettuce and chunks of sesame-seed bread. Delicious!

Lemony lentil and vegetable salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This is a deliciously healthy and filling Middle Eastern salad. The lentils are cooked with lemon and spices, then dressed while warm. Vegetables add colour, and dried apricots, goat's cheese and sunflower seeds complete the feast.

Marinated duck salad with bulghur wheat

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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The contrast of sweet citrus, spicy chilli, earthy grains, tangy basil and tender duck is marvellous. This seems like an ambitious, unusual dish but, if you buy the ingredients in advance, it comes together quickly. It's worth the effort!

Middle Eastern lentil salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This is a deliciously healthy and filling salad. The lentils are cooked with garlic and lemon plus a pinch of cumin, then dressed while warm. Mixed peppers and broccoli florets add colour, and the salad is finished with dried apricots, goat's cheese and toasted sunflower seeds. Serve with toasted pitta bread.

Minted barley and beans

Recipe by: Azmina Govindji

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The mild, sweet flavour and chewy texture of pearl barley is combined here with black-eyed beans and lots of colourful vegetables. A fresh-tasting tomato and mint dressing adds a summery feel to this wholesome salad. Serve on its own for lunch or supper, with some fresh fruit to follow.

Orange Chicken and Rice Salad

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Cooked chicken, makes a healthy meal in minutes if you add rice and a little imagination. Perk it up with pistachios, crisp carrot, zesty orange and punchy chives. Delicious!

Provençal tuna and pepper salad

Recipe by: Azmina Govindji

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This colourful salad is full of varied flavours and textures. Chunks of tuna, wedges of potato, crisp beans and tangy tomatoes – one bite is like a visit to Provence. Serve with crusty baguettes or oatmeal crackers.

Puy lentil and sausage salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Tiny green Puy lentils have a slightly nutty texture and flavour, and are perfect in salads as they keep their shape well once cooked. Here they are mixed with grilled venison sausages and Mediterranean vegetables, plus a handful of fresh rocket leaves. All you need to accompany the dish is some crusty French bread.

Refreshing tomato and watercress spread

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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A pretty starter, bursting with flavour.

Salade niçoise

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Waxy new potatoes are ideal for salads such as this classic, as they are firm enough to keep their shape when stirred with other ingredients. Serve with crusty French bread.

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