Meat Free Mondays: 6 Delicious Recipes

Join the Meat Free Monday movement started by Paul and Stella McCartney by giving up meat for one day each week. As a bonus it'll also help you save money, reduce your environmental impact and live a healthier life.

Mexican Rice

Try this nutty and flavoursome rice dish as a main meal to keep the whole family happy (and well nourished). Get the recipe here
Jewelled brown rice with orange zest and mint

Craving something warming and exotic to get you through the last couple weeks of winter? Look no further than this luscious jewelled rice scented with orange, cinnamon, saffron, and cumin infused with mint, roasted nuts, and pomegranate seeds. Try the recipe here.
Jamie Oliver: Pumpkin, chickpea and coconut curry

This is the perfect warming dish to enjoy in winter. If you can, make it some time ahead – this will give all the wonderful flavours a chance to develop. Recipe here.
Baked rosemary mushroom polenta

Even the most devout carnivores will be convinced after trying this deceptively simple dish. Try the recipe here.
Chickpea salad with watercress

This salad is very simple to throw together once you make the dressing. To save time, you can purchase jarred roasted capsicum. Recipe here.
Root vegetable mulligatawny

Mulligatawny is a curry-flavored Indian soup that literally means “pepper water”. There are endless variations, and no one right way to make it, but in the end you’ll surely have a thick, rich, golden-hued broth studded with tender vegetables and satisfying legumes. Get the recipe here.
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