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[ Midday Meals ]
A selection of delicious and nutritious Midday Meals. Click the links below for the recipe instructions.
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Ingredients: serves 1
Dressing:
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tsp of flaxseed oil
- 1 tsp of grated lemon zest
- A pinch of sea salt
- 1 tsp liquid honey (optional)
- 1 tsp mustard (optional) (ensure no preservatives in mustard as sold by most good health stores)
Salad
- 1 handful of green leaves e.g. rocket, spinach, etc
- 1 large raw beetroot, peeled and grated
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 1/5 large cucumber grated
- Segments of ½ grapefruit
- 1 heaped tbsp mixed fresh herbs such as parsley, tarragon, dill and/or chives, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
Method
- Mix the lemon juice, lemon zest, flaxseed oil, sea salt and honey and mustard (if using) in a jam jar
- Grate the beetroot, carrot and cucumber into a bowl. Add in grapefruit segments and herbs
- Add the dressing and mix gently
- Place the green leaves around the edge of your serving plate. Place the grated vegetables in the middle of the plate
- Top with pumpkin seeds
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Ingredients: makes 4
- 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- 1 small red onion, roughly chopped
- 1 handful of parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp harissa paste or chilli powder
- 2 tbsp plain gluten-free flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Pinch of sea salt
- Toasted gluten free pitta bread or corn wrap
- To serve: 200g bought or homemade salsa and green salad
Method
- Pat the chickpeas dry with kitchen paper. Tip into a food processor along with the onion, garlic, parsley, spices, flour and a little sea salt. Blend until fairly smooth, then shape into four patties with your hands
- Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the burgers, then quickly fry for 3 minutes on each side until lightly golden. Serve with toasted pittas, salsa and a green salad
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Soba Noodles is a type of thin Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour. Serve in a salad, with a stir-fry or in a hot broth as a noodle soup. This recipe is a fresh, Asian-style salad with crisp, punchy flavours. The crab mixture also works well with spelt linguine and a fresh basil salad
Ingredients – serves 4
- 250g soba noodles
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- 2 tbsp of finely chopped parsley
- ½ small red cabbage, finely shredded
- 1 cucumber, finely shredded
- 4 carrots, finely shredded
- 2 small handfuls of bean sprouts
- 8 radishes, finely sliced
- 2 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds (optional)
- 2 tsp nori flakes (available from health food store)
Dressing
- 1 dsp flaxseed oil
- 1 dsp sesame seed oil
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp mint
- 1 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp of Tamari sauce (optional, available from health food stores)
Mix together in a small jar
Method
- Boil the soba noodles in plenty of water for about 5 mins or according to pack instructions – they are very starchy, so use a lot of water. Drain, rinse with cold water and leave to drain. Transfer to a large bowl and drizzle with a little oil. When cook stir in lemon juice and parsley stir through the noodles
- Using a food processor or mandolin finely slice or grate all the vegetables. Coat with the dressing
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and nori flakes and serve alongside the salad
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Not suitable should you have a nut allergy
Ingredients – serves 6
- 2 handfuls of gluten-free oats
- 1 tbsp hazelnut butter
- 2 x 400g tins black beans, drained
- 1 red onion, grated
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ bunch of coriander, leaves picked
- Grated zest of 1 lime
- Olive oil
- Gluten-free flour, for dusting
- Sliced avocado, fresh mango salsa, baby rocket and lime cheeks, to serve
Method
- Blend the oats in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add 1½ tins of beans, hazelnut butter, the onion, ground coriander and cumin, coriander leaves, zest and a good drizzle of olive oil; blitz to combine. Add remaining beans and pulse just once or twice
- Transfer to a bowl. Divide into 6 balls then flatten into burgers on a clean surface dusted with flour. Place on a tray and chill for at least an hour
- Cook the burgers for 4–5 minutes each side until browned and cooked through
- Serve with homemade mango salsa, avocado and rocket
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Ingredients – serves 1
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- ½ ripe avocados, sliced when ready to serve
- 2 celery stalks, finely sliced
- ½ red onions, finely sliced
- ½ tins of Puy lentils, rinsed and drained
- 1 large cooked beetroot, diced
- 1 carrot, grated
For the dressing
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- ½ tbsp flaxseed oil
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tbsp of basil leaves, sliced
Method
- Layer all the ingredients for the salad in a bowl
- Add the ingredients for the dressing to a jar and shake to mix. Dress the salad and serve
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Ingredients – serves 1
- 1 small sweet potato, peeled & cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cooked mackerel fillets, skinned
- 1 raw beetroot, grated or finely sliced
- 1 handful of mixed salad leaves
- 1/5 cucumber, diced
- ½ bulb of fennel, finely sliced
For the dressing
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ tbsp of flaxseed oil
- a pinch of sea salt
- 1 tbsp of finely chopped parsley or dill
- 1 tsp of grated horseradish (optional)
Mix together in a small jar
Method
- Add the ingredients for the dressing to a jar and shake to mix
- Boil the sweet potatoes for 10 minutes until just tender
- Meanwhile, flake the mackerel fillets into large pieces, slice (using a mandolin) or grate the beetroot, slice the fennel and cucumbers
- Drain the potatoes and cool slightly
- In a large bowl, cover the warm sweet potatoes in the dressing
- Add the mackerel, fennel and cucumber and toss gently
- Finally very gently mix through the salad leaves and beetroot and serve
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Ingredients – Serves 2
- 1 tin of organic, green lentils, drained and rinsed
- 100g of greens beans, tops removed and cut in half
- 4 celery stalks, finely chopped
- ½ red onion, finely sliced
- 2 small beetroot, finely diced
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 10g fresh basil, finely chopped
- 10g fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 10g fresh mint, finely chopped
- Add any left-over cooked vegetables (onions, courgettes, butternut squash) if you have them or fresh 2 handfuls of spinach or rocket
Dressing
- 2 tbsp cold-pressed organic extra-virgin olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- A pinch of sea salt
Method
- Blanch the green beans in boiling water for 2 minutes, plunge into cold water and to cook, then drain
- Drain and wash lentils and add to a big bowl
- Grate the carrots and chop the celery, beetroot, onions and herbs. Add to lentils and beans (and any left-over cooked vegetables)
- Preparing the dressing: Add olive oil, lemon juice, chopped garlic and sea salt to a jar. Shake. Drizzle over lentil salad