Showing posts with label cooking clubs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cooking clubs. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 November 2012

Atlantic Salmon with Clean Asian-Slaw

Atlantic Salmon with Clean Asian-Slaw

1 x Piece Atlantic Salmon (skin removed)
1 x Fresh Lime
Cracked pepper
Clean Asian-Slaw:
1/2 Wombok Cabbage
1 x baby Fennel bulb
1/2 x large Spanish (purple onion)
1 x bunch fresh Coriander
1/2 x bunch fresh Mint
1/2 cup Slivered Almonds

Dressing:
Juice of 2 x Fresh Limes
2 x teaspoons Rice Wine Vinegar (optional)
2-3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 x teaspoons Natvia
1-2 teaspoons Sesame Oil (to your taste)
1-2 teaspoons Tamari (optional)
Cracked pepper (to your taste)

Finely slice cabbage, fennel and onion and place in a large salad bowl. Chop coriander and mint finely and add to bowl. With your hands, gently combine and mix ingredients together.

Heat a non-stick pan and place almonds in. Gently toss until they become lightly toasted (golden in colour). Allow to cool in pan before adding them to the salad and stir through.

Monday, 13 August 2012

Eat Sassy, Stay Healthy in the New Year

Frequent readers may be under the impression that I don't spend too much time counting calories or fat grams... well, they'd be right! However, lest you think I'm all about extra cheese and second helpings, I do make a point to keep healthy eating in mind. I always exercise common sense when doling out portions, and work towards eating a well-balanced diet that includes a variety of different fruits and veggies. I come from a generation where plenty was celebrated! What's now called "dieting", was simply referred to as sensible eating back then. If we had it, we wanted to celebrate it.

It's that philosophy of enjoying the simple abundances that makes me so excited when I come across a