Karen Martini's recipes

Karen Martini's recipes

We're thrilled to welcome the much-loved Karen Martini back to Good Food. Karen's recipes appear every second week in Good Weekend, alternating with those of Helen Goh.

Karen Martini's latest spin on summer tomato salad.

Zucchini and buffalo mozzarella salad with mint, dried olives and anchovy dust.

EASY

Zucchini and buffalo mozzarella salad with anchovy dust

< 30 mins

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Serve these Middle Eastern meatballs hot or cold.

MEDIUM

Beef and pork meatballs with tomato and saffron sauce

1-2 hours

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Pork chops with broad beans and bagna cauda (top left).

MEDIUM

Pork chops with sage, bagna cauda and a broad bean and nasturtium salad

30 mins - 1 hour

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Karen Martini chops the tomatoes into different sizes for textural variety.

EASY

Tomato salad with buffalo mozzarella, pickled onions and guindilla peppers

< 30 mins

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Karen Martini's artichoke salad.

MEDIUM

Artichoke, palm heart, ricotta and green sultana salad

1-2 hours

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Korean-style beef stir-fry.

EASY

Korean-style seared beef with vermicelli, beans and fungi

< 30 mins

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Roasted salmon with a citrus and soy dressing.

MEDIUM

Roasted salmon with charred fennel and spring onion salad

30 mins - 1 hour

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This lentil salad works as a base for many proteins.

Smoked trout, potato and lentil salad

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Chunky pumpkin and chickpea curry.

MEDIUM

Pumpkin and chickpea coconut curry

30 mins - 1 hour

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Versatile chicken and corn patties.

MEDIUM

Chicken and corn koftas with coriander and avocado

30 mins - 1 hour

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Karen Martini makes macaroni cheese even cosier.

EASY

Mac and cheese-style gnocchi

30 mins - 1 hour

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Serve this roast chicken and rice with salad greens, yoghurt and your favourite spicy sauce.

MEDIUM

Roast chicken on baked rice with tomato, cumin and bay leaves

1-2 hours

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Serve this rich, glossy and sticky pork with steamed greens and rice.

MEDIUM

Glazed pork with black vinegar and wood-ear fungus

1-2 hours

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Baked garfish fillets with pistachio and breadcrumbs.

EASY

Garfish with herbed pistachio crumb

< 30 mins

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Roasted vegetable and lentil soup.

EASY

Roasted vegetable and lentil soup

1-2 hours

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Charred broccoli and spring onion with chilli, buckwheat and tahini.

MEDIUM

Charred broccoli and spring onion salad with tahini dressing

< 30 mins

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Japanese-style curry with okra, potato, peas and daikon.

MEDIUM

Japanese-style vegetable curry

30 mins - 1 hour

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Corn and smoked trout salad crowned with a crisp-fried egg.

MEDIUM

Crisp-fried egg, charred corn, smoked trout and herb salad

30 mins - 1 hour

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Tomato tarte tatin served with goat's curd and salad leaves.

MEDIUM

Tomato tarte tatin with manchego, thyme and dried olives

30 mins - 1 hour

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Rolled roast pork with burnt honey dressing, grapes and grilled peaches.

MEDIUM

Roasted pork scotch fillet with burnt honey and grilled peaches

1-2 hours

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