Soups

Peas not only lend colour and sweetness to this soup – when roasted with spices, they add texture as a crunchy garnish too

You can’t get much easier than this soup. There’s not even any need to sauté the onion – you simply dump all the ingredients in the pot and simmer until the lentils have softened

Proper pho is made with a time-intensive rich stock, but you can cheat the depth of flavour with dried mushrooms. The other beauty of this dish is that it tastes great with any leftover roast meat

Simmer frozen gyoza in a flavoursome Asian-style broth for a quick, low-calorie dinner

A hearty bowl of comforting flavours, perfect for a chilly evening. Shittake mushrooms are a useful source of vitamin B6 and fibre