using salad leaves

A great side dish for al fresco lunches. Lettuce usually takes a back seat but, when cooked well, its flavour is worth celebrating on its own.

Grilled lettuce with goats' cheese

Little Gem lettuces

olive oil

salt and black pepper

250 grams/9 ounces goats' cheese,

lemon

A quick and easy griddled chicken salad that's ready in 15 minutes. This is the kind of dinner that will see you through in summer. Serve with crusty bread.

Each serving provides 417 kcal, 40.5g protein, 10g carbohydrate (of which 8.5g sugars), 23g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 5g fibre and 0.51g salt.

Griddled chicken with pesto 

chicken breasts (each around 150 grams/5½oz)

½ lemon, finely grated zest and juice

thyme thyme

tbsp extra virgin olive oil

courgette, diagonally

yellow pepper (or half red and

vines cherry tomatoes, each holding around 5 tomatoes

rocket

basil pesto (bought

sea salt and black pepper

Grating cheese is a simple way to make your calories go further because it looks so generous. The punchy pickle in this salad offers an alternative to high-sugar chutney. It's a good idea to make twice the amount of pickle and keep it in the fridge for another day; it will last up to five days.

Each serving provides 404 kcal, 19g protein, 29g carbohydrates (of which 10g sugars), 22g fat (of which 11.5g saturates), 6g fibre and 1.9g salt. 

Ploughman's lunch salad

grams/1¾oz mature Cheddar, grated

cherry tomatoes, halved

grams/1 ounces salad leaves, washed

grams/1¾oz bread,

salt

½ red onion, thinly sliced

½ tsp runny honey

1½ tsp cider vinegar

The ultimate leftover Christmas turkey recipe. Light, fresh and flavoursome. Don’t be alarmed by the long list of ingredients – it’s simply a quick marinate and assemble job.


Bang bang turkey

soy sauce

lime juice

palm brown sugar

hot chilli powder

five-spice powder

250 grams/9 ounces leftover turkey,

vegetable oil

shallots, finely chopped

garlic cloves, crushed

ginger,

red chillies, seeds removed (according to taste), finely chopped

200 milliliters/7fl oz turkey (or chicken) stock

150 milliliters/5fl oz coconut milk

peanut butter

tbsp rice wine vinegar

tsp palm sugar or soft light brown sugar

tbsp kecap manis (optional)

Chinese lettuce

carrot,

courgette,

radishes,

red pepper,

spring onions, halved lengthways and cut into thin strips

2–3 red chillies, sliced

coriander

mint leaves

Lettuce soup is a fantastic way to use up lettuce – or any other salad leaves – that might otherwise be wasted. Lovely served hot and equally good chilled for a light summery meal.

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