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Neil Perry's braised chicken with lemon, oregano and olives.

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50 recipes for easy entertaining

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An Israeli-inspired vegetarian dish that has it all.
EASY

Eggplant schnitzel with leek pickles and labna

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Danielle Alvarez gives stuffed mushrooms a modern, Middle Eastern makeover.

Falafel-stuffed mushrooms with tahini sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Braised chicken with lemon, oregano and olives.

Braised chicken with lemon, oregano and olives

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's slow-cooked lamb shoulder.

Neil Perry's slow-braised lamb shoulder with aioli

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Colourful Vietnamese coleslaw with crispy prawns.
EASY

Asian coleslaw with green papaya and crispy school prawns

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Caroline Velik
Hot or cold, the sliced chicken thighs are great in sandwiches.
EASY

Karen Martini's roasted lemongrass and turmeric chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
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Grilled salmon fillets with salsa verde
EASY

Grilled salmon fillets with salsa verde recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Serve the cutlets with seasonal greens, such as asparagus spears.
EASY

Grilled lamb cutlets with tomato and chilli sauce recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Tomato trio salad.

Three tomato salad with sunflower seed puree and whipped feta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Danielle Alvarez's summery coconut sugar sabayon.

Coconut sugar sabayon with fresh fruit

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Five ingredient apple tart.
EASY

Fine apple tart recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Beef cheek massaman curry.

Beef cheek massaman curry

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Quick red curry of chicken.
EASY

Quick red chicken curry recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Sushi 'tacos' with avocado and wasabi.
EASY

Sushi 'tacos' with avocado and wasabi

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Salmon and creamed spinach en croute.
EASY

Salmon and creamed spinach en croute

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Lip-smacking beer braised ribs wrapped in a soft flour tortillas.
EASY

Stout-braised short rib tacos with red onion salsa recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Neil Perry's buffalo mozzarella lasagne.

Buffalo mozzarella lasagne

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Dive into this chocolate and nougat truffle bowl.
EASY

One bowl chocolate and nougat truffle

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Caramel slice 2.0 with an extra layer of chocolate.

Chocolate ganache, salted cashew and caramel slice

  • Katrina Meynink
Strawberry, sauternes and mascarpone trifle.
EASY

Strawberry trifle recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Simple dessert: Strawberries and cream millefeuille.
EASY

Strawberries and cream millefeuille

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Hellenic Republic's popular Cypriot grain salad is packed with protein-packed lentils.
EASY

Hellenic Republic’s Cypriot grain salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Travis McAuley
Cream of fennel and parmesan soup.
EASY

Cream of fennel and parmesan soup

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Salmon fillets, typhoon-shelter style.
EASY

Typhoon shelter salmon recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Roast potato wedges.
EASY

Roast potato wedges

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's farro salad.
EASY

Farro salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's Middle-Eastern-inspired slow-roasted lamb shoulder with almonds.

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with almonds

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's Middle Eastern chicken casserole.
EASY

Middle Eastern braised chicken with green olives

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Barbecue sirloin wraps.
EASY

Barbecue sirloin wraps with rice and Sriracha sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
This couscous absorbs both the stock and the roasting juices from the tomato to yield a dish that's strongly savoury and slightly sweet.
EASY

Roasted cherry tomato and cashew cous cous recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adan Liaw and Adam Liaw
Chicken tonnato salad.
EASY

Chicken tonnato salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This has to be the easiest cauliflower cheese recipe.
EASY

Roasted cauliflower and parmesan cheese recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
A winter warmer delicious with chips, pasta or on its own.

Chicken braised with mushroom and thyme

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Danielle Alvarez recipe: Parsi-braised chicken marylands.

Parsi-braised chicken marylands

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Carrots vinaigrette.
EASY

Carrots vinaigrette recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chilli salt prawns.
EASY

Chilli salt prawns recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry

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