Every Gordon Ramsay salad recipe from his cookbooks, tested and written up in one place. 38 recipes from books like Ultimate Home Cooking, Ultimate Cookery Course and Make It Easy, each with the source named so you can check it yourself. From a 5 minute radish salad to a lobster starter for special occasions.
Most sites slap Ramsay’s name on recipes he never wrote. Every recipe below either comes from a specific cookbook with page references, or is built transparently from his verified techniques across multiple books. The source column in the table tells you which.
Use the table below to compare difficulty, time and serving size at a glance, then click through to the full recipe with step-by-step instructions, real Tesco prices, honest storage advice and FAQs you won’t find on any other site.
| Recipe | Source | Difficulty | Time | Serves | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caesar Salad | Sunday Lunch | Medium | 30 min | 4 | Classic starter |
| Tuna Niçoise | Home Cooking | Easy | 25 min | 4 | Summer lunch |
| Chicken Salad | Cookery Course | Easy | 35 min | 6 | Meal prep, sandwich |
| Spicy Beef Salad | Cookery Course | Easy | 15 min | 4 | Impressive weeknight |
| Potato Salad | Cookery Course | Easy | 25 min | 6 | BBQ side |
| Orzo Pasta Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 15 min | 4 | Packed lunch, BBQ |
| Quinoa Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 20 min | 4 | Healthy meal prep |
| Green Bean Salad | Cookery Course | Easy | 35 min | 6 | Side for roasts |
| Beetroot Salad | Quick & Delicious | Easy | 23 min | 2 | Dinner party starter |
| Chopped Salad | Cookery Course | Easy | 15 min | 6 | Crowd-feeding lunch |
| Green Papaya Salad | Cookery Course | Medium | 25 min | 6 | Thai night |
| Cucumber Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 10 min | 4 | Quick side dish |
| Fruit Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 18 min | 4 | Breakfast, snack |
| Egg Salad | Ultimate Fit Food* | Easy | 25 min | 4 | Sandwich filling |
| Waldorf Salad | Ultimate Fit Food | Easy | 18 min | 4 | Lighter lunch |
| Lentil Salad | Cookery Course | Easy | 40 min | 6 | Hearty autumn side |
| Greek Salad | Home Cooking* | Easy | 10 min | 4 | Summer side |
| Macaroni Salad | Cookery Course* | Easy | 20 min | 6 | BBQ, potluck |
| Lobster Salad | Bread Street Kitchen | Medium | 25 min | 2 | Special occasion |
| Crab Salad | Make It Easy | Easy | 10 min | 2 | Summer starter |
| Prawn Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 15 min | 4 | Light dinner |
| Scallop Salad | Cookery Course | Medium | 9 min | 2 | Dinner party starter |
| Couscous Salad | Make It Easy | Easy | 35 min | 4 | BBQ side, packed lunch |
| Chickpea Salad | Ultimate Fit Food | Easy | 10 min | 4 | Meal prep |
| Kale Salad | Quick & Delicious | Easy | 25 min | 4 | Healthy winter lunch |
| Carrot Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 15 min | 4 | Quick colourful side |
| Radish Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 5 min | 4 | Fastest side dish |
| Tomato Watercress Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 100 min | 4 | Worth the wait |
| Coleslaw | Home Cooking | Easy | 10 min | 6 | BBQ essential |
| Rocket Salad | Fast Food | Easy | 10 min | 4 | Italian side |
| Sweet Potato Salad | Fast Food | Easy | 20 min | 4 | Autumn side |
| Butter Bean Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 15 min | 4 | Middle Eastern lunch |
| Watermelon Feta Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 8 min | 4 | Summer showstopper |
| Fennel Salad | Sunday Lunch | Easy | 25 min | 4 | Starter before rich mains |
| Soba Noodle Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 10 min | 4 | Asian packed lunch |
| Broccoli Salad | Home Cooking | Easy | 20 min | 4 | Healthy side |
| Caprese Salad | Multiple books* | Easy | 10 min | 4 | Summer starter |
| Mackerel Potato Salad | Quick & Delicious | Easy | 25 min | 4 | Omega-3 lunch |
By occasion
Quick weeknight sides (under 15 minutes)
Radish salad is ready in 5 minutes flat. Cucumber salad, chickpea salad and crab salad all take 10. If you need something with more substance, the orzo pasta salad and carrot salad are done in 15.
Summer salads
Watermelon feta is the one everyone asks about, but the Greek salad and tangy fruit salad with chilli and tamarind are just as good in hot weather. For a barbecue spread, the potato salad and coleslaw both feed six.
Autumn and winter
The lentil salad is hearty enough for a cold evening, and the kale salad holds up well in a packed lunch the next day. Waldorf salad with its apple and celery crunch works year-round, and the beetroot salad with whipped goat’s cheese is a proper dinner party starter.
Dinner party starters
Scallop salad takes 9 minutes and looks like it took an hour. Lobster salad with brandy Marie Rose is the showstopper. Prawn salad and fennel salad both make elegant first courses without much effort.
Meal prep and packed lunches
Chickpea salad actually tastes better the next day. Macaroni salad, couscous salad and soba noodle salad all travel well. The egg salad makes a solid sandwich filling for the week.
