
Ciabatta with feta and vegetables
A feast of colourful vegetables makes a superb topping for a pizza-style ciabatta. The bread soaks up the aromatic roasting...

Pita pizzettes
Made mainly from pantry ingredients, these mini pizzas are incredibly quick and easy to prepare. Topped with tasty ham, luscious...

Potato Pizza with Chicken and Arugula
For anyone who enjoys pizza, this rustic version with its wafer-thin sliced potato topping provides a lower-fat alternative. Scattered with...

Chicken and spinach calzone
Calzone is an Italian pizza pocket that uses pizza dough to wrap up a filling. The delicious filling here is...

Pizza slice
Everyone loves pizza and, made as a slice, it can easily be cut into squares and served as casual party...

Four Seasons Pizza
This tasty pizza includes a variety of toppings to suit every taste. It is lower in fat and salt than...

Moroccan lamb and couscous salad
Enjoy the fragrant flavours of cilantro and mint in this North African-inspired salad, which can be largely prepared ahead. Lamb...

Couscous, orange and date salad
Couscous makes a brilliant base for a quick salad, as it needs only a brief soaking in hot stock (or...

Hummus salad
Homemade hummus only takes a few moments to whizz together and makes a perfect light lunch, served simply with pita....

Feta and orange tabouli
A fabulous main meal salad based on bulgur, generously flavoured with fresh herbs. It is best prepared ahead to give...

Red cabbage, Edam and walnut salad
This crunchy, colourful winter salad provides an excellent nutritional mix. The vegetables and apple are rich in vitamin C and...

Goat’s cheese and watermelon salad
Juicy watermelon makes the perfect partner to tangy goat's cheese in this easy-to-assemble pasta salad. Flavour and texture are provided...

Mixed leaf and peach salad with brie crostini
A delicious way to enjoy the delights of summer, with rust-red salad greens, currants and peaches all bursting with vitamin...

Vietnamese Tofu and Noodle Salad
An exciting layered salad combining crisp vegetables flavoured with fresh herbs, noodles and marinated grilled tofu. The tofu is best...

Pear and Roquefort salad
Pears and creamy blue cheese are natural partners in this light and easy salad. Poppy seeds and crunchy toasted pecans...

Summer fruity cottage cheese salad
This salad tastes as great as it looks. With its colourful mixture of fruit and salad greens, it is packed...

Duck, rice, mushroom and orange salad
In this attractive salad, full-flavoured shiitake and brown mushrooms are combined with slices of tender grilled duck, juicy orange segments,...

Chicken and beet salad
Roast chicken and ruby red beets are a mouth-watering combination, and white kidney beans and fresh mixed salad greens add...

Chili’lime chicken salad
In this salad, chicken is gently poached in stock to give an almost melt-in-the-mouth texture and is then mixed with...

Avocado and Crab Salad
This is a salad that is ideal for a special summer occasion. Crabmeat is a good source of low-fat protein...

Seafood salad
A ready-to-use mixed seafood selection provides the base for this tasty and attractive salad, perfect for an easy summer meal....

Egg mayonnaise salad with smoked salmon
This variation on the classic egg mayonnaise salad uses little quail's eggs with a creamy yet light mayonnaise and yogourt...

Warm teriyaki salmon salad
The technique of cooking salmon in foil captures all the succulent juices of the fish that, together with the teriyaki...

Smoked trout niçoise
A variation on a colourful Provençale favourite, this hearty salad is just perfect for an early summer lunch, making the...

Pasta, ham and fava bean salad
This quick and easy pasta salad is just right for busy people. It is appealing and sustaining and the watercress...

Thai lamb salad
Try this delicious variation on the traditional Thai beef salad. Lean lamb tenderloin work beautifully with the fresh vegetables, fragrant...

Warm new potato salad with beets and pastrami
Beets add vivid colour to this lovely warm salad, and are combined with a light, low-fat yogourt and dill dressing....

Chicken noodle soup
This is one of the simplest soups to make with wonderful exotic flavours provided by lemon grass, coconut, ginger and...

Beef pho
Pho (pronounced fur) is a Vietnamese fragrant beef noodle soup. It is perfect for lunch or dinner with friends because...