In South America, criolla is a type of Spanish cuisine as well as an addictive style of folk music. We dubbed this salad "criolla" because it sings with summery flavours. Using sweet onion is key to an authentic taste.

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Dinner

Recipes

Use rotisserie chicken to make these time-saving chicken wraps with homemade wasabi spread. Find easy lunch recipes at Chatelaine.com.

Chicken, mushroom and goat cheese wraps recipe

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Add a dollop of pesto to this pasta and toss a few times, and you're ready to dig in to this fragrant one-dish dinner.

Pasta with Italian shrimp

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We gave our favourite Mexican meal an Italian twist in this fast, kid-friendly pasta toss. It boasts all the usual fajita fixings, no wrapping required.

Chicken fajita pasta recipe

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A coriander-and-cumin-laced store-bought paste is the secret behind this creamy quick-cooking biryani. It's a far-from-ordinary dinner and there's no need for any extra spices.

Shortcut chicken biryani recipe

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lunch

Criolla salad

Chicken, mushroom and goat cheese wraps

Fettuccine with Italian shrimp

Chicken-fajita fettuccine

Shortcut chicken biryani