Salt and freshly ground black pepper

White Truffle Risotto with Cauliflower

Make this dish when wild mushrooms become available at your local farmers' market. The greater the variety of mushrooms, the more flavor your risotto will have — each mushroom adds its own complex flavor, aroma and colour.

Obsessed With Butternut Squash? This Winter Grain Salad Is For You

Nothing like a little butternut squash to jazz up a grain salad! This hearty & healthy recipe isn’t just pretty...


Corn and Whole-Wheat Salad

Grains of whole wheat have a distinctive sweet, nutty flavour. Here they are mixed with corn, toasted walnuts and crisp...


Roasted Veggie Salad

'Escalivada' comes from a Catalan word meaning 'to roast over embers'. It is traditionally served as a first course or...


Baby Leek Salad with Tarragon

Here, young tender leeks are marinated in a piquant tarragon vinaigrette and then sprinkled with hard-boiled eggs and toasted breadcrumbs....

Vegetable Risoni Salad

Risoni is a fine, rice-shaped pasta that is perfect for salads. You can use any small pasta shapes in this...


Niçoise Salad with Baby Potatoes

This hearty salad is sure to fill you up with a combination of tuna, egg and vegetables.

Stir-Fried Rice and Chicken

The rice, with its slightly chewy texture and Indian spices, provides the perfect backdrop for tender chicken, crunchy raw vegetables,...


Warm Potato and Artichoke Salad

This salad is a perfect partner for lamb or chicken, or can be served as a starter before a light...


Middle Eastern Lentil Salad

This is a healthy and filling salad of lentils, peppers and broccoli mixed with a lemon and coriander dressing, topped...


Cabbage and Bok Choy Salad with Mini Rice Patties

The little rice patties make a novel and tasty topping for a crunchy salad of cabbage, Chinese greens and walnuts,...

Potato, Egg and Bacon Salad

This salad version of the classic potato skins combo is perfect to split as an appetizer. You can also add...


Roast Beef and Rice Salad

This rice salad is packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre. It is an excellent way of using up left-over roast...


Duck and Apple Salad

A scrumptious salad like this one will make you hungry for more.


Potato and Lentil Salad

Potatoes and lentils make great partners, with their earthiness and ability to carry other flavours.


Tuna and Pink Grapefruit Salad

This salad plays with your taste buds by adding sweet flavours to a simple tuna and arugula mix.

Beet and Feta Salad

For a more filling meal add your choice of meat and a roll.


Lentil and Sausage Salad

Tiny green puy lentils have a slightly nutty texture and flavour. They keep their shape well once cooked, making them...


Beet, Arugula and Goat Cheese Salad

This vibrant salad is very simple yet very flavoursome.


Chickpea and Orange Salad with Tahini Dressing

Serve this high-fibre salad with chargrilled chicken, fish or lamb cutlets. The salad can be made ahead if required and...


Red Cabbage and Apple Salad

Spruce up any meal with this brightly coloured cabbage salad.


Seared Sea Scallops & Grapefruit Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

Peppery arugula and tart grapefruit are bright counterpoints to sweet seared sea scallops and salad greens, all in a tangy...


Tarragon Chicken Salad

A light dressing made with tahini, lemon, and tarragon gives this chicken breast fillet salad plenty of flavor. Baby spinach...


Greek-Style Baked Lamb and Eggplant

Few cooking traditions embrace lamb as much as Greek. Fresh herbs, tomatoes, and plentiful garlic make this lovely baked entrée...


Baked Lamb-Stuffed Zucchini

Lamb also tastes great when baked. In this tasty dish, minced lamb is mixed with all sorts of lovely flavorings,...

Quinoa Pilaf

Quinoa is a gluten-free, high-protein grain. This brightly-coloured quick side dish will boost your soluble-fibre intake, too. For added protein,...


Fresh Crab and Avocado Dip with Crispy Tortilla Chips

Crab and avocado is an age-old combination that has a bit of magic to it, which is why you see...


Roasted Fennel and Potato Soup

If you have never tried fennel soup, you are really missing out on something unique. It's like a leek and...


Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Apples, Almonds and Blue Cheese

Serve this dish with brown rice that's been cooked in chicken broth (and tossed with fresh parsley) or angel hair...


Strawberry-Cucumber Salad with Almonds and Mint in Strawberry Vinaigrette

Since the vinaigrette is made with strawberry preserves, you get an extra blast of strawberry sweetness in every bite. English...


Seared Scallops with Pomegranate-Almond Glaze

Tender scallops are nestled in a sauce of sweet and tart pomegranate juice and topped with golden brown, wonderfully nutty...