Australia’s top 10 healthy recipes from the past decade
The foodies at Taste.com.au have revealed their readers’ most-loved healthy dinners from the past decades. This list includes chicken chow mein and the perfect banana smoothie. Each recipe is simple to cook up.
And of those adored recipes during the past 10 years, healthy dishes have been a real stand out – so we’ve created a list of your favourite go-tos.
From a nourishing banana smoothie to start your day with, to a healthy chicken chow mein that’ll beat out takeaway any day of the week, we’ve compiled a list of our best healthy recipes that tick the better-for-you box every time.
Basic beef and vegetable stir-fry
This recipe may be called basic, but the end result is far from it. Yes, it’s easy, with only 10 minutes’ prep and 10 minutes’ cooking. In fact, it comes together in the same time it takes to steam your rice. But the taste! Tender beef is bound in a garlicky, sweet and salty sauce with a rainbow of tender-crisp vegetables. Oyster sauce is the hero here, lending the beef its unique taste and glossy sheen. This basic beef and vegetable stir-fry recipe is open to being adapted. Use pork, chicken or tofu instead of beef, whatever vegies are in your crisper and maybe throw in a sneaky chopped chilli, if that’s your thing.
This prawn salad showcases Australia’s amazing seafood.
Lettuce, avocado and mango salad
Add sweetness and crunch to salads with a little fruit and nuts.
Pair this nutty salad with pizza, a barbecue lunch or enjoy it as a meal of its own. See notes section for Low FODMAP diet tip.
Flecked with yellow capsicum, crispy green cucumber, red onion and tomato, this couscous salad is as pretty as a picture as well as being healthy, vegan and downright delicious. The secret to our couscous salad recipe is a sneaky tablespoon of hummus added to the dressing. This adds a subtle creamy taste and texture, offsetting the tangy lemon juice. Couscous salads are ideal to take to barbecues and picnics as they can be made ahead and transport well. Chow down on a bowl of this salad for a simple lunch or serve it, midweek, with a vegetable tagine or side of fried halloumi. It’s also perfect for outdoor entertaining, this versatile salad loves being served with grilled fish and meats, from our dukkah-spiced salmon to chicken skewers and grilled lamb. Hungry for more couscous? Try these 18 recipes that see couscous shine on the plate. Additional recipe notes by Alison Adams - Food Writer and Recipe Tester
We’ve gone lentil as anything to bring you this deliciously nutty, healthy side.
Try this healthy version of the Chinese takeaway classic. In just 25 minutes you can feed the whole family a tasty healthy chicken dish that won’t disappoint!
Start the day with a big banana smoothie with wheat germ and peanut butter for extra nutrition and flavour.
Make this delicious, exotic side dish a part of your Springtime barbecue feast.
This easy guacamole tastes fabulous with corn chips.
More top-rated recipes of the decade
The 10 breakfast recipes that we love starting our day with.
For more recipe ideas, go to taste.com.au or check out the Taste Test Kitchen now.
Originally published as Australia’s top 10 healthy recipes from the past decade
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