Artist given plates for salad ingredients (8)
I believe the answer is:
radishes
'salad ingredients' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'artist given plates' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'plates' becomes 'dishes' (I've seen this before).
'ra'+'dishes'='RADISHES'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for radishes that I've seen before include "Fleshy roots for salads" , "Pungent roots for salads" , "salad plants" , "Salad vegetables" , "Content of salad bowl" .)