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Salad nicoise makes a protein and vegetable-rich lunch.

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14 sensible and simple recipes to cook before we hit peak silly season

Make this week all about healthy and stress-free cooking with these easy, balanced and nutrient-dense meals.

14 recipes
Hot smoked salmon with dill, eggs and new potatoes.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s hot smoked salmon with dill, eggs and new potatoes

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Danielle Alvarez’s green pea and spinach fritters.
EASY

Danielle Alvarez’s green pea and spinach fritters

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Salad nicoise.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s extra-nice salad nicoise

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Steamed vegetables with sesame sauce.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s steamed vegetables with sesame sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Ricotta and goat’s cheese gnudi with chilli, tomato and watercress.
EASY

Ricotta and goat’s cheese gnudi with chilli, tomato and watercress

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Green curry noodles.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s green curry noodles with store-bought curry paste

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Florentine egg muffins.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s cafe-style Florentine egg muffins

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Baked fish “casino”.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s baked fish ‘casino’

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
EASY

Danielle Alvarez’s grilled steak and vermicelli salad with spicy dressing and smashed cucumbers

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Speedy, vegan -friendly pho.
EASY

Hetty McKinnon’s vegan pho with charred broccoli and tofu

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Hetty McKinnon
Adam Liaw's beef and bean nachos with jalapeno cheese sauce.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s beef nachos with jalapeno cheese sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
10-minute chilli, prawn and corn pasta.
EASY

Chilli, prawn and corn pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Turmeric, ginger and coconut create a brightly coloured, flavour-packed dressing.

Danielle Alvarez’s chickpea and tomato salad with coconut dressing

  • Danielle Alvarez
Hoisin mince and noodles.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s hoisin mince and noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw