Salads are not the exclusive patrimony of the summer or of everyday fast food, on the contrary, they allow to combine so many different ingredients that they are ideal for preparing light and colorful starters at any celebration table.

11 festive salad recipes

Most of them can be prepared very quickly, are great value for money, help keep Christmas Eve dinner light without losing any glamour and are all delicious. What more could you ask for?

Bacalao salad with orange

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Typical of some areas of Andalusia, where it is known as remojón -Granada- or pío antequerano -Málaga-, which has two main ingredients that one thinks that they are not going to stick together, but together, they are a pleasant surprise to the palate. I strongly recommend that, at some point in your life, you leave culinary prejudices and give a chance to this cod and orange salad.

Spinach salad with shrimp

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Salads with seafood are a must.Salads with seafood are a great solution when you have a very limited budget and you have to stretch it to the maximum or when we are simply looking for a rich menu without excesses. As an example, this spinach salad with shrimp.

Rice salad with tomato and ham tartar

Easy, cheap and visually very attractive. So is this simple rice salad with tomato and ham.

Mussel salad with tomato

Salad of mussels with tomato

.Although it’s not the best time of the year to get your hands on some good tomatoes, if you do, this mussel salad with tomato is going to bring you a lot of joy if you present it on the table during one of the most representative lunches or dinners of the holidays.

Cecina salad with foie shavings and dried fruit vinaigrette

Even the most carnivores can prepare holiday salad recipes that will make your mouth water just by imagining them. Of course, this jerky salad with foie shavings is not just for them, because any lover of good food will enjoy it very much.

Spinach and tofu salad

Light and balanced, as it contains the optimal amount of protein, carbohydrates and good fats without making the calorie counter go through the roof. This spinach and tofu salad is perfect for serving a light and refreshing starter. Plus, this salad is a vegan recipe.

Orange and marinated mackerel salad

We don’t give fruit the importance it should when it comes to savory dishes. I’m sure many would find it much easier to consume fresh fruit by integrating it into savory dishes like this salad of oranges with marinated mackerel.

Quick rice salad

If you’re in the mood for some rice on Christmas Eve, perhaps the best bet is in the form of a rice salad like this one that allows you to vary the ingredients that accompany the rice to suit the contents of your fridge.

Goat cheese salad with duck ham and dried fruit vinaigrette

This is a salad to surprise, perfect for a holiday, because despite being a very easy recipe, its preparation involves elaborations that take a little more time. Even so, the result of this goat cheese salad with duck ham is very worthwhile.

Salad of peppers with cod

In the south this type of salad is known as “ensalasá”, apocope of the terms “ensalada asada”, because although it is a vegetable dish that is served cold, the Vegetable Recipes -usually onions and peppers- are roasted, left to cool and seasoned. The result is luxurious.

Purple potato, radish, mango and pomegranate salad with yogurt sauce

And the last of this selection of easy salad recipes is this very colorful purple potato salad. It has no protein so we can only serve it as a starter or garnish, but it is perfect to surprise if we want to organize a formal meal.

As you can see, salads apart from being almost always healthy can also be beautiful, tasty and even fun.

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Joseph Bicknell

Born and raised in a chef house. I Completed my High school diploma in Culinary arts and would love to supervise other culinary professionals in the kitchen.