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Any white fish can be used for this chargrilled fish and vegetables recipe. An entire fish looks impressive on the plate, but you can also use smaller fillets. Either way you'll end up with a fresh, healthy and tasty result.

Put together this colourful and crispy balsamic-glazed vegetable platter at your next barbecue. The baby vegetables are beautifully sweet and they look wonderfully appetising.

This brightly coloured lamb salad tastes just as good as it looks. Make sure you rest the lamb for at least 10 minutes for a perfectly moist and tender result.

Panettone, a sweet Italian loaf, has been brilliantly re-purposed for this decadent dessert dish. Spread with almond topping, the baked panettone slices are gorgeous soaked in peachy juices.

These breakfast burritos are packed full of fibre and are a great start to the day. The addition of jalapeño peppers gives them a satisfying bite and complement the tangy lime in the avocado beautifully.

This deliciously green soup is full of complex flavours, the sweetness of green peas, peppery rocket and the iron-green of spinach, all topped off with mustardy grilled brie croûtes.

Try these cheesy baked bean toasted sandwiches for a delicious, quick lunch or snack. If you don't like smoked cheese, just use ordinary cheddar, or whichever hard cheese you prefer.

You can use smoked paprika in place of sweet if you prefer a darker flavour to your lamb.

Who doesn't love a good steak sandwich? This one is so much more gourmet than the usual, though. Think: creamy ricotta, fresh roasted capsicum and tender steak fillets... Yum!

These rustic barbecue seafood baskets are guaranteed to deliver on flavour and presentation.

There should be no complaints at the dinner table when you present the family with good old fashioned lamb and vegetables. We've made things a little more exciting with the addition of mint sauce; it goes wonderfully with spring lamb.

We used sun-dried capsicum pesto for this recipe, but any bottled “red” pesto, such as tomato, could be used. Note

The sweet, savoury, sticky and thick teriyaki sauce is a staple of Japanese cuisine. It compliments chicken, fish and meats equally well. Team it with a light and fresh udon salad and you have a perfect light meal.

Bake pine nuts on oven tray in moderate oven about 5 minutes or until toasted. Note

For a delicious, easy mid-week meal, try these spicy fish kebabs served with steamed rice.

This delicious chicken dish is easy to make and packed full of flavour. Your family will love the addition of a zesty homemade salsa verde to their dinner.

This warm prawn and noodle salad, enlivened with lemon, garlic and mint, makes a wonderful dish for a luncheon.

Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note

Perfect as part of a spread of shared starters or just as a snack, this garlic toast with feta and olive dip is also quick and easy to make.

Be aware that chapatis need to be cooked over a flame to achieve the blistered appearance. Note

Swap chicken stock for vegetable stock. Note

Crispy grilled chicken with coriander and chilli; a flavour-packed Asian-style meat dish.

Lamb can be prepared and refrigerated the day before, but is best cooked on the morning of the picnic. Fill the pittas as close to departure time as possible. Baba ghanoush is a roasted eggplant (aubergine) dip or spread. It is available from delicatessens and most supermarkets. Note

A flavour-packed Asian broth with crispy duck and mushrooms from Australian Women's Weekly.

Harissa is a fiery chilli-based North African condiment.

If you can’t find low-fat dijonnaise, you can use 2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise combined with 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard. Note

You will need about 600g watermelon (weighed with skin) for this recipe. Note

A healthy and delicious zucchini quinoa salad with candied walnuts and haloumi.

Thick, garlicky skordalia is the perfect dressing for these juicy blue-eye skewers with smashed potatoes.

Delicious hot or cold, for breakfast, lunch or dinner, a frittata is the way to go for a quick and easy meal.

A tender, sweet and smoky barbecued beef dish.

Pear and blue cheese: a match made in culinary heaven.

Swap traditional bread for a lightly grilled croissant in this well-loved classic.

A healthy steak and chips option from Australian Women's Weekly.

Do something good for your heart and busy schedule with this easy Japanese dish. Salty miso paste is at home in miso soup but also a tasty marinade for grilled eggplant.

You can use lime in place of the oranges here if you prefer. For a bit more of a 'kick', serve with 1 tablespoon of your favourite hot chilli sauce.

The combination of grilled pumpkin, creamy feta and almond skordalia adds a delicious twist to this popular Italian starter.

We used malibu, a rum-based coconut liquer for this recipe. Note

You need to buy a 350g bunch of watercress for the amount of sprigs required. Note

That's not a sandwich...that's a sandwich! This delicious roast vegetable-stuffed antipasto loaf is simply perfect for a picnic lunch.

For best results, use a pizza tray with holes in the base;­ this will cook the pastry evenly. Note

Healthy and delicious Asian-style char-grilled steak with pesto.

soak 12 bamboo skewers in water for about 30 minutes before use to prevent splintering and scorching. Note

Soft, creamy polenta topped with mixed, grilled mushrooms makes a great meat-free dinner with a fresh, green salad on the side.

Served with grilled sourdough, this colourful dish makes a stunning, summery appetiser or lunch.

The flavour combination in this easy salad is simply mouth-watering.

Za'atar-spiced veal chops with fattoush from Australian Women's Weekly.

Thinly sliced chargrilled capsicum tastes fantastic in a buttery, creamy mash. Add crumbled goat's cheese for extra flavour and decadence.

You can ask the butcher to tie the pork for you. Note

For fish burgers, replace the chicken with four 125g (4-ounce) firm white fish fillets. Note

the sweet cucumber and peanut sauce can be made up to four days ahead. Note

So good on the barbecue that my family never wants takeaway, they want me to cook it, instead.

This beautiful seafood dish is perfect for entertaining guests. Moist, flaky salmon is beautiful topped with a fragrant olive, capsicum and basil salsa.

Serve these juicy beef skewers piping-hot with smooth hummus, tomato salad and warm pita bread.

The pork can be crumbed 6 hours ahead. Keep covered in the refrigerator. The slaw can be prepared 6 hours ahead, add the dressing just before serving. You could sprinkle the slaw with a few fennel fronds, if you like. Note

This recipe is also egg-free and nut-free Cornichon, French for gherkin, is a very small variety of pickled cucumber; they are available from delicatessens and most major supermarkets. Handy hint; you can use a larger cutter of any shape instead of the small cutter used here. The fillings will keep, covered, overnight in the fridge; […]

These Mediterranean flavours perfectly complement each other in this healthy vegetarian roll. Note

Packed full of protein and flavour, this delicious turkey and brown rice salad makes a great post workout meal or healthy lunch or dinner to charge you for a big day.

Sweet and sticky Asian-style teriyaki pork with succelent grilled pineapple from Australian Women's Weekly.

Treat yourself to this tender, seared rib-eye steak with luscious grilled mediterranean vegetables.

Not only are they incredibly quick and easy to put together, but caramelised oranges with ice-cream are sweet, sharp and boozy.

Simply is the best way to cook a fine piece of fish, like these tuna steaks. Hold back from overcooking to get the most out of the dish.

The combination of fragrant fennel, nutritious spinach and perfectly cooked baked eggs creates a perfectly flavoursome savoury breakfast dish.

Sweet, sour and spicy nam jim chicken with a fresh and fragrant rice noodle salad.

T-bone really is the king of steaks. This recipe brings out all the beautiful flavours of the beef with a zingy horseradish mascarpone dressing on the side.

Fresh, herbed broad bean salad makes the perfect bed for this tender char-grilled chicken breast topped with chive butter.

We used sirloin for this recipe, although fillet and rump are also suitable. Note

Hot smoked salmon is available from major supermarkets. Use a mixture of fresh herbs, such as dill, parsley, basil, chives, mint, oregano or marjoram. If you don’t have a frying pan with an ovenproof handle, wrap the handle in two layers of foil, this will prevent the handle from burning while under the grill. Note

Haloumi is a firm, cream coloured sheep's-milk cheese matured in brine; it is somewhat like a minty, salty feta in flavour, and can be grilled or fried, briefly, without breaking down.

Asian-style lamb kebabs drizzled with black bean sauce and sesame seeds.

Barbecued pork neck with five-spiced star-anise glaze from Australian Women's Weekly.

With crisp sugar snap peas and a punchy mint dressing, this lamb salad makes a delightful lunch or light dinner.

Create the ultimate summer BBQ dish with grilled lamb chops and sun-dried tomato pesto.