Serves 2 Cooking time 20 mins Ingredients Groundnut or vegetable oil for frying 1 large chicken breast, skinned and thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 large shallot, thinly sliced 1 red chilli, shredded 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tsp dark soy sauce 1 tsp palm sugar handful of basil leaves Method: This couldn’t be […]
Tag: Healthy
Serves 4 Cooking time 20 mins Ingredients 600ml chicken or vegetable stock 2 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and finely sliced 2 shallots, finely sliced 1 red chilli, finely sliced 100g mushrooms (oyster, shiitake,chestnut), finely sliced 1 tsp sugar 4 x 150g salmon fillets, skin on 1 tbsp vegetable/groundnut oil 100g baby spinach, washed 2 tbsp fish […]
Spiced Parsnip Soup
Serves 4 Cooking time 45 mins Ingredients 5 Parsnips, peeled and chopped into chunks 1 Onion, chopped 1 Stick celery, chopped 1 Medium potato, peeled and cut into small chunks 2 Litres vegetable stock 1 Cup lentils 1 tsp Cumin seeds 2 tsp Coriander seeds A good pinch of chilli flakes Salt Method: Heat the […]
Method: This recipe uses mafalda corta, a short, flat, ribbony pasta with a wavy edge from the Campania region of Italy. If you can’t find that, any other short pasta (such as penne or gemelli) with ridges to hold the sauce will work just as well. Put the pasta on to cook. Pour a generous […]
Winter minestrone
Method: A great lunch for the winter months – warming, filling and healthy. Kale, an under-appreciated member of the cabbage family, is packed with bet-carotene, folate and vitamin C so should keep the sniffles at bay! Heat some olive oil in a large soup pan and add the onion and a pinch of salt. Fry […]
Method: This is such an easy soup to make. The basil gives it a lovely pungent flavour but you could also use mint to give a fresher flavour. Heat a generous amount of olive oil in a large pan and add the onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Cover and cook over a low heat, stirring […]
Smoked mackerel salad
Method: This is a really easy starter or light lunch, ideal to take to work. Packed full of goodness with lots of veggies and omega 3-rich oily mackerel. Win win! The amounts are just a rough guide – add more or less of what you want. Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain […]
Spiced chickpea and vegetable soup
Method: A warming and heathy soup, great for lunch. In a large pan, gently fry the onion in some oil for about 15 minutes, stirring regularly, until soft and starting to caramelise. Add the garlic, ginger and spices and fry for a further 5 minutes. Next, add the stock and vegetables along with some salt […]
Prawn and pomegranate salad
Method: This is a very simple recipe, place the prawns in a small food bag and add the ginger, garlic, lime juice and chilli. Leave to marinate for 30mins at least. Prepare the salad by pan frying the peppers in a pan with some olive oil, when ready remove from the pan and mix in […]
Tuna fishcakes
Method: Boil the potatoes and mash. leave to cool. Add the tuna, garlic, bread and parsley. season and mix well Divide into 4 portions and shape into fishcakes before dipping in egg then roll in the breadcrumbs Bake in a medium over (180oC) for about 20 mins or until golden brown