Salads & sides
Courgette, mint and almond couscous with toasted seeds
Pumpkin and sesame seeds add a savoury crunch to almond couscous without making the plate feel busy.
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Soups & stews
White bean and leek soup with warm flatbread
Blend some of the beans into the stock so the soup is thick enough for warm flatbread to dip without collapsing.
Weeknight dinners
Gochujang chicken with cabbage with chilli oil
The gochujang cooks into the chicken while chilli oil is saved for the table, so the heat stays fragrant instead of harsh.
Salads & sides
Smashed cucumber and peanut salad for the freezer
Cucumber can survive the freezer if you drain it hard and treat it as a thawed pickle, not a fresh salad.
Weeknight dinners
Coconut chickpea curry with greens with pickled onions
Make the onions first so they turn pink and sharp while the coconut chickpea curry simmers underneath them.
Weeknight dinners
Kimchi fried rice with peas for a one-pan dinner
Spinach and a fried egg turn kimchi fried rice into a complete dinner without taking away the crisp rice at the bottom.
Weeknight dinners
Roasted squash with lentils with yogurt
Cool lemony yogurt makes the roasted squash taste sweeter and the earthy lentils taste lighter, with toasted cumin tying the plate together.
Weeknight dinners
Harissa aubergine with chickpeas with crispy beans
Roast the aubergine low on the tray and give the chickpeas their own hot corner, where they turn crisp and nutty.
Salads & sides
Peach and tomato panzanella with tahini dressing
Lemony tahini gives the juicy fruit a creamy savoury backdrop and turns this bread salad into a more filling side.
Salads & sides
Courgette, mint and almond couscous with lemon and herbs
Courgettes are seared until their edges catch, then folded through fluffy couscous with mint, parsley and lemon.
Soups & stews
White bean and leek soup with toasted seeds
Toasted seeds give creamy leek soup a dry, nutty edge and make each spoonful more interesting.
Weeknight dinners
Gochujang chicken with cabbage with warm flatbread
Warm flatbread turns the sticky sauce and soft cabbage into a hands-on dinner that needs no separate starch to feel complete.