There are many reasons why you might want a few no-cook dinners up your sleeve. Right now the weather might not be ‘too hot to cook’, but being untethered from the stove one or two nights a week is always a welcome idea. No-cook dinners are generally quick and easy to prepare, so they are perfect for nights when time has beaten you to the kitchen.
In fact, you can often make dinner well in advance and keep it in the fridge, ready when you are. For the same reason, no-cook recipes are often fuss-free and portable, so remember to make extra for a breezy takeaway lunch the next day. Food Safari Water
Hawaiian poké is having a moment and with good reason: it's simple, filling and delicious. Poké has been passed down through many generations of indigenous Hawaiian culture and is one of their most beloved dishes. This modern twist on the traditional fish and rice dish includes edamame beans, nori, kimchi and quinoa.
Cubed raw fish, seasoned any way you like it, is the basis for this beloved traditional Hawaiian dish. Source: SBS
Fijian ceviche is served as part of a shared meal, though it’s delicious on its own for dinner (you could cheat a little and steam some rice). The delicate fish is slightly cooked by the acidity of the fragrant citrus.
Fresh coconut milk means kokoda takes a dish like ceviche on a tropical holiday. Source: Sharyn Cairns
This recipe might be a small cheat, unless you have leftover noodles just waiting to slip in with your fresh salmon slivers marinated in chilli, ginger, peanuts, oil, soy sauce and lime juice. Are your taste buds tingling? You’ll make sure those noodles are ready, right?
Lime-cured salmon cold noodle salad Source: Shane Delia's Recipe For Life
This is a much-loved Lebanese dish of raw minced lamb with burghul and allspice. The secret is to use only the freshest meat that is finely minced right before serving.
Kibbeh nayeh Source: SBS
Part sashimi, part carpaccio, this dish is a raw celebration of the red emperor snapper. Blood orange provides tangy freshness and part-cooks the fish.
Red emperor crudo Source: Food Safari Water
A fishy twist on the Lebeanese classic, Tetsuya Wakuda prepares this dish for this week’s Food Safari Water. The contrast between the creamy salmon, fiery bullet chilli and chewy burghul is so satisfying.
Salmon kibbeh nayeh Source: Sharyn Cairns
This bright and colourful dish is a nutrition bomb. It's packed with eight fruit and vegetables, plus seeds, nuts and grains. If you've had a rough day, this is the kind of dinner that will coax you into having a smooth evening.
Detox rainbow salad with almond butter dressing Source: Armelle Habib
Kelp adds a subtle umami note that brings out the sweetness of the mackerel. The fennel salad with a subtle lemon dressing adds a crisp tartness to balance.
Kelp-cured blue mackerel with fennel salad Source: Food Safari Water
It might not be summer, but this recipe is a great weeknight solution year-round. It’s packed with all the flavour of a traditional pad Thai and full of good nutrition to boot.
Raw summer pad thai Source: Jodi Moreno
This recipe adds a pickled onion and avocado twist to the Italian classic. Serve with the rainbow salad for a satisfying dinner.
Beef carpaccio (Carpaccio di manzo) Source: The Chefs' Line Series 2
The ultimate ‘cereal for dinner’ dish, adding celeriac and apple makes this Bircher a hearty choice. Dinner leftovers will wait patiently in the fridge until lunchtime tomorrow.
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Rooty bircher Source: Bloomsbury
