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Perfect Brunch Eggs

This delicious brunch ‘perfect eggs’ swim in garlicky silky greek yoghurt surrounded by a tangy tomato sauce and topped with freshly chopped dill and coriander. This recipe is so easy, super nurtrient-dense and delicious. I like to serve it with olive oil pan- toasted crusty bread.

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Asparagus Risotto

Looking for a delicious and nutritious way to celebrate asparagus season? Look no further than asparagus risotto! This creamy asparagus rice dish is elevated by the unique flavor and texture of asparagus, making it a sophisticated and healthy option for any meal. Our risotto golden rules ensure a perfectly cooked dish every time – get cooking now!

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Diet Leek Soup with Thyme

This leek soup with fragrant thyme is an age old slimming trick amongst French women. Light and delicious, this diet leek soup acts as a natural diuretic helping your body to expel excess water.

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Sesame Spinach

This super quick vegan spinach recipe is such a deliciously simple way to enjoy spinach. This is nutrient-packed vegan spinach recipes is the perfect side dish. Pair it with rice, tofu, salmon, grilled chicken, or steak. The sesame neutralises any bitterness from the spinach making it appealing to even the most resistant palates

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Grilled Radicchio with Blue Cheese and Candied Walnuts

This grilled radicchio salad is bursting with flavours and works wonderfully as a winter starter. I usually make this radicchio recipe with 'gorgonzola piccante' but I had an excess of English stilton after Christmas which works equally well.

The unassuming purple and white radicchio is high in fibre, low in calories, and a great source of potassium.  I love raw spicy bitter radicchio in salads but radicchio truly shines when it is cooked. I roast, bbq, grill, and even stirfry radicchio. Griddling radicchio in this winter salad recipe will mellow it and bring out a sweet nutty aroma flavour that contrasts with the sharp blue cheese.

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Zucchini and Basil Soup

This zucchini and basil soup is green and fragrant - this delicious soup recipe is one of my go-to suppers. This healthy soup is bursting with healthy fibre, vitamins, and minerals. Ready in no-time this zucchini and basil soup is an easy supper. Choose smaller zucchini for a sweeter and more delicate flavour.

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Roasted Romesco with tahini and hazelnuts

This whole roasted romanesco recipe is a show stopper, especially when you have vegan guests. The flavour that romanesco takes on when roasted is nuttier and crunchier that it’s cauliflower and broccoli cousins. If you can’t get romanesco this recipe also well with cauliflower.

Often called romanesco broccoli or romanesco cauliflower, romanesco is a hybrid believed to be created by Italian farmers in the 16th Century. it’s fractal appearance, making it look almost like a Fibonacci Christmas tree.

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Pomegranate Salad

I love pomegranates so much that I regularly make this double pomegranate salad. It has both fresh zingy pomegranate seeds and the tangy-sweet unctuous pomegranate molasses in the dressing. If you have prepared pomegranate seeds, then this superfood salad can be ready in fifteen minutes. I serve this pomegranate salad as a side with grilled lamb or with extra feta as a stand-alone salad bowl for lunch. It is loosely inspired by the Persian Shirazi salad, which is popular in Iran.

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Goat Cheese with Grilled Peaches and Honey

This is such a simple but beautiful salad. I love the combination of tart goat cheese with sweet honey and succulent grilled peaches. I added some pomegranate seeds for zing and pistachios for crunch, although almonds work equally as well. This is a delicious starter or lunch that goes well with a glass of rose, those from Domaines Ott being my favourites.

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Spinach, Watercress and Avocado Soup

This bright green soup is literally bursting with vitamins and minerals. It’s easy to make and is such a nourishing immunity booster. Spinach is, of course, an excellent source of iron. Peppery watercress is powerhouse leafy vegetables, particularly rich in Vitamin K (Potassium) as well as vitamins A, E, and C, folate, calcium, and iron Studies have identified its antioxidant and phytochemicals as being helpful in the fights against cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis

The addition of the avocado makes for a smoother creamier soup as well as bringing all the good fats, vitamins of the little green nutrient bombs.

Beware - It took me a while to get this soup right as the watercress needs to be blanched in boiling water to remove its bitterness.

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