Iranian vegetable stew - Vegan, DF and GF

This hearty veg stew has potato, pumpkin and tomato, onion and spinach. Lemon-soaked currants and dried limes add a tart/sour note and there's optional green chilli for some heat. There are spices and fresh herbs as well for a deeply flavourful dinner. 

Cajun mess with tortilla chips - Vegan, DF and GF (corn tortilla)

This is essentially a traybake of capsicum, red onion, tomato, black beans and whole kernel corn (there are cajun spices in there also...) On a separate tray you toast some tortilla cut into wedges. While thats all cooking up together you make a dressing with mashed avocado, olive oil, lime juice; then plate - sprinkle with finely sliced chilli if you wish, and some coriander leaf. Done!

Jewelled Quinoa - Vegan, DF and GF

This is very pretty, and a fast balanced refreshing meal! It has flaked almonds, dried apricots, mint and pomegranate, sesame oil and lemon juice, and of course quinoa... This will only take about 20 minutes to pull together and it holds really well for lunch the next day.

Silverbeet fritters - Vegetarian, DF and GF

I tested these out on a Pedals Cycle Courier and he agreed that they are indeed very tasty... I used chickpea flour and goats cheese so they are GF and DF, there were a couple of refinements needed - crumbling the goats cheese so there are no bigger bits melting and sticking to the bottom of the pan for example! Again, these will only take about 20 minutes, and they are plenty substantial.

Beef meatballs with broad beans and lemon - DF and GF

There's salty and sour in here, and baharat spice blend for Middle Eastern flavours as well. Half of the broad beans have their outer skin removed (this is really easy once they're blanched), and the meatballs are golfball size...

Poached chicken breast - DF and GF

The wraps are a serving suggestion! The poached chicken is aromatic and tender (also amazingly quick) and so versatile! You could have it with a few salads, in sandwiches or as part of a platter. Having said that, it was also very good in a wrap. The poaching liquid makes a light and fragrant stock base for noodles or soup. NB the cooking is quick, but the chicken then needs to cool in the poaching liquid, and that will take about an hour or more...