We know the feeling, it's been the longest day, you’re tired, hungry, feel like you’re coming down with something and you’ve just got home and there’s nothing ready to eat. You could order Deliveroo but sometimes when you’re trying to lose a few pounds or save up for a Hermes purchase, it's not what you want to spend on. So here’s 3 recipes that are ready in under 30 minutes and you probably have all the ingredients already. We’ve added in some handy swaps so if you don’t have an ingredient, you can still have something home cooked by the time you get out of the shower. 

Air Fryer Honey Soy Salmon 

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp of soy sauce (Kikkoman if you can)
  • 3 tbsp of honey (runny or set is fine) 
  • 1 tbsp of sesame oil (or use EVOO or avocado oil if that's all you have)
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed (you can swap in garlic and ginger paste for these next 2 items_
  • Thumb sized piece of fresh ginger, finely chopped or grated
  • 1 tsp of chilli flakes (or a fresh chilli) 
  • 4 salmon fillets (you can also use shrimp if you don’t have salmon) 

Sides

  • Any green vegetables you have - green beans, sugar snap peas, broccoli 
  • White or brown rice 

Method

Step 1- Make the marinade with the soy sauce, honey, oil, garlic, ginger and chilli. Pour the marinade over the salmon (or shrimp) and set aside. Put your rice in the rice cooker if you are using this method. 

Step 2 - Heat the air fryer to 200°C

Step 3 - Take the salmon  or shrimp out of the marinade (keep the marinade) and put them in the air-fryer and cook for 7-15 minutes (depending on your air fryer)

Step 4 - Whilst the fish is cooking, tip the marinade into a saucepan over a medium heat, add 200ml of water and reduce. Steam your green vegetables whilst you are preparing the sauce. 

Step 5 - Serve the salmon with the rice and green vegetables with the sauce drizzled over the salmon. 



Roasted Spicy Gnocchi 

Ingredients 

  • 500g packet of gnocchi
  • Choose one or all (or none - up t0 you): 1 bunch broccolini / handful of halved brussel sprouts, 1 bell pepper / 1 small onion  
  • 1 packet of cherry tomatoes (if all you have is large tomatoes, chop them into cherry sized pieces)
  • 2 tbsp of harissa paste (or Tabasco, sriracha, sambal oleck, chilli bean paste or korean Gochujang - just  adjust to your spice level)
  • 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 smashed garlic cloves(you can use garlic paste or ginger and garlic paste if that's all you have)
  • 1 handful of baby spinach / kale / rocket 
  • A serving of Parmesan/ feta / mozzarella (whichever you have) 
  • Fresh herbs - either parsley, coriander or basil 

Method

Step 1 - Preheat the oven to 220°C 

Step 2 - In a large roasting tin, mix the olive oil and the paste you choose with the gnocchi, vegetables, garlic and tomatoes. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the gnocchi is crispy on the top and soft on the underneath and the vegetables have softened

Step 3 - Stir through again and add the leaves and crumbled cheese. Season with salt and pepper and fresh herbs 

Vegetable Noodles 

  • 200g of noodles (any you have, egg, vermicelli, udon)
  • 3 tbsp of olive oil
  • 400g of mushrooms, sliced 
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced into thin strips
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks 
  • ½ small cabbage, sliced thinly  
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped 
  • 10 spring onions, cut into thumb sized lengths
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced (or garlic and ginger paste) 
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce 

*vegetable alternatives: broccoli, edamame, frozen peas, frozen mixed vegetables, courgette, green beans, sugar snap peas

For The Sauce

  • 2 tbsp of soy sauce (Kikkomen if you have it)
  • 1 tbsp of sweet soy sauce (you can use regular soy sauce with brown sugar - take one tablespoon of soy sauce and one tablespoon brown sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves)
  • 2 tbsp of hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp of cornflour
  • 1 tbsp of Chinese rice wine
  • 100 ml of vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp of sesame oil (or any other oil you have) 
  • ¼ tsp of Sriracha 

Toppings 

  • 2 spring onions, sliced thinly 
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped finely 
  • 1 packet of crispy seaweed 

Step 1 - Make the sauce. In a small bowl, mix the cornflour, soy sauce and rice wine, until the cornflour is fully mixed, use a whisk if needed 

Step 2 - Add the remaining sauce ingredients and mix again, put to the side 

Step 3 - Cook noodles as per the instructions and put to the side 

Step 4 - Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan over a high heat until it runs easily around the pan. Add your mushrooms if you are using them and stir fry until they are soft. Add your remaining vegetables and stir fry until they soften, if you aren’t using mushrooms, just skip the previous step 

Step 5 - Add the cooked noodles and sauce

Step 6 - Stir-fry everything together for 2 minutes, keeping it moving from the bottom of the pan so it doesn't stick. 

Serve with your toppings 

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