Article by Index Digital Team | 10th June 2025

Summer Salads with a Sweet Twist

Summer is all about eating delicious, seasonal, fresh ingredients and what better way to do that than in a salad. From late spring with healthy platefuls of asparagus or watercress, through the balmy days of July and August, into early autumn, nature’s larder provides a raft of seasonal ingredients that add flavour and texture. 

But one ingredient can consistently inject a healthy, sweet twist to any salad, elevating it from potentially just something on the side to the main attraction – honey.

Organic honey brand Honey Heaven has developed four fabulous salad recipes to enjoy incorporating their honeys or honeycomb into each. They sell a range of 17 stunning organic honeys sourced from an artisanal beekeeper in Hungary who uses only traditional, sustainable methods to collect the honey ensuring its purity and superior quality and taste. Give these recipes a whirl and you’ll wonder why you only ever used honey on toast!

Honey Heaven Cobb Salad

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 heads of Little Gem lettuce
• 1–2 chicken breasts, marinated with:
  • 1 tsp whole grain mustard
  • 2 tbsp Honey Heaven Organic Acacia Honey
  • Salt and pepper
• 4 strips of low-fat bacon
• A handful of feta cheese, crumbled
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 10–15 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 ripe avocado, diced

Honey Mustard Dressing

• 1–2 tbsp whole grain mustard (to taste)
• 1 tbsp Acacia honey
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• Pinch of salt

Method

1. Preheat the air fryer to 180°C and cook the marinated chicken breast for 13 minutes, or until fully cooked.
2. Grill the bacon until crisp, then chop into small pieces.
3. Boil the eggs until hard, then peel and slice.
4. Prepare the vegetables: slice the lettuce, halve the cherry tomatoes, and cube the avocado.
5. To assemble the salad, create a base layer with the lettuce, top with the tomatoes, bacon, sliced chicken, eggs, avocado, and crumbled feta.
6. Whisk together all dressing ingredients and drizzle over the salad before serving.

Hot Honey Halloumi Salad with Mango, Corn & Cucumber

Serves 2–3

Ingredients

• 1 block of halloumi cheese 
• 6 baby cucumbers, thinly sliced
• 1 ripe mango, cubed
• A handful of fresh coriander and mint, chopped
• 2 ears of corn on the cob
• Honey Heaven Organic Hot Honey scotch bonnet infused (to taste)
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt, to taste

Method

1. Slice the halloumi and grill it in a hot pan until golden on both sides. Drizzle with Honey Heaven Hot Honey while still warm. Set aside.
2. Remove the corn kernels from the cobs and grill them in the same pan until slightly charred.
3. Prepare the salad ingredients: cube the mango, slice the cucumbers, and finely chop the coriander and mint.
4. In a large bowl, combine the grilled corn, mango, cucumbers and herbs.
5. Squeeze in the lemon juice, season with salt, and add a little extra Hot Honey to taste.
6. Gently toss everything together, then top with the grilled halloumi. Serve immediately.

Grilled Peach, Tomato & Burrata Salad with Honeycomb and Basil

Ingredients

• 3 ripe peaches
• 1 large beefsteak tomato
• 1 ball of burrata
• 1 slice of Honey Heaven Organic Acacia Honeycomb 
• Fresh basil leaves

Method

1. Slice the peaches into wedges. Heat a grill pan over high heat and grill the peach slices until charred grill marks appear and the fruit begins to caramelize, about 2–3 minutes per side.
2. Cut the tomato into thick slices.
3. Arrange the grilled peaches and tomato slices on a serving plate. Tear the burrata gently and place it over the fruit. 
4. Add a slice of Honey Heaven honeycomb on top or to the side, and scatter fresh basil leaves for a fragrant finish.
5. Optional: Drizzle with a little olive oil or balsamic glaze if desired.

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CBD Honey Super Salad

Serves 2 

Ingredients

• 2 sweet potatoes
• 2 cooked beetroots
• 120g of rocket
• 130g of cooked quinoa

Dressing

• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 3 tbsp yoghurt or mayonnaise
• 3 tbsp of Honey Heaven CBD honey

Toppings

• Handful of walnuts or almonds
• Handful of cranberries
• Handful of pumpkin seeds
• Handful of edamame beans
• Pomegranate seeds
• Pear slices (optional)

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients for the dressing and set aside.
2. Chop the sweet potatoes and beetroot, put on a tray, drizzle with olive oil and salt. Bake for 30 min at 180C. Allow to cool.
3. Assemble salad by mixing rocket and quinoa, layer on a big dish and add sweet potatoes, beetroot, all the toppings you’re using and finish with a drizzle of dressing.

With salads like these, you’ll be wishing summer could last forever!

All Honey Heaven honeys are available from honeyheaven.co.uk while selected varieties can be found instore at Selfridges and Planet Organic in London and at independent stores nationwide.

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