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Simple veggie fajitas
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Simple veggie fajitas

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges 2 peppers, any colour, deseeded and thinly sliced 2–3 medium courgettes (about 440g/15½oz), trimmed and cut into roughly 6cm/2½in sticks 2 tbsp fajita seasoning mix from a packet (see recipe tip) 8 soft tortilla wraps 150ml/¼ pint soured cream or crème fraîche ground black pepper Method…

Easy chana dal
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Easy chana dal

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the dal 250g/9oz chana dal 1 tsp salt 1 tsp turmeric 2 tsp ghee or butter For the tarka 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 20g/¾oz fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 tomato, finely chopped 2–3 green chillies (bird’s eyes or similar), chopped 2 tsp…

Budget veggie bolognese
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Budget veggie bolognese

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2–3 medium carrots, peeled and diced 1 medium courgette, trimmed and diced 200g/7oz mushrooms, any kind, sliced or quartered if large 400g tin green lentils, drained 400g tin chopped tomatoes 1 vegetable stock cube 3 tbsp tomato ketchup ½ tsp dried mixed herbs 250g/9oz dried spaghetti 50g/1¾oz cheddar, grated salt and…

Ploughman’s lunch salad
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Ploughman’s lunch salad

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 50g/1¾oz mature Cheddar, grated 6 cherry tomatoes, halved 30g/1oz salad leaves, washed 50g/1¾oz slice granary bread, torn into pieces salt For quick pickled onions ½ red onion, thinly sliced ½ tsp runny honey 1½ tsp cider vinegar Method To make the quick pickled onions, put the red onion in a small…

Bang bang chicken salad
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Bang bang chicken salad

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 200g/7oz vermicelli rice noodles 60g/2¼oz no added salt or sugar peanut butter 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce 2 garlic cloves, finely grated or crushed 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger, grated 1 orange, zest, and juice 300g/10½oz leftover roast chicken, cut into strips 1 carrot, peeled and grated ½ cucumber,…

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