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Whether it's a healthy lunch for one or an intimate dinner for two, these recipes fit the bill when there's fewer to please.

Oven-baked wedges

Ingredients ( serves 2 )

Oven-baked wedges
  • 450g potatoes, washed, peeled
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper
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Seared scallops with chilli dressing & baby Asian greens

Ingredients ( serves 2 )

Seared scallops with chilli dressing & baby Asian greens
  • Canola oil cooking spray, to grease
  • 12 scallops, roe on
  • 2 cups loosely packed baby Asian greens (Woolworths brand)
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Echinacea & vegetable juice

Ingredients ( serves 2 )

Echinacea & vegetable juice
  • 1 echinacea tea bag
  • 80ml (1/3 cup) boiling water
  • 2 large carrots, peeled, topped
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Duck with lentils and red cabbage

Ingredients ( serves 2 )

Duck with lentils and red cabbage
  • 3 small garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 1/2 tbs red wine vinegar
  • 2 1/2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
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Braised autumn vegies

Ingredients ( serves 2 )

Braised autumn vegies
  • 30g (1 1/2 tbs) butter
  • 1 leek, halved lengthways, washed, dried, cut crossways into three
  • 2 carrots, peeled, cut crossways into three, then quartered lengthways
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Pesto, bacon & pine nut gnocchi

Ingredients ( serves 2 )

Pesto, bacon & pine nut gnocchi
  • 3 rashers rindless bacon
  • 2 tbs pine nuts
  • 500g gnocchi
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Salmon with haloumi & green bean salad

Ingredients ( serves 2 )

Salmon with haloumi & green bean salad
  • 100g green beans, topped, cut in half
  • 80g baby spinach leaves
  • 2 medium ripe tomatoes, halved, each half cut into 3 wedges
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Hot and sour vegetable soup

Ingredients

Hot and sour vegetable soup
  • 1 small carrot, cut into matchsticks
  • 8 snow peas, cut into matchsticks
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally
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