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Grilled masala lamb with chopped salad
■ Serves 1 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 8-10 mins
1 tsp rapeseed oil
1 tbsp curry paste
2 lamb loin chops
½ pomegranate, seeds only
¼ cucumber, peeled,
deseeded and finely diced
6 radishes, diced
6 cherry tomatoes,
quartered
½ small red onion, very
finely sliced
small handful each of mint
and coriander, roughly
chopped, plus a few leaves
to garnish
¼ tsp ground cumin
½ lemon, juiced
1 Heat the grill. Rub the oil and curry paste all over the lamb chops and season. Put the chops on a baking tray and grill for about 4-5 mins each side for medium, depending on the thickness of the chop, or to your liking. Allow to rest for a couple of mins.
2 Meanwhile, put the remaining ingredients (except the garnish) in a bowl, give everything a stir, then season. Spoon the salad onto a plate and lay the chops on top. Scatter with the remaining herb leaves to serve.
PER SERVING 568 kcals, fat 36g, saturates 14g, carbs 20g, sugars 17g, fibre 6g, protein 39g, salt 0.9g
Vegetarian club sandwich
■ Serves 1 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ No cook
3 slices granary bread
large handful of watercress
1 carrot, coarsely grated
small squeeze lemon juice
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp reduced-fat hummus
2 tomatoes, thickly sliced
1 Toast the bread. Meanwhile, mix the watercress, carrot, lemon juice and olive oil together. Spread the hummus over each slice of toast.
2 Top one slice with the watercress and carrot salad, and some tomato slices, then sandwich with another slice of toast, hummus-side up. Top this slice with more salad and tomato, then finish with the final slice of toast, hummus-side down.
PER SERVING 299 kcals, fat 7g, saturates 1g, carbs 50g, sugars 15g, fibre 7g, protein 11g, salt 1.5g
Leek & sage risotto with crisp bacon
■ Serves 1 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 20 mins
1 tbsp olive oil
2 leeks, sliced
4 sage leaves, shredded, or
pinch dried
85g risotto rice
small glass white wine
200ml hot vegetable stock
2-3 rashers streaky bacon
3 tbsp grated parmesan
1 Heat the oil in a pan, add the leeks and sage, and fry for 2 mins, until the leeks are starting to soften. Stir in the rice and cook for 1 min, stirring. Add the wine and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the h
