Eating for a healthy brain

Precooked grains and pulses are a storecupboard lifesaver during the week and are a great way to boost both your fibre and protein intake

Our gut microbiome has the power to impact our immunity, heart health, mood, brain health and more, and one of the easiest ways to look after it is through the food we eat. This month, celebrate Love Your Gut Week (Sept 15-21) with new recipes to support the gut microbiome from the experts at loveyourgut.com .

Ingredients (Serves 4) ◆ 1 onion, chopped ◆ 1 courgette, chopped ◆ 300g broccoli, broken into florets ◆ 1.2 litres (2 pints) vegetable stock ◆ 80g frozen peas ◆ 150g spinach, thoroughly washed ◆ 150g

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Follow Clark’s recipes and combine these new ingredients with some of the cuisine’s staples, such as tomatoes, garlic and seafood. You’ll create dishes that do much more than simply uphold the Mediterranean’s reputation for good nutrition.

Melon, curry leaf and burrata may seem like an unlikely combo, but trust us when we say, if you make this salad once, you’ll be making it all summer. It’s sweet, spicy, juicy, creamy and aromatic, a p