Salads

Gordon Ramsay’s egg salad swaps heavy mayo for natural yoghurt, making it lighter and sharper than the classic version. Hard-boiled eggs get folded with Dijon mustard, cider vinegar, fresh dill and diced celery, then served on a bed of baby spinach. Serves 4 in about 15 minutes. Ramsay’s Egg Mayonnaise and Spinach Sandwich in Ultimate …

Gordon Ramsay’s kale salad swaps soft romaine for raw kale in a loaded Caesar. Sourdough croutons, crispy bacon, sliced mushrooms and shaved Parmesan go on top with an anchovy and garlic dressing. Serves 4 in about 25 minutes. He has two kale Caesars across his books that couldn’t be more different. Quick and Delicious goes …

Gordon Ramsay’s radish salad is four ingredients and nothing else: radishes, banana shallot, lemon and olive oil. He calls it “simplicity itself” and says the combination “produces far more than the sum of its parts.” It serves 4 and takes about 5 minutes. The recipe comes from Gordon’s Ultimate Home Cooking, where he pairs it …

Gordon Ramsay’s carrot salad is bright, crunchy and Moroccan-inspired. Grated carrots get tossed with orange zest, toasted cumin seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, then dressed in a honey-mustard vinaigrette with fresh mint and coriander. It serves 4 and takes about 15 minutes. In Ultimate Home Cooking, he calls it “a salad that gets better for …

Gordon Ramsay’s lentil salad is hearty, colourful and built to feed a crowd. Puy lentils get tossed with roasted peppers, courgettes, sunblush tomatoes, avocado and fresh herbs. Serves 6 to 8 and works as both veg and carb in one bowl. In the Cooking for Crowds chapter of his Ultimate Cookery Course, he suggests pairing …

Gordon Ramsay’s tomato salad is sweet, peppery and rich. Cherry tomatoes roast at 150°C (300°F) for up to 90 minutes until almost jam-like, then get tossed with fresh watercress, shallot rings and aged balsamic. Serves 4 with just 10 minutes of hands-on work. In Ultimate Home Cooking, he serves it alongside halloumi and courgette cakes. …

Gordon Ramsay’s green papaya salad is crunchy, spicy and loaded with Thai flavour. Shredded papaya, carrots, dried shrimp and toasted peanuts go in a tamarind and lime dressing with chillies, coriander and Thai basil. Serves 6 to 8 in about 30 minutes. What holds it together is a pounded shrimp paste from Gordon’s Ultimate Cookery …

Gordon Ramsay’s fennel salad is crisp, paper-thin shaved fennel with ripe Comice pear, wild rocket and watercress in a honey mustard vinaigrette, ready in 25 minutes including the ice water soak. It costs roughly £1 per serving and works best as a starter before rich mains like duck, game or pork. In Sunday Lunch, Ramsay …

Gordon Ramsay’s cucumber salad is light, crisp and dressed in a sweet hoisin and ginger dressing with soy, rice vinegar and sesame oil. Thin ribbons get tossed with baby gem lettuce and spring onions. It takes 10 minutes and serves 4. In Ultimate Home Cooking, he places it right next to his crispy roast duck …