Choose some green leafy veg: as much as you like and any combination of: baby spinach, oak leaf lettuce, radicchio, rocket, kale, rocket, beet leaves etc ¼-½ ripe avocado A little lemon juice or lime juice (optional) ¼ Mango 1 small cooked beetroot 1 large ripe tomato ½ Pepper (any colour) 1 tbsp mixed seeds […]
Continue ReadingA traditional Irish dish, Colcannon is a great way to encourage people who ‘don’t like greens’ to eat these intensely nutritious dark green leafy veg in a delicious combination of creamy mashed potato with the fresh flavour of scallions 1kg potatoes 250g kale or cabbage 4 Scallions 20g butter 75ml milk 2 tbsp chopped parsley (optional) […]
Continue ReadingChopped salads are a great fast food trend with outlets like ‘Chopped’ and ‘The Green Kitchen’ but why not do your own – very handy to eat with just a fork and loads of room for creativity… choose from the following and fill your lunchbox! Vegetables (300g total, approx. 100kcal) For example: Baby leaf spinach […]
Continue ReadingServes 4 15ml/ 1 tbsp olive oil 5-15ml/ 1tsp-1tbsp red, green or yellow curry paste (optional) 15-30ml/ 1-2 tbsp soya sauce 150g/ 1 leek sliced 500g/ 1 cabbage, finely shredded 150g/ 1 courgette sliced 100g/ 2 celery sticks sliced 100g/ 1 red pepper chopped 250g broccoli chopped into florets 1 vegetable stock cube or 15ml/ […]
Continue ReadingThis makes a refreshing, tasty lunch or serve as a starter for a special occasion. Serve with smoked trout or salmon or with a selection of cold meats and some good quality salad leaves or watercress Serves 6-8 2 tbsp good quality mayonnaise 1½ tbsp low fat natural yoghurt 1½ tbsp Dijon or wholegrain […]
Continue ReadingThis is best made a day ahead as the spices really have a chance to infuse… or make it well ahead of time and freeze the following day, then just take it out to defrost the day before serving. Delicious with chicken, pork, turkey or venison. 1 red cabbage […]
Continue ReadingThis goes well with plain grilled or roast meat or fish, or it can be eaten instead of soup for lunch with some low carb bread or crackers and cheese. It freezes well and keeps in the fridge for 3 days Serves 6-8 1 tbsp olive oil 1 can of chopped tomatoes 1 aubergine, cut […]
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