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Hot smoked salmon with coriander dressing, greens and cashews.

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50+ easy everyday recipes to help you cruise to Christmas

Not long now 'til Santa's here. Go easy on yourself for the remainder of 2021 with these easy midweek recipe ideas.

52 recipes
Flatbread piled with flaked hot smoked salmon, coriander dressing, cucumber, herbs and cashews.
EASY

Flatbreads with hot-smoked salmon, coriander dressing, greens and cashews

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Spicy harissa, broccolini and lemon pizza with cooling whipped feta.
EASY

Harissa, broccolini, lemon and whipped feta pizza recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Barbecue fish burgers with potato chips.
EASY

Barbecue fish burger

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
A healthy, flavoursome and summery stir fry.
EASY

Stir-fried lamb with snow peas

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Chicken satay skewers.

Chicken skewers with easy satay sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Easy salmon en croute.
EASY

Jamie Oliver's easy salmon en croute

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jamie Oliver
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Cheat's meat pies: Beef, caramelised onion and mushroom pot pies.
EASY

Beef, caramelised onion and mushroom pot pies with filo pastry

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Jamie Oliver's peas, beans, chilli and mint.
EASY

Jamie Oliver's peas, beans, chilli and mint

  • < 30 mins
  • Jamie Oliver
Chicken larb with roasted rice.
EASY

Chicken larb with roasted rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Laksa butter eggs with coconut chilli sambal.
EASY

Laksa butter eggs and coconut chilli sambal

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Spring stir-fry with lamb with spring onions.
EASY

Spring stir-fry with lamb and spring onions recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Italian-style steak.
EASY

Italian-style steak

  • < 30 mins
A much-loved Roman pasta dish gets a modern Asian makeover.

Miso e pepe udon (udon noodles with miso and pepper)

  • < 30 mins
  • Hetty McKinnon
Neil Perry's ham omelette.
EASY

Neil Perry's ham omelette recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
EASY

Chicken, capsicum and basil tray bake recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Tortillas with cheesy, speedy smashed beans.
EASY

Tortillas with refried beans and salsa salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Tex-Mex tacos meet fried rice.
EASY

Taco fried rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Lamb kofta flatbreads.
EASY

Jamie Oliver's lamb kofta flatbreads with pickled red cabbage and rose harissa

  • < 30 mins
  • Jamie Oliver
Three Blue Ducks' heirloom tomato gazpacho soup recipe.
EASY

Heirloom tomato gazpacho recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Steak Sandwich.
EASY

Quick steak sandwich

  • < 30 mins
  • Caroline Velik
Quick lemongrass pork meatball traybake.
EASY

Quick lemongrass pork meatball traybake

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Jamie Oliver's quick green pasta.
EASY

Jamie Oliver's quick green pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jamie Oliver
Speedy lemon spaghetti with toasted almonds.
EASY

Lemon spaghetti with cream, oregano and almonds

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Quick curried rice with egg, spring onions & peas.
EASY

Quick curried rice with egg, spring onions and peas

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
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Gochujang chicken bibimbap bowl.
EASY

Shredded chicken bibimbap bowl of sorts, with quick spicy barbecue sauce and slaw

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Fried eggs with nahm jim.
EASY

Fried eggs with nahm jim recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Finely chopped tuna on rice.

Finely chopped tuna on rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's warm haloumi salad with pomegranate and lemon dressing.
EASY

Warm haloumi salad with pomegranate and lemon dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Warm steak salad
EASY

Warm steak salad with spicy soy and ginger sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Stir-fried cumin lamb.

Stir-fried cumin lamb

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Chanchan salmon.
EASY

Chanchan salmon

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Neil Perry's seared tuna salad is colourful and nutritious.
EASY

Seared tuna salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Peanut butter noodles with roast chicken.
EASY

Peanut butter noodles with roast chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Quick, healthy dinner: Salmon fillets with caramelised onion and wilted greens.
EASY

Salmon fillets with caramelised onion and wilted greens

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Salmon and miso noodle soup.

Salmon and miso noodle soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Roast chicken with tofu and avocado salsa.
EASY

Roast chicken with tofu and avocado salsa

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry

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