Test kitchen recipe picks

Our latest triple-tested recipes from the olive magazine kitchen, from showstopping bakes and impressive starters, to quick dinner ideas and inspiring seasonal puds

Verna Gao holding up her noodles with chopsticks

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Verna Gao's tian shui mian (Chengdu sweet and spicy noodles)

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Two coupe glasses with raspberry ripple and goat's cheese fool

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Rippled raspberry and goat's cheese fool

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Confit leeks submerged in oil with whole herbs

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Confit leeks vinaigrette

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September recipe inspiration

Slice of Japanese green tea tiramisu on an orange plate

Baking and desserts

Hojicha tiramisu

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Top down shot of a lemon pie with a biscuit base and creamy yogurt topping with lemon zest

Baking and desserts

Salted lemon pie

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A striped tablecloth topped with bowls of sushi rice, marinated raw salmon, sliced cucumber, spring onions and avocado

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Japanese-style hand rolls

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Gruyère fondue with boiled potatoes and other ingredients for dipping

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Gruyère fondue

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New recipes

Golden swirls of burek pastry garnished with chopped green herbs and crumbled feta

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Verna Gao's spinach and feta burek

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Sliced reverse-seared steak on a plate with green sauce chien on the side in a bowl

Meat and poultry

Reverse-seared rump steak with sauce chien

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Pumpkin spice espresso martini being garnished with a star anise

Cocktails and drinks

Pumpkin spice espresso martini

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Green matcha whisky sour being poured into a glass

Cocktails and drinks

Vegan matcha whisky sour

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Easy entertaining wins

Easy on the eye and simple to make, thanks to shop-bought ingredients and no fiddly techniques. These recipes can be made ahead or require 30 mins or fewer of prep – they’re go-to ideas for entertaining special guests.

Baked feta pasta with tomatoes and olives, in a baking dish

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Baked feta pasta

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A rectangular asparagus tart being cut with a knife

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Leek, gruyère and asparagus flamiche

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A rectangular puff pastry tart cut into squares and fllled with chopped rhubarb, on a blue background

Baking and desserts

Rhubarb, white chocolate and elderflower tart

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Swedish meatball nachos on a tray with fresh dill and lingonberry jam on the side

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Swedish meatball-inspired nachos

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Healthy recipes

Hundreds of nutritious, triple-tested recipes that are easy to make. Try nourishing salad bowls, colourful veggie curries, high-protein meals, lighter versions of comforting classics and much more...

A bean protein dish on two serving plates with salad on the side

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Bean protein pot with soy-marinated eggs and kimchi

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One hasselback aubergine with a bean salad on a dinner plate

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Hasselback aubergine with green tahini and speedy grain salad

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A steak salad on a sharing plate with a green dipping sauce

Meat and poultry

Chargrilled steak tagliata with green mojo sauce

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A grapefruit and tuna steak sharing salad on a large white plate

Fish and seafood

Charred grapefruit and tuna salad with aleppo pepper, honey and olive oil dressing

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Vegetarian recipes

An elegant portobello, edamame hummus salad on a speckled plate

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Glazed portobello, edamame hummus and radish salad

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A large spiral pie with one slice taken out of it, on a table outside

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Honey roast halloumi and summer veg spiral pie

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A plate of roasted figs on labneh with walnuts on top

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Roasted figs with labneh and spiced candied walnuts

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An elegant tomato tartare round with chives on top

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Tomato tartare with olive oil toast

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Baking recipes

Slices of mango tres leches cake on white plates

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Toasted coconut and mango tres leches cake

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Someone holding a tray of malted milk banana-misu ice cream sundaes

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Banana-misu sundae

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A slice of matcha basque cheesecake on a plate

Baking and desserts

Matcha basque cheesecake

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Bowls of biscoff ice cream with melted biscoff drizzed on top

Baking and desserts

Biscoff ice cream

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Drinks recipes

Someone holding a watermelon cocktail

Cocktails and drinks

Tequila and watermelon frosé

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A large jug of orange sangria with two prepared glasses in the foreground

Cocktails and drinks

Strawberry tequila sangria

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Fig old fashioned with a slice of fig on top

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Fig old fashioned

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A single cocktail on a bright blue surface

Cocktails and drinks

Carajillo

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Vegan recipes

Pot of orzo topped with yogurt and dill next to a bowl of yogurt

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Vegan orzo one pot with dill yogurt

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Plate of marinated tempeh with rice and broccoli

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Marinated tempeh

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Pineapple, ginger and chilli salad

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Frozen cherry and banana topped with melted dark chocolate

Baking and desserts

Frozen chocolate cherry cups

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