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Sauces & dressings

RecipeTin Eats’ favourite Christmas roasted pumpkin salad.
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RecipeTin Eats’ favourite Christmas pumpkin salad will become your go-to side dish

Move aside, last year’s salad. Here’s a pretty and flavour-forward new version for your festive table.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • RecipeTin Eats and Jean-Baptiste Alexandre
Roasted sweet potato, avocado and lentil salad is a winter winner.
EASY

Roasted sweet potato, avocado and lentil salad

A comforting, hearty winter dish packed with immune-boosting nutrients. Roasted vegies meet creamy feta and a zesty dressing – ideal for cooler days.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Speedy saltimbocca with parmesan polenta.
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Fast, fresh and very cheesy – the express Italian chicken dinner you’ll make on repeat

Golden, parmesan-crusted chook meets velvety polenta in a speedy spin on saltimbocca that skips the fuss but keeps the flavour.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Crispy lasagne skewers meet cacio e pepe's cousin.
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Crispy lasagne skewers meet cacio e pepe’s cousin

No need to fight over lasagne’s crunchy edges with these pasta sticks, ready to dunk in a peppery, velvety cheese sauce. Authentic? No. Bloody brilliant? Yes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Rotolo alla vodka offers all the saucy energy of a lasagne – but without the bechamel fuss.
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Rotolo alla vodka

The cosy, saucy energy of lasagne – without the fuss. These easy pasta spirals are packed with mortadella and ricotta, then baked in a rich, creamy sauce.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynk
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Mamasita's signature fish tacos, a long-time crowd favourite.

The pro secret that gives Mamasita’s famous fish tacos their crunch

The Melbourne Mexican restaurant shares its signature recipe for beer-battered snapper.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jimmy Garside
This autumnal chermoula, carrot and chickpea salad is delicious alongside grilled meats.
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Chermoula, carrot and chickpea salad

This vibrant, smoky autumnal side – with its fresh crunch and sweet dates – is tumbled with a glorious herb paste.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Spiced honey and parmesan skewers, meet your new best friend, salsa verde.
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Spiced honey and parmesan carrot skewers with salsa verde

Wow your guests with this sticky, caramelised root vegetable masterpiece – it’s moreish, a breeze to prep ahead and looks a million bucks.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Sticky ginger beef bowls with smashed cucumber salad.
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Sticky ginger beef bowls with smashed cucumber salad

Quick, tasty and family-approved. This fuss-free weeknight meal packs 10g of fibre into every serve, making it easy to eat well on even the busiest evening.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Poached snapper with anchovy parsley butter.
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Adam Liaw’s poached snapper with anchovy parsley butter

Instead of using stock, this simple poached fish dish mixes offcuts such as parsley stalks and lemon pieces with a flavourful butter.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw