Week 1 – Friday Recipes
Green Veg Smoothie
Serves 1 Ingredients 1 handful kale 1 head broccoli ¼ cucumber 1 stick celery ½ tsp ground ginger 1 tsp lemon juice 6fl oz / 170mls water Preparation Method 1 Whizz all ingredients in a blender until smooth; add more water if necessary to get the consistency you want,...
Easy Guacamole with Celery Sticks
Serves 2 Ingredients 1 large avocado ½ tsp dried cumin ½ tsp smoked paprika ½ tsp dried oregano Pinch cayenne pepper To serve: Celery stalks Preparation Method 1 Halve the avocado, remove the stone and scoop out the flesh. 2 Mash the flesh with the seasonings and...
Lentil and Vegetable Soup
This is a delicious and versatile soup with an onion, carrot, potato and lentil base to which you may add whatever vegetables you like or have available. If you like a spicy soup, add some curry or chilli powder. Ingredients 8oz red lentils 2 pints vegetable stock or...
Fig Almond Truffles
Ingredients ½ cup ( 68g/2.4oz ) almonds 1½ cups ( 200g ) dried figs 1 cup ( 136g/4.8oz ) Medjool dates 1 cup fresh figs, stemmed and chopped 3 tbsp. fresh orange juice ¼ tsp. vanilla seeds 1 tsp. ground cinnamon Preparation method 1. Place the almonds in a food...
Sweet potato with roasted vegetables
Serves 4 Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes 2 parsnip 2 carrot 1 swede 2 Onion 3 whole garlic bulbs Rosemary leaves Preparation method 1 Preheat your oven to 200°C Fan 180C 2 Peel the vegetables and halve and slice lengthways. Leave the garlic bulbs whole. Pick the rosemary...