16 amazingly easy autumn salad recipes to make your lunchbox happy (2024)

Juicy blackberries and sweet apples are perfect in a pie, but just as good in this quick salad, where their fruitiness combines beautifully with salty, smoky strips of bacon.

Try this bacon, apple and blackberry salad recipe

Crunchy fresh apple (try the Pink Lady variety) combines beautifully with the smoky spicy aromas from Morocco. The perfect lunchbox treat. You can use regular couscous if you like, just make according to pack instructions.

Try this apple and Moroccan giant couscous salad recipe

This salad is a gorgeous starter for spring or summer, and the horseradish gives it a perfect kick against the soft silky asparagus. It’s a fabulous combination.

This fiery chorizo salad by the UK's top Mexican chef and co-founder of Wahaca Restaurants, Thomasina Miers, makes a rich, punchy and deeply satisfying lunch dish.

It’s really worth hunting down Puy lentils. They keep their shape well and have a wonderfully nutty, peppery flavour that goes beautifully with everything, from soft cheeses to sausages.

Try this lentil, blue cheese and pear salad recipe

When you’re roasting the beetroot for this salad, cook more than you need. They’ll keep in the fridge for a few days, ready to add to speedy salads and sandwiches.

Try this roasted baby beets with goats’ cheese salad recipe

Sweet roasted squash and salty cubes of feta are a great combination. The dressing works really well with other roasted vegetables, too.

Try this roasted squash salad with tahini dressing recipe

This salad is lovely served warm or cold. You could also blend the carrots and have them as a mash – delicious with a roast.

Packed full of earthy beetroot, blue cheese and a good handful of mixed green leaves, this easy salad makes the perfect lunchtime treat.

Try this beetroot and stilton salad recipe

This great quick-fire salad recipe is packed with protein and flavour. If you're not a fan of black pudding, try substituting it with salami instead.

Try this black pudding, wicklow cheese and egg salad recipe

Fig balsamic vinegar really enhances the figs in this salad but you can use any good quality balsamic instead. The filling salad is a great lunchtime option but will work perfectly with a spread of salads.

Try this fig, fennel and barley salad recipe

Roasted beetroot and sweet citrus taste great when combined with creamy goat’s cheese and crunchy almonds. Serve the salad with a wholegrain baguette or crusty bread.

Try this beetroot and orange salad recipe

A sharp dressing and sweet caramelised leeks that are on their way to becoming crisp and golden, are a match made in culinary heaven. Add in some hard, salty goats’ cheese and a bed of bitter leaves, and you have a very satisfying mixture of flavours.

Try this roasted leeks, goats cheese and bacon salad recipe

Spiced halloumi is served with a flavoursome couscous salad to create a dish that really packs a punch. Great as a midweek dinner, this is quick to prepare and healthy too.

Try this halloumi with couscous salad recipe

Grated raw golden beetroot adds crunch and flavor to this colorfully blended salad. It’s a great way to use up leftover roast chicken and is delicious served with multigrain bread rolls or baguette slices.

Try this chicken and orange salad recipe

This dish is a great mix of comfort and fresh flavour. Healthy and easy to cook it makes a great lunch or light dinner.

Try this butternut squash salad with spelt recipe

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