Thyme-crusted Venison fillet with balsamic onion salad.

Thyme-crusted venison fillet salad is the perfect dish if you’re tempted by the earthy seasonal flavours of game meat. Slice it finely into your salad and you can get more bang for your buck. Here, the crunch of the almonds contrasts well with the tenderness of the thyme-crusted venison fillet…

Beluga lentil, goat’s cheese and avocado salad. 10 best salad recipes.

Beluga lentil, goat’s cheese and avocado salad is an ample dish to serve both in the summer and winter. Dark and shiny, beluga lentils are perfect for use in salads as they hold their shape when cooked and have a delicious, earthy flavour. These chosen lentils differ from the ordinary…

Roasted root vegetable & pomegranate salad.10 best salad recipes.

Roasted root vegetable salad with pomegranate is a superlative addition to the salad smorgasbord. With the extra garnishing of toasted macadamia nuts and pomegranates, this salad is filling without being too heavy. To test just how keen guests were for something different I went through a stage of putting this…

Lobster, grapefruit and fennel salad. 10 best salad recipes.

Lobster, grapefruit and fennel salad is an elaborate dish; the sour grapefruit contrasts well with the richness of the lobster making the salad rich in taste with a zesty contrast. For more shellfish recipes take a look at our refreshingly tasty lobster soup recipe and our fabulous scallop and prawn…

Chorizo, squash and couscous salad. 10 best salad recipes.

Chorizo, squash and couscous salad with extra coriander, chilli and lemon is a hearty choice. And will go particularly well with butterflied venison. I started making this dish when I was once caught between the couple hosting the shoot. She loved couscous salads but he said it was “unmanly” and…