This ratatouille recipe cooks eggplant, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes separately first, so each vegetable keeps its own texture, then brings them together for a slow, fragrant simmer. One serving is about 400 g.
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Light & Vegetable-Rich
Slow-simmered summer vegetables in olive oil — light, fragrant and full of fibre.
swap_horizPairs Well With Crusty sourdough bread, grilled fish or a fried egg
This tacos al pastor recipe marinates pork shoulder in achiote and dried chillies, grills it until charred at the edges, and piles it onto warm corn tortillas with pineapple, onion and cilantro. One serving is about 312 g — two tacos.
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Bold & Satisfying
Achiote-marinated pork, charred pineapple and onion on warm corn tortillas.
swap_horizPairs Well With Salsa verde, lime wedges and an ice-cold Mexican lager
This mole poblano recipe builds the dark Puebla sauce the slow way — chillies toasted and soaked, nuts and seeds fried, chocolate melted in at the end — and serves it over tender chicken. One serving is about 300 g.
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Rich & Festive
Dark, complex sauce of chillies, nuts, seeds and chocolate over tender chicken.
swap_horizPairs Well With Mexican red rice, warm tortillas and a cold hibiscus agua fresca
This mushroom risotto recipe stirs Arborio rice slowly with hot stock, white wine and two kinds of mushrooms, then finishes it the Milanese way with cold butter and Parmesan. One serving is about 500 g.
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Comfort & Warmth
Creamy Arborio rice, slowly stirred with mushrooms, white wine and Parmesan.
swap_horizPairs Well With A rocket and Parmesan salad and a glass of dry white wine
This tom yum goong recipe builds a clear, fiery-sour broth from lemongrass, galangal and makrut lime leaves, then finishes it with plump prawns, mushrooms and lime juice. One serving is about 460 g.
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Comfort & Warmth
Hot, sour and fragrant prawn soup with lemongrass, galangal and lime.
swap_horizPairs Well With Steamed jasmine rice and a cold Thai iced tea
This thai green curry recipe simmers chicken in coconut milk with green curry paste, Thai eggplant and bamboo shoots, finished with basil and a squeeze of lime. One serving is about 480 g, rice included.
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Comfort & Warmth
Creamy coconut curry with green chillies, Thai basil and tender chicken.
swap_horizPairs Well With Jasmine rice and a cucumber salad
This paella valenciana recipe cooks Bomba rice in a wide, shallow pan with chicken, rabbit, green beans and garrofó beans, scented with saffron and rosemary. One serving is about 470 g.
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Comfort & Warmth
Saffron rice cooked in a wide pan with chicken, rabbit and green beans.
swap_horizPairs Well With A green salad and a glass of white wine
This spanish tortilla recipe slowly cooks potatoes and onion in olive oil, folds them into beaten eggs, and turns out a thick, golden cake that is soft in the middle. One serving is about 220 g.
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Comfort & Warmth
A thick, golden omelette of slow-cooked potatoes, onion and egg.
swap_horizPairs Well With Pan con tomate and a glass of red wine
The Dinner Gazette
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