Roasted squash with lentils with pickled onions
Quick pickled onions cut through the sweetness of roasted squash and make a simple lentil plate feel properly finished.
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Quick pickled onions cut through the sweetness of roasted squash and make a simple lentil plate feel properly finished.
Add tomatoes for moisture, chickpeas for substance and spinach at the end, so the whole dinner still comes from one pan.
Thick yogurt turns the tomato juices into a cool, creamy dressing for crisp bread, ripe peaches and fresh herbs.
A loose lemon tahini dressing cools the kimchi without hiding its fermented tang or the rice crust.
Blending all of it gives you baby food. Blending none of it gives you thin broth with things in it. Half is the answer.
Cool lime yogurt gives spicy gochujang chicken and cabbage a clean counterpoint without dulling the fermented chilli flavour.
Toasted pumpkin and sesame seeds add a second kind of crunch to the peanuts without making the salad heavy.
Roasted chickpeas bring a crackly top to warm courgette couscous while mint and lemon keep the bowl fresh.
The curry is gently spiced and creamy; a cumin chilli oil made in the same pan adds heat without making every mouthful fiery.
Squash and lentils freeze well when kept saucy, then get their fresh finish from lemon and herbs after reheating.
Quick pickled onions cut through the creamy beans and make the quiet leek flavour feel more vivid.
A juicy peach and tomato panzanella with toasted bread, plus warm flatbread for scooping up every last drop.