As we shift from summer into the colder months it’s important to make sure we’re eating a diet filled with nutrients to support our overall health and wellbeing. The best way to do this is eating what’s in season – pumpkin, squash, celeriac, leafy greens, apples, pears and plums are all at their best during autumn.

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We’ve pulled together our favourite healthy recipes made with autumn ingredients. Serve up filling yet low-calorie salads and wholesome soups, lighter sweet treats and cosy puds. Next, check out our best healthy breakfasts, healthy lunches and healthy dinner ideas, and all our healthy soup recipes.


Healthy autumn recipes

Roast pumpkin salad

Check out this roast pumpkin, kale and chickpea vegetarian salad with coriander dressing. This super easy gluten free recipe makes an ideal midweek meal for the family. Plus, it's low in calories, too.

Roast Pumpkin Salad with Chickpeas on two white plates wit forks

Shredded veg and miso soup

Shred ginger, leeks and carrots into this umami-rich soup and top up with quinoa and kale for a nourishing, low-calorie meal.

Vegan Miso Soup with Veggies Recipe

Kale and gnocchi parmesan bake

Our veggie gnocchi bake is a clever way to transform shop-bought gnocchi. A simple, homemade tomato sauce is the base for this cheesy, kale-packed midweek dinner.

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Smoked mackerel, beet and apple salad with creamy horseradish dressing

Check out our hearty smoked mackerel salad with crunchy apple and vibrant beetroot. This recipe is packed with flavour, has good fats from the mackerel and is ready in just 40 minutes – an easy midweek meal for the family.

Smoked Mackerel Salad Recipe with Beetroot and Horseradish

Prawn and pumpkin curry

This impressive prawn and pumpkin curry may look complicated, but once you have all the ingredients prepped it’s quite quick to make. It's made with soothing spices like turmeric and ginger, which are good for the immune system. Serve with basmati rice.

Two small pans of prawn and pumpkin curry next to a wine glass

Curried celeriac

With its nutty, creamy flesh, celeriac works really well in this curry – the roasted cubes soak up the flavours of the spices. Serve with steamed rice for a warming vegan dinner.

A dish filled with cooked celeriac in a turmeric coconut milk sauce

Goat's cheese and beetroot citrus salad

Banish any rainy day blues with this bright and colourful beetroot salad filled with citrusy flavours and creamy goat's cheese. It's bursting with goodness thanks to the grapefruit, apple cider vinegar, nut and seeds.

Beetroot Salad with Goat's Cheese

Butternut squash soup

Make this silky butternut squash soup for a satisfying veggie lunch. It's simple to whip up and only needs a handful of ingredients. Finish with toasted seeds and a swirl of Greek yogurt.

A dark grey bowl filled with orange soup with a swirl of yoghurt and toasted pumpkin seeds

Gochujang roast celeriac noodle bowls

These nourishing vegan noodle bowls are filled with plant foods and bursting with colour and texture, from gochujang roast celeriac and crispy radishes to bright edamame beans.

A white bowl filled with brown soba noodles, green edamame, roasted celeriac and black sesame seeds

Beetroot and carrot salad

This vibrant salad of beetroot, freekeh and spring onion is packed with colour and texture – it makes for an impressive starter or side dish and is really simple to put together.

A plate of beetroot and golden freekeh topped with sliced spring onion on a grey background

Healthy spaghetti bolognese

This spaghetti bolognese has slightly less meat in than usual but no less flavour, and is bulked out with lentils for healthy fibre. You could also use vegetarian mince, if you like.

A white bowl of spaghetti bolognese with parmesan and a grater in the background

Carrot and coriander soup

Make this warming carrot and coriander soup for lunch and then jazz it up with Ras el hanout-spiced crunchy flatbread croutons. A comforting vegan meal for four.

Carrot and coriander soup in a bowl with spicy flatbread croutons

Roast vegetable salad with kale pesto

Toss vibrant roasted veggies with grains and a nutty kale pesto dressing for an easy vegetarian side dish.

A grey background with a white platter, topped with roasted vegetables, grains and a green dressing

Griddled pear, rocket and prosciutto salad

Sweet seared pear, crunchy toasted hazelnuts and salty prosciutto all go into making this simple but sophisticated gluten free starter.

Griddled pear, rocket and prosciutto salad

Vegetable lasagne

Try our vegetable lasagne for a plant-based alternative to this classic family dish. With layers of greens and fresh pesto, this kale, ricotta and leek lasagne is super easy to whip up.

Kale lasagne in a large baking dish, with a large square chunk taken out to reveal it's cheesy green centre

Kale salad with roasted butternut squash, pomegranate molasses and almonds

This kale and butternut squash salad is easy, ready in 35 minutes, vegetarian and, best of all, under 300 calories. It's so packed full of flavour from the sweet butternut squash and crunchy almonds though, that you'll forget you're being virtuous.

Kale salad with roasted butternut squash, pomegranate molasses and almonds

Cauliflower, walnut and apple salad

Make your salad so much more exciting with thinly sliced cauliflower florets, cubed apples, raisins, toasted walnuts and a quick mustard dressing. This low-calorie recipe makes an easy midweek lunch.

A cauliflower salad with parsley and apple cubes

Healthy apple crumble

Try our healthier apple crumble. This recipe tops soft cinnamon apples with a refined sugar-free granola (which also makes a brilliant breakfast).

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A green bowl with apple crumble in it

Pear and blackberry crumble bars

Try these oat bars for some healthier autumn baking. Use fresh or frozen blackberries, they're perfect for breakfast on the go or as an afternoon treat – wholemeal flour gives them a fibre boost and adds to the overall nutty flavour.

A marble chopping board topped with slices of oaty bars

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