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Serve as a romantic dinner for two or as an easy weeknight meal.
EASY

Ready in minutes, this ‘super-simple’ fish dish is as vibrant as an Amalfi sunset

Serve this fish dish as a romantic dinner for two or as an easy weeknight meal.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez

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Pasta marinara.
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Master the marinara: Adam Liaw’s guide to making Australia’s favourite romantic pasta

Elevate date night at home with this restaurant-quality marinara – a decadent seafood classic that is surprisingly simple to perfect.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Summer pinzimonio.
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Adam Liaw’s summer pinzimonio

Bring a taste of Milanese aperitivo to your table with pinzimonio, the ultimate shared plate of seasonal veg and seasoned olive oil.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Indian mint and chilli steaks with potato, pea and chickpea salad.
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Indian mint and chilli steaks with potato, pea and chickpea salad

Ideal for balmy nights, these grilled steaks are paired with a hearty potato, pea and chickpea salad, all brought to life by a punchy mint-chilli dressing.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
The Palomar’s cucumber salad, with pickled cucumbers, green tahini and crispy chilli oil.
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Not a cucumber fan? Palomar’s must-try salad will change your mind

The herbaceous cucumber, green tahini and chilli crisp salad has become an international hit – and with some cheeky cheats, you can serve it in less than 30 minutes.

  • < 30 mins
  • The Palomar
Smashed cucumber salad from Chinese-ish by Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu.
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Smashed cucumber salad

Whacking cucumbers with a cleaver isn’t just fun – it creates perfect crevices for dressing. The result is a punchy, refreshing hit for sweltering days.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu
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Spicy marinated seafood salad.
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Rosheen Kaul’s spicy marinated seafood salad

This spicy riff on the classic Italian insalata di mare uses a punchy marinade to make the seafood’s natural sweetness truly sing.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Bucatini with Thai basil and green chilli pesto speaks with an Australian accent.
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Bucatini with Thai basil and green chilli pesto

This Italian-Thai fusion takes classic pesto in a bold new direction. Fragrant Thai basil, green chilli and macadamias create a zesty, no-cook pasta sauce.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Rosheen Kaul’s herb-strewn chicken and noodle salad is perfect in hot weather.
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‘Ghost chicken’ noodle salad

Take a supermarket roast chicken and ready-to-eat konjac noodles, and you’re halfway towards making this healthy no-cook salad.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s roast pork belly with a peach, mint and coriander salsa.
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Slow-roasted pork belly with peach salad

Dressed sharply with vinegar, this salad cuts through the richness of the pork. Plus: the key to achieving tender meat and very crisp crackle.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura