Creative meals for two, cooked entirely in the microwave – minimum fuss, maximum flavour, super-fast!
RECIPES AND FOOD STYLING: KATHRYN HAWKINS. PHOTOGRAPHY: STUART MACGREGOR
Golden Spinach Omelette
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Ingredients (Serves 2)
◆ 100g frozen chopped spinach
◆ 4 large eggs
◆ 4tbsp milk
◆ 1tsp ground turmeric
◆ ½tsp each ground fenugreek and onion salt
◆ 75g Halloumi cheese, grated
◆ 8 cherry tomatoes, chopped
◆ A few fresh coriander leaves
◆ Mango chutney and naan bread, to serve
1 Put the frozen spinach in a bowl. Cover and cook on High for 3 minutes. Drain well, squeezing out the excess water. Cool for 10 minutes.
2 Mix the eggs, milk, spices, salt and spinach together, and pour into a greased 20cm diameter round dish.
3 Cook on High for 3 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese all over and cook for a further 1 minute.
4 To serve, top with tomatoes and coriander, fold over and cut in half. Serve with mango chutney and naan bread.
Thai-Style Rice And Chicken
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Ingredients (Serves 2)
◆ 2 pak choi
◆ 1tbsp vegetable oil
◆ 50g Thai green curry paste
◆ 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
◆ 75g sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved
◆ 250g pack cooked Basmati or Jasmine rice
◆ 4tbsp reduced fat coconut milk or vegetable stock
◆ 225g skinless roast chicken breast fillets, chopped
◆ Chopped green and red chilli and lime wedges, to serve
1 Trim the pak choi and slice the stems. Chop the leaves and put to one side.
2 Mix the oil and curry paste in a large bowl. Stir in the pak choi stems, spring onion and sugar snaps. Cover and cook in the microwave on High for 3 minutes.
3 Stir in the pak choi leaves and the remaining ingredients, re-cover and cook on High for a further 4 minutes, stirring halfway through, until piping hot.
4 To serve, pile into warm serving bowls. Sprinkle with chilli and accompany with lime wedges.
Smoky Tomato Mackerel Kebabs
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Ingredients (Serves 2)
◆ 3 ripe medium tomatoes
◆ 3tbsp sweet chilli sauce, plus extra to serve
◆ ½tsp smoked paprika
◆ 3 fresh mackerel fillets
◆ Salt and freshly ground black pepper
◆ 2 small peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
◆ Freshly chopped parsley, flat breads and lemon wedges to serve
1 Quarter the tomatoes. Scoop the seeds and pulp into a bowl. Mix in 2 tablespoons