This traditional hearty soup features lentils, chickpeas, pasta and vegetables with aromatic yet mild spices. In Morocco its name is harira, and it serves to break the Ramadan fast in Muslim homes.
There's nothing fishy about this magnificent supper. It features salmon and showcases healthy vegetables as a colouful bed on which the succulent fish is presented.
This healthy take on fried rice mixes brown rice with a variety of tasty veggies. Shiitake mushroom stems are tougher than the delicate caps but packed with flavour, so reserve them for homemade vegetable stock. Use the stock as a base for mushroom soup or substitute for the vegetable broth in this recipe.
For truly relaxed entertaining, barbecue a few vegetables ahead of time and assemble these delicious nibbles just before company comes.
This hearty vegetable casserole comes to the table with some soupy broth that is wonderful sopped up with crusty bread. Enjoy it as a meatless meal or with sausages.
This vegetable and chickpea couscous fills you up without filling you out. Chickpeas are high in fibre and iron, and the prunes add a hint of natural sweetness, which makes this all-in-one dish feel indulgent.
Vegetarians tired of plain pasta and tomato sauce will be thrilled by this hearty combination of pasta, beans and vegetables. Zippy Romano cheese adds lots of flavour. Serve with a crisp cucumber and red onion salad.
For a quick and satisfying supper, serve this chock-full-of-vegetables soup with crusty whole grain rolls and a simple green salad.
While roasting the vegetables is a slower way to make soup than the conventional method, roasting concentrates flavour.
Keeping budget-smart items, such as pasta, canned fish and frozen vegetables, on hand means a dinner is quick when nothing is planned ahead.
