Spiced Beef with Hummus – Based on a Lebanese dish and great with lamb as well.

bok choy & mustard salad

Sweet potato & red curry soup

Possibly a world’s first: lentil granola

Chicken and Peppers – The red pepper cooks down and releases its sweet juices to form the most heavenly sauce.

Butter beans with cabanossi & bacon

The onion, the paprika & the ketchup in these beans combine to make a dish you’d swear had been ‘baking’ for hours.

Tabbouleh salad with lentils is a gluten-free version that not only tastes super fresh, it’s also higher in protein.

Homemade coconut yoghurt (no special equipment needed!)

Warm pea & tahini salad

The perfect dish to make when you have leftover roast or BBQ chicken

Even though you don’t need a recipe, they can still be a useful source of ideas. I’ve gone for an Italian vibe here…

Inspired by the noodle hot pot in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Veg Everyday…

Sumac is a wonderful middle eastern spice. It has a sensuous ruby color and super fresh lemony flavor. It’s brilliant with fish but…

While I tend to prefer fresh broccoli, this soup is also great made with frozen broccoli florettes. Just pop the frozen broccoli…

Inspired by the kedgeree recipe that accompanied my previous boiled egg post. The chickpeas work even better…

Ginger Ice Cream Tartlets – I wish I’d thought of serving ice cream in tart or tartlet form myself. But credit where credit is due…

While using two different varieties of potato makes for more interesting flavour and texture, it isn’t the end of the world if…

Canned chickpeas are one of my go-to items when I’m looking for something quick.

Even though this came third in our little potato salad contest, it’s still a really lovely potato salad so if you’re a fan of chorizo…