Saladsmith: How to make perfect salads: building blocks and over 80 recipes

A practical guide to low-fuss and healthy salad-making from Cornersmith, the low-waste, max-taste experts.

Make friends with salad.

If you've ever found yourself making the same tired salad on repeat, or struggling to get more vegetables onto the table each week, you're not alone. After years of running her popular salad-making workshops, Cornersmith's Alex Elliott-Howery brings together all her formulas, flavour ideas and, of course, 80 delicious recipes, in this salad masterclass.

From slaws and the genius of grated salads to 'complete meal' salads, salads that champion one veg, or a whole chapter of recipes for when you're asked to bring a salad, this book has you covered. Using fresh, seasonal produce (or just what's in the fridge), Alex walks you through the foolproof building blocks for making a good salad, with plenty of useful step-by-step advice, and a host of easy add-ons – dressings, toppers, preserves – that'll make your salads shine.

By the end, you'll feel confident creating vibrant, nourishing salads daily without needing a recipe. If you're ready to take your salad game to the next level, Saladsmith will show you how.

Alex Elliott-Howery is a leading voice on the war on food waste and co-founder of boundary-breaking food community Cornersmith in Sydney. She is a teacher of traditional kitchen skills for modern cooks, highlighting the importance of seasonal eating and reducing food waste. She is the award-winning, best-selling author of Cornersmith, Cornersmith: Salads & Pickles, Use It All, Food Savers A-Z and the Pocket Pickler. This is her sixth book.