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Harissa spiced koftas

Ingredients: 450g (1lb) mince lamb 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 teaspoons Harissa paste Sea salt and freshly ground pepper (barbecue skewers). Method: 1 Place the lamb, onion and Harissa paste in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Season well with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. 2 Take a small handful of the paste

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Oatmeal Smoothie

Forget complex juicing and sugar-laden fruit smoothies. This is as quick as it gets to make a nutritious start to the day, or a quick lunch on the go. It really only takes 30 seconds. Try it. Ingredients: 4 tablespoons oatmeal (natural porridge oats – not the jumbo ones) 100ml Natural Live Yoghurt Method: 1

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Kale and Pepper Frittata

Frittatas are an endlessly versatile dish that are equally as delicious as a snack or a main dish for a meal. You can serve them warm or cold and they are a perfect pre-prepare option for lunchboxes. Ingredients: Large knob of butter ½ red pepper, finely sliced ½ onion, finely sliced 50g (2oz) fresh Kale,

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Hummus

Go for low-fat Natural Live Yoghurt (NLY) if you want to avoid mixing. Enjoy the regular NLY if you’re fine with a bit of mixing. This makes a perfect vegetarian carb lunch with a couple of oat biscuits. Ingredients: 250g (9oz) tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 clove garlic, finely chopped Juice of half

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Avocado with Egg ‘Mayonnaise’

Avocado-Egg-Mayonnaise

This is a quick and nutritious snack or light meal that takes no more than 10 minutes to prepare and make – and that includes hard-boiling the egg. Make sure you use a nice ripe avocado as you’ll be eating this with a spoon, scooping out the flesh of the avocado along with some of

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Teriyaki Stir Fry

Thanks again to Katy over at weight loss holidays for this simple, quick and satisfying recipe. Once you’ve prepared the marinade, it just takes 10 minutes to quickly stir fry some vegetables and toss in the meat/tofu. For the marinade 1-teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 5 tablespoons strong Tamari soy sauce

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Butternut squash and egg curry

We’d like to thank Katy over at weight loss holidays for this deliciously rich recipe. It’s a lovely alternative to our regular butternut squash curry and the addition of the eggs makes it really filling. For the Curry: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, peeled and sliced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 thumb ginger grated

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Breakfast Omelette

Ingredients: 1 large knob of butter 1 tbsp each of chopped tomatoes, red onion, peppers 3, or more, eggs Salt and freshly ground pepper. Method: 1. In an omelette pan, melt the butter and lightly fry the vegetables for 2-3 minutes. 2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl and pour the mixture into the frying

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Chilli Chicken

Chilli Chicken

This has become a firm favourite in our house. Not only is it really easy to make but it’s unbelievably tasty too. We also pour the juices from the chicken over the stir fry to give them even more flavour, and a bit of a bite. 2 chicken quarters Juice 1/2 lemon and the remaining

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Coleslaw – Phase 1 Harcombe Friendly

Coleslaw

This is a really easy, Harcombe friendly, PH1 recipe for a delicious coleslaw. The ingredient quantities are not fixed and you should play around with them to suit your own taste. We’ve included red cabbage in this version but we actually prefer it without (generates less wind without!). For a cabbage free version, leave the

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