35 nourishing recipes packed with feel-good foods

Need a lift? Look after yourself with these wholesome recipes packed with fresh fruit and vegetables.

Sep 08, 2021

Mixed fruit and seeds smoothie

Mixed fruit smoothie with mixed fruit seeds

This light smoothie makes for a healthy and quick breakfast or snack.

Seasonal fruit with rosewater dressing and yoghurt

This sweet and nourishing dish proves breakfast is anything but boring.

Mixed grains with greens, smoked trout and yoghurt

Mixed grains with greens, smoked trout and yoghurt.

Credit: Ben Dearnley

This veg-packed one-pot wonder is the midweek lift you need.

Super-green pesto pasta

“Eating your greens couldn’t be tastier” - Darren Robertson.

Creamed greens pasta bake

This no-waste, vegie-filled pasta bake can easily be made vegetarian – just omit the bacon.

Honey and miso baked salmon with broccolini and coriander

This one-pan wonder will be the only weeknight dinner you want to make from now.

“A popular Lunar New Year dish in Malaysia and Singapore. The Mandarin translation means ‘prosperity toss’. Ingredients are tossed at the table using chopsticks to shouts of ‘auspicious wishes’ from diners. The higher the toss, the better.” – Leanne Kitchen

Turmeric and coconut porridge

This breakfast bowl is rich in antioxidants with anti-inflammatory powers. It'll help you feel amazing inside and out.

This smoothie bowl will curb any chocolate cravings

"This is my ultimate chocolate smoothie when I’m craving a little chocolate therapy," says Teresa Cutter. This recipe is an edited extract from Earth To Table by Teresa Cutter (The Healthy Chef, $49.95). It is available from thehealthychef.com.

Super-fast salmon and sweet potato fish cakes

Super fast fish cakes

“Microwaving the sweet potatoes sealed in plastic wrap cuts the cooking time for these fish cakes in half.” – Phoebe Wood

Quinoa cashew stir-fry with chilli and lime sauce

“This simple stir-fry is light, yet full of flavour and colour. The lime gives it an added zing that pairs well with the sweetness of the toasted cashews and crunchy vegetables. Meat eaters can add 200g of sliced chicken breast when frying the vegetables.”- DK Australia. This is an edited extract from Modern Australian Flexitarian (published by DK Australia, an imprint of Penguin Random house,$39.99).

Falafel-spiced lamb wraps with turmeric tahini

These lamb wraps are anything but your average late-night kebab. Quick, healthy, and so very tasty.

Portuguese chicken wraps with rainbow slaw

Turn a humble roast chook into something truly wonderful with these Portuguese chicken wraps.

Sesame soba noodle, avocado and snow pea salad

‘Soba’ is the Japanese word for buckwheat – a gluten-free grain popular throughout Asia. However, if you are wanting to avoid gluten, make sure you look at the ingredient list, as some noodles sold as soba are actually wheat-based. Recipe extracted from The 5-Minute Vegan Lunchbox by Alexander Hart, published by Smith Street Books, RRP $24.99.