This pasta sauce can also be dolloped over a salad bowl or spread on bruschetta – it’s punchy herby, creamy deliciousness. But with no cream because I’m trying to make pasta better for you!
Herb Crusted Salmon with a Shaved Asparagus, Fennel and Broad Bean Salad
I first made this dish with my beautiful friend Rachel in Auckland and have spent the last month thinking about it because it was just so delicious. The fresh salad and herb crusted salmon is just the most amazing combination. I’ve used fresh bread crumbs n the salmon crust but you could easily swap for almonds to make it gluten free!
Sticky Ginger Chicken Meatball Mini Bahn Mi
Say that title ten times fast. But it’s a super accurate description for these little handfuls of joy and I’m all about an accurate description. The moreish little chicken meatballs get covered in a sticky sauce and then stuffed into little bread rolls filled with fresh and pickled vegetables. The only kind of meatball sub I’m going to crave.
Quick Quinoa Salad with Goats Cheese and Cranberries
No word of a lie this is the easiest work lunch I’ve ever made. I make the whole thing in the mornings while I’m getting ready for work. I usually only do 1 or two days worth as it’s what I make when I have limited leftovers to take with me, and that’s a frequent occurrence for me at the moment as I’ve have so many dinners and end of year catch ups happening in the evenings.
Crispy Chicken and Pickled Radish Lettuce Cups
This is summer. Eating things out of crisp lettuce leaves and having lovely light suppers in the sun. Maybe with a glass of something delicious in the other hand. Like sparkling water with fresh mint – yeah that’s definitely what I was dreaming about;)
Easy Summer Baked Eggs
These baked eggs can be made from scratch in 30 minutes using fresh tomatoes, and what’s not summery about that? I love having baked eggs with sourdough toast to dip in but flat bread works really well too.
Spicy Cassarecce with Vodka, Basil and Parmesan
This recipe is an ode to Jon and Vinny’s in Los Angeles and their spicy fusilli dish. It’s my second dish in a row that was influenced by that meal, obsessed much? I actually meant to post them the other way around but my tired brain stuffed up so here we are. It is in no way their recipe it’s just similar in flavour and texture. You could totally use fusilli and I have done that before but at the end of the day I’m always going to choose cassarecce because it’s my favourite.
Quick Broccoli, Lemon and Almond Pasta
This pasta dish is quick, satisfying and the perfect light dinner or for lunch. You could easily add your protein of choice but I love it as a vegetarian meal. You’re getting some protein from the almonds and cheese any way and a great vegetarian option would be using a pulse pasta.
Cauliflower, Bocconcini and Balsamic Flatbread
Golden cauliflower roasted until it’s crispy and nutty tops just melted bocconcini and is then drizzled with a balsamic glaze for a sweet and sharp finish. A handful of parsley and parmesan salad to finish and you’ve got a yummy vegetarian flatbread.
Summer Chickpea Salad with Feta
This chickpea salad is the perfect thing to top avocado toast, have along side grilled meat or fish, or just eat for lunch along with some soft boiled eggs. I also love it as part of a mezze spread.