Substantial salads
Step away from the stove. These no-cook recipes are perfect for hot days
Can’t stand the heat? Whip up one of these easy, vibrant salads – no cooking required.
- Rosheen Kaul
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Lift your mood and your energy levels with dishes that don’t skimp on flavour or satisfaction.
- Sarah Pound
Crumbed lamb cutlets with pasta, green chilli, and chickpea salad
Two surprise ingredients make golden-crumbed lamb cutlets even better.
- < 30 mins
- Jessica Brook
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Eat this spicy, summery shakshuka for breakfast, lunch or dinner
These bright and bold vegetarian dishes have the flavour dial set to high – and no highly processed ingredients or gluten in sight.
- Scott Gooding and Matilda Brown
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14 simple yet substantial salads to make this week
These big salads are healthy, colourful, filling and most importantly, interesting.
‘Hainanese chicken rice’ greens bowl
This ginger and sesame salad dressing contains nostalgic flavours of my childhood in Singapore.
- < 30 mins
- Rosheen Kaul
Spring roll crunchy rice salad
This tray bake has everything we need: freshness; crisp, crunch and contrast; a wisp of spice; and a touch of take-out vibes.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Katrina Meynink
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s hot tips for making salads you’ll really want to eat
Forget oil-to-vinegar ratios or what type of feta to buy. Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s golden rule for stellar salads is to make it easy.
- Emma Breheny
Three healthy salads to make when you’re asked to bring a plate
When you’re asked to “bring a plate”, a portable well-made salad can steal the show. Nutritionist Sarah Pound shares three of her favourites.
- Sarah Pound
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