2 Spring salads you’ll make on repeat

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Amaarah January 2 min read ▪ September 17, 2025 ▪ Photography: Jotham van Tonder // HMimages.co.za // Andreas Eiselen

Say goodbye to the winter blues and hello to fresh, vibrant flavours with these tasty recipes.

Tinned tuna salad with baby marrow and beans

  • 15 minutes
  • Serves 4-6

Ingredients

For the salad 
  • 2½ cups rocket
  • 1 tin tuna, drained
  • 1 tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 baby marrow, ribboned
  • ½ cup peas, blanched
  • 2 radishes, thinly sliced
For the dressing 
  • 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp mustard
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • ⅓ cup olive oil

KT

Kate Turner
‧ Recipe & styling

JT

Jotham van Tonder // HMimages.co.za
‧ Photography

Method

  1. For the salad, gently toss all the ingredients in a bowl.
  2. For the dressing, whisk all the ingredients, except the olive oil, together. Slowly whisk in the olive oil, a little at a time.
  3. Drizzle the salad with the dressing just before serving.

Salad jar with smoked chicken and rice noodles

  • 15 minutes
  • Makes 1

Ingredients

For the sauce 
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 Tbsp white-wine vinegar
  • 1½ Tbsp sugar
  • ½ lime, juiced
  • ½ red chilli, thinly sliced
To serve
  • 1 cup rice noodles, cooked
  • ½ cucumber, ribboned
  • 1 carrot, peeled and julienned using a peeler
  • 1 smoked chicken breast, shredded
  • Handful fresh coriander

AV

Amerae Vercueil
‧ Recipe & styling

AE

Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za
‧ Photography

Method

1. For the sauce, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.

2. To serve, layer the jar starting with rice noodles, followed by vegetables, chicken, herbs and seasoning, then dress with sauce.

Cook’s Tip: If you aren’t a fan of rice noodles, simply swap them out for your favourite grain instead. 

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