Some superfood healthy recipes

As promised, here are a couple of recipes from the Superfoods book. I have just discovered smoked mackeral and it is quite special. Negates the need for salt or pepper when added to things like mashed sweet potato or a salad or a veggie wrap.

I've always had a 20 minute limit on cooking. If it takes more than 20 minutes from the time I start cooking to the time I am eating, it's too long. Most of these recipes meet the criteria.

Super healthy wrap - good for lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, BBQs

1 large lebanese bread
1/4 avocado
generous serve of hommous
sliced tomatoes (I like cherries or pomodorinos or something delicious)
Rocket/ mixed leaves/ spinach - lots of dark greens
pumpkin seeds (optional)
1/2 fillet of smoked mackeral (or similar)

You can also add:
Natural yoghurt
other fish instead of the mackeral eg tuna
meat

Put all the ingredients in the bread. Wrap and eat.


OK here's one from the Superfoods book:

Chuckle with chickpea salad - I made this one night for dinner (even tho she recommends for sustaining lunch) and it was quite delicious. Chickpeas have a low GI factor (slow release energy) and taste delicious.

400g canned chickpeas (you can soak and boil your own, but I find the canned/ 30 second version heaps easier and probably almost as good for you)
3t olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1t chilli powder (red) - can be quite hot, so even 1/2t is good
2t ground cumin (blends wonderfully with the chickpeas)
juice of 1 lemon
handful of baby spinach leaves (I used a mix of lambs lettuce and shredded beetroot - yummy too)
1t (I used about 1T but I love yoghurt) of plain bio yoghurt
Bunch of chopped parsley

Method:
Rinse and drain chickpeas (if canned. If not, spend hours preparing - lazy sod me).
Heat 2t of the olive oil and fry garlic, chilli and chickpeas.
Cook for 2 mins and then add the cumin and juice of 1/2 the lemon.
Cook until juices evaporate, turn off heat and add baby spinach.
Add yoghurt, parsley, and remaining lemon juice and oil.
Eat immediately or cook and put in a container ready to take to work the next day.

Yummooooooooooooooooooooo!

I am also a huge egg fan. Here is a superfood rich recipe I made up myself, but it tastes amazing.

Superhealthy egg delight (aka Beth's omelette)

Ingredients per omelette (1 egg for lunch and 2 eggs for dinner)

1 or 2 eggs (the freshest, loveliest, yellowest, happiest eggs you can find)
4 cherry tomatoes (bursting with sunshine), sliced
1 clove of crushed garlic
sprinkle of pumpkin seeds
1/2 small can of tuna (dolphin friendly please, in oil is tastier than in water, but either is OK) (Optional)
Drizzle of olive oil
Avocado (for the toast)
1 slice of delicious healthy grainy bread (Vogels is good)
Salt, pepper and mixed herbs (or fresh basil) to taste

Method:
Fry the garlic and tomatoes in a little olive oil until the tomatoes start to get juicy. Season with some dried herbs if you like and a little salt and pepper.
Sprinkle over the pumpkin seeds and cook.
Whisk the egg/s and pour over.
Add tuna if you want tuna in there. If not, wait until it starts to cook.
Add fresh herbs if you have them.
You can omlettify or scramble, or flip, depending on how you like you eggs.

Prepare the toast and when hot, spread with some fresh avocado.

Serve the omelette on top of the toast and eat at once!

For a healthy breakfast, a few books (including Superfoods) recommend Peanut butter on toast. It's got protein and slow release multi grains from the toast. I find it a great start to the day, but make sure you get organic peanut butter otherwise the cheap and nasty ones contain a mould which is bad for you. It's worth the extra 50p or whatever it is.

Bagel heaven

Finally, I just need to mention this to die for recipe I stumbled across in New York, or was reminded of in New York.

Don't you just love bagels? I do, so try this:

1 toasted cinnamon and raisin bagel, cut in half and toasted
Spread with light philly cream cheese
Add chopped banana or strawberry (be generous)
Eat at once.

Filling and delicious start to the day.

So, there you go, ladies. A few easy treats to try and be healthy as well.

Let me know what you think.

Love Beth xxooxxoo