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Yoghurt bowl with harissa chickpeas & persimmon salad
A creamy and crunchy, warm and cold, spicy and fresh yoghurt bowl
Lazy weekday lentil soup
Based on a classic Iranian soup, adasi, this dish is perfect for a cosy lunch
Lentil and scotch fillet salad
Slice the steak thinly for this lentil salad to help make a little go a long way
Wholemeal date and lemon scone wheel
There is nothing nicer for Mum than coming home to find fresh baking on the bench and ...
Savoury palmiers
Palmiers have to be one of the most versatile ways of using puff pastry, filling them ...
Pumpkin and quinoa cakes with chilli yoghurt
This recipe for pumpkin and quinoa cakes makes plenty, which is perfect as they are ...
Caesar's sister spinach wrap
Without the bacon and parmesan this is more of a sibling to a caesar
Zhushed red salmon snack
Canned fish is way more fun when you add a tingle of ginger, some tang from lemon and ...
Cauliflower and lentil salad
This is a lovely Middle Eastern-inspired salad filled with flavour
Spicy soba noodle salad
Soba noodles are made of buckwheat, and lend themselves well to Asian flavours
Chilli chicken omelette
When I make this omelette I like to get the egg nicely browned on the bottom so the ...
Reader recipe: Crustless asparagus quiche with lemon and parmesan
Kaye Hodge wrote that her quiche recipe is an absolute winner because it’s easy ...
Lemon yoghurt muffins
If you're ever in Martinborough drop in to Olivio - owners Helen and John Meehan are ...
Winter roast vegetables with almond dressing
Roasting whatever vegetables you have in your fridge will make a wonderful salad
Turkish bread with spicy sausage, ricotta and kale
Fresh soft Turkish bread makes for a great sandwich base, and any of your favourite ...
Fleurieu olive and cheese bread
This easy bread that requires no messing with yeast is reminiscent of an Australian ...
Broccoli, walnut and cottage cheese pies
Whether it’s a weekday lunch at home or something to pack and take to the office ...
No-rice sushi rolls
This is a good weekday lunch for sushi lovers who can’t or prefer not to ...
Vietnamese beef salad sandwich
Sometimes you do just want a sandwich but you want it to taste good and be good for you
Egg wraps with prawns, bean sprouts and aromatic herbs
Carbohydrates are not bad for us, it’s more that our bodies are designed to ...
Egg sandwich salad
As a change from the usual egg sandwich, take the same components and turn them ...
Spanish omelette
This makes a great summer dinner and leftovers can be served cold in your lunchbox as ...
Brown rice, tuna and celery salad
Six simple ingredients make up this tasty tuna salad recipe - a great one for the ...