Harissa paste can be made or bought. It’s a combination of smoked paprika, roasted peppers, oil, rose petals and cumin and a key Moroccan / Middle Eastern flavouring. I like it a lot. This recipe is for 2 people at 450 calories each. Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 1 onion, finely sliced 2 carrots, grated… Read More Prawn & Harissa Bulgur Wheat Pot
There is a whole range of menus and options to “blacken” all sorts of meat and fish. I think tuna works well as it is best served a little under cooked inside so you don’t have to risk burning the outside to get a blackened taste and style. Ingredients Tuna steaks Spice rub (you can… Read More Blackened Tuna
There’s a classic Italian dish called Chicken Piccata which combines a shallow fried breaded chicken escalope with a sauce made from butter, caper, white wine, lemon and parsley. You can find loads of versions in books and on-line but this is my lower calorie striped back one . The calorie count does depend on the… Read More Lemon & Caper Chicken
So, steam some chunks of your favourite veg, roll them in some cooked ham, sit on a bed of home made tomato sauce and bake having grated some parmesan cheese on top – what more could you want!!!!!! Each roll and some sauce is about 100 calories so expand as needed or your diet allows.… Read More Parmesan Baked Ham & Vegetable Rolls
This simple but spicy soup using some tinned ingredients and couple of tasty extras is great. I used ginger to give back ground heat and a nutmeg/clove spice combo for depth. Keep it chunky to make sure it satisfies! Ingredients 1 tsp rape seed oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 gloves garlic, crushed 3cm ginger,… Read More Deep Heat Chickpea & Tomato Soup
I do like some simple but spicy dal either along side other curry dishes or just on it’s own with some flat bread or naan. Make sure you do the garnishes – it’s what authentic curries are about. I also leave my dal with some bite rather than a soupy consistency. This is enough for… Read More Spiced Chana Dal Curry
Winter throws up all sorts great and very British root vegetables. I spotted these knobbly lovelies on the discount shelf at Sainsbury’s so grabbed them and heh presto! Use parsnips as an alternative if you can’t get them but change the proportions to half and half with carrott. The horseradish is a must to add… Read More Jerusalem Artichoke, Carrot & Horseradish Soup
The challenge with most cranberry sauce recipes and pre-made jars of the same is the quantity of sugar and therefore calories in them. This can often range from 150 to 250 calories per 100g which even though you might not have much soon adds up. My recipe uses some pear and apple to add some… Read More Low Guilt Cranberry, Pear & Apple Sauce
These cabbage leaves are stuffed with all the flavours of a traditional turkey dinner. Serve with some potatoes, festive vegetables and cranberry sauce. Each parcel is less than 150 calories. Eat as many as your calorie intake allows! Ingredients 500g low fat turkey mince 1 onion, chopped small 100g peeled chestnuts, diced small 50g cranberries,… Read More Turkey Dinner Stuffed Cabbage Parcels
Tamarind is the key ingredient in this curry. Used in Southern Indian dishes it adds a deep slightly sour tang that combined with the traditional spices, garlic, ginger and chilli is worth buying a small pot of paste to do the recipe. It keep for ages in the fridge so won’t go to waste. Serves… Read More Beef, Pepper & Kale Curry
