Weekly meal planner: Mains and sides for when you can't decide

Weekly meal planner: Mains and sides for when you can't decide

Take the guesswork out of food pairings with these perfect matches, many of which are nice enough for entertaining.

Adam Liaw's Choban salatasi salad (left) and Turkish kebab-style lamb chops.

Adam Liaw takes spaghetti for a Greek spin.

EASY

Spanakopita spaghetti

< 30 mins

Contains:

Cheese-free Greek salad.

EASY

... with green Greek salad

< 30 mins

Contains:

Moroccan couscous with harissa glazed eggplant.

EASY

OR Harissa eggplant with Moroccan cous cous

< 30 mins

Contains:

Kebab-style lamb chops.

EASY

Turkish Kebab-style lamb chops (marinate the meat ahead)

2 hours +

Contains:

Choban salatasi (shepherd's salad).

EASY

... with Choban salatasi (shepherd's salad)

< 30 mins

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One-pan wonder: Roast chicken marylands and haloumi cheese with added fresh honeycomb (if you're feeling extra).

EASY

One-pan chicken and haloumi bake with honey and lemon

30 mins - 1 hour

Contains:

Hellenic Republic's popular Cypriot grain salad is packed with protein-packed lentils.

EASY

... with Hellenic Republic's famous Cypriot grain salad

< 30 mins

Contains:

Basic Vietnamese rice noodles with nuoc cham.

EASY

Turmeric fish with spring onion and dill

2 hours +

Contains:

Picnic-friendly noodle salad with nuoc cham dressing.

EASY

... with Vietnamese rice noodles with nuoc cham

< 30 mins

Contains:

Perfect pairing: Beef rendang curry and turmeric greens.

EASY

OR Beef rendang

2 hours +

Contains:

Hetty McKinnon's vegan-friendly version of the classic dry curry.

MEDIUM

(or this meat-free mushroom version)

30 mins - 1 hour

Contains:

Tasty turmeric greens.

EASY

... with turmeric greens

< 30 mins

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Adam Liaw's Grandma pizza with salami and capsicum.

EASY

Grandma pizza with salami and capsicum

1-2 hours

Contains:

Olive and parmesan slaw.

EASY

... with olive and parmesan slaw

< 30 mins

Contains:

Adam Liaw's smoked salmon tarator.

EASY

Smoked salmon tarator

< 30 mins

Contains:

Baked eggs with mini bagels and spiced butter.

EASY

... alongside bagel Baghdad baked eggs for brunch

30 mins - 1 hour

Contains:

Philippines favourite: Barbecued pork belly with spiced vinegar.

MEDIUM

Barbecued pork belly with spiced vinegar

< 30 mins

Contains:

Adam Liaw's belly-warming garlic fried rice.

EASY

... with garlic fried rice

< 30 mins

Contains:

Adam Liaw's pork and pineapple adobo.

MEDIUM

OR Pork and pineapple adobo

1-2 hours

Contains:

Garlic rice.

EASY

... with Filipino garlic rice

< 30 mins

Contains:

Serve this tropical crumble with lime leaf dust and coconut gelato.

MEDIUM

... and pineapple and lime crumble for dessert

30 mins - 1 hour

Contains:

Slow-roasted rib of beef served with horseradish cream and potato gratin.

MEDIUM

Sunday roast: Slow-roasted rib of beef with horseradish cream

2 hours +

Contains:

Neil Perry's potato gratin.

MEDIUM

... and potato gratin

1-2 hours

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