Blitzed broccoli and chickpea salad base

This 10-minute salad base is spiced with citrusy sumac and given a nuttiness with golden fried almonds. It keeps really well in the fridge so you can dip into it for lunches, sides and meals-to-go all week. For this recipe you will need a food processor.

New York chicken and apple salad

A twist on the classic New York-style Waldorf salad with chicken and a creamy, but low-calorie, garlic dressing. Each serving provides 515 kcal, 55.5g protein, 42g carbohydrates (of which 42g sugars), 12.5g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 5.5g fibre and 0.8g salt. With a GI of 58 this meal is high protein, low GI.

Lentil, cherry tomato and feta salad

Fat-free dressings can be purchased from many supermarkets, so pick your favourite to dress this filling salad. Each serving provides 165 kcal, 13g protein, 13g carbohydrate (of which 4.5g sugars), 5.5g fat (of which 4g saturates), 4g fibre and 1.2g salt.

Mixed bean salad

Grab that tin of beans from the back of your store cupboard and whip up this simple bean salad. Each serving provides 321kcal, 9g protein, 24g carbohydrate (of which 6g sugars), 18g fat (of which 3g saturates), 12g fibre and 0.3g salt.

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