Nothing beats a lazy lunch with friends. Here the Simply You Living team tests the latest recipes to tantalise your taste buds.

Long summer lunch menu

Raw Tex-Mex Tacos

Recipe from Greenilicious: 101 Ways to Love Your Greens by Amanda Benham and Leigh Drew, published by Arbon and distributed in New Zealand by New Holland.

Butterflied Chicken With Pomegranate Molasses

Recipe from Josh’s Backyard BBQ by Josh Emett, published by Random House Books.

Glazed Salmon

Recipe from Everyday Delicious by Chelsea Winter, published by Random House, photography by Tamara West.

Coconut Chicken Salad With Nuoc Cham Dressing

Recipe from The Akaroa Cooking School by Ant and Lou Bentley, published by HarperCollins NZ.

Writer: Trudi Brewer.
Photography: Mike Rooke.

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