Healthy

This nutritious,fibre-rich red cabbage slaw is a rainbow salad made with creamy, dairy-free, egg-free avocado dressing. It’s a paleo, low-carb and vegan-friendly dish that can be served as a side or on its own. My Red Cabbage Slaw I make…

Preheat the oven to 200 °C (390 °F). Toss whole red peppers in a little olive until lightly covered. Arrange on a foil-lined, large baking tray and place in the oven, just a little higher than middle oven shelf so…

This simple yet delicious carrot slaw salad with aromatic coriander (cilantro) and creamy mayo dressing is a versatile side dish that goes with meat, chicken, fish or plant-based protein mains. This shredded carrot salad recipe is Whole30, paleo, gluten-free and…

Crispy and citrusy, this cabbage apple and fennel slaw is the perfect side salad to serve any time of the year. It’s great at barbecues and summer picnics, as a side dish with baked chicken or fish at home, or…

Looking for a raw beet salad? This shredded beet slaw with carrots, black olives, pickled onions and parsley and olive oil-based dressing is a nutritional powerhouse with many health benefits. It’s delicious on its own or as a side dish and…

Lighten up your Thanksgiving and Christmas menu with this healthy, sugar-free, paleo sweet potato and cauliflower mash spiced with warming cumin, nutmeg and cinnamon. This healthy mash is also great as a side dish with pretty much any main. This…

Perfect for entertaining and feeding a crowd, these sensational roasted sweet potatoes are topped with zesty crumbs of walnuts, parsley, garlic and a touch for chilli. This is one of those dishes that pleases multiple senses: it’s pretty to look…

Surprise yourself and your guests with the mysterious taste of this incredible, creamy eggplant salad! It’s delicious on its own or as a side dish with your favourite protein. As a cookbook writer and a food blogger, I like to…

With its perfect combination of sweet, bitter and sour, this refreshing and bright endive salad is a fantastic side dish to fish or poultry, and it’s great for digestion too! Endive is also known as witlof or chicory, and is…

Crunchy, zesty and nutritious, this Napa cabbage salad is made in a style of an Asian slaw with shredded carrots and coriander, and tossed with honey, lime and ginger dressing. It’s a light and nutritious side dish.   What is…