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Category Archives: Salads
Smoky And Intense. A Middle Eastern Salad. Jerusalem’s Burnt Eggplant with Garlic, Lemon and Pomegranate Seeds.
Another offering from Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi’s gorgeous ode to Middle Eastern fare, Jerusalem. This time it’s a smoky and intense Burnt Eggplant with Garlic, Lemon and Pomegranate Seeds. Redolent of the flavours of one of my favourite dips … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Eggplant, Garlic, Herbs, Jerusalem, Lemon, Middle East, Ottolenghi, Pomegranate, Recipe, Spring
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The 5-2 Challenge. An Asian Inspired Pork Larb Salad With Ground Toasted Rice.
Larb is a minced meat salad popular in Thailand, and is widely regarded as the national dish of its neighbouring country, Laos. Most commonly made with pork, chicken or beef. Seasoned with lime, chilli, fish sauce, ground toasted rice and … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Beansprouts, Chilli, Coriander, Larb, Mint, Pork, Rice, Thai
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Very Old Favourite. Oriental Cabbage Salad With Shredded Chicken.
Spring brings warmer weather and lighter, healthier meals. After a winter of warming soups and satisfying comfort food, salads make a welcome reappearance to the dinner table. Fast days suddenly become so much easier – a smoothie, a salad and … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Almonds, Cabbage, Chicken, Fasting Diet, Fried Noodles, Salad, Spring Onions
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Feast For Your Eyes. Deconstructed and Stacked Waldorf Salad with A Lemon and Honey Yoghurt Dressing.
Since locating the safety guard for my mandolin I’ve been slicing with a vengeance. Sweet and savoury oven baked crisps, coleslaws and potato bakes. Here is a gorgeous and fresh 5-2 challenge fast day idea using my mandolin and two … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Apple, Blue Cheese, Fasting Diet, Fennel, Gluten free, Salad, Waldorf Salad, Walnuts
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The 5-2.Challenge. Thinking Outside The Square. La Cecina. Chickpea Crêpes With a Vine Ripened Tomato, Avocado and Rocket Salad.
Avocados are in season. At Farmer’s Markets growers are selling them by the bucketload. My avocado food associations? Guacamole. Mexican. Tortilla. For a long time now I have been meaning to try my hand at homemade corn tortillas. Made from … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Avocado, Chickpeas, Crepes, Fasting Diet, Flatbread, La Cecina, Rocket, Tomato
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Cooking From Scratch. Potato Salad With Homemade Dijon Mustard Mayonnaise
The weather this weekend was glorious. Unseasonably warm for winter hitting 24C on two consecutive days. The perfect excuse to fire up the barbeque. What to serve with our porterhouse steak? That’s a no brainer. Potato salad of course. With … Continue reading
Posted in Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Salads, Vegetables, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Dijon Mustard, Food, Garlic, Lemon, Mayonnaise, Olive Oil, Potato Salad
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The 5-2 Challenge. Winter Greens. Radicchio and Endive Salad with Fennel, Apple, Crisp Pancetta and Roasted Hazelnuts.
It’s mid winter and I’m craving salad. Winter greens are far more robust than their more popular summer siblings. Crisp with a crunchy texture and slightly bitter taste my favourite winter greens have to be baby endive with its delicate, curly, … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Apple, Endive, Fasting Diet, Fennel, Food, Hazelnuts, Pancetta, Radicchio, Winter
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The 5-2 Challenge. Reinterpreting a Classic. As a Salad. Prawn Cocktail With Green Goddess Dressing.
The beauty of the 5-2 diet is that there is no set menu. On fast days you can eat whatever you want as long as you keep to your 500 for women and 600 for men calorie limit. Which is … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Fasting Diet, Food, Green Goddess Dressing, Intermittent Fasting, Prawn, Prawn Cocktail, Salad, Seafood, Shrimp
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The 5-2 Challenge. Adapting Recipes To Fit The Brief. Green Goddess Dressing With Avocado and Greek Yoghurt.
I was watching Jamie Oliver whip up a Green Goddess Dressing on his show 15 Minute Meals the other night. Made with avocado, fresh herbs and yoghurt to dress a Mexican tortilla salad. One concept I have struggled a little … Continue reading
The 5-2 Challenge. In the Groove. Stir-Fried Chicken, Vegetable and Herb Lettuce Cups.
The key to a successful fast day? Healthy meals that pack a flavour punch. After completing a month on the 5-2 Challenge I’m finally in the groove. Recipes that work best? Low on fat and carbohydrate. Jam-packed with vegetables, herbs … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Chicken, Chilli, Fasting Diet, Food, Garlic, Ginger, Herbs, Intermittent Fasting, Stir Fry
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