No-cook recipes
Don't sweat it, make our easy no-cook recipes for a speedy supper or an impressive dessert in a flash. Assemble simple ingredients to make something special.
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Avocado panzanella
With just 20 minutes preparation and no cooking time you'll be able to whip up this colourful avocado and bread salad in no time
Date butter
Whip up this easy date butter with just a handful of ingredients. There's no cooking involved, it's delicious on toast or banana bread – and it's vegan if you make it with coconut oil
Chicken shawarma salad
Serve a bright salad to feed a crowd. It can also be made with leftover cold chicken, and is robust enough to transport without wilting – perfect for picnics
Epic summer salad
Perfect for BBQs and buffets, our epic salad is an assembly job of gorgeous ingredients – no cooking required. Serve it with lamb kebabs for an impressive summer feast
Courgette ribbon salad
Use a spiralizer to create this fresh, zingy, raw salad - perfect with grilled chicken or fish and topped with crumbled feta or goat's cheese
Parsley & caper salad
Serve this easy salad as a side dish to summer barbecues. Parsley, shallot and capers make it more than an average salad and it pairs well with cooked meats
Red cabbage slaw
This raw red cabbage and mixed seed side salad can be on the table in just 15 minutes - serve alongside Asian-inspired mains
App onlyTahini dressing. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Forget shop-bought and make a homemade tahini dressing. Creamy and tangy, it will bring salads to life. It will keep chilled for up to five days
Raw coconut truffles
These raw, nutty bites make a lovely, dairy-free alternative to chocolate for an after-dinner nibble
Gravadlax with celeriac & fennel salad
A light salmon starter with a crisp salad and honey and mustard dressing. No cooking required, just gravadlax or smoked salmon plus fresh seasonal produce
Blueberry & coconut frozen ‘cheesecake’ bars
These gluten and dairy-free berry and coconut cream sweet treats from BBC Good Food magazine reader Jenna Hope are entirely raw
Smoked mackerel & harissa potato salad
Spice up leftover cooked potatoes with flaked fish, creamy harissa dressing and peppery rocket leaves for a tasty no-cook dish
App onlyPrawn, black bean & avocado salad with hot sauce & lime dressing.
Toss together king prawns, black beans, chopped avocado, cucumber and cherry tomatoes in a hot sauce and lime dressing to make this zingy summer salad
Chipotle gazpacho
Liven up your lunch with this easy, no-cook chipotle gazpacho soup. It's not only delicious but healthy too, delivering three of your 5-a-day and packed with vitamin C
App onlyPickled red cabbage salad. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Prepare this pickled red cabbage salad as a base recipe to make some speedy meals through the week. Just put aside an hour on Sunday and thank yourself later
Shake-it-up chopped salad
Layer the ingredients in this salad in a large container, with the more tender leaves on top away from the dressing on the bottom, then shake it at lunchtime to perfectly distribute the dressing
No-cook prawn coleslaw
The easy way to five a day, a simple fresh salad teamed with a tasty tropical smoothie - vitamintastic
Edible cookie dough
Our easy cookie dough mixture is totally safe to eat and can be made in minutes. Keep a batch in the fridge, eat it by the spoon, serve it with ice cream, or mould it, shape it and colour it with food dye
Garden salmon salad
Choose a lighter lunch with this easy, no-cook salmon salad packed with courgettes, peas, pea shoots and radishes. It's healthy and takes just 15 minutes to prepare
App onlyMarinated feta & broad bean crush flatbreads. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Marinate feta to make the most of it if you’re not using up the whole block. This lasts for a week in the fridge and the flavour keeps improving. Serve with flatbreads
Smoked mackerel pâté with cucumber
This impressive and delicately-flavoured starter is perfect for dinner parties without splashing the cash. Make-ahead, easy-to-do and no cooking required
Banana-tahini Eton mess
Combine meringue, cream, tahini, bananas and salted caramel to make this quick dessert that's a twist on Eton mess. It's the perfect no-cook pudding for summer
Vegan cream cheese
Nothing beats a herby cream cheese. Have this dairy-free spread on toast or stir it into a pasta dish, our vegan version is easy to make and there's no cooking involved
Baileys tiramisu
You can make this no-cook tiramisu ahead to save on time when hosting a party. Made with Baileys, it's a truly grown-up dessert
