Healthy, environmentally friendly, cheap and incredibly tasty. It’s time to add the underrated legume to your weekly meal plan.

This dish is the easiest and healthiest afternoon treat and is the perfect way to use up leftover vegetables in the fridge. Add some feta or ricotta if you want some extra creaminess but it’s equally delicious without. This slice can be served either hot or cold with an accompanying salad.

This Garlic & Chilli Prawn Linguine recipe is effortlessly simple and is perfect for a midweek meal. Enjoy with the whole family!

This vegan Coconut & Chickpea Curry recipe combines creamy coconut milk with a range of spices to create the most comforting dish. The whole family will love it!

You’ll definitely want your friends and family popping in for this cake. The almond meal and sour cream in this cake make it extra-moist and luscious. If plums are not in season, you can substitute fresh plums with tinned plums. Just be sure to check the added sugar content! Alternatively, substitute the plums with another fruit which is in season. The plums go beautifully sticky when they are baked and the cake batter rises beautifully around them.

These scones make the perfect afternoon treat. There’s no need to add extra sugar since the dates naturally sweeten them. They are perfect with a cup of tea and a thin spread of butter, or even jam and cream if you’re feeling extra-indulgent. Make sure the butter is chilled to get the perfect scone consistency. Use either milk or beaten egg to brush the tops of the scones before they are baked to give them a beautiful glaze.

This recipe is super-easy and delicious and doesn’t have the “guilt” attached to it that most cheesecakes do, since it is lower in sugar and calories.

This salad is full of healthy leafy greens and peas which are a great source of vitamin K, manganese, dietary fibre, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin C, phosphorus and folate.

This salad takes advantage of all the colours of the rainbow and is packed full of nutrients and superfoods. This is a perfect salad to use up any leftovers in your fridge, and produce can be changed according to the seasons.

We take a look at the social and health benefits of root-to-stem cooking, or using the whole plant — root, leaves, skin, stems and flowers.

Sweet potatoes are loaded with minerals, beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin B6. They are also great in a summery salad combined with fellow superfoods quinoa, avocado and leafy greens.

Sadly, some foods have a devastating impact on the environment. Here, we explore the fruits, vegetables and other foods that have the smallest environmental footprints.