This would have to be one of my all time favourite kids recipes that I make almost every week. Originally a zucchini slice recipe that my mother passed on to me when I had… More
Carb Free Zucchini Pasta with Lentil and Eggplant Bolognese
Have you tried zucchini pasta? Aka spiralized zucchini.
Spiralizing vegetables became a foodie craze a few years ago. I have to admit this is one trend I continue making regularly. Taking an ordinary vegetable and making it into a noodle/spaghetti brilliant idea! Continue reading “Carb Free Zucchini Pasta with Lentil and Eggplant Bolognese”
Best Ever Creamy Cauliflower Mash
This seriously is the best mash I’ve ever made. If you are a lover of cauliflower or even if you are not this mash is so darn delicious. Silky smooth and creamy you wouldn’t even know it consists mainly of cauliflower.
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Hidden Veggie Meatloaf with Tomato Glaze
Family dinner with young kids can be tricky as much as you’d love them to eat every vegetable you eat sometimes it just seems impossible and not to mention stressful. I get it my kids have their moments too let me assure you.
Visually vegetables are an instant turn off for most kids, seeing the amount they have to eat each night already gets them in a bother. Sometimes we have to get creative and hide them in food they do like. Let’s be real as much as those cute food pictures that look like a butterflies or funny faces made out of veggies or cookie cutout salads look visually stimulating but who really has time to do that every night? Hiding them or mixing them in other foods just seems to be a much less time consuming and gimmicky way of getting their daily serve of veggies.
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Clean and Green Detox Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
This is one clean salad packed with all the good stuff. Whether it’s a light dinner, as a side or meal prep weekday lunches this salad is as healthy as it comes. Low in calories, anti inflammatory, vitamin enriched, and a good source of iron and plant protein. Ticks all the boxes to get back into healthy eating. You could also add some shredded chicken if you prefer.
This creamy avocado dressing is the perfect addition to this salad or any salad to be honest. Adds a beautiful texture and flavour to your salad with added essential good fats. Keeps well in a jar in the fridge for a few days.
Clean and Green Detox Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
GF, Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients
1 head broccoli, stalk removed florets roughly chopped
4 spring onions, sliced
100g green beans, chopped
2 cups baby spinach leaves
Handful parsley, chopped
Handful mint, chopped
1 chillies, finely chopped
2 tbsp mixed sunflower and pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp chia seeds
1/2 cup raw almonds, roughly chopped
50g goats or feta cheese
Salt and Pepper
Optional- pomegranate seeds
*omit cheese for vegan option
*optional add shredded chicken
Creamy Avocado Dressing
1 avocado, peeled deseeded
3/4 cup olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper
Directions
- Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl. Mix to combine
- To make dressing, place avocado, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper in a food processor and blitz on high speed until smooth.
- Serve salad with Avocado Dressing.
Quick and Easy Weekday Dinner Chicken Pesto Fusilli
Summer holidays have come to an end, for myself it’s a little bitter sweet. Whilst I am over the sibling fighting and constant complaints of boredom I actually really enjoyed having my kids home these holidays. We have spent a lot of quality time together over the past two months swimming, fishing, boating, days at the beach, theme parks, bike rides, movie dates, picnics in the park we really have done it all. Continue reading “Quick and Easy Weekday Dinner Chicken Pesto Fusilli”
