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Vegetarian

RecipeTin Eats’ golden coconut pumpkin and chickpea curry.

10 budget-friendly vegie one-dish dinners to cook this week

Affordable, healthy and ready in under an hour: these triple-threat recipes are your new midweek go-tos.

Roasting potatoes in pickle brine gives them a chip-shop-vinegar feeling.

This pantry staple you usually throw out will make simple midweek spuds special

Squashed crisp-edged potatoes, tossed and baked in pickle brine to give them a subtle but important chip-shop feeling.

  • Anna Jones
Barbecued cauliflower with mascarpone bechamel.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s barbecued cauliflower with mascarpone bechamel

Mascarpone adds a rich creaminess to bechamel without being overwhelmingly cheesy and oily.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
You can use baby spinach but English spinach has a far superior flavour.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spanakopita-inspired artichoke, green olive and spinach spiral filo pie

This vibrant, zingy pie is inspired by Greek spanakopita and also happens to be vegan.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Rustic vegetarian quiche with greens and bagel seasoning.
EASY

Rustic quiche, heavy on the greens, with bagel seasoning

Bagel seasoning adds a different kind of crunch to this free-form and robust vegetarian quiche.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
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Shakshuka meets savoury bread-and-butter pudding in this share-friendly brunch dish.
EASY

Croissant shakshuka bake

Two of my favourite breakfast regulars combine for the ultimate easy share-friendly brunch.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Mushroom Flammkuchen.

Mushroom flammkuchen

A quick yeast-free flatbread topped with mushrooms instead of the traditional bacon and onion.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Tortelli maremmani.

Tortelli maremmani (silverbeet and ricotta ravioli)

Satisfying to make and eat, these large ravioli are a perfect cooking project for a slow Sunday.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Blistered tomato, fig and crispy pita with herb dressing.
EASY

Blistered tomato, fig and crispy pita with herb dressing

The perfect light, fuss-free meal as late summer drifts into autumn. Swap the labne (strained yoghurt) for unsweetened coconut yoghurt to make this dairy-free.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Crispy tofu and lemongrass larb.
EASY

Crispy tofu and lemongrass larb is a vegetarian’s dream salad

Larb, a fragrant Laotian salad, is usually made with minced meat, offal or seafood. But in good news for vegetarians, this version uses tofu instead.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook