Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for squash, red onion and quinoa salad with beetroot yoghurt | The new vegan

A premium autumnal roast salad full of texture and sensation Max Halley, AKA the Sandwich King, has a mantra for making great sandwiches: "Hot, cold, sweet, sour, crunchy, soft - if you have every one of those six elements, it guarantees deliciousness," he says. I'd wager the same is true of proper salads - that is, meals, not sides. And most plates of food, actually. With this salad, you have hot roast squash, cold beetroot yoghurt, sweet red onions, a sour lemon dressing, crunchy pumpkin seeds...