Sensational Salads & Sides
French Puy Lentil & Radicchio Salad
As we enter more into the cooler weather, this weeks recipe of the week is a warm lentil salad with radicchio, walnuts and pecorino cheese. Absolutely mouth watering and delicious. Enjoy. Ingredients: 200g organic french puy lentils 2 bay leaves 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 90ml of olive oil 100g active jelly bush honey 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes 100g…
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Baked Lemon and Curry Leaf Rice
Once again inspired by the very talented Yotam Ottolenghi, this simple rice dish is absolutely delicious. Packed with amazing flavour, it is perfect alongside any curry or casserole dish. Serving Size: Serves 4 Ingredients: 5 cinnamon quills 10 cloves Shaved rind of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 3 stems of fresh curry leaves (about 25 leaves) or 35…
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Matchstick Salad
RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Affordable Wholefoods This weeks recipe is a delicious labour of love. Julienned fresh carrot, beet and green apple combined with toasted walnuts, celery seed and fetta. A winner for summer. Enjoy! Ingredients: 80g organic walnuts 1 teaspoon celery seed 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar Olive oil 500g raw beetroot and carrot (combined) 2 green apples 1/2 cup…
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Poached Chicken & Quinoa Seedy Salad
A delicious spring inspired salad with fresh ingredients including poached chicken, quinoa, rocket and hemp seed. This high protein salad can be enjoyed any time of year and tastes as good as it looks! Recipe contributed by Tristen Van Der Kley of Tris Alexander Nutrition. Preparation time: 15 minutes Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 250 grams free range chicken…
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Lettuce and Coconut Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts
A super light tropical salad recipe perfect for the warmer weather. The toasted seeds really give this salad a beautiful crunch with the coconut adding a delicious natural sweetness. This salad is great to have as a side to any simple meat or vegetarian dish. Ingredients: 6 cups mixed lettuce leaves chopped 1/3 cup coconut flakes 1/4 cup toasted…
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Spicy Marinated Beetroots
These spicy marinated beets are a delicious side dish to enjoy throughout spring and summer. Serve them alongside fresh leafy greens and your favourite protein. The recipe can be adjusted by using a different combination of spices depending on your personal choice. Big thanks to Kym our manager for contributing this one. Enjoy. Serving Size: Makes around 5 cups…
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Sensational Summer Salad
This is hands down our pick for a sensational salad this season. Fresh, crisp, sweet, crunchy and wholesome in one. With the addition of quinoa, combined with lightly toasted walnuts, fresh salad vegetables and leafy greens it covers all bases on the nutritional front, but doesn’t leave you feeling hungry like other green salads can. It’s also simple and enjoyable…
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Pecan Seed Mix
We’ve been sharing a few paleo recipes with our readers of late (inspired by seeing Pete Evans and the crew on MKR – guilty). So when we saw this recipe from budding young food entrepreneur Sarah Follent (Baked Livingness), we were straight onto asking her permission to share. Sarah runs cooking workshops out of Brisbane for both adults and children…
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Colourful Quinoa Salad
Another super yummy quinoa salad to share with you all and a double recipe share from Casey-Lee of Live Love Nourish. We felt this one appropriate for the silly season, not only because its super nutritious and filling (perhaps countering any temptation to indulge), but also for its gorgeous fresh colours to light up the table. Enjoy! Ingredients: 3…
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Quinoa & White Bean Salad
We made this quinoa salad recently after exploring Rena Patten’s book ‘Cooking with Quinoa’. The recipe is delicious, the only difference, we added some lightly roasted pepitas and sunflower seeds (of course). A gorgeous looking salad with the colourful vibrancy of beetroot, red capsicum, carrot and fresh parsley, and the richness of quinoa and white beans. This one is a…
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