Recipes: Main courses
Thai grapefruit salad 
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 15 mins Cooking 5 mins
If you are suffering from winter-jaded palette syndrome, try this zingy salad. It will wake up your taste buds and have them doing somersaults. Combining t... Read recipe »
Glamorgan sausages with vegetable toad in the hole
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 45 mins + chilling Cooking 45 mins
FREEZE ME: Cover and freeze the uncooked sausages for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 3 hours and cook as above. Read recipe »
Chunky onion soup with Cheddar toasts
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 15 mins Cooking 35 mins
GO VEGAN: Any vegan cheese can be grated and toasted, but melting varieties are the best for cheese on toast! Try Sheese strong Cheddar-style.
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Crusty seeded soda bread
Category Main course Serves n/a Preparation 15 mins + cooling Cooking 40 mins
FREEZE ME: Allow to cool completely. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 3 hours. Read recipe »
Swede and celeriac stew with sage scones
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 30 mins Cooking 1 hour
GO VEGAN: Vegan margarine and milk substitute the dairy in this recipe with little hassle. Vegan Stork works best to replace butter in baking.
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Squash and mushroom raised pie
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 1 hr + cooling Cooking 1 hr 30 mins
FREEZE ME: Allow to cool completely. Transfer to a rigid container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 3 hours. Reheat until heated... Read recipe »
Aubergine and horseradish paté
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 15 mins + cooling and chilling Cooking 20 mins
GO VEGAN: Use plain dairy-free yogurt and make your own horseradish using soya cream or vegan mayo instead of double cream, if you can't bear to leave ... Read recipe »
Brinjal moli
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 15 mins Cooking 25 mins
This is a rich, fragrant curry which may remind you of Italian caponata and for that reason is particularly nice served with the handwa. It's equally g... Read recipe »
Quick handwa
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 8 Preparation 10 mins Cooking 25 mins
Handwa or ondhwa is a savoury cake from Gujarat. An authentic one will take a couple of days to make as rice and dhal must be ground with water and then le... Read recipe »
Pakoras with mint chutney
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 10 mins Cooking 5 mins
Pakoras are little fritters and you can make them using whatever vegetables you please – I've chosen cauliflower and onion here. The chutney is v... Read recipe »
Mediterranean tomato tartlets
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 30 mins + chilling and cooling Cooking 40 mins
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Mini vegetable pasties with chickpea and mustard dip
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Makes 20 Preparation 30 mins + cooling and chilling Cooking 40 mins
Freeze the pasties either before or after cooking. Layer in a container between sheets of greaseproof paper, then cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw... Read recipe »
Rustic mushroom, leek and asparagus pie
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 30 mins + cooling Cooking 1 hr 5 mins
FREEZE ME: Freeze the pie either before or after cooking. Cover with cling film and foil, then freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 3 ho... Read recipe »
Curried coconut, cauliflower and rice filo parcels
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves n/a Preparation 30 mins + cooling Cooking 45 mins
FREEZE ME: Freeze the filo parcels either before or after cooking. Transfer to a container, layering between sheets of greaseproof paper, then cover and fr... Read recipe »
Sweet red onion tarte tatin
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 30 mins + cooling Cooking 1 hr 15 mins
FREEZE ME: Follow to the end of Step 3 and allow to cool completely. Cover with cling film and foil, then freeze for
up to 3 months. Thaw at room temp... Read recipe »
