• Vegetarian

These slow-baked chickpeas capture a sunny taste of the Greek Islands

Fudgy baked eggplant and chickpeas combine with a spice-scented tomato sauce in this dish, served on feast days.

• 2 hrs +
• Carolina Doriti

• Winter warmer

Neil Perry’s classic baked moussaka

Think of this as a kind of Greek lasagne, only with meltingly soft slices of eggplant replacing the pasta sheets.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Neil Perry

• Budget

Eggplant caviar on bruschetta

Big-flavoured, meat-free and cheap to make, this works as a dip served with crunchy toast or as a sauce alongside grilled or roasted ingredients.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Neil Perry

• Quick & easy

Adam Liaw’s red curry barramundi

Barramundi is a great fish for curries. It takes flavour well, has a nice soft texture, and is sustainable to boot.

• < 30 mins
• Adam Liaw

• Fakeaway

Eggplant shawarma with sumac-pickled radishes and tahini flatbreads

All the fun of a flatbread-wrapped bundle of fragrant Middle Eastern goodness, but make it meat-free.

• < 30 mins
• Jessica Brook

• Quick & easy

Hold the phone. You can have pizza alla Norma on the table in 20 minutes.

A cheeky shortcut helps this vegetarian pizza come together in a flash.

• < 30 mins
• Jessica Brook

• Recipe collection
• Meal prep

15 of Adam Liaw’s best ever autumn recipes to cook this weekend

These rustic, heart-warming dishes will keep you warm and toasty on cooler nights ahead.

• Family meals

Adam Liaw’s eggplant dopiaza

“Dopiaza” means “double onions”, referring to onion being added twice. Lamb, chicken and okra often feature in this dish but I’ve made it with eggplant.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Vegetarian

Simple stuffed eggplants with chickpeas

This beautiful dish is a reminder that we don’t have to turn ourselves inside-out creating something intricate and “fancy” just because it’s Christmas Day.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Katrina Meynink

• Quick & easy

Adam Liaw’s barbecued eggplant with garlic and paprika

Here, grilled eggplant is simply dressed with vinegar, olive oil, parsley and paprika. You really don’t need to do much to it.

• < 30 mins
• Adam Liaw