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14 fresh new summery dinners to make this week

Cold noodles for hot nights, simple grills, rice bowls and one-tray wonders to inspire you in the kitchen as we (spring) roll back into our routines.

14 recipes
Roasted eggplants stuffed with chickpeas.
EASY

Simple stuffed eggplants with chickpeas

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Eggplant shawarma with sumac pickled radishes and tahini.
EASY

... or eggplant shawarma with sumac-pickled radishes and tahini flatbreads

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
EASY

Soba noodles with ginger ponzu and prawns

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
This noodle salad is a summer staple in Karen Martini's household.
EASY

... or chilled buckwheat noodles with grilled prawns and miso dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Japanese-style one-tray fish and chips with wasabi tartare.
EASY

Japanese-style fish and chips with wasabi tartare

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s grilled garfish with Maltese-style zucchini.
EASY

... or Maltese-style zucchini with grilled garfish

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Chicken cutlets with lemon and oregano.
EASY

Chicken cutlets with garlic, lemon and oregano

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This Thai-inspired green curry-flavoured chicken dish comes together quickly.
EASY

... or grilled chicken with green curry butter

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Mexican ceviche rice bowl.
EASY

Mexican ceviche rice bowl

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Salmon and salad rice bowl.
EASY

... or salmon and salad rice bowls

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spring roll crunchy rice salad.
EASY

Spring roll crunchy rice salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Pick up a packet of frozen spring rolls for these colourful noodle bowls.

... or spring roll noodle bowls

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Indonesian corn and coconut fritters.
EASY

Indonesian corn and coconut fritters

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Summer on a tray: roasted seasonal veg topped with slabs of halloumi.
EASY

... or summer veg and halloumi one-tray wonder

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink

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