In these jolly Christmas times it is easy to overdo the fun. You know what I’m talking about. And if you suspect that you may have had a glass or two too many the night before, chances are you’ll wake up the next morning craving comfort food in a big way. Continue reading “Recovery porridge”
I find that in order to stick to a greenish diet without deviating, it is pivotal to have most ingredients prepared and available at a moments notice. It has got to be easy and it has got to be quick. Make it complicated and you’ll head for the cheese sandwich and bag of crisps before you know it.
Instead, think yesterday’s cooked quinoa or a bit of left-over brown rice, think a bowl of cherry tomatoes that can easily be chopped and mixed with some olive oil, sea salt, basil and apple cider vinegar. Add to that some fresh greens just waiting to be steamed for a minute or two (kale, spinach, asparagus etc). Perhaps even a bit of left over fish from last nights dinner. All of these ingredients enables you to whip up a fab lunch in a jiffy. Top it all off with freshly made dressing and you have yourself a meal that means business. Here is what I did for a recent lunch:
Pic n mix lunch:
5 cherry tomatoes roughly chopped up
Bit of basil
1 charlotte onion, finely chopped
Olive oil, big glug
Apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp
Sea salt to taste
Chilli flakes to taste
Handful of kale
Handful of spinach
Toasted sesame seeds
Small bunch of baby asparagus
1 cup of quinoa
1 piece left over salmon
Dressing:
1″ ginger root
1 tbsp miso paste
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 lime
1/4 to 1/2 cup of water
sea salt to taste
Mix the chopped cherry tomatoes together with the onion, basil, salt, pepper and apple cider vinegar – let sit for a few minutes to infuse. In the meantime steam kale and spinach for a couple of minutes until wilted. Remove and put on plate to chill slightly. When cooled down add the toasted sesame seeds on top. Put asparagus in the steamer, same water, and steam for a minute or two. Turn off heat and put to side to cool slightly. With a hand blender mix all the ingredients for the dressing until desired consistency. This takes approximately 1 minute.
Arrange the salmon, veggies and quinoa on a plate and drizzle dressing liberally. Enjoy x
