Packed with zing, colour and crunch, Asian salads can be a refreshing antidote to a hot summer's day. From vegan noodle dishes to healthy chicken salads and spicy squid, these colourful combinations of ingredients really do pack a flavour punch. Here are our favourites to inspire you this summer.
Burmese Chicken Salad from Caravan: Dining All Day by Laura Harper-Hinton, Miles Kirby & Chris Ammermann
Bold flavours are the signature in this salad, with poached chicken, crunchy vegetables, fish sauce, peanuts, chilli and lime all playing a starring role.
From the book
Caravan: Dining All Day
Recipes from the London restaurant scene favourite
Beautiful dishes using fresh and seasonal ingredients
Aussie-style brunch inspiration
Sesame Chicken Salad with Cucumber Noodles from The Art of Living Well by Melissa & Jasmine Hemsley
A healthy sesame chicken salad recipe with spiralized cucumber noodles makes a tasty low-carb dish.
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Thai Beef and Mango Salad from Feelgood Family Food by Dean Edwards
Crunchy, colourful and a beautiful balance of hot, sweet, salty and sour flavours, this salad puts sirloin steak, rice noodles and raw vegetables centre stage.
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Vegan Soba Noodle Salad from Oh She Glows Every Day by Angela Liddon
A flavour-packed, healthy salad with fibre-rich soba noodles, crispy tofu and a simple sesame-tahini dressing. Delicious!
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Hot and Sour Squid Salad from Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey by Rick Stein
A salad of poached squid with chilli, mint, coriander and lime leaf, this is a light and refreshing Asian dish for a hot summer's day.
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