5 creative recipes for no-wash plates and bowls

Saving water doesn’t always have to feel like a sacrifice. With some creativity it can be a real visual treat at the dinner table.

Cook's note: Try this recipe using whole cabbage leaves as “bowls” for salads, instead of wraps.

Try our tamarind chicken cabbage wrap recipe here.

Cook’s note: A great way to repurpose the shells of melons? Use them as ice-cream bowls!

Try this method with some of our fruity desserts here.

Cook’s note: Drop a generous handful of vermicelli noodles into a small-to-medium saucepan of hot canola oil. Leave in the saucepan, undisturbed, for 2 minutes, or until cooked – and they will take the shape of the pan. Your edible plate is served.

Try our crispy tamarind and palm-sugar duck breasts recipe here.

Cook's note: Another great way to repurpose fruit shells: use a scooped-out watermelon as a salad bowl! Zero waste, all of the flavour.

Try the no-waste watermelon salad bowl recipe here.

Cook’s tip: This dessert also works well when poured into a classic jelly mould and served on a large platter.

Try the honeycomb blancmange stars recipe here.

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