Black rice is a fantastic alternative to white rice. It has a chewy, nutty texture and is a great source of anthocyanin, a powerful antioxidant. You’ll be able to buy black rice from most supermarkets or health food stores.

The crunchy pecans, creamy poached eggs and tangy parmesan explode with flavour with every bite. The dressing can be stored in the fridge in a sterile, tightly sealed jar for up to seven days.

The smoky flavour is perfect for melting through a baked pasta dish, grilled on the BBQ or as it is, on your next cheese platter. Made using only the best quality farm fresh milk sourced in Victoria, That’s Amore Cheese produces award winning Italian-style cheeses that are proudly free of preservatives and artificial colours.

With the rice noodles, this salad is filling enough to have as a meal, quick and easy to prepare, and the dressing can be made in bulk and stored in the fridge.

The spice mix here can be made in advance in bulk and stored in the fridge — just spoon it out and add more olive oil as required.

I’m currently addicted to pomegranates and walnut. The fresh, slightly tangy burst of the arils and the savoury crunch of the walnuts is a fantastic combination.

Tiger nuts, also known as earth almonds, aren’t actually nuts. They’re tubers that have a chewy almond-like taste. Tiger nuts are a good source of protein and beneficial fats along with resistant starch fibre that acts as a prebiotic. Including tiger nuts with meals can help improve satiety and reduce blood-sugar level spikes.

This lovely, fresh salad provides plenty of beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body, required for good eye health and vision. You will also get a good dose of vitamin C from this dish, which is important for collagen production and for maintaining healthy skin and a strong-functioning immune system. Quinoa is a highly nutritious seed that is rich in protein and dietary fibre to help keep you regular and promote healthy blood-sugar levels.

Just make it, refrigerate or serve straight away and let the family grab a bowl as they swarm in the door.

This is the kind of salad that is nutritionally sound and can be assembled when ready to eat.

Including cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower in your daily diet can help reduce your risk of developing cancer. Cruciferous vegetables contain a compound called sulforaphane that has been found to boost the liver’s ability to detoxify carcinogenic and other toxic substances.

The trick with this chopped salad is to keep everything roughly the same size.