A week of healthy dinner recipes

COMING up with a week’s worth of delicious, healthy dinners can be a strain. So we’ve found 7 excellent recipes for you (including Pete Evans’ Raw Rainbow Pad Thai).

COMING up with a week’s worth of interesting, delicious, healthy recipes can be a strain.

So we’ve found seven excellent recipes to take the hard work out of meal planning in the lead up to Christmas.

Monday

Kick the week off with Pete Evans’ paleo recipe for Raw Rainbow Pad Thai (pictured above). This salad has everything — colour, texture, aroma, simplicity and, of course, flavour. Click through for the recipe.

Tuesday

Red lentil dahl with sweet potato.

Use your favourite curry powder to spice up a warming dahl, studded with chunks of sweet potato and cooked without any oil. Click through for the recipe.

Wednesday

Nori-crusted salmon.

Salmon is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and pure buckwheat soba noodles are low GI and gluten free. Click through for the recipe.

Thursday

Macadamia satay chicken skewers.

The macadamia nuts give this dish a great crunch — team with rice and steamed greens for a wholesome dinner. Click through for the recipe.

Friday

Salmon, fennel and watercress salad.

This recipe from Pete Evans is a simple preparation that teams roe and fish with some cress and fennel and a delicious dressing. Click through for the recipe.

Saturday

Spaghetti with lentil bolognese.

The whole family will love this quick and easy vegetarian version of spaghetti bolognese. Click through for the recipe.

Sunday

Smoked salmon pizza.

This pizza base is made from quinoa flour, so is great for people who need to stick to a gluten-free diet. Click through for the recipe.

Originally published as A week of healthy dinner recipes