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Summer cucumber salads

Cucumbers are the unsung heroes of salads! Sliced, diced, julienned or smashed - they provide crunch, freshness and take on all kinds of punchy flavours. These summery cucumber salads from around the world are perfect for any occasion.
Cucumber salad with elderflower vinaigrette
by Georgina Hayden

Georgina Hayden's fresh cucumber salad comes alive with fragrant and sweet elderflower vinaigrette, punchy, quick-pickled red onion, and salty feta. Fantastic with grilled chicken.

Starters & nibbles

Middle Eastern-style chopped salad

by Anna Shepherd
Light meals & snacks

Greek salad

by Justine Pattison
Light meals & snacks

Bang bang chicken salad

Main course

Indian salad

by Asma Khan
Side dishes

Chicken salad

by Philippa Davis
Main course

Chickpea fattoush

by Saskia Sidey
Light meals & snacks

Watermelon and feta salad

by Georgina Hayden
Light meals & snacks

Chicken tikka salad

by Fiona Hunter
Light meals & snacks

Chopped salad with peanuts

by Anjum Anand
Light meals & snacks

Easy pasta salad

by Rachel Phipps
Light meals & snacks

Foolproof green salad

by Mary Berry
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Bang bang chicken

by Sunil Vijayakar
Main course

Pesto lemon chicken salad

by Mary Berry
Main course

Greek salad with crispy feta

by Tai Ibitoye
Main course

Thai cucumber salad

by Nadiya Hussain
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Salsa, chickpea and couscous salad

by Portia Spooner
Light meals & snacks

Vietnamese-style crayfish and noodle salad

by Mary Berry
Light meals & snacks

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