Shredded chicken, green bean & barley salad with paprika & lemon

This colourful rustic salad can be made in under an hour

Green tea frozen yogurt with sesame brittle shards

Frozen yogurt is really easy to make and lower in fat than ice cream. You can find ‘matcha’ green tea powder in healthfood stores

Squash & barley salad with balsamic vinaigrette

A flavour-packed, unusual salad that’s delicious warm or cold – works really well as part of a buffet

Farro salad with roasted carrots & feta

This mineral-packed salad counts as two of your five-a-day – save any leftovers for your lunchbox

Vietnamese prawn & noodle salad with crispy shallots

Making the fried shallots for this superhealthy salad is optional, but well worth it – they’re incredibly delicious

Mediterranean feta salad with pomegranate dressing

Middle Eastern pomegranate molasses gives this salad a delicious tang

Salt & pepper prawns

Use Sichuan peppercorns to flavour shellfish with a celery-like taste, then create a Chinese-style chilli garlic dip

Grilled salmon tacos with chipotle lime yogurt

Grill healthy fish with chipotle spice then serve with cabbage salad, coriander and chilli in soft tortillas

Pad Thai with prawns

This udon noodle stir fry has a peanut and tamarind sauce – it’s on the table in just 20 minutes

Grilled steak salad with horseradish dressing

A colourful tomato salad livens up this speedy, healthy supper of marinated lean beef steak with hot mustard sauce