• Substantial salads

The best bits without the bulk: Three hit dishes get a sensational salad spin

Rosheen Kaul takes three classics – banh mi, California roll and Turkish manti – and transforms them into fresh, textural salad bowls.

• April 23, 2025
• Rosheen Kaul

• Budget

Eggplant caviar on bruschetta

Big-flavoured, meat-free and cheap to make, this works as a dip served with crunchy toast or as a sauce alongside grilled or roasted ingredients.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Neil Perry

• Oven-free dinner

Chickpea and canned tuna ‘chaat’ is a flavour explosion – no cooking required

Crunchy and fluffy textures meet chutneys, cooling yoghurt and aromatic spices in this oven-free dinner.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Oven-free dinner

Watermelon and fior di latte salad with Korean chilli dressing

Chunks of juicy watermelon, rich fior di latte and a sweet-savoury dressing is a refreshing combination in hot weather.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Recipe collection
• Seasonal produce

Five things to do with romesco, the Spanish flavour bomb (and how to make the sauce at home)

Traditionally served with fish and grilled meats, this brilliant capsicum sauce enlivens everything it touches. Make extra sauce so you can freeze some for later.

• Quick & easy

Romesco pasta with ricotta

This big-flavoured sauce comes together in minutes, bringing a burst of sunshine to a simple pasta dish.

• < 30 mins
• Jessica Brook

• Sandwiches

Garlic bread club sandwich

Garlic butter adds the finishing touch to this epic multilayered club sandwich. Frilly toothpicks optional.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Substantial salads

Crispy rice salad with sambal peanut sauce

This salad is what happens when the creamy sauce and crisp vegetables of Indonesian gado gado meets the crispy rice of Laotian nam khao.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Rosheen Kaul

• Vegetarian

Sesame-fried egg bibimbap

This Korean-inspired vegetarian dish is crowned with a fried egg. It brings everything together, making this a rich, creamy, spicy delight.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Budget

Chilli black beans with jalapeno salsa

When it’s taco Tuesday at your place, here’s an easy dish that uses mostly pantry ingredients.

• < 30 mins
• Neil Perry