Delicious recipes for one person
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Japanese-style omelette (okonomiyaki)
Rich savoury flavours combine with nutritious ingredients for a satisfying supper in this Japanese-style omelette – perfect for the 5:2 diet.
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Spice-rubbed steak and warm tomato salad
This sizzling steak recipe for one gives maximum satisfaction – and it's ready in just 15 minutes too. Great if you're on the 5:2 diet
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Beef bibimbap (Korean rice bowl)
A filling bowlful of rice with colour and texture that's ready in minutes – give your taste buds a treat with this Korean bibimbap recipe.
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Buttered mushroom, gyoza and miso soup
This warming soup for one is brimming with hearty flavours such as miso, mushrooms and soy sauce and only takes 15 minutes to make.
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Courgette and buttermilk salad
Courgette is tossed through a creamy buttermilk dressing to create a light, flavoursome lunch. Even better, it only takes 10 minutes to make.
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Healthy vegetarian recipes
Crispy Mexican tortilla rice bowl
Cooking for one needn't be a chore. This flavour-packed Mexican meal is on the table in just 20 minutes but tastes like it took much longer.
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Grilled mackerel with tomato and preserved lemon salad
Get your oily fish quota in this quick dish using frozen mackerel. It's served with a tomato, basil and preserved lemon salad for a light meal for one.
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Banh mi (Vietnamese baguette)
A crusty baguette stuffed with leftover beef, fresh veg, herbs, chilli sauce and mayo; for when you need something satisfying, and quick to make, for lunch.
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Italian vegetarian recipes
Potato, green tapenade and herb flatbread
Dinner for one? Top a flatbread with sliced potato, a green tapenade and herbs to create a healthier take on pizza. It's the perfect midweek dinner for one.
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Lower-calorie mains
Mussels and cannellini beans in white wine
This mussels and cannellini bean dish is great for those following a 5:2 diet, but equally makes a warming bowlful that everyone will enjoy.
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Spiced chicken with cauliflower couscous
If you're doing the 5:2 diet, this recipe is for you. Zingy, filling and designed to wake up your tastebuds – it's the perfect way to sustain your energy.
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Pork and sweetcorn chowder
This recipe is perfect if you're on the 5:2 diet. It's packed with protein and flavour to keep you feeling satisfied and happy.
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Healthy salad recipes
Quinoa salad with feta, pea and mint
Laura Herring's quick quinoa salad with feta and mint from The Fast Days Cookbook is low in calories, for fast days on the 5:2 diet
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Deliciously Ella’s warming pesto butter beans
This vegan pesto butter bean recipe is from Ella Woodward's cookbook Deliciously Ella Every Day. It takes just 15 minutes to make.
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Pan-fried mushrooms on sourdough
Nothing beats the smell of mushrooms cooking in butter, garlic and thyme. This wild mushroom recipe is perfect for brunch or a light lunch.
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Salmon and quinoa tzatziki salad
Dale Pinnock's healthy salmon and quinoa tzatziki salad is cooling and refreshing, and best of all, it's ready in just 15 minutes.
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