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Morgan McGlone's four ingredient chicken salt.
EASY

This four-ingredient chicken salt is the closest thing you’ll get to takeaway chips at home

Created by the Belles Hot Chicken founder, it’s made with everyday pantry staples – but one important ingredient – and great tossed through buttery popcorn, nuts or a tray of chips.

  • < 30 mins
  • Morgan McGlone
Soy-marinated steak with broccolini and edamame salad.
EASY

Big umami energy meets weeknight speed in this soy-dressed steak with loads of greens

Tender steak meets a crunchy broccolini and edamame salad. But the rich, sticky soy dressing is the star – you’ll want to put it on everything.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
White chocolate muffins.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s white chocolate and caramel muffins

The addition of caramel chips along with the white chocolate helps to give these muffins an extra-rich flavour.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Zucchini and potato tikki buns.
EASY

Rosheen Kaul’s aloo tikki buns leave other vegie burgers in the dust

There are a few moving parts to this recipe, but the payoff is pure magic: a riot of spice, crunch, and chutneys that launch these buns into the stratosphere.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Avocado and prosciutto salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s avocado and prosciutto salad

I have this salad on high rotation. The dressing is creamy, but lightened by the addition of yoghurt.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Balsamic chicken cutlets.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s balsamic chicken cutlets

These cutlets are coated with a syrupy marinade of balsamic vinegar, tomato paste and honey. Serve them with plenty of bread for mopping up the juices.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Prep ahead, then assemble these Mediterranean tuna and whipped hummus crisps to order.
EASY

Sarah Pound’s Mediterranean tuna and whipped hummus lunch crisps

Boost your workday with 30g of protein. These crunchy tuna and avocado tortillas are a speedy make-ahead lunch – crisp the bases, assemble and enjoy.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Hung yoghurt with cucumber.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s hung yoghurt with cucumber and green grapes

Thickened yoghurt seasoned simply with salt, pepper and oil is a wonderfully rich partner for fresh cucumber and grapes.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Steamed snapper with red curry butter.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s steamed snapper with red curry butter

I love steamed fish, and pairing it with a richly flavoured butter is both wonderfully simple and extraordinarily delicious.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Cherry tomato, feta and avocado egg flip.
EASY

Cherry tomato, feta and avocado egg flip

This protein-packed 10-minute meal is an energy-boosting breakfast or light lunch.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound