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Julia Busuttil Nishimura

Julia Busuttil Nishimura

Cook, author and presenter

Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a Melbourne-based cookbook author, Good Weekend columnist and host of Good Food Kitchen.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura's lemon and fennel lasagne.

This lemony vegetarian lasagne with white sauce is ‘revelatory’

This vegetarian lasagne, cooked “in bianco” and spiked with lemon and plenty of cheese, is inspired by a trip to Tuscany.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura's pumpkin and feta filo pie.

Roasted pumpkin and feta filo pie

Inspired by the Greek pie kolokithopita, this vegetarian bake is an incredibly delicious way to ease into winter.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Polpette di sarde - Sicilian sardine meatballs.
EASY

Polpette di sarde (Sicilian sardine meatballs)

With ready-filleted sardines widely available, these meatballs are an easy midweek option.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Coconut and sour-cherry flapjacks.
EASY

Make a batch of chewy coconut and sour cherry flapjacks for lunchbox snacks

I like to make this chewy, seeded slice at the beginning of the week for afternoon snacks and lunchboxes.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Substitute the chicken for prawns or tofu.
EASY

Cold somen noodles with poached chicken and ponzu

Make the most of the remaining warm weather with these Japanese noodles dressed with zingy ponzu.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Ligurian pesto pasta with beans and potatoes.
EASY

This simple pasta with greens is your meat-free Monday dinner of dreams

Cooking pasta, beans and potatoes together in one pot is a revelation.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s French toast with whipped honey butter.
EASY

French toast with whipped honey butter

A very impressive make-ahead breakfast.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Double the quantities if feeding a crowd.
EASY

Snack or main? Wing it any way you like with these sticky, sweet and salty chicken winners

Be sure to have plenty of serviettes ready for these sweet and salty wings.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
If you don’t like spice, they’re delicious with the garlic parsley.
EASY

Baked scallops with garlic-parsley butter and ’nduja

Baked in an oven or grilled on a hot barbecue, this is the perfect party starter.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s roast pork belly with a peach, mint and coriander salsa.
EASY

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