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Healthy Marinades, dressings & sauces

Yogurt marinades work faster than oil marinades, so if you are cooking fish you should only need to marinade for 20 minutes before cooking. Chicken, pork or lamb will tolerate several hours in a marinade, but don’t leave chicken for more than 4 hours or beef for more...

Pan Fried Salmon or Tuna Steak

If you don’t like your fish too fishy this is a great way to eat salmon fillets or tuna steaks! Squeeze a good amount of lemon juice on to the fish first, rub in, then marinate your fish in the following: Drizzle olive oil 1 garlic clove 2 teaspoons of chilli flakes...

BEEF or QUORN LASAGNE

SERVES 4   4oz lean steak mince 8oz quorn mince 5 cloves garlic finely chopped 1 large onion finely chopped 1 tsp. mixed herbs 1tbsp. Tomato puree 2 x 200g tins chopped tomatoes (pureed with blender if possible) 1 beef stock cube 8 sheets of pre-cooked lasagne sheets...

Jamie’s piri piri sauce

Jamie’s piri piri sauce ½ a red onion 2 cloves of garlic 1-2 birdseye chillies 1 tbsp. sweet smoked paprika 1 lemon 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce A bunch of fresh basil Peel & roughly chop the onion half and add to a liquidizer with 2...

Quick Tasty Salsa

1 green pepper 1 red pepper 1 red onion 1/4 cucumber 2 chillies 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 table spoon lemon juice Chop all ingredients finely and mix with vinegar & lemon juice

Pasta with Brocolli & Pancettta

Pasta with Broccoli & Pancetta Serves 4 600g broccoli florets 400g dried brown penne 1 tbsp. Olive oil 125g pancetta, finely diced 1 small red chilli 50g pecorino cheese, grated 2 tbsp. Roughly chopped parsley 1 tsp. Salt Method: Cook pasta in boiling salted water...