Recipes — easy

Nut Free Spinach Pesto

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Nut Free Spinach Pesto

This pesto recipe is very versatile and can be adapted by adding or removing ingredients to your desire. Use it with pasta, in hummus, with meatballs, in pinwheels, on pizza, inside a sandwich or anywhere else you want, really.    INGREDIENTS 2 cups baby spinach 1 cup (packed) basil 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan 1/2 cup seeds eg sunflower, pumpkin (may be omitted) 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup olive oil 1-2 cloves garlic minced   METHOD Place ingredients in the blender / food processor, starting with the spinach, basil and seeds. Stop to scrape down the sides in between. If...

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Two Ingredient Dough

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Two Ingredient Dough

This 2 ingredient dough, also called yoghurt dough, is the easiest dough to prepare because it doesn't need yeast and doesn't need time to rise. It can be used to make flat bread or pizza base. 

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Child Friendly Pasta Salad

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Child Friendly Pasta Salad

This is a pasta salad I like to include in packed lunches because it helps me incorporate the 5 food groups in a meal.

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Quick Mexican Couscous

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Quick Mexican Couscous

This really quick, tasty couscous makes and excellent meal, side dish or lunchbox filler

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Easy Apple Sauce

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Easy Apple Sauce

Preparing your own apple sauce is so easy you will never buy ready made one again!

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