Salads & sides
Smashed cucumber and peanut salad for a packed lunch
Drain the cucumber well and keep the peanuts separate: two small choices that make this salad work in a lunchbox.
Every recipe
Tested, written up in full, and linked to the ingredients they lean on.
Page 8 of 13
Weeknight dinners
Gochujang chicken with cabbage with tahini dressing
A sharp tahini dressing softens the heat of gochujang without making the roasted cabbage or chicken feel heavy.
Weeknight dinners
Coconut chickpea curry with greens with lemon and herbs
Chickpeas simmer in coconut milk with ginger, garlic and greens, then lemon and herbs keep the bowl from tasting heavy.
Weeknight dinners
Okra and tomato masala with crispy beans
Crispy butter beans give the soft tomato masala a roasted contrast while the okra stays tender and intact.
Salads & sides
Miso-roasted cabbage with pickled onions
Start the onions before the oven. Their vinegar cuts through the browned miso cabbage and makes a plain grain bowl feel finished.
Weeknight dinners
Harissa aubergine with chickpeas for the freezer
Cook the sauce thick and leave the fresh finishes until reheating, so a freezer portion comes back glossy rather than watery.
Weeknight dinners
Kimchi fried rice with peas with toasted seeds
Toasted seeds add a dry, nutty layer to kimchi fried rice and keep their crunch against the soft peas.
Weeknight dinners
Roasted squash with lentils with warm flatbread
Warm flatbread turns roasted squash and lentils into a generous dinner, with every browned lentil and drop of dressing worth scooping up.
Soups & stews
White bean and leek soup with yogurt
Cool lemon yogurt gives the creamy bean soup a fresh contrast and makes the leeks taste sweeter.
Salads & sides
Charred corn, tomato and peach salad for a packed lunch
The salad travels well because the dressing, herbs and toasted seeds stay in their own corners until lunch. No soggy leaves, no leaking fruit.
Salads & sides
Courgette, mint and almond couscous with tahini dressing
A thin lemon tahini dressing settles into the couscous without hiding the seared courgette or toasted almonds.
Salads & sides
Smashed cucumber and peanut salad with lemon and herbs
Smashed cucumber catches the lemon dressing in its cracks, while peanuts and herbs keep every bite crunchy and bright.