Category: Lunch

Peach & Mozzarella Salad

Look at the picture. Don’t even think about it. Just make it.

Hot-smoked Salmon Salad with Beets, Potatoes & Yoghurt Dill Sauce

Summer on a plate! Delicious and good for you. Rings all the bells … especially good for Xmas day.

Prawns & Crunchy Salad with Sesame Dressing

Succulent prawns with the crunch of a good salad, doused in a sweet sour sesame dressing with a nice bite of chilli is just the thing for hot weather.

Baby Broad Bean & Pea Salad – Amanida de Favetes I Pèsols

If you can find it in a deli, finely shaved duck jamón, tossed through at the end, dresses up this salad beautifully.

Linguine with Feta, Broad Beans, Pine Nuts & Rocket

Here’s a spring pasta dish that rings all the bells: bouncy fresh, packed with flavour, fast and filling. And good for you.

Bruschetta with Grilled Zucchini & Buffalo Mozzarella

That whiff of barbecue smoke brings them running … though these succulent treats can be prepared indoors in a grill pan any time of year.

I don’t know why people don’t cook omelettes more often. They’re so quick, so tasty and so utterly satisfying, that it’s almost criminal to think of dashing off to buy fast food when there’s an egg or two in the pantry.

Tortillas with Pork & Tomatillo Salsa

Roll them up, munch away.

Pickled Vege

A little pickle here, a little pickle there … can add interest to burgers, toasted cheese sandwiches, barbecued chicken and steak, or flat-tasting couscous, burghul, quinoa or freekeh. It’s pretty banging …

Asparagus & Orange Salad

Purple power – yep, purple asparagus, uncooked, adds sweetness and crunch to this salad.

BBQ Chicken Loinery

For success with this dish, follow Luca’s advice. “Please remember that you can do this – it’s mind over matter; those who matter won’t mind and those who mind, don’t matter.”

Crispy Chicken Wings

Puts the finger-licking into, um, er, finger-licking!

Spring Salad with Feta & Broad Beans

Squishy avocado? Perfect home for it!

Pear Salad with Haloumi

Sublime – juicy pears cutting through salty crusty haloumi, and little bursts of sweet dates, piquant parmesan and nutty pine nuts.

Asparagus Salad with Orange & Cashews

Here’s something for the raw brigade – nice and crunchy, garlicky and juicy, with a smattering of creamy toasty cashews on top. Yep, I’ve even strewn the lot with flowers. Thank goodness the kitchen sink was tied down …

Saturday Sandwich with Green Cashew Sauce

Garlicky green cashew sauce gives leftover chicken or roast vegetables another life!

Smokies

These are the cutest little smoked fish pies ever and utterly, utterly delicious.

Puy Lentil & Chorizo Soup

Chorizo gives layers of flavour to this soup. And it’s one of those soups that tastes even better the day after making.

Asparagus with Eggs & Chorizo Crumb

Here’s a sexy little supper for two.

Char-grilled Scallops with Guacamole

Scallops with Guac. Scallops with Guac Tra-la-la-la ….

Crushed Peas with Feta & Chervil

Off to the bakery you go for this recipe to get well-made bread that grills to an audible crunch, but doesn’t cut your mouth with dry sharp fragments.

Black Bean & Orange Salad

Stuff it into tacos, dollop with hot stuff and away you go.

Black Bean Tacos with Orange & Avocado Crema

Pale and creamy, perfect for dolloping, dipping or squiggling!

Silverbeet & Feta Tart

There’s nothing like a good tart.

Luca’s Luscious Lunch

A feasting platter to keep ya truckin’ on.