Stovetop

Prepacked rice salad, like potato salad and coleslaw, is really popular but largely miserable and bland. Have a go at this recipe and you won't go back to buying tubs from the supermarket.

A bottle of Japanese salad dressing is the simple secret behind this pasta's subtle and pleasing ginger-garlic taste.

We spooned a fiery south-of-the-border filling into cold lettuce leaves for the smartest chicken wrap we've ever made. They're low-cal, so have a few.

These nuggets use two everyday condiments - mustard and relish - to create a moist, tangy coating for chicken breasts. They're delicious dipped into salsa or plum sauce.

An impressive open-faced omelette, topped with black olives, tomato, feta and basil, makes the ultimate meatless Mediterranean dinner.