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Celeriac, pancetta & thyme soup

Its appearance may be gnarly, but the soft white flesh of turnip-like celeriac is versatile, and perfect paired with salty pancetta

Author: Good Food team

The Frankies' Fried Eggplant Sandwich

This extraordinary sandwich, served at Frankies Spuntino in New York, is crisp and tender, lightly oily in a good way, and filled with salty pungent flavor - and the secret to its goodness is in the technique...

Author: Melissa Clark

Eggplant Sandwiches With Gorgonzola Cheese And Spinach

Author: Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Mediterranean sardine salad

A superhealthy salad that's full of intense flavours with oily fish, olives and capers

Author: Good Food team

Picnic pie

Spend some time making these hearty pies to store in the freezer - then you'll always have something delicious for a last-minute picnic or summer lunch

Author: Lulu Grimes

Indian bean, broccoli & carrot salad

Stock up on your super-greens with this vibrant, healthy lunch dish with cucumber raita, mustard seeds and lots of veggie goodness

Author: Good Food team

Eggplant Sandwiches With Fontina Cheese And Sun Dried Tomatoes

Author: Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Spicy tuna & cottage cheese jacket

For a low-fat energy lunch try a carbohydrate-heavy baked potato with a light and nutritious filling

Author: Good Food team

Griddled chicken & corn on the cob salad

Grill whole sweetcorn and serve with paprika-spiced chicken and crisp Little Gem for a healthy, speedy salad

Author: Good Food team

Halloumi with lemony lentils, chickpeas & beets

A great storecupboard salad, topped with golden brown halloumi and quick, homemade pickled red onion

Author: Charlie Clapp

Potato, Taleggio & spinach tart

This hearty tart is ideal for feeding a hungry crowd. It reheats really well, so you can bake it earlier in the day

Author: Mary Cadogan

D.O.D. Jamaican Jerk Chicken Sandwich

Author: Jonathan Reynolds

Smoked mackerel & beetroot salad with creamy horseradish dressing

A creamy horseradish, lemon and soured cream dressing lifts smoky mackerel, sweet beetroot, earthy lentils and bitter radicchio to a new level

Author: Cassie Best

Vegetarian quesadillas

Have a pack of flour tortilla wraps knocking about in your storecupboard? Sandwich them with a bean filling and griddle

Author: Lucy Netherton

Caesar salad with crispy chicken

Have chicken left over from supper? Use it up in a crisp salad with creamy Caesar dressing

Author: Good Food team

Roast chicken with whole garlic, bay & white wine

Pack your roast full of flavour with this spring recipe using mild wet garlic, a seasonal treat

Author: Good Food team

Crunchy detox salad

This low-fat salad is full of vibrant colours, textures and flavours. Makes for a great lunchbox or light supper

Author: Mary Cadogan

Potato, Salmon and Spinach Patties With Garlicky Dill Cream

These patties were inspired by a trip to a Southern diner with a memorable salmon patty on the menu. The secret to their soft and creamy texture? Mashed potatoes, of course. So here is a graceful dish...

Author: Melissa Clark

Beautiful beetroot & feta patties

Tasting great and and bringing a vibrant purple to your plate, these beetroot & feta patties will make the perfect lunch or light dinner

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Steak, roasted pepper & pearl barley salad

A vibrant salad packed with yellow and red peppers, colourful onion, beef cooked to your liking and healthy grains

Author: Good Food team

Spicy vegetable chapati wraps

A delicious and healthy vegetarian low-fat alternative to a curry, which can be deceivingly high in fat

Author: Good Food team

Chicken and Scallion Soba

Author: Nina Simonds

Italian toasties

This toastie is like homemade pizza, as you can mix and match the fillings to suit you and your mates

Author: Barney Desmazery

Egg Salad and Greens Wrap

I make these delicious wraps with the whole-wheat lavash that I buy in Middle Eastern markets. Beet greens and Swiss chard are both good choices.

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Pan bagnat loaf stuffed with salade nicoise

Mary Cadogan shows you how to make a Provençal speciality that's the most perfect of picnic foods

Author: Mary Cadogan

Veal, Tuna and Caper Sandwich

Author: Jonathan Reynolds

Broad bean, barley & mint salad

These little green beans go really well with grains like pearl barley - for a light touch, serve cold with goat's cheese, mint and nuts

Author: Barney Desmazery

Hot smoked salmon & avocado open sandwiches

A Scandinavian-inflused sandwich with fish, avocado, a horseradish cream, beetroot and dill

Author: Jennifer Joyce

Orange, walnut & stilton salad

This light, sweet and salty salad with crumbled blue cheese makes a great no cook midweek supper with crusty bread

Author: Good Food team

Sumac spiced lamb pides

These boat-shaped Turkish pizzas are made with homemade dough and topped with spicy minced lamb and feta cheese

Author: Cassie Best

New potato, tuna & spinach salad

A hearty main meal salad that's easily doubled to feed a crowd

Author: Good Food team

Brie bruschetta with tomato, herbs & Serrano ham

These make a great lunch to use up leftover cheese

Author: Good Food team

Stilton & cranberry toastie

A toasted sandwich is a great way to use up cheeseboard leftovers and makes a delicious and thrifty lunch

Author: Silvana Franco

Crunchy mozzarella salad

A vegetarian rainbow salad with cucumber strips, semi-dried tomatoes, peppers, cheese and seeds

Author: Jennifer Irvine

Open rye sandwich with chicken & avocado

Rye bread makes for a substantial base for a lunchtime meal. Top with guacamole, Cajun chicken and lime

Author: Jennifer Irvine

Sweet Potato and Toasted Pecan Grilled Cheese

Because sweet potatoes are a staple of most Thanksgiving tables, Chef Mauro felt it was important to make them part of a leftover sandwich. The combination of melted cheese, toasted pecans and mashed sweet...

Author: Tara Parker-Pope

Noodle broth with Thai flavours

A spicy, nourishing soup packed full of vegetables and Asian flavours - rice noodles help keep the fat and calories low

Author: Xanthe Clay

Speedy microwave pizza toastie

Who needs to order in, with this speedy kid-friendly favourite on offer?

Author: Good Food team

Eggplant Sandwiches With Goat Cheese And Walnuts

Author: Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Thai shredded chicken & runner bean salad

This low-fat yet satisfying salad is full of authentic Asian flavour and will add plenty of zing to al fresco dining

Author: Lulu Grimes

Frittata With Turnips and Olives

This is adapted from a Richard Olney recipe. Even in winter it is possible to find turnips that are not fibrous or spongy. (Those, Mr. Olney says, should be relegated to the soup pot.) Look for hard medium-size...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Harissa lamb & hummus flatbreads

Make lamb steaks go further with this simple light supper idea

Author: Good Food team

Croque Monsieur

In Italy, bricklayers and plutocrats alike eat the same thing for lunch: panini, sandwiches layered with meat and cheese and flattened between two searing griddles. Today they're almost as common as cappuccino...

Author: Oliver Schwaner-Albright

Asparagus & courgette salad with feta & sesame seeds

Griddling vegetables gives them a deeper flavour, which matches the toasted seeds and salty cheese perfectly

Author: Xanthe Clay

Italian Sub Sandwich Recipe

This Italian sub is loaded with cured meats, cheese and herbs, then smothered with a pickled cherry pepper spread and topped with oil and red wine vinegar.

Author: Tasting Table Staff

Pea & spring onion tart

Bake mature cheddar or Beaufort cheese into your pastry base and fill with a creamy pea mix with nutmeg and spring onions

Author: Mary Cadogan

Sticky sausage baguettes

Jazz up your bangers with a sweet honey mustard and soy glaze and serve in a French stick sandwich with salad

Author: Good Food team

Salmon, dill & potato tart

This delicious smoked salmon tart makes a light alternative for lunch

Author: Mary Cadogan

Tuna balls with pea & sweetcorn pasta

If your children like fish fingers, they'll love these - and you can freeze the tuna balls too

Author: Liz Franklin

Alex Luppi's Pita Bread Sandwiches

Author: Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey