You’ll be surprised how tasty and delicious this simple salad is, and how quickly it will become your new favourite! Loaded with three types of beans (green beans, edamame and white beans) and affordable canned tuna, it's a great healthy and budget option for weeknights or lunch salads. Plus, you’ll be making double batches of the dressing in no time.
37 recipes to make the most out of pantry staples
Get ready to crack out the can opener. From chickpeas and lentils to canned tuna and even bags of rice, we turn to our humble pantry to turn everyday ingredients into tonight’s dinner.
Sherry-glazed chorizo and chickpeas
Quick and easy, this speedy Spanish dish delivers maximum flavour for minimum effort.
Canned pea risotto
Turn a can of peas and arborio rice into a nutritious, tasty and fast Italian risotto!
Spicy chickpeas with soppressata and eggs
Can't decide between baked beans and poached eggs? Try out this all-in-one breakfast combination.
Harissa roast chicken with chickpeas and feta
This recipe uses the flavour of a whole chicken but saves on time by cooking it once quartered (just ask your butcher) and is full of aroma thanks to the addition of harissa.
Spelt margherita pizza with ‘pepperoni’ chickpeas
Mouth watering Italian flavours spring to life in this healthy, vegetarian pizza recipe by Phoebe Wood. Introducing: spelt margherita pizza with ‘pepperoni’ chickpeas.
15-minute jacket sweet potatoes
These quick and easy jacket sweet potatoes are packed to the brim with spiced chickpeas, tomato and feta.
Chickpea gnocchi with harissa roasted ocean trout
Like fluffy gnocchi without the hassle of cooking potatoes? Welcome chickpea gnocchi, the perfect partner in this recipe to a roasted ocean trout with a Middle Eastern twist.
Mediterranean tuna salad
Inspired by the flavours of the med, this simple tuna salad is a refreshing and nutritious meal that's ready in just 30 minutes. Packed with vibrant flavours, wholesome farro and a zesty vinaigrette, an unassuming can of tuna is the real star of the show.
Hot honey haloumi salad with crispy chickpeas
Healthy and delicious, this speedy vegetarian salad is perfect for a quick lunch, bring-a-plate event or barbecue side dish. The leftovers also taste amazing the next day… if there are any.
Wilted silverbeet with chickpeas, chorizo and crispy potatoes
Often overshadowed by its trendier relatives, silverbeet is a hardworking and versatile green that deserves our attention. Enjoy its earthy flavours in this simple recipe courtesy of Matt Preston.
Harissa chickpeas with silverbeet
This warm harissa chickpea and silverbeet dish is a good source of plant protein and is also no-waste, as you use the silverbeet leaves and stalks. Eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Couscous with chickpeas, dried apricots, pistachios and marinated feta
This scrumptious couscous dish is perfect for a fresh and healthy mid-week salad.
Prawn puttanesca
Frozen prawns are always great to have on hand for quick dinners. Here, we’ve added them to a classic puttanesca, but they’re also fantastic in fried rice, noodle soups, salads, omelettes… the options are endless.