Posts Tagged ‘Spinach’

Beetroot & Goats Cheese Salad

Monday, April 11th, 2011

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We’ve had quite a nice burst of sun in London over the past few days, which got me thinking about salads. But seeing as we’re not quite out of the woods temperature wise yet, this is greenery with guts.

The beetroot is warm and sweet with a bit of a spicy kick, and goes really well with the tangy, creamy goats cheese. If you wanted to, you could also throw in a few crushed walnuts, but I didn’t have any to hand, so I didn’t.

Y’all ready?

Ingredients (serves 2)

500g beetroot

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon chilli flakes

1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped

1 teaspoon, fresh oregano, chopped

Salt and pepper

Olive oil

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Fast Chick Pea & Spinach Curry

Monday, February 21st, 2011

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I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned it before or not, but we start every week with Macca’s ‘meat free Monday‘. Don’t hold it against us.

As a confirmed carnivores, it can be quite tough to build up the enthusiasm to cook a bunch of vegetables, but this curry is healthy, tasty, and as it uses a ready made paste, its fast too. I use a spicy madras paste in this recipe, but you can use what ever floats your boat.

Ingredients

1 onion, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 heaped teaspoon of chopped fresh ginger

2 tablespoons madras curry paste

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 tin chopped tomatoes (400g)

1 tin chick peas (400g)

200 ml water

150g fresh spinach, roughly chopped

Handful of fresh coriander, chopped

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