Light Meals

Warm Potato and Roasted Veggie Salad

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Serves 1 – 2 CC, 1 Prot, 1 Fat, 2 Veg

200g baby potatoes, quartered and parcooked

50g yellow pepper cored and cut into quarters

50g red onion, peeled and quarterd

100g butternut cubes

5ml olive oil

Lemon Juice

30g low fat feta

Salt and Black Pepper

Balsamic Vinegar

Line baking tray with foil and coat with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange veggies and potatoes on baking tray and sprinkle with olive oil, and a generous squirt of lemon juice. Season. Oven roast at 160C for about 40 minutes until peppers blister.

Toss together and serve with crumbed feta and balsamic vinegar.

Warm Potato and Bacon Salad

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Warm Potato and Bacon Salad

Serves 2, per person 2CC, 1 Veg, 1 Fat, 1 Prot

400g sliced baby potatoes, cooked

100g blanched green beans

100g onion, sliced

200g WL/lean bacon, sliced in strips

5ml olive oil

45ml WL reduced oil dressing, mixed with 100ml plain yogurt

Salt and Black pepper

 

Fry onion in olive oil until soft (add a few drops of water if needed), add bacon and green beans and fry for a few minutes until bacon is cooked. Stir in baby potatoes and mix well. Season with salt and a generous twist of black pepper. Serve warm and drizzle with dressing (can be left out).

Warm Lemony Green Bean and Feta Salad

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Serves 2

1½ Veg, 2 CC, 1 Fat, 1 Prot per person

Warm Lemony Green Bean and Feta Salad

100g thinly sliced red onion (1 Veg)

5ml olive oil (1 Fat)

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

¼ tsp garlic

200g fine green beans (blanched in hot water for a few minutes)

10g almond flakes (1 Fat)

60g crumbed lite feta (2 Prot)

160g cooked couscous (4 CC)

Salt and Pepper

 

Fry onions in olive oil with garlic, add lemon zest and juice. Add green beans and fry for a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir in cooked couscous and almonds, and serve.

 

This makes a yummy side for a braai – you can leave out the feta to save your protein portions then!

Quick and easy!

Curried Sweetcorn Soup (with Lentils)

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Curried Sweetcorn Soup (with Lentils)

Adapted from Fresh Living Magazine July 2015

 

Serves 2

1 Serving: 1 Veg, 1 fat, 2 CC, 1 Prot

 

150g leeks

¼ tsp crushed ginger

½ tsp crushed garlic

¼ tsp crushed chilies

½ tsp turmeric

5ml olive oil

400g frozen corn kernels

15ml mild curry powder

1.5 cup chicken stock (vegetarians can use veggie stock instead)

200ml coconut milk (to save a fat portion I used fat free milk with a few drops coconut essence)

200g cooked red lentils

 

Fresh coriander to serve

 

Fry leeks in olive oil with ginger, garlic and chillies

Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes

Liquidise ½ (I personally prefer a ‘smooth’ soup, but you can leave it as is!) and serve with fresh coriander

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Roasted Tomato and Garlic Bean Soup (with Shortcut Croutons)

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Adapted from Fresh Living Magazine July 2015

 

Serves 2

1 Serve = +/- 3 Veg, 1.5 protein, 1 fat, 1 CC

 

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500g tomatoes, quartered

3 peeled garlic cloves

2 rosemary sprigs (I used more!)

10 ml olive oil

1 tin 410g baked beans in tomato sauce

1.5 cup chicken stock (vegetarians can add veggie stock instead)

Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Sprinkling Italian Herb seasoning

1 TBS Tomato Paste

3 slices Albany Ultima – toasted and cut into croutons, quick and easy shortcut!

Fresh parsley to serve

 

Combine tomatoes, garlic, rosemary and olive oil in a Ziplock/plastic bag and shake to coat. But on baking sheet (lined with tin foil and treated with non-stick cooking spray) at 200C for 45 min.

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Transfer to saucepan and add baked beans, chicken stock and seasoning. Simmer for about 15 minutes on medium heat.

Liquidize and serve with fresh parsley and croutons

 

Spanish Rice

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280g par-cooked brown rice
1 chopped onion
1 red pepper, chopped
5ml olive oil
1/4 tsp chopped garlic
1/4 tsp dried chili flakes
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1 heaped tbsp tomato paste
Fresh coriander

Fry onion, garlic and pepper in olive oil.
Add chili flakes and paprika and fry for another minute.
Stir in rice and tomato paste. Add 200ml boiling water.
Simmer over low heat until liquid is reduced.
Serve with fresh coriander.

Mexican Spiced Brown Rice and Lentil Pilaf

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Serves 1

 

5ml olive oil

50g chopped spring onions

125g chopped red pepper

1/4 tsp crushed garlic

1/2 tsp Woolies Fajita Spice mix (or use equal amounts of ground cumin, ground coriander and crushed chillies)

125ml veggie stock

100g cooked lentils

140g cooked brown rice

 

Fresh basil to serve

 

Fry onion, spices and pepper in olive oil for 4 minutes.  Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until stock has reduced.

Serve with fresh, chopped basil leaves

 

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Super Thick Potato and Cauliflower Chowder

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5ml olive oil

1/4 tsp fresh garlic, chopped

50g chopped onion

150g cauliflower

200g potatoes, peeled and cubed

250ml chicken stock (add more if the chowder is too thick for you!)  Vegetarians use Veggie stock instead!

Fresh thyme (about 3 sprigs)

Salt and Pepper to taste

 

To serve:

30g low fat feta

A spring of thyme to serve

 

Fry onions and garlic in oil for few minutes, add the rest of the ingredients except feta and thyme to serve.

Simmer on low heat until potatoes are soft.

Liquidise and serve with feta and thyme

Roasted Tomato Soup with Feta

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6 large Rosa tomatoes

Garlic Salt

Italian Herb Seasoning

1 med red onion

5ml basil infused olive oil

250ml chicken or veggie stock

Salt and pepper

30g crumbed feta

 

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Cut tomatoes in half, sprinkle with garlic salt and Italian Herb Seasoning and oven roast for 30 – 45 minutes at 180C (you still want the tomatoes firm, but cooked).  Fry onion in olive oil, add tomatoes and stock – season to taste.  Simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes.  Liquidise and serve with feta.

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Carrot and Cannelini Bean Soup

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Serves 1

3 Veg, 1 Prot, 1 Fat

 

 

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100g chopped onions

200g carrots

5ml olive oil

100g cooked cannelini (white) beans

200ml chicken stock

1/4 tsp ground cumin

1/4 tsp ground coriander

1/4 tsp (or more!  :P) chopped garlic

Red pepper flakes (I like it quite spicy, so I added quite a bit)

Salt and Pepper to taste

Fresh coriander to serve

 

Fry onion and spices in olive oil.  Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until carrots are soft.  Add more chicken stock if needed.  Liquidise and serve with fresh coriander.

Vegetarians:  Use veggie stock instead!