(serves 6 people) This one is an old classic that I've pinched from my late Mum. She always used to serve this one as one of the dishes at Christmas dinner. Simple, but delicious! Ingredients Fresh snow peas – 4 cups Pine nuts – 20g Preparation In a non-stick frying pan add the snow peas and pine nuts and cook on a medium heat for approximately 3 minutes. Nutritional … [Read more...] about Snow Peas & Pine nuts
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Rocket, pear and parmesan salad
(serves 8 people) Another great recipe courtesy of Jackie. Light, sweet, tasty and low in calories. A big hit at any barbeque! Ingredients 1 Medium Pear Rocket – 4 cups Parmesan – 4 tbsp Honey – 1 tbsp Cider vinegar – 1 tbsp Olive oil – 2 tbsp Preparation Lay rocket out on a platter, slice pear in wedges on top of the rocket. Mix honey, cider vinegar and olive oil together and … [Read more...] about Rocket, pear and parmesan salad
Watermelon, red onion & fetta salad
(serves 8 people) This is a fantastic light salad with a difference - this was a huge success at our Client Celebration Party in February 2012. Thanks to Jackie for the recipe! Ingredients Unseeded Watermelon – 500g Reduced fat fetta – 100g Medium Red onion – 1 Avocado Oil – 2 tbps Preparation Slice watermelon in wedges. Dice the red onion and sprinkle onion and feta over the … [Read more...] about Watermelon, red onion & fetta salad
Studioz Thai Beef Salad
Preperation time: 30 mins Cooking time: 10 mins Ingredients (serves 4) 500g rump steak black pepper 2 tbspn lime juice 2 tbspn fish sauce 2 tbspn brown sugar 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1/4 chinese cabbage 1 cup fresh corriander sprigs 1 cup fresh mint 100g snow peas, trimmed 1 lebanese cucumber, sliced 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 200g cherry tomatoes, … [Read more...] about Studioz Thai Beef Salad
Studioz’ Tips For Making Your Salad A Little Less Ordinary
I recently conducted a nutrition seminar and I was asked a number of questions about salads and how to make them less boring, because there's only so much lettuce you can eat right! Well, here's some of the ideas that i use to make a salad lesss ordinary. Try using a variety salad mix with lots of colour, rather than just using iceberg lettuce. Add ingredients such as red and yellow cherry … [Read more...] about Studioz’ Tips For Making Your Salad A Little Less Ordinary
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
Per serve this meal contains approx. 400 calories, including 44g of carbohydrates, 36g of protein, 6g of fat, 277mg sodium and 9.6g of fibre. Ingredients: 1 tblspn cornflour 375ml can light evaporated milk 1/2 tsp olivie oil 300g skinless chicken breast 1 large red onion, sliced 200g button mushrooms 2 zucchini, diced 1 bunch broccolini, cut into 4cm lengths 2 garlic cloves, … [Read more...] about Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
Asian Style Chicken Salad
If you love chicken and love salad, but are sick of eating lettuce leaves, give this a try. This is a great chicken salad that is packed with flavour, protein and carbs. It takes 15 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes cooking time. Ingredients: 1L (4 cups) water 1 brown onion, halved 2 single chicken breast fillets 1 carrot, peeled, cut into matchsticks 150g snow peas, thinly … [Read more...] about Asian Style Chicken Salad
Studioz’ Special Fried Rice
This meal is packed full of carbohydrates and is fantastic hot or cold. This is a great meal loaded with energy and you can combine other ingredients to suit your taste, such as prawns, chicken, bean shoots, salt-reduced soy sauce and so forth. I often have this for lunch. It's also fantastic as a side dish with fish, chicken or lean cuts of red meat with a variety of colourful vegetables for a … [Read more...] about Studioz’ Special Fried Rice
Studioz Big Salad
This is a great meal to prepare when you want something quick and healthy - it's great in summertime too. Ingredients: Large bowl of mixed salad 1 tomato 6 olives 3 baby beetroot cut in half 2 boiled egg whites 1 cup diced sweet potato 1/2 cup of diced low fat cheese 1/2 cucumber 1 sliced carrot 1 tblspn low fat, low carb salad dressing 1 grilled diced chicken breast / … [Read more...] about Studioz Big Salad
Pasta Spirals with Salmon & Pine Nuts
This fresh pasta dish will not only provide a good amount of iron, but also supplies slow release carbohydrates, protein and a good balance of healthy fats including omega 3 fatty acids. Ingredients: 2 cloves crushed garlic 1 diced brown onion 1 tbspn olive oil 300g sliced mushrooms 400g pink salmon 250g of pasta spirals 150g of baby spinach leaves Small bunch of chopped … [Read more...] about Pasta Spirals with Salmon & Pine Nuts