Ingredients For the dressing: 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or sherry vinegar 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice Salt to taste 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 small or medium garlic clove, minced or pureed 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, or for a low-fat dressing use 1/4 cup low-fat yogurt or buttermilk and 2 tablespoons [...]
Ingredients 5 medium or large ripe tomatoes cut into wedges (if large, the wedges should be cut crosswise in half), or 1 pint of cherry tomatoes cut in half 1/2 European cucumber, or 1 Persian or Japanese cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, seeded if desired, then sliced into half circles about 1/3-inch thick. Sea salt [...]
Ingredients For the Dressing: 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt 3/4 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin Salt to taste For the salad: 2 fuji apples 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup lightly toasted walnut halves 1 cup thinly sliced celery, from the heart of [...]
Ingredients For the dressing: 1 tablespoon red or white wine vinegar or sherry vinegar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 small garlic clove, finely minced or pureed in a mortar and pestle Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (can substitute some yogurt or buttermilk [...]
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These melting chocolate puddings are much sturdier than ordinary soufflés and will behave even if made ahead (but not cooked) INGREDIENTS: 200g dark chocolate , chopped 150g butter , cut into cubes plus extra for the ramekins 6 eggs 175g sugar 125g plain flour METHOD 1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter 6 [...]
Sweet potatoes this make a colourful, fibrous and extremely satisfying soup – with a kick INGREDIENTS: butter 1 onion , roughly chopped 1 red chilli , finely chopped or a pinch of chilli flakes 1 tsp ground coriander 2 garlic cloves , crushed 750g sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into chunks vegetable stock fresh, [...]
Simple as anything, serve this on a big platter surrounded by roasted lemon halves INGREDIENTS: sea bass or sea bream, you’ll need a 1kg fish for 4 or 500g for 2 olive oil parsley , chervil, rosemary and thyme a mixed bunch 1 bay leaf 1 fennel bulb , quartered and finely sliced 1 lemon [...]
Easy and healthy warm spinach, shallot and baby beetroot salad is a popular dish with vegetarians. Join in with the green gourmets to discover the joys of “rabbit food”. Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as a starter or accompaniment Ready in 1 hour Ingredients 250g shallots 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil Bunch [...]
Fish and chips are still Britain’s favourite takeaway, in fact, more than half of us visit the chippy at least once a month. But if you try this healthier version of roasted haddock and wedges you can enjoy this dinner more often. Serves 4 Ready in 45 minutes Ingredients 4 large red-skinned potatoes, such as [...]
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