Parsley recipes

Pass on the pasta and try making your own potato gnocchi - forage for samphire to make a fresh and frugal meat-free main

A picnic's not a picnic without a boiled egg or two. Serve them in a salad with parsley, shallots, our watercress dressing and a sprinkling of chilli salt

Enjoy a fresh take on peas made with parsley and mint. Add a pinch of chilli flakes, if you like, and serve as a side dish

Whizz up your own parsley, lemon and cashew nut pesto to coat gnocchi and green beans in this 13-minute supper, that's ideal for busy weeknights

Use capers, orzo, chilli and cherry tomatoes to make tuna pasta more exciting – and you may already have tuna and capers in the storecupboard

Pack up this tasty rice salad for a healthy vegetarian lunch. It's full of fibre, folate and vitamin C and is topped with protein-rich boiled eggs

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

A perfect no-fuss meal for friends with a flavoursome dressing

This satisfying evening meal can be made in advance: simply make up the pie and freeze until you are ready to bake it

Balance out an oily fish, such as salmon, with homemade pickled cranberries. They also add a fun, Christmassy feel to the dish

Keep it simple with this restaurant-style crab linguine with chilli and parsley – it takes a few good-quality ingredients and lets them shine

Try a new take on pesto and blend red peppers, cashew nuts and parsley then serve spooned through hot pasta

Give your meal a Mediterranean twist with this zesty, low-fat side dish

Try our delicious salsa verde recipe with tarragon, parsley, capers and wild garlic. This herby green sauce is perfect with traditional roast chicken and fish.

A simple, budget, spring salad that can add a healthy dose of vegetables to your midweek meal. This easy vegan dish also makes great leftover lunches

This healthy pork and apple stew has herby dumplings that soak up all the flavours of cider and mustard, and it's 3 of your 5-a-day

Enjoy this one-pan roast salmon with leeks and onions. It's gluten-free and delivers on flavour with a punchy anchovy, caper and parsley dressing

This warming crowd-pleaser is full of flavour and goodness. Use just one type of bean if you don't have two, and substituting cider with extra stock will also work well

Give yourself a boost with this iron-rich hearty autumn supper

Use your favourite soft herbs in this thick grilled omelette with peas, cream cheese and courgette- we like dill, mint and parsley

Chicken cooked with tarragon and cider makes a quintessentially British, crowd-pleasing casserole

Wrap herby omelette around a creamy cheese filling and top with juicy oven-roasted tomatoes to make delicately flavoured nibbles to share

Lightly flour and fry a chunky white fish fillet to serve with an alternative mash and sweet garlic sauce