Cabbage & red rice salad with tahini dressing

This Middle Eastern inspired vegetarian side dish is full of contrasting textures – ideal paired with griddled prawns, chicken, fish or halloumi

Courgette ribbon salad

Use a spiralizer to create this fresh, zingy, raw salad – perfect with grilled chicken or fish and topped with crumbled feta or goat's cheese

Courgetti Bolognese

Spiralized courgettes make a healthier alternative to pasta in the classic spaghetti Bolognese – use turkey mince for a low-calorie sauce

Braised baby leeks

Tender vegetables are braised with chicken stock and thyme for a healthy, low-fat side dish

Mini schnitzels with garlic sauce

These baked, breadcrumbed chunks of chicken thigh make delicious bite-sized nuggets – perfect with oven chips

Braised chicory with pan-fried home salt cod

Cooking heads of chicory in stock gives a soft, succulent side for this seafood supper or dinner party main

Roasted carrot, spelt, fennel & blood orange salad

A healthy grain salad, perfect served with sliced roast chicken, or crumbled feta or goat’s cheese for lunch or a light dinner

Ultimate toad-in-the-hole with caramelised onion gravy

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Wrap fat sausages in streaky bacon for a posh version of a British classic – perfect comfort food for the whole family

Chow mein

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A classic Chinese dish of stir-fried egg noodles with shredded chicken breast – experiment with different fish, meat, or vegetables

Chipolatas in apple gravy with parsnip colcannon

Comfort food classic, sausage and mash, is bulked out with green veg, parsnips and apple wedges for an easy and nutritious family meal

Fruity Caribbean curry

Kidney beans and veg make chicken drumsticks go further with this sweet and hot curry – pack in 4 of your 5 a day in a filling family meal

Poutine

Tuck into Canadian comfort food – chips, gravy and cheese curds. We’ve tweaked the traditional recipe with gooey, stringy mozzarella