This is one of the best dishes ever. It's so easy and it doubles as a salad for lunch the next day. You can make enough to feed an army or just enough for two and it's just as easy either way. 

Roughly speaking budget about a quarter of a cup of quinoa per person. We use red quinoa but a mix of red and black works well for a lighter dish with a bit of bite. If you're looking for a stodgy comfort food number then use white quinoa, it just won't work quite as well as salad the next day but it'll still be yum.

First you're going to find that one dish that your mum gave you that goes both on the stove top and in the oven. If you don't have one don't worry, you can fry the stuff first then chuck it in the oven safe pot. 

This salad/dish is a ripper if you want to serve a heap of people on the cheap, or if you're just after a delicious and easy-to-justify-as-healthy way of eating potatoes! Basically grab a bunch of potatoes (new ones are the best, but normal potatoes are fine too - just cut them into quarters rather than halves!), boil them until tender and set aside. Meanwhile you can be making the beautiful green accompaniment out of either peas or broad beans.....whichever you have in your freezer or veggie garden! 

Once you've mastered toasting your own spices, this one is so easy. Literally just toast some pepitas and sunflower kernels, about equal quantities of each, and then grind them in a food processor or your spice grinder. You don't want to make the picture too fine because everyone likes a bit of texture in their dukkah.

Once you'd got that sorted, add some of your spice mix and some salt, plus any other flavourings you're after such as ground chilli or paprika if that's what you're into and you've got a seriously yummy dukkah that's not only delicious it's nut free so you can take it anywhere and feed anyone!

It'll keep well in an airtight container in the pantry, but you won't get a chance to test that theory because it's so good on toast, sprinkled over salads, or used as dukkah with olive oil, balsamic glaze and bread....or let us know if you find another use for it too!