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Karen Martini

Karen Martini

Food editor

Karen Martini is a Melbourne-based chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter. She has a regular column in Good Weekend.Connect via Twitter.

Spanish winter stew with chickpeas, beans and sausages.

Karen Martini’s Spanish winter stew with chickpeas, beans and sausages

A Spanish-inspired winter stew with a good hit of spice, a little heat and a subtle tang from the sherry vinegar, this is a substantial and sustaining dish but also simple and relatively quick.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Karen Martini’s baked farfalle with tuna, silverbeet, stracciatella and peas.
EASY

Pasta bake with tuna, silverbeet, stracciatella cheese and peas

Tinned tuna and plenty of greens make this a one-dish dinner, without skimping on the creamy, cheesy goodness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Karen Martini’s braised tofu with fennel, wombok, egg, brown rice and peanuts.
EASY

Braised tofu with fennel, wombok, egg, brown rice and peanuts

This nourishing, gently spiced tofu and vegetable dish certainly banishes the chills.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Karen Martini’s veal osso bucco with ’ndjua and butter beans.
EASY

Karen Martini’s ossobuco with a spicy twist

Fiery ’nduja sausage adds intensity and complexity to the classic northern Italian braise.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Pork, bean thread vermicelli and makrut lime patties with lettuce, peanuts and Thai dressing.

Lettuce cups with pork, vermicelli noodle and lime patties, peanuts and Thai dressing

Wrapped in a crisp lettuce cup with plenty of fresh herbs, these fragrant pork patties are bursting with bright flavours.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
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Karen Martini’s green chicken masala.
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This green chicken masala is Karen Martini’s new go-to midweek chicken curry

This curry is deliciously bright and light and the swift cooking time for the flavour payoff is a real winner.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Karen Martini’s roasted autumn salad with chilli maple dressing and peanut and tofu mayo.

Roasted autumn vegetables with chilli-maple dressing and tofu and peanut vegan ‘mayo’

This recipe makes twice as much “mayo” than is needed for the salad, but it’s a staple in my house, and great in raw vegetable slaws.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Karen Martini’s pumpkin, herb and feta filo pie.

Pumpkin, golden raisin, zaatar, herb and feta filo pie

This riff on a classic spanakopita is autumn comfort food at its best.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Fried zucchini, mint and chilli salad with taramasalata and bottarga.
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Fried zucchini, mint and chilli salad with taramasalata and bottarga

This is based on a recipe from an old Italian friend who always added this to her antipasto spread during zucchini season.

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Serve this creamy, coconutty chicken curry with mint chutney, rice and roti.

Karen Martini’s coconut chicken curry with mint chutney

This is a rich, silky and fragrant chicken curry that surrenders well to the bright, full-flavoured and zesty chutney.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini