Notes about Recipes in this book

• Smoked salmon and asparagus frittata

  • treay on November 07, 2024

    This is a lovely frittata that it is easy to make and it only takes 30 minutes to cook. It is fantastic to have it for lunch with a side salad, or you can serve it as a starter for dinner. This time, I used hot smoked salmon instead because I had it in the fridge and needed to be used. It is delicious!!

• Mediterranean baked salmon with rocket salad

  • Crisrose on January 02, 2026

    Simple, quick and tasty recipe. I used some preserved lemon, a little sliced chilli, capers and thyme.

• Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with pumpkin and feta salad

  • debkellie on August 30, 2015

    This was a revelation. Would definitely make again. I subbed in preserved lemons, as I had no ordinary lemons and marinated for the day.. wonderful combo of flavours.

• Pan-fried lamb steaks with minted pea puree

  • Debkelliemember on June 28, 2015

    The pea puree was a pleasant surprise: would make a nice addition to poached salmon, or chicken. Simple. Tasty.

• Lamb skewers with lemon couscous and herbed yoghurt

  • debkellie on June 18, 2015

    This was really, really nice. I'd recommend serving with some chargrilled vegetables.. we just did the couscous, sauce & skewers... using lamb backstrap, & with just 40 minutes marinating time. Looking forward to trying other recipes. Well done CSIRO!

• Chicken laksa

  • EmmaJaneDay on February 09, 2018

    This is a wonderful, light, tasty version of Laksa. And it is so quick! Sometimes add fried tofu puffs, which probably defeats the purpose of cooking something from this book! A staple in our house.

• Chicken breasts stuffed with feta and olive tapenade

  • debkellie on August 05, 2015

    This was really, really tasty. Quick. A little fiddly. Perhaps a bit "summery" for Brisbane's coldest winter's night, but we'd do it again!

• Chicken satay with peanut sauce

  • debkellie on July 29, 2015

    Ok, so I didn't have spring onions, and I didn't fancy grilled skewers, so decided it might make a wonderful sir-fry ...and it did! A small ordinary brown onion subbed in for those spring onions, and celery added for crunch.... fantastic. Hard to believe it was also diet conscious!

• Salmon fishcakes with lemon yoghurt sauce

  • EmmaJaneDay on February 06, 2018

    These are very delicious, and a great way to get some oily fish into your diet, if you are not a fan of salmon or fish! The lemon yoghurt sauce is nice with just about anything. Big tick from 11yo boy. It requires an hour of sitting in the fridge between making the patties and cooking them, but I don't bother with that as I never give myself enough time.

• Chicken gumbo

  • debkellie on October 13, 2015

    Why is it that I expect diet food to be bland .. The CSIRO diet certainly isn't!!! This was very tasty, next time I'll finish it in the oven rather than stove top.

• Spanish-style fish stew

  • debkellie on October 17, 2016

    I'm always sceptical about fish stews - this one changed my mind. I subbed fresh chilli for dried chilli flakes.. and used a mix of basa fillets, atlantic salmon, prawns and calamari. Very yummy. Would be great paired with crusty bread, or fresh pasta.. both of which are off the post-cruise diet!!

• Cauliflower, lentil and tomato soup

  • debkellie on June 19, 2015

    Tonight is possibly the coldest Queensland night in this winter so far - this soup lived up to its head note. Thick, warming, tasty - probably wouldn't know it was cauliflower unless you were told. Very nice with a sourdough side!