Healthy lunch recipes
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Italian starter recipes
Runner beans with pesto, roast cherry tomatoes and lemon ricotta
The unbeatable Italian combo of tomatoes, pesto and cheese is joined by a beautiful tangle of runner beans in this easy summer salad. Enjoy on its own or as part of a bigger meal – it makes a lovely side to a summery roast chicken.
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30-minute meal recipes
Pickled blackberry and whipped feta tartines
These open sandwiches are topped with silky smooth whipped feta, piquant quick-pickled blackberries and peppery rocket leaves – a trio of flavours that come together in perfect harmony.
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Chicken salad recipes
Melon, smoked chicken and grape salad
This chicken, grape and melon salad is entirely appropriate for summer. Crunchy, vibrant and refreshing, it has big southern state energy.
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30-minute meal recipes
Pan-fried plaice with fennel, samphire and orange
Salty samphire, fragrant fennel and orange make a light but flavour-forward base for pan-fried plaice. Add new potatoes on the side.
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Working from home lunch recipes
Super herby tabbouleh
In this classic tabbouleh, herbs are the star ingredient. Serve this verdant tabbouleh as part of a spread, or with grilled lamb and pittas.
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30-minute meal recipes
Summer vegetable and feta galette
This pretty, versatile galette celebrates all of late spring and early summer’s culinary heroes – and it’s ready in 30 minutes.
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30-minute meal recipes
Crispy chicken salad with tenderstem and apricots
This quick chicken salad is inspired by the full-on flavours of a tagine. Serve crispy chicken with apricots, harissa and preserved lemon.
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April seasonal recipes
Honey-roast radishes with whipped butter beans and dukkah
Ever roasted radishes before? Get ready to be amazed – they turn into beautiful, sweet, purple-pink gemstones while retaining their bite.
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Healthy chicken recipes
Apricot-glazed chicken with cauliflower cous cous
Baste chicken thighs with tangy apricot glaze. Sat on a big bed of whizzed and lightly cooked cauliflower, it’s a filling yet healthy dinner.
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Healthy chicken recipes
Chicken and prawn kofta
These juicy prawn and chicken kofta are easy to make, shape and grill. Delicious served in pitta or flatbreads with a spicy mango salad.
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High protein recipes
Sticky pork and pickle lettuce wraps
Fill lettuce leaves with sticky Korean pork, pickled radish and cucumber to make moreish lettuce wraps. Perfect as a light meal or canape.
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Chard recipes
Kurdish poached eggs with swiss chard
Chef Pary Baban shares her recipe for buttery, stir-fried chard with poached eggs. Try this traditional Kurdish dish for a veggie brunch.
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Healthy soup recipes
Curried fish chowder
Fish chowder is quick and comforting. This curried number (inspired by the flavours of coronation chicken) certainly fits the bill.
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Prawn recipes
Prawn and lemongrass hot and sour soup
This fragrant hot and sour soup is packed with prawns, noodles and zingy herbs. Batch cook and freeze the broth ready for busy nights.
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Tomato recipes
José Pizarro’s carajamandanga (chilled tomato soup)
Chef Jose Pizarro shares his recipe for carajamandanga, a chilled tomato, pepper and courgette soup which is similar to gazpacho.
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Chicken soup recipes
Spring chicken minestrone soup
Stretch one chicken breast to feed 4 in this budget-friendly chicken soup recipe. Our spring chicken minestrone is packed with pasta and veg.
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