Featured Light Recipes

Vietnamese Veg Parcels
Fancy something a bit different? Try these healthy vegetable parcels, based on Vietnamese rolls
Author:Emma Lewis
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 4
Cook: - mins Prep: 15 mins

Spice-Crusted Tofu With Kumquat Radish Salad
This simple Japanese-inspired vegan salad is anything but bland, with shichimi togarashi spice mix, crunchy veg and a subtly sweet yuzu dressing
Author:Jennifer Joyce
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 2
Cook: 5 mins Prep: 10 mins

Sticky Jerk Salmon With Mango Slaw
Serve chunky salmon fillets with a spicy Caribbean honey glaze on a homemade coleslaw with cabbage, red pepper, mango and coriander
Author:Cassie Best
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 4
Cook: 10 mins Prep: 25 mins

Rose Cream & Raspberry Jellies
With all the flavours of Turkish delight, these fragrant Middle Eastern-style puddings make a light finish to an entertaining menu
Author:Cassie Best
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Makes 6
Cook: 5 mins Prep: 10 mins

Salmon Noodle Soup
This wholesome noodle soup is low fat, heart healthy and packed full of tasty ingredients
Author:Jenny White
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 4
Cook: 20 mins Prep: 15 mins

Moroccan Spiced Fish With Ginger Mash
Spice up white fish fillets with a flavoured butter and serve with fluffy sweet potato mash
Author:Good Food
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 2
Cook: 20 mins Prep: 10 mins

New Potato & Tamarind Salad
Tamarind is commonly used to flavour potatoes in India, and makes this low-fat salad authentic and punchy
Author:Roopa Gulati
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 6
Cook: 25 mins Prep: 15 mins

Vietnamese Prawn Summer Rolls
Fresh-tasting rice paper rolls packed with shellfish, light vermicelli noodles, carrots, cucumber and herbs, with a sweet ginger chilli dipping sauce
Author:Barney Desmazery
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Makes 12
Cook: - mins Prep: 30 mins

Thai Minced Chicken Salad
Known as larb gai in Thailand, the hot spiciness in this chicken salad recipe works really well with the crunchy veg, creating a perfect balance of flavour and heat
Author:Good Food
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 4 as a light meal or starter
Cook: 10 mins Prep: 40 mins

Miso Steak
Steak doesn't have to be a heavy meal - give it a Japanese-style marinade for a low-fat supper
Author:Good Food
Difficulty:Easy
Serves:Serves 2
Cook: 10 mins Prep: 10 mins