This mouth-watering dish uses preserved lemons, a prominent ingredient in North African cooking. The flavour is salty, unique and perfumed.

Vegetable chap-chai is an Asian-style stir-fry of baby buk choy, choy sum and wombok.

With crisp sugar snap peas and a punchy mint dressing, this lamb salad makes a delightful lunch or light dinner.

Serve this delicious stir-fry with hot hokkien noodles for a speedy, easy mid-week dinner.

Peas and shucked broad beans bring a sweet, spring freshness to this creamy chicken risotto.

You will need about 800g fresh peas in the pod for this recipe. The mince mixture and gremolata can be prepared several hours ahead. Reheat mince just before serving. Note

Try this tasty, speedy lamb and noodle stir-fry for an easy weeknight dinner.

Topped with crispy croutons and wedges of avocado, this green salad is about as delicious and healthy as you can get.

A colourful lamb stew packed full of big flavours.

Serve these spiced chickpea fritters with cucumber, lettuce and a big dollop of kumara hummus wrapped in flatbread.

Feeding a family of big eaters is expensive! When I find a meat-free meal they enjoy, it helps the weekly budget. This risotto is the kind of dish that can be made if there are the very barest of essentials in the cupboard. It has light flavours to match the season. I do have to pay attention to the pot, but only for half an hour, so it’s no drama.

There's nothing like a bowl of mixed dhal when you need a nourishing, easy and inexpensive meal that doesn't compromise on flavour.

The combination of chilli, lime and coriander is irresistible in this fragrant dish of rice noodles and thinly sliced steak.

These tasty rice cakes are easy to whip up and perfect to take on a picnic.

With hits of flavour from lemongrass, coriander and chilli, this easy beef and noodle dish makes a healthy weeknight dinner.

This prosciutto and pea gratin is like a gourmet macaroni cheese and is bound to be a hit with all the family.

These tasty Indian spiced patties are great enjoyed on their own with a side salad or as a side or starter to a big Indian feast.

Tender, delicious and full of colour; warm beef salad with black-eyed peas, corn and chimichurri.

A very healthy and succelent warm salmon, risoni and pea salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

Fresh salmon is delightful and best served simply, such as in this lovely dish with steamed beans, peas and minted buttermilk dressing.

Serve this classic family dish with steamed carrots and homemade gravy.

Serve these spicy, crunchy fritters with a dollop of yoghurt for the perfect savoury snack.

Light and healthy wasabi, soy and sesame noodles from Australian Women's Weekly.

Grilled lamb cutlets with a bright and colourful pea mash.

A smooth, colourful and flavoursome zucchini, pea and corn purée from Australian Women's Weekly.

A light broth with slices of tender chicken, fresh peas and asparagus spears, this soup makes an excellent starter for a dinner party.

Use canned or packaged consommé for a good flavour, but if you prefer, use chicken stock instead. Note

Prepare the couscous and cook the beans and peas the day before the picnic. Plunging the barely cooked beans and peas into a bowl of iced water will instantly stop the cooking and will hold the colour better than rinsing them under cold water. Drain them well then wrap in paper towel and store in the fridge. Assemble the salad on the morning of the picnic.

These smoked trout tarts with peas and dill make a great lunch. If you'd like to make finger food sized versions for a party, just quarter the filo sheets at the beginning, use a mini-muffin tin and cut the cooking time to 10-12 minutes.

Taking the name from Baltistan, a mountainous region in northern Pakistan, balti curries often include paneer.

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Colourful and exciting tamarind and chilli octopus salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

if you can’t find orecchiette pasta, replace it with penne. Note

On a cold winter evening, especially in the middle of the week, there's nothing like a warm, creamy pasta bake to fill your family up.

There's no need to resort to fast food on a busy night when there are healthy recipes that are as fast and simple as this pea and pesto soup.

A super fast and easy, but entirely delicious, spicy Moroccan soup from Australian Women's Weekly.

A healthy and delicious Japanese starter or side dish of teriyaki snow peas and snap peas.

Also known as ‘bow-tie’ pasta, farfalle is good for this dish. The crinkles of each piece enfold the ricotta and peas for maximum deliciousness. However, you can replace the farfalle with penne or small shells if you want. Note

This gluten-free, dairy-free macaroni cheese with peas means nobody needs to miss out on the ultimate comfort food.

You need about 1.3kg fresh peas to get the amount of podded peas required for this recipe. Note

“I love the whole process of making this recipe – and it tastes great.”

Celebrate the arrival of spring with this vibrant salad complete with tender grilled lamb, juicy tomatoes and fresh podded peas.

Zuppa primavera is a hearty Italian soup with farfalle pasta and asparagus.

This is a great pasta dish to cook for friends; it's quick and easy to make and always tastes delicious.

Italian-style tomato, beef and pea lasagne from Australian Women's Weekly.

Fetta cheese can be used in place of the ricotta cheese. If you have some, stir ¹/³ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves into this recipe. If you don’t have angel hair pasta, you can use thin or regular spaghetti, instead. Note

Char siu is a popular way to flavor and prepare barbecued pork in Cantonese cuisine.

This spicy noodle stir-fry is easy, speedy and full of flavour.

You will need 450g of fresh peas in the pod or 2 cups (240g) frozen peas for this recipe. Note

A fast, easy and fragrant green curry chicken with snow peas.

Loaded with peas, mushrooms, zucchini and herbs, this creamy noodle dish is delicious and filling.

With a creamy seafood filling and golden pastry lid, these mouthwatering individual pies make for a lovely family dinner.

This green pea soup couldn't be easier to make, and is livened up immeasurably with the addition of mint pistou. A great light supper on a warm summer evening.

A true pea lover, and yes they do exist, might assert that peas straight from the pod cannot be bettered, but this fresh and herby mixed pea salad with mint dressing certainly does its best.

Deliciously creamy and packed full of the goodness of yellow split peas, this tasty dip is perfect enjoyed with veggie sticks or cracker as a afternoon snack or starter.

Wash the leek thoroughly under cold running water to remove any grit between the layers. Note

You can use other fish of your choice. Mirin is found in the Asian section of your supermarket. You can use sweet sherry as a substitute. Note

A very quick and easy family meal with sweet and sticky maple pork sausages.

There are many classic Chinese dishes that marry duck and sichuan pepper. In this recipe, the fresh-flavoured salad sets off the spicy union to perfection.

Make this stunning side dish in spring to take advantage of delicious in-season artichokes and peas.

Delicious and simple appetizers: corn and pea samosas packed full of spices.

You can substitute 2 cups (400g) dried brown lentils, soaked overnight and boiled until just tender, for the canned lentils, if you prefer. Note

A quick and easy authentic Italian ravioli with tomato, pea and basil sauce from Australian Women's Weekly.

Cute little green Thai chicken curry bowls that pack an aromatic and flavourful punch.

This recipe can be made in a traditional paella pan if you own one, otherwise a deep frying pan or wok with a tight-fitting lid will suffice. Serve the paella straight from the pan at the table. Note

Serve accompanied with asparagus or broccoli or a green leafy salad, if liked. You can use red salmon or canned tuna if you like. The recipe can be made to the end of step 4 several hours ahead. From cold, bake covered at 200°C for 30 minutes or until heated through then uncover and bake […]

Do ahead The tart and dressing can be made a day ahead. Refrigerate in separate airtight containers. Don’t be concerned if the cooked tart has small cracks in the top these will be covered by the salad. Note

Traditional to North Africa, a tagine is an aromatic casserole, usually cooked and served in an earthenware dish, also called a tagine.

We used wahoo fish for this recipe, but you could use any white fish such as whiting, bream, sole, flounder, dory, perch, snapper or ling. Note

Snow pea sprouts and pea tendrils can be hard to get sometimes, use bean sprouts or any other type of sprouts instead. Note

Light and crunchy Asian greens salad with a flavourful sesame and ginger dressing.