An Easy Summer Salad
An Easy Summer Salad
Simrath Sehmi 14.08.2025
Recipes

This Easy Summer Salad contains crisp greens, seasonal produce, and a light, tangy dressing which come together in minutes, leaving you with a plate that feels like self-care. This salad is hydrating, mineral-rich, and deeply satisfying, proving that eating well can be as simple as it is delicious.


Ingredients: 

  • 400g black beans drained
  • 2 large handfuls baby spinach, roughly chopped
  • 2 large handfuls of romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  • 500g heritage tomatoes chopped into large chunks
  • ½ cucumber halved lengthways, sliced on an angle
  • 1 mango peeled and chopped into chunks
  • 1 red onion halved and finely sliced
  • 6-8 radishes, sliced
  • 2 avocados, peeled and sliced
  • Handful of herbs (reserved from the dressing)
  • Add extra protein of choice: chicken, prawns, tofu, tempeh

For the dressing

  • Large bunch of mint
  • Small bunch of coriander
  • Small bunch of basil
  • 1 green chilli deseeded and chopped
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • 100ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 limes zested and juiced
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp maple syrup

Add the dressing ingredients to your blender. Drizzle over your salad and enjoy.