Slow Roasted Cuban Pork, an easy, flavourful weekend roast. Marinated the evening before in lime, orange, garlic, and herbs. Roasted to buttery pull apart tenderness.
Slow Roasted Cuban Pork Shoulder
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Dinner Recipes
Cuban Air Fryer Pork Shoulder
Cuban Air Fryer Pork Shoulder, a quick, flavourful mid-week roast. Marinated the evening before in lime, orange, garlic and herbs, you’ll have dinner within 2h.
Lentil Mango Salad with Mango Coconut Lime Chicken
Lots of layers of flavour make this Lentil Mango Salad with Mango Coconut Lime Chicken probably my favourite summer salad of the year. Coconut-Lime-Mango dressing is used both as marinade for the super flavourful chicken and dressing for the salad. Which comes in form of coleslaw and added toppings to complete the tropical profile. Lentils boiled in aromatic broth, finished with more lime and coconut add more protein and fibre, plus a delicious bite. Peppers and fresh mango lend sweetness and absolutely addictive maple-lime baked coconut chips crown the whole thing.
Chinese Duck Pancake Salad with Plum Dressing
This Chinese Duck Pancake Salad with Plum Dressing is such an easy recipe! We use a small cheat here, by getting a pack of Chinese Duck Pancakes including the half duck we just need to heat up. This gives a super crispy, perfectly seasoned duck, without all the hassle. After that, it’s a little chopping of crunchy cucumber, spring onions, carrots, and peppers. And some quick destoning and boiling plums with very few extra ingredients, to make a fabulous and very low calorie dressing. More griddled plums go on the salad too, for an extra fruity kick.
Sumac Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Black Garlic Mushroom Sauce
Sumac Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Black Garlic Mushroom Sauce with a side of Arugula with Lemon Tahini dressing with Za’atar is exactly what you need. Hearty, yet fresh, layers of flavour from the fried mushrooms with black garlic, made into a creamy sauce with soy cream. All while your sesame-sumac coated Cauliflower steaks are roasting in the oven.
A side of greens with fresh and quick dressing, tying it all together with the addition of Za’atar. No one will miss the meat, trust me.
Healthy Chicken Tacos
This is my version if Healthy Chicken Tacos: Smoky seasoned chicken breast, fried with cashews for extra crunch. On a generous wholewheat wrap smothered with creamy guacamole. Topped with layers of crunchy lettuce, fresh, charred sweetcorn, homemade zingy salsa, and vibrant spring onions. Finished with a sour cream-yoghurt-lime drizzle and grated cheddar. This is the dinner of my dreams.
Grilled Peach Mozzarella Salad
One of those fantastic quick summer dishes when you really don’t want to cook much but have a colourful and healthy meal. This Grilled Peach Mozzarella Salad has the juicy sweetness from summer peaches at their best, grilled, for smokiness, reminding of barbecue. Served with aromatic cherry tomatoes, milky, fresh mozzarella, and savoury Serrano ham. All on a bed of fresh green leaves, topped with an herby balsamic vinaigrette
Mushroom Spinach Pasta Bake with Black Garlic
An easy and healthy weeknight dish with lots of veggies, this Mushroom Spinach Pasta Bake with Black Garlic has it all: Quick preparation time, vibrant greens, umami-rich fried mushrooms, supported by the balsamic notes of black garlic. The wholewheat pasta is smothered in a tomato sauce while feta and mozzarella make it the perfect comfort food, adding satisfying cheese layers.
Black Garlic Roast Chicken Summer Salad
All the summery flavours of fresh sweetcorn, juicy peaches, and sun ripened tomatoes in a bowl with delicious Black Garlic Roast Chicken.
Peach Brie Serrano Pizza
This Peach Brie Serrano Pizza is currently my favourite “Emergency Pizza”, as the flavours of creamy, milky Brie, salty Serrano ham and juicy sweet peaches work just so well together and taste like a perfect summer dinner with a glass of red wine. Or white. I won’t judge.
Crustless Spinach and Feta Quiche
Crustless Spinach and Feta Quiche is one of those incredibly easy, yet nutritious and filling breakfasts that helped me with my weight loss. High in protein from the eggs, lots of fibre from the added veggies and satisfying tangy cheese flavour from the feta, this has everything you need to start your day right. All with just about 200 calories for one piece and 12g protein.
Strawberry Black Pudding Salad
This unusual combination was inspired by a Strawberry Black Pudding salad I had years ago in a tiny restaurant in Clonakilty, right beside the butcher who makes the famous Clonakilty Black Pudding, which is arguably the best you’ll find anywhere in Ireland. With oats that get crunchy when frying and its fantastic depth of flavour. Together with strawberries, each mouthful tastes like a party in your mouth, umami, sweet and fruity, crunch and juiciness creating a very more-ish mix. It also is incredibly quick to prepare, with just a few ingredients, while giving you a great calorie vs volume ratio for weight loss and will impress your guests.
Black Garlic Mushroom Salad with Berries and Blue Cheese
This ridiculously flavourful Black Garlic Mushroom Salad has so many layers, the title can’t quite capture it. Fried mushrooms with added black garlic, creating umami heaven, caramelised onions, crunchy romaine lettuce, berries to cut through the savouriness, topped with sourdough croutons and creamy blue cheese. All crowned with sweet and crunchy candied pecans. This is a celebration in a bowl.
Sweet Potato Grape Salad with Goats Cheese
A colourful, fibre packed bowl full of autumn flavours, this Sweet Potato Grape Salad is a fantastic way to get all of your 5-a-day and then some in one delicious meal. Perfect to surprise your family and friends with a beautiful meal, all while staying on path to weight loss.
