gluten-free

This combination of flavours is both fun and nutritious. You can use this recipe to use up any veggies at the end of a week and you can add protein of your choice to make it a complete meal.

A combination of fresh, sweet, summer pineapple, balanced with the slight tartness of the apples.

Nothing screams summer more than mangos and prawns in Australia. A simple lime dressing in this salad lets the prawns and mango shine. If prepping the salad in advance, drizzle a little lime juice on the avocado to slow the browning process. Citrus fruits naturally contain citric acid, which works against oxygen to slow down the browning process.

Lobster tails are a summer barbeque treat my family loves. The shell protects the flesh as they barbeque, so it stays juicy and plump.

Let the seafood shine in this simple spaghetti marinara. Try to buy local sustainable seafood at your local fishmonger/market wherever possible. I love adding a chili kick in my marinara mix with the addition of some chili flakes or paste.

Organic Merchant’s Mulled Spice is
a vibrant medley of festive fruit flavours, fragrant spices and velvety rose. The classic Glühwein formulation has plant compounds that are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial, which may naturally aid digestion, balance blood sugar, enhance circulation, fortify immunity and invigorate energy. You can enjoy the tea as a daily tonic or in recipes to create warming winter wine, summer sangrias, fruit minced pies or poached fruits.

Tofu will provide you with a good dose of non-haem iron. This important mineral is needed for strengthening the immune system. We need good levels of iron to produce white blood cells and antibodies to protect us from viruses and bacteria and other illness-causing microbes. People with low iron levels often have weakened immune function and are more vulnerable to catching colds and flu and other infections.

This is the best falafel recipe I have ever made. My Israeli neighbour taught me how to make them and now I am addicted.

One of the most common symptoms of low iron levels is tiredness and fatigue. Adding vitamin C-rich fruits to this breakfast increases the absorption of iron from these foods.

For a plant-based take on fish, we use banana blossom! Feed these to your plant-sceptical friends — they won’t know the difference and you can blow their minds after they’ve eaten and loved them.

This vegan rice noodle bowl uses a vegan fish sauce to make the Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Sauce). You can find this at your local grocer — it’s usually made from fermented coconut blossom nectar.

This dessert has simple yet complex flavours. Soft, pillowy silken tofu is warmed and sliced into slivers which are then drenched in a sticky, sweet, spiced syrup that is to die for.