As summer approaches and temperatures rise, it's time to put away the stews and start thinking of fresh, light and more inviting recipes to beat the heat. This is a great time to return to traditional recipes, such as gazpacho or salmorejo, but also to innovate in the kitchen and discover new combinations and nuances. A great way to do this might be by including fruit in savoury dishes and, taking it a step further, trying salads with citrus fruits.

Adding fruit to salads is nothing new, but every new combination you dare with can open up a whole new world of flavours and stay in your recipe book forever. Especially if you find combinations as delicious and surprising as the ones we offer: these four salads with citrus fruits will help you to beat the summer heat while discovering new flavours.

Hawaiian Poke bowl

At this point, who hasn't heard of the poke bowl? This type of traditional Hawaiian salad usually combines fish and fruit with a rice base. It may be a surprising mix for those who have never tried it, but with well-chosen ingredients, the final result will be a real treat. You can try the following mix, adding the citric notes of pomegranate to a classic poke recipe:

• 80 grams of wild rice.
• 100 grams of bluefin tuna, raw but marinated.
• Half an avocado
• 30 grams of edamame.
• 30 grams of crushed peanuts.
• The seeds of half a pomegranate.
• Sesame.
• Soy sauce.

Salmon salad with tangerine

The fact that salmon and citrus fruits combine harmoniously is no secret. The second recipe on our list of salads with citrus fruits may not be particularly striking, but this combination is ideal for all the ingredients to enhance each other, complementing their nuances and contributing with their own characteristics to a delicious final result.

• 50 grams of smoked salmon
• Half a sliced tangerine
• 30 grams of pistachio nuts
• 50 grams of feta cheese
• 100 grams of fresh spinach
• 75 grams of cherry tomatoes.
• Extra virgin olive oil

Blood orange salad

Blood orange is one of the most special varieties of citrus fruit in terms of appearance and taste. In addition, it can be ideally combined in savoury dishes and, of course, in salads with citrus fruits. Our proposal for refreshing your table and your palate this summer offers a variety of flavours and nuances that will make you love it:

• 100 grams of green sprouts
• 50 grams of cured cheese cut into cubes
• Half a red onion
• A blood orange
• 30 grams of walnuts
• Coriander
• Half an avocado
• Extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Grapefruit and sardines salad

A slightly bolder combination, perhaps not as popular, that offers a more intense flavour and which  leaves no one indifferent. Grapefruit is a traditional citrus fruit, with multiple properties and whose characteristics are sometimes rather difficult to combine. But with this salad, all its nuances come to the fore; it blends perfectly well with everything on the dish, becoming a genuine wonder for anyone who dares to try it:

• 100 grams of rocket
• Sardines
• Half a red onion
• A grapefruit
• 30 grams of sunflower seeds
• Bean sprouts
• Dressing: extra virgin olive oil, honey, salt and pepper