Quick & Easy

A lightning-fast meal that's equal parts simple and satisfying.

A simple starter for your next dinner party.

Butter makes everything better, and butter-fried almonds complete this green bean salad.

An Ottolenghi-ish salad brimming with goodness, and a sweet and tangy date dressing.

Need a quick and easy potato salad? Look here.

Sometimes, simplicity is everything, especially when it's a scorcher.

Gochujang plus butter. Why didn't we think of this before?

It has salt, sweetness, and crunch, and smashed over ice-cream, this is tough dessert to beat.

A versatile summery salad that can be served warm or cold.

The quick-fire Italian classic topped with a medley of buttery 'shrooms. Bliss.

It's like fancy cheese on toast, but just as fast.

Our hot tip: drizzle your still-warm haloumi with some honey.

Add this to your vegetarian repertoire, stat.

A quick and easy dessert for when papayas are looking good in the fruit shop.

Make your own harissa? It's easier than you think.

How could grilled haloumi be any better? Answer: put it on a stick.

Jordan Toft from Sydney's Bert's Bar and Brasserie shares his recipe for this quick summery salad, complete with lashings of stracciatella.

The perfect plate to bring to barbecues.

This Sicilian eggplant dish sings with sweet and sour flavours.

A crisp summer salad, paired with still-warm roasted ocean trout.

This steak dinner is yours in just 20 minutes.

All flavour, no filler.

Ginger with pasta? Trust us.

Part chirashizushi, part poke bowl, all-round fresh and fast flavour.

Nothing beats a classic battered fish burger. Don't forget the tartare sauce.

Think beyond the roast bird. Thinly sliced and wrapped in prosciutto, this turkey involtini makes for an easy mid-week dinner.

Straightforward and speedy.

Veal cutlets really are special. Italian butchers will prepare them so they’re quite thin. Alternatively, ask for flattened-out veal slices from the leg.

Sometimes it pays to keep it simple. Toasty bread, butterflied sardines, agrodolce. Dinner done.

The nori salt isn’t strictly necessary, but make a double batch and keep it in the cupboard to add a quick lift to fish dishes or roasted vegetables.

Throw in a crisp lettuce and cucumber salad and it’s a win.

The formula for dessert success is as easy as peeling some mandarins and popping them in the oven. No time to make custard? Cream works just as well.

A lentil soup that's inspired by shorbat adas, a dish often served during Ramadan, does wonders when you're in need of a little nourishment.

Sausages and lentils are a surefire route to winter comfort.

Made with garlic mayo and lots of pickles, this burger is a slam-dunk in the flavour stakes.

This dish doubles-down on the seafood theme with nori plus snapper - it makes for a high-impact yet speedy dinner.

This is one of those meals where you can put the pot in the middle of the table and just let everyone serve themselves and get a bit messy. A pile of napkins and plenty of toasted sourdough are essential.

This simple stir-fry might be quick to prepare, but it's full to bursting with flavour, thanks to a heady mix of ginger, cumin, cinnamon and star anise.

No passionfruit? These easy chocolate puddings work just as well topped with fresh berries or a dollop of your favourite jam.

A drizzle of brown butter can turn a quick mid-week meal into something special.

Adjika, a paste of herbs, spices, capsicum and tomato, hails from Georgia and is a delicious way to add flavour to meat at the start or end of cooking. Here we use it as a marinade on chicken wings.

Pine nuts are a particularly good match with mushrooms – try this with pan-fried pine mushrooms when they come into season, too.

For a variation on this dish, skip the frying step, and wrap the chicken thighs in the prosciutto and throw them straight in the oven.

The bold flavours of goat's cheese and black olives make a delicious base for a simple shortcrust tart.

Put this on high rotation in your household.

Hugh Wennerbom's advice for beautifully tender fish is to season it a day ahead. With a bit of pre-planning, it's the kind of trick that's 100 per cent achievable.

Apples are a great match with pork and stone fruits are even better.

Blanched snow peas dressed up with sesame make a great summer salad with crunch.

Light, simple and deceptively easy to make.

Our variation of light and zesty Mexican aguachile, a dish that's perfect for warm nights or those days when you're seeking a substantial salad.

These beans are no afterthought: their smoky flavour rivals that of the steak. We guarantee you'll be charring all your greens once you try this recipe.

Eating your greens has never been so easy.

If you're after a salad with spice, acidity, sweetness and smokiness, we have you covered.

This vegetarian twist on an old favourite uses broccoli and shiitake mushrooms to create a textural, light filling.

A simple dessert with minimal fuss and maximum flavour.

Making poke at home has never been this easy.

Tofu adds protein to this super-quick refreshing salad, but if you'd like to bulk it up a bit more, add some sliced raw salmon or barbecued prawns,

No stress and no fuss. This dessert can be whipped up with minimal effort.

It's a cultural mash-up of the best kind - try it for yourself and see.

Garlic shoots, green peppercorns and fish sauce are the heroes of this dish. Remember that fried rice is best cooked when the rice is dried out and firm from the day before.

Baby lettuce hearts with pistachio dressing and parmesan recipe - For pistachio dressing, process ingredients in a blender until smooth and season generously to taste.

Because barbecued things on sticks just taste better.

Use whatever stale sourdough you have on hand for the panzanella - dark rye, for instance, will add extra complexity to this simple Tuscan tomato and bread salad.

This is far from the traditional basil pesto, but it has nuts and parmesan in the mix. The name derives from the Italian word "pestare", to pound. We've sped things up with a food processor.

A simple but elegant dish that works beautifully as either a main or a side.

Add extra char to your tortillas by toasting them over a stove flame for a few seconds each side, then microwave them covered with a tea towel for 10 seconds to keep them nice and soft.

This quick and easy salad has been a mainstay on the Burnt Ends menu since day one.

These ricotta and spinach dumplings are surprisingly quick to make. We've laced them with dill, but marjoram also works well, as does some crumbled feta for a spanakopita-inspired twist.

Put miso's salty notes to work in a simple dessert that can be whipped up any night of the week.

Minestrone needn't take hours of your time to prepare. This version uses a few tasty shortcuts to cut the cooking time but not the flavour.

A modern take on the classic Italian dish.

A quick and easy midweek meal.

Don't restrict your pesto-making to summer; this walnut-parsley version makes the most of what's in season in winter.

Cauliflower and cheese, the perfect match.

For a dish that's light yet satisfying, it's hard to go past a bowl of miso soup.

Think polenta is bland? Think again.

"When I put a version of this on the menu at Le 6, I imagined summer back home on the north coast of New South Wales." says Clugston.

A lighter take on the creamy soup.

It's hard to turn down crisp, fried tofu.

Punchy chorizo steals the show in this bake of cauliflower, chicken and leek, with hints of oregano adding some autumn flavours to this quick and tasty dinner.

This quick Eton mess-style dessert swaps out berries for kiwis drizzled with a ginger and lime syrup.

For maximum flavour cook this quick turmeric-spiced chicken on the barbecue - coal or wood will give the best result.

Noodle salads are excellent in all weather - particularly when it's steamy because there's minimal cooking involved. This dish works well with sliced sirloin; we've made it quicker by using minced beef instead.

All-day noodles with fried egg and Furikake recipe- Cook noodles in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally to prevent noodles sticking together.

A quick and easy salad that sings with that sesame-miso dressing.

Millet is cooked pilaf-style for this salad to add extra flavour. It makes the perfect vehicle for a lemon-laden dressing along with shreds of poached chicken and plenty of peas.

Top-notch tomatoes and anchovies make all the difference here.

Quick to make and full of rich Spanish tomato and garlic flavours, our recipe for a chorizo and asparagus salad with chimichurri makes for a solid summer dinner.

"Draining yoghurt turns it into labne, and its creamy thickness makes for the best panna cotta in this easy-as dessert - a beautiful match for rose-scented strawberries," says Curtis Stone.

A quick weeknight dish filled with seasonal green vegetables and lots of parmesan.

This is a simple chicken and green bean dish, inspired by Kylie Kwong, and packed full of flavour.

In this white fish crudo, the fish in question can also be marinated in a little dressing, ceviche-style - for 15 minutes or a couple of hours, depending how "cooked" you like it.

This classic Italian recipe is all about the zucchini and mint.

Make the most of spring produce with this quick silverbeet soup with fragrant dill. Add a smoky flavour with flaked smoked trout (though tuna would work too).

This quick and easy Thai stir-fry packs a spicy punch. Use fresh chilli - it will make all the difference.

There's plenty of vegetables and Shaoxing-flavour in this quick Korean noodle dish.

Beans braised in a rich sauce of fennel, garlic, tomatoes and wine are a perfect accompaniment to pan-fried barramundi fillets.

Whip up this simple and satisfying Japanese soba noodle soup in less than 20 minutes.

Top black beans with chorizo and prawns, and serve with coriander and fresh lime.