A thick banana–flavoured milkshake with a tropical touch, this will certainly appeal to children and adults alike. Ideal at breakfast time as it is filling, nourishing and quick, it can also be enjoyed as a delectable dessert after lunch [...]
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Apple and date salad
A crunchy salad of fruit, vegetables and nuts in a creamy yogurt–based dressing, this is attractively presented on red witlof leaves, the bitterness of the witlof providing a good contrast to the sweet fruit. Enjoy it for lunch with crusty [...]
Zesty tomato salad
Seek out the most delicious tomatoes available, preferably sun–ripened on the vine, and you will be rewarded with an incomparable flavour. Lemon, fresh coriander and mint add freshness and zest to the tomatoes in this tangy salad, which [...]
Winter vegetable casserole
Good food does not have to be complicated or time–consuming. Raid the pantry and use everyday vegetables from the refrigerator for a warming and heart–healthy meal such as this simple, homely casserole.
Warm potato salad
Here tender new potatoes, cooked in their jackets, are combined with crunchy celery, spring onions and walnuts in a nutty dressing. The salad is a delightful alternative to potato salads in mayonnaise–based dressings, and goes well with [...]
Tamarind and cashew stir-fry
Once all the vegetables and the sauce have been prepared, this stir–fry can be cooked in mere minutes. It is an ideal quick midweek meal, packed with ingredients that not only taste good but that are good for you, too.
Tagliatelle with green sauce
This simple vegetable and yogurt sauce is ready in as little time as it takes to cook and drain the fresh pasta. It is bursting with fresh flavours and irresistibly creamy, but without the heaviness of a classic cream sauce for pasta.
Tacos with salsa and guacamole
Quick and easy to make, this filling and colourful main course is low in saturated fat but high in flavour. It is a great recipe to tempt even the most ardent of meat–eaters into enjoying a vegetable–based meal.
Sweet pumpkin tartlets
Pumpkin is a good example of one of the many vegetables that can be used in both sweet and savoury recipes. Pumpkin pie is the best–known sweet preparation, and this is a lighter version made with filo instead of rich shortcrust and topped [...]
Sweet potato and celeriac purée
Mashes and purées are perennial favourites and an excellent way of boosting your daily intake of vegetables. This sweet potato and celeriac purée is deliciously flavoured with apple and spices but you can use whatever flavours you like.
Sun-dried tomato and bean risotto
Moist risotto served with a simple side salad makes a satisfying carbohydrate–rich meal, and the risotto can be endlessly varied – all sorts of other vegetables can be used instead of broad beans. To achieve the perfect texture, use [...]
Stuffed baked potatoes
A steaming–hot baked potato makes perfect comfort food, and doesn't need lashings of butter and cheese to be delicious. This tasty vegetarian filling combines marinated mushrooms and zucchini for a healthy filling. Other fillings are [...]
Bircher muesli
Fresh bircher muesli, moist from soaking and rich with juicy fruit, is a revelation to those who have only eaten dried muesli. It has the soft consistency of porridge but the freshness of raw ingredients. This one is chock–full of fruit, [...]
Blueberry and cranberry muesli
A delicious toasted muesli, this is made from a tempting mix of grains, nuts, seeds and colourful red and blue berries. Stirring maple syrup and orange juice into the mix helps to keep the oil content down, making this version much lower in fat [...]
Cauliflower and banana salad
This unusual salad uses both sweet and tart fruit with cashew nuts to add colour and interest to pretty cauliflower florets, blanched just for a moment to retain their crispness. Roasted cumin seeds and fresh thyme marry the ensemble with their [...]
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