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Light & fresh

Lighter, vegetable-forward plates: salads, soups and grilled dishes where herbs, citrus and olive oil do the flavour work.

Done-for-you

The recipes

Lemon-Herb Baked Salmon with Green Beans
Lemon-Herb Baked Salmon with Green Beans One tray, twenty minutes, and the kind of dinner that looks like more effort than it was. 25 min
Tuscan White Bean Soup with Rosemary
Tuscan White Bean Soup with Rosemary A fifteen-minute pantry soup that tastes slow-cooked: white beans, tomato, rosemary and olive oil, finished with greens. 20 min
Ten-Minute Salmon and Avocado Plate
Ten-Minute Salmon and Avocado Plate Hot-smoked salmon, avocado, soft eggs and cucumber — assembly, not cooking. 10 min
Gentle Chicken and Rice Soup
Gentle Chicken and Rice Soup The quiet one: chicken, carrots, rice and ginger in a clear broth. 40 min · mostly hands-off
Roasted Carrot and Quinoa Salad with Lemon Yogurt
Roasted Carrot and Quinoa Salad with Lemon Yogurt Warm roasted carrots over herbed quinoa with a lemon-yogurt dressing. 35 min · mostly hands-off
Crispy Chickpea and Feta Chop Salad
Crispy Chickpea and Feta Chop Salad Pan-crisped chickpeas over a chopped salad with feta and a lemon-oregano dressing. 20 min
Sardine and Tomato Toasts with Lemon and Parsley
Sardine and Tomato Toasts with Lemon and Parsley Pan con tomate logic: garlic-rubbed toast, grated ripe tomato, good tinned sardines and a shower of parsley. 15 min
Silky Carrot and Ginger Soup with Coconut Milk
Silky Carrot and Ginger Soup with Coconut Milk Carrots and fresh ginger simmered soft, blended silky, and finished with coconut milk. 35 min · mostly hands-off
Cod, Potato and Dill Soup
Cod, Potato and Dill Soup A Nordic-style fish soup: cubes of potato and carrot in a clear broth, cod poached gently at the end, dill over everything. 35 min · mostly hands-off
Lemon Shrimp and Zucchini over Rice
Lemon Shrimp and Zucchini over Rice Shrimp and golden zucchini in olive oil, lemon squeezed over everything, spooned onto rice with all the pan juices. 25 min
Sesame-Ginger Tofu Bowls with Steamed Broccoli
Sesame-Ginger Tofu Bowls with Steamed Broccoli Golden-seared tofu and bright steamed broccoli over rice, under a sesame-ginger dressing that pulls the whole bowl together. 30 min
Cinnamon-Baked Apples with Yogurt and Walnuts
Cinnamon-Baked Apples with Yogurt and Walnuts Apple halves baked spoon-soft in maple and cinnamon, served warm over cold yogurt with toasted walnuts. 40 min · mostly hands-off
Warm Potato and Green Bean Salad with Hot-Smoked Trout
Warm Potato and Green Bean Salad with Hot-Smoked Trout Warm potatoes and green beans tossed in a lemon-mustard dressing, with big flakes of hot-smoked trout folded through. 30 min

The free 5-day dinner plan

Five weeknight dinners, one grocery list, one prep hour — a real plan, free.

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