12 ways to cook with silverbeet

Silverbeet is a wonderfully versatile winter green that works beautifully in this simple yet flavourful soup. This nourishing soup recipe is vegetarian and gluten-free. Created by Emma Galloway for Taste magazine

This delicious recipe creates a side dish that packs in those important dark, leafy greens without sacrificing on flavour

Slices of chargrilled lamb backstrap are divine atop this silverbeet and lentil salad with Greek yoghurt sauce.

Roll up this tubular pasta classic filled with a mouthwatering combination of minced lamb, silver beet, cheese and herbs.

This wonderfully warming salad is very comforting. The braised silverbeet and rosemary add a fragrant and earthy touch. It’s perfect served with the deliciously crisp and salty bacon pieces. When I’m feeling like something simple, I’ll make this dish as a stand-alone dinner, although it is fantastic served alongside a roast, too. Photograph, props and styling by Eleanor Ozich.

Garlic and pecorino cheese add even more flavour to this fabulous dish of wilted silverbeet with pepperoni.

This is no average gnocchi recipe - leafy silverbeet adds a welcome dose of veges to this traditionally potato-only dish, while the pea pesto brings even more green goodness to the table