A fragrant and refreshingly light tomato soup/stew which is particularly good when warm rather than hot.
Serves 4
Ingredients
6 medium, ripe tomatoes or 6 tinned tomatoes
1 large fennel bulb, trimmed, central stem removed then thinly sliced
450ml water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
½ teaspoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon olive/rapeseed oil
1 small onion, peeled and finely…
Very quick, very colourful, very moreish, in no way seems like a ‘slimming soup’ and children love it!
Serves 3
Ingredients
600ml frozen peas
600ml chicken or vegetable stock
1 old-fashioned round lettuce, cleaned and shredded
A generous bunch of fresh mint, chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
0% fat Greek yoghurt
Method
• Put a couple of handfuls of the peas in a bowl, pour…
Velvety smooth, deliciously fishy and great for entertaining.
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped or crushed
5cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
2 tablespoons tomato puree
750ml fish stock
140g fresh white fish, roughly chopped
225g white crab…
Yummy Pizza recipe for the whole family. If you can get the children to help you prepare and eat this, this dish includes all nutrients kids need (protein, starch, fibres). Brilliant!
Cooking Time: 15 – 30 mins
Serves: 2
INGREDIENTS
6-8 asparagus spears (snap off the woody ends)
145g pack pizza base mix
plain flour, for rolling out
3 tbsp Sacla’ Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto or Sacla’…
Here is a lovely variation of the Oriental classic wonderful dip.
1. Put the chickpeas into a sieve and rinse thoroughly under running water, then soak overnight in a bowl of water.
2. Drain the chickpeas and bring to the boil in fresh water, together with the spiced onion. Skim off the foam, then cook for 40 minutes until soft. Remove the onion. Drain, rinse in cold water, and drain again.
3.
Easy and yummy vegetarian dish.
1. Preheat the oven to 180 ºC. Spread the dough on a baking tray covered with baking paper and prick with a fork.
2. Spread the tomato pesto onto the dough and sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.
3. Wash the vegetables and chop into 1.5 cm dice. Fry the aubergines for 6 minutes in hot olive oil, then add the courgettes and fry for another 5 minutes.
A sweet and spicy drink – healthy, delicious and rather attractive!
1. Peel the ginger and lemons. Wash and peel the carrots. Cut the apples and the fennel into halves or quarters so that they fit into the juice extractor.
2. Put all the ingredients into the juice extractor. Stir the juice well, leave to settle for 5 minutes and then skim off the foam.
3. Put the juice in the refrigerator.
Super easy one but guaranteed wow factor with your guests and kids alike.
Cooking Time: 30 – 45 mins
Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS
500g minced beef
100g wholemeal breadcrumbs
2 eggs, beaten
3 tbsp Sun-dried Tomato Pesto (the best on the market and the one I use all the time is by Italian brand Sacla’)
fresh chopped parsley
3 tbsp oil
1 small brown onion, chopped
350g jar of…
Brilliant recipe which you can have all year round.
Cooking Time: 15 – 30 mins
Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
450g of cod fillet, skinned and cut into 4 pieces
4 tbsp of Organic Tomato Pesto (we used Italian Pesto from brand Sacla’)
75g of fresh white breadcrumbs
finely grated lemon zest*
3 tbsp of mixed chopped…
This recipe is taken from the Sara’s Cooking Class app which is available to download now. Children will love to make and decorate these festive treats. Baking is the perfect activity for the Christmas holidays when the weather is uninviting.
Serves 35
Prep Time: 10 minutes (including 30 minutes for chilling)
Cook Time: 15 minutes (including 10 minutes for cooling)
Total Time: 25…