Australian Christmas recipes

Christmas cheese ball

If you like your cheese and crackers, look no further. With toasted pecans, vintage tasty cheese, chives & capsicum, it's fabulous cocktail party dipper.

Lemon and herb chicken skewers with peach salsa

These barbecued chicken kebab skewers come with a beautiful summer-style salsa side of yellow peaches and red capsicums with coriander, chilli and lime.

Pavlova wreath with spiced whipped cream

Put a festive spin on the classic Australian barbecue pavlova with this wreath-style recipe. Topped with cream and cherries, it's a fabulous summer dessert.

Grilled prawns with heirloom tomato and basil salad

Prawn skewers go down a treat at a summer backyard barbecue. Served with a beautiful parmesan cheese pesto mayo, and tomato salad, it'll be a crowd fave.

Sumac-baked salmon with pomegranate

With vibrant red pomegranate seeds adding both flavour and festive-feeling, this salmon salad is ideal for buffets and big family or friend get-togethers.

Barbecued chilli prawns with mango salsa

Summer barbecues just got a whole lot more interesting thanks to this delicious mango and spicy prawn salsa salad. Serve up as an entree or lighter salad main.

Prawns and watermelon with balsamic dressing

The perfect summer salad, this recipe goes well as Christmas time, or at summer barbecues and buffets. Balsamic glaze gives creamy feta a caramelised taste.

Prawn cocktail recipe

The ideal not-too-heavy Australian Christmas starter is the prawn cocktail. Make it at its traditional best with this prawn cocktail recipe. It's so easy!

Golden fruit pavlova

Add a golden glow to your dessert table with this simply stunning, tropical fruit-topped pavlova.

Foil-wrapped baby potatoes

These tender baby potatoes with a charred barbecue flavour make a deliciously simple side dish

Quinoa, pea & avocado salad

This super-healthy, herby side dish is a lovely light accompaniment to grilled chicken, fish or a BBQ spread.

Watermelon and feta salad with pomegranate dressing

The combination of fresh-tasting ingredients and big flavours make this watermelon and feta salad with pomegranate dressing a winner.

Spiced leg of butterflied lamb with preserved lemon dressing

This recipe for spiced butterflied leg of lamb is great on the BBQ. The spicy marinade and zesty preserved lemon dressing lighten this up for summer. It's great for a family get-together.

Cherry, rice & quinoa salad

This salad is yummy and festive - and will have you making the most of the cherry season

Pomegranate, almond and feta salad

The perfect accompaniment to a summer barbecue.

Prawns with cucumber, mango & radishes

With a refreshing dressing of cucumber and mango, these prawns make for a light and summery entree.

Chilli jam pork with mango and pineapple salad

With a sweet chilli jam and a lot of herbs and spices, this pork, mango and pineapple salad is summer on a plate

Barbecued salmon with Moroccan salad

Experience Northern African cuisine with tender lemon salmon fillets on top of a Moroccan salad blend of mint, tomatoes, pistachios, beans and onions

Mediterranean prawn salad

Crumbled feta tossed over marinated char-grilled prawns and fresh salad vegies and olives makes a delicious starter or side

Smoked salmon & avocado starter

Need some show-off canapes or an entree for an intimate dinner party? These smoked salmon and avo starters are appropriately fancy yet deceptively easy.