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Watermelon Greek salad with marinated feta

Watermelon recipes

Watermelon Greek salad with marinated feta

Greek salad made with ripe tomatoes, proper Feta, decent olives and plenty of good olive oil is a beautiful thing....

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Runner beans with pesto, roast cherry tomatoes and lemon ricotta

Italian starter recipes

Runner beans with pesto, roast cherry tomatoes and lemon ricotta

The colourful Italian combo of tomatoes, pesto and cheese is joined by a beautiful tangle of runner beans in this...

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Pickled blackberry and whipped feta tartines

30-minute meal recipes

Pickled blackberry and whipped feta tartines

These open sandwiches are topped with silky smooth whipped feta, piquant quick-pickled blackberries and peppery rocket leaves – a trio...

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Melon, smoked chicken and grape salad

Chicken salad recipes

Melon, smoked chicken and grape salad

This chicken salad is refreshing and totally fit for summer. The recipe comes from food writer Debora Robertson, who says:...

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Pan-fried plaice with fennel, samphire and orange

30-minute meal recipes

Pan-fried plaice with fennel, samphire and orange

Salty samphire, fragrant fennel and zesty orange make a light but flavour forward base for delicate plaice. Add a few...

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Super herby tabbouleh

Working from home lunch recipes

Super herby tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is one of those rare dishes where herbs are treated as the star important ingredient, rather than a garnish...

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Summer vegetable and feta galette

30-minute meal recipes

Summer vegetable and feta galette

This pretty, versatile galette celebrates all of late spring and early summer’s culinary heroes – and it’s ready in 30...

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Crispy chicken salad with tenderstem and apricots

30-minute meal recipes

Crispy chicken salad with tenderstem and apricots

This quick chicken salad is inspired by the full-on flavours of a north African tagine. Serve crispy, flattened chicken thighs...

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Honey-roast radishes with whipped butter beans and dukkah

April seasonal recipes

Honey-roast radishes with whipped butter beans and dukkah

Ever roasted radishes before? Get ready to be amazed – they turn into beautiful, sweet, purple-pink gemstones while retaining their...

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Apricot-glazed chicken with cauliflower cous cous

Healthy chicken recipes

Apricot-glazed chicken with cauliflower cous cous

Baste chicken thighs with an easy, tangy apricot glaze. Sat on a big bed of whizzed and lightly cooked cauliflower,...

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Chicken and prawn kofta

Healthy chicken recipes

Chicken and prawn kofta

“Prawns give a sweetness and a juiciness to these kebabs, which I love. You can, as always, work the mix...

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Sticky pork and pickle lettuce wraps

High protein recipes

Sticky pork and pickle lettuce wraps

Fill lettuce leaves with sticky Korean pork, pickled radish and cucumber to make moreish lettuce wraps. Perfect as a light...

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Kurdish poached eggs with swiss chard

Chard recipes

Kurdish poached eggs with swiss chard

Chef Pary Baban shares her recipe for buttery, stir-fried chard with poached eggs. Try this traditional Kurdish dish for a...

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Curried fish chowder

Healthy soup recipes

Curried fish chowder

Fish chowder is quick and comforting. This one (inspired by the flavours of coronation chicken) certainly fits the bill, pepped...

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Prawn and lemongrass hot and sour soup

Prawn recipes

Prawn and lemongrass hot and sour soup

Georgina Hayden’s fragrant hot and sour soup is packed with prawns, noodles and zingy fresh herbs. Batch cook and freeze...

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José Pizarro’s carajamandanga (chilled tomato soup)

Tomato recipes

José Pizarro’s carajamandanga (chilled tomato soup)

Chef José Pizarro shares his recipe for carajamandanga, a chilled tomato, pepper and courgette soup which is similar to gazpacho....

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