Top 10 garden-to-table recipes of 2024

A list of our most read and best-loved recipes from 2024.

Our most-read and best-loved recipes from 2024!

From comforting bakes to vibrant salads and inventive ways to use seasonal produce, these are the top 10 recipes that captured our hearts (and taste buds) in the last year.

Whether you’re looking to make the most of late-season tomatoes, whip up a nourishing one-pan meal, or indulge in a citrusy sweet treat, this list has a bunch of recipes that are packed with flavour.

Scroll down to discover the full list of 2024’s reader-favourite recipes!

End of Season Red & Green Tomato Relish

Jen Pomeroy, The Modern Mess

This is the perfect recipe for using up the last of the tomatoes on your plants that won’t have enough time to ripen this late in the season.

See the full recipe here.

End of Season Red and Green Tomato Relish

Feijoa Ice Cream

— Christall Lowe, Kai

During the height of feijoa season in autumn, feijoa ice cream is a delicious way to use up some of the fruit!

See the full recipe here.

Feijoa icecream

Spinach, Leek, Zucchini & Feta Bake

— Belinda Jeffery, Belinda’s Kitchen: Essential Recipes

This is one of those lovely mix-and-match dishes where you can use up all sorts of vegetables, herbs and odds and ends of cheese that happen to be lurking in the fridge.

See the full recipe here.

Spinach, Leek, Zucchini & Feta Bake

Radhi Devlukia-Shetty’s Everything Packed Salad

— Radha Devlukia-Shetty, JoyFull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly

Aptly named, this ‘everything’ salad recipe has everything you need to feel nourished in this crunchy, creamy, leafy, zippy, fresh, bright plant-based masterpiece.

See the full recipe here.

My Everything packed salad | Joyfull by Radhi Devlukia-Shetty

End-of-Summer Chow Chow

Christall Lowe, Kai

This recipe is a great way to use up all the veges in an exploding garden, or veges that are cheap to buy at the end of summer. Anything goes, really, as long as you get the base right.

See the full recipe here.

End of summer chow-chow - Kai,

Polenta & Corn Fritters

— Bri Dimattina, Nostrana

This corn fritter recipe has been one of Bri DiMattina’s family’s favourites for years. It is easy to sub in any other vegetables. Once fried, the ‘crust’ tastes a lot like popcorn, and then it’s just full of goodness.

See the full recipe here.

Lemon Coconut Loaf

— Bri Dimattina, Nostrana

This is an incredibly simple loaf recipe, and is delicious with any type of citrus.

See the full recipe here.

Pretty Slaw with Pomegranate & Beetroot

— Angie Redford, RIPE: Thought for Food.

This slaw makes a regular appearance on our catering menu and is a nice easy slaw to whip up for a large gathering or a festive feast.

See the full recipe here.

Cauliflower Caponata

Anna Jones, Easy Wins

Caponata is a masterclass in balancing sweet, sour and salty. This version, by Anna Jones, has the texture of a stew and can be eaten warm as an antipasto, as is most common in Italy, or on toast or tossed through pasta.

See the full recipe here.

Cauliflower Caponata by Anna Jones

Harissa carrots, whipped feta + herb carrot top oil

— Two Raw Sisters, MORE SALAD

Harissa spiced carrots, from the Two Raw Sisters’ book: More Salad. The perfect dish to be served as a side dish with fish, chicken or on its own.

See the full recipe here.

Two Raw Sisters, Harissa Carrots, Whipped Feta + Herb Carrot Top Oil

Plus, as a bonus, an all time favourites . . .

Homemade Herbal Tea from Herbs, Spices, Flowers + Other Everyday Things

Emma Galloway, Every Day

To make herbal tea, select your spices, herbs or flowers, and place into a tea pot. Cover with boiling water and allow to brew for 5 minutes, before drinking warm or at room temperature. For a rough guide, use 1 teaspoon herbs/spices/flowers per 250ml (1 cup) boiling water. 

See the full recipe here.