£14

These pretty beaded stainless steel salad servers look as if they're made from the bits of polished glass you find on the beach.

Stockist: 0845 6091234, pier.co.uk

£82.50

Home-grown or pre-bagged from Tesco, your salad will look super dished out with these servers and smoked-blue glass bowl by U Plus, below.

Stockist: 01205 260384, amaroni.com

£1

Designed with outdoor dining in mind, these red acrylic salad servers, right, won't break if you drop them on the patio, but don't leave them near the BBQ.

Stockist: 0845 3021234, marksandspencer.com

£65

At times when plastic simply won't do, try these polished nickel “molten” salad servers, below.

Stockist: 020-7584 3223

katharinepooley-boutique.com

£6.99

Ikea has come up with this chic pair of walnut/ aluminium servers, shaped like oars.

Stockist: 0845 358 3364, ikea.com

£1.79

Not rudimentary combs but hand-shaped wooden salad servers. A fun shape, and more hygienic than real hands.

Stockist: 08451 656565, dunelm-mill.com

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