But David Bez’s new book Salad Love (Quadrille, £16.99) has solved the problem – it’s full of delicious, filling and soul-soothing winter warmers.
And even better, they are all super easy to make in under 20 minutes.
David says: "I've learnt a lot in my journey creating daily lunch salads, a journey which has included some failures but mostly successes.
"Salads are a great meal and the recipes in the book are real meals, photographed just a few seconds before being devoured."
Here’s one of our favourite recipes for you to try out. The book is available from Quadrille, for £16.99.
Tuna, cous cous, kale, green lentils and red onion
For the salad, assemble:
100g cooked wholewheat couscous
60g kale, chopped (discard the stems)
100g tinned green lentils
50g tinned tuna (preserved in water), flaked
1 sliced and pre-roasted red onion
For the dressing, mix:
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
pinch of salt and pepper
VEGETARIAN ALTERNATIVE: Replace the tuna with 50g goat's cheese, Brie or Pecorino
Salad Love by David Bez (Quadrille, £16.99)
Photography: David Bez
