Be creative and adapt recipes to suit what you have in your fridge and store cupboard and add the extras you need like meat and fish.

Baked stuffed Provencal courgettes

Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins | Serves 4

This recipe makes the most of seasonal round courgettes and makes a wonderfully light lunch dish as it uses minced chicken, but feel free to adapt to your tastes; using beef mince for a more hearty flavour or cooked rice if catering for vegetarians.

Recipe Source: Great British Chefs, Find the recipe here

Beetroot borani

Total Time: 10 mins| Serves 5

Creamy borani dip benefits from the natural sweetness of beets.

Recipe Source: Vinkalinka, Find the recipe here

Spinach, Tomato and Feta Quiche

Total Time: 1 hour | Serves 6

This is an impressive looking quiche that’s easy to personalise to your own tastes. You may like to try red peppers instead of the tomato…you get the idea! Serve this with a nice salad, new potatoes, a vegetable side dish and a cheese plate for a nice summer meal.

Recipe Source: Food, Find the recipe here

Spiced sweet potato wedges

Total Time: 50 mins | Serves 8

Toss sweet potato in cumin, chilli and sumac, then oven bake with lemon and garlic for chunky chips which are crispy yet fluffy

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food, Find the recipe here

Broccoli potato salad with blue cheese

Total Time: 5 mins | Serves 4

A fresh, filling salad bursting with flavour, this salad makes it very easy to eat more broccoli! The creamy honey mustard dressing, blue cheese crumbles and cranberries come together to give this broccoli potato salad a real touch of luxury while staying light and refreshing. This lighter spin on broccoli potato salad is made without mayo and much tastier for it!

Recipe Source: Happy Veggie Kitchen. Find the recipe here

January 1, 2022 Featured

Taktouka | Moroccan Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Salad

Total Time: 45 mins | Serves 4

Taktouka is a very common warm salad, like zaalouk, made mainly of very simple ingredients: roasted peppers, fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and olive oil. Serve with fresh bread, pitta or flatbread.

Recipe Source: My Moorish Plate. Find the recipe here

Limoncello plum tart

Total Time: 1 hours 15 mins approx | Serves 12

This apricot and almond tart makes the ideal summer dinner party dessert.

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food. Find the recipe here