Recipes of the Week - Week 35-15

Pancetta and pine nut salad - Pine kernels have many of the healthful properties other nuts have. They are a great addition to any salad. Use a variety of salad leaves, such as rocket, red leaf, green leaf, and Romaine to round it off. The more antioxidant rich the leaves, the healthier the salads. 

 

Mixed bean salad with lemon and cilantro - This salad mixed bean salad with lemon and cilantro is a recipe very quick and easy to make, yet makes a nice lunch or light dinner. A salad that is packed with fiber to give you another healthy choice.

 

Mexican turkey burger wraps - A healthy choice and an option to love because it is very different to the usual beef burger and bun. It is a lot lower in fat and more fun to eat!

 

Healthier Mexican huevos rancheros - In Mexico this is often eaten for breakfast but also as a light meal. This is a healthier version which makes a pretty substantial breakfast, lunch or light dinner. Add it to your healthy choices.

 

Huevos rancheros - Serve fried eggs over corn tortillas, also fried, and accompanied of other goodies such as tomato sauce, refried beans and such., and you have a delicious Mexican breakfast.

 

Mediterranean vegetable and lentil salad - This Mediterranean vegetable salad is a healthy choice for a meatless main course and suitable for a gluten free diet.

 

Mediterranean couscous - Healthy, fast and filling, this Mediterranean couscous salad is what you could call healthy comfort food. 

 

Lemon shrimp risotto - Risotto is great comfort food. An added plus point: Because it’s naturally so creamy you don’t really need much oil or fat for cooking. You can make a risotto meal out of virtually any ingredients you have on hand. This recipe combines shrimp, lemon and spring onions but you can experiment with fish and mushrooms too. Add a handful of chopped chillies if you like it hot!

 

Lemon and blueberry pancakes - Light pancakes with anti-oxidant packed blueberries and tangy lemon flavor make a healthy choice for breakfast, a light lunch, a tasty snack or a homely dessert. 

 

Light clam pasta sauce - A light white clam sauce is perfect for those low-cal meals served with a dry Riesling.

 

Light pasta sauce - Planning a pasta dish that's lighter and whiter than the traditional tomato based sauces? Try this delicious crabmeat pasta sauce.

 

Healthy lasagna - Who doesn't love lasagna? The downside of this delicious dish is that all that cheese, meat and cream isn't great for you (or your waistline). This version is totally skinny, yet simply delicious. 

 

Garlic sweet potato mash - Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins and is a great food for a healthy skin. Garlic has strong antioxidant vitamins and gives this mash a rich flavor. This recipe is a healthy choice. 

 

Fruity ginger cake - This is more of a tea bread than cake. It's low in sugar and can be served with a little butter or even jam. You will be happy to have it plain with a nice cup of coffee! Make it your healthy choice.

 

Easy Chilli Crab Cakes - Make easy chili crab cakes your healthy choice. This recipe is easy, quick to prepare, and brings to you the goodness of seafood with a chili kick.

 

Chicken and broccoli stir fry - A quick meal with Oriental inspiration.

 

Cheese and pear wraps - Cheese and pear always goes nicely together but we’ve given it a twist by placing it in a wrap! Great for picnics of lunch boxes.

 

Carrot and sweet potato soup - What happens when you have a few sweet potatoes left over, but not enough for a whole dish? Add some carrot and prepare a carrot ans sweet potato soup instead; and vice versa..