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14 tasty ways to clear out the fridge this week

These thrifty, throw-together dinners make the most of any odds and ends lurking in the crisper, cheese drawer or in an opened jar on the back shelf. Plus, stockpiled vegetable offcuts and stalks star in Adam Liaw’s spicy broccoli stem side and his mixed vegie confit - it’s a new take on roast lamb with all the trimmings.

14 recipes
Winter vegetable pancakes.
EASY

Monday: Adam Liaw’s vegetable pancakes (tip: they easily become okonomiyaki)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Mushroom and spinach frittata.
EASY

...or his mushroom, spinach and zucchini frittata

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Fast polenta gnocchi with winter green pesto, hazelnuts and brie.
EASY

Tuesday: Fast polenta gnocchi with green pesto, hazelnuts and leftover brie

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Deli pasta salad.
EASY

...or Adam Liaw’s deli cabinet pasta salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
There are many ways to minestrone. Which do you prefer?

Wednesday: Make your own minestrone with these tips (or follow one of 10 recipes)

  • Eloise Basuki
Broccoli stem salad with Sichuan dressing.

Thursday: Adam Liaw’s broccoli stem salad with Sichuan dressing

  • Adam Liaw
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Kimchi fried rice.
EASY

... and kimchi fried rice

  • < 30 mins
Cheesy potato gem patatas bravas.
EASY

Friday: Use up any deli meats and cheese in this chorizo and potato gem bravas

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Lamb rump with confit vegetable sauce.

Saturday: Lamb rump with confit vegetable sauce

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Grilled lamb cutlets with green tahini sauce and cucumber salad.

... or grilled lamb with green tahini sauce (blitz up any sad herbs) and cucumber salad

  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Sweet potato fries loaded with green tahini, harissa and zaatar salt.

(Green tahini is also great on these loaded sweet potato fries with harissa and zaatar)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Feel free to use any fruit in this dessert. Pouring cream to serve, however, is non-negotiable.

Weekend: Feel free to use any fruit in Helen Goh’s rustic apple and blackberry ‘slump’

  • Helen Goh
Adam Liaw’s clean-the-fridge pasta bake. Styling by Hannah Meppem.
EASY

Sunday: Clean-the-fridge vegetarian pasta bake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Super green pantry pasta.
EASY

...or use-up jars of marinated artichokes, pesto etc. for this super-green pantry pasta

  • Jessica Brook

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