ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD

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Roasted vegetable salad is perfect for a filling lunch or quick supper. Potato, leek, carrots, cauliflower you can add vegetables of your choice. Ready under 35 mins.

 
Vegetables tend to get boring for me. Specially if you are having a curry – that’s like the go to recipe of most Indian households. There are tonnes of variations of a vegetable curry, though. But I wanted to enjoy vegetables in a better way. Thought of roasting them, for a change, and making a salad out of it! Roasted Vegetable Salad sounds interesting, isn’t it? 

QUICK AVOCADO AND EGG OPEN SANDWICH

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I was famished this morning and didn’t have much time. This Quick Avocado and Egg Open Sandwich saved my day.
 
My house help didn’t turn up and my little munchkin wanted me to be with him. But this open sandwich is so easy to make that I got this done in flat 5 mins. Yes that’s all it takes.

Pear and Lettuce Salad with Toasted Walnuts

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The pear and lettuce salad is the fresh and crunchy twist to the otherwise boring salad bowl. It’s drizzled with tangy balsamic vinegar and topped with toasted walnuts for the added crunch. It’s ready under 5 minutes.

I am loving salads these days. The Pear and Lettuce Salad is just the one I needed this afternoon to beat the heat and get in some portion of healthy food. It is even better with the toasted walnuts.

 

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OATS BANANA BLENDER PANCAKES

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These Oats Banana Blender Pancakes are super easy and super yum. It takes just about 5 minutes to prepare and ensures you are having a healthy and yummy breakfast.
These are not your regular weekend pancakes which have flour sugar and egg. These are gluten free and have no sugar. All the sweetness is from a ripe banana. Blend everything and you can have a great breakfast option in less than 15 minutes.

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Mexican Corn Salad

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Mexican Corn Salad is so simple that you won’t even realize you had made one! It can be enjoyed as a side, as a main with some Tortila or even your regular toast. You can fill in your tacos or just have it as a relish!

 

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LETTUCE, GRILLED TOMATO AND CHICKEN SALAD

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Fresh salads are super good for your body and they look so appetizing. The Lettuce, Grilled Tomato and Chicken Salad is colorful, fresh and super yum. I made this for my breakfast today and made a healthy start to the day!
 
This #AtoZChallenge is making sure I am eating right this month.

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KIWI, GINGER AND BANANA SMOOTHIE – JAMIE OLIVER INSPIRED

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The Kiwi Ginger Banana Smoothie is my go to favorite smoothie in the summers. It’s fresh with the added dose of health in the form of oats. It takes just 10 mins – super Yuma and superfast.

This recipe is inspired by Jamie Oliver. [I love him and adore him.] Smoothies are a great way to ensure you are having a good nutritious start in the morning. If you are running late and don’t have much time put everything in a blender and have a nice fruity smoothie!

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Icy Refresher

icy-refresher-1-1It’s hot hot hot in India. It’s hot in the day it’s hot in the night and no rains. A summer refreshing drink is what I need all the time. I have been guzzling down water like a shark! Plain water is boring and I hate drinking water. But then I thought of making a jug full of this refreshing drink and put it in the fridge. In anyways, these are much better options than the sugar laden aerated drinks that we keep drinking. I have stopped all aerated drinks FYI.
 
I also tried adding a little white run with it later to make a Sunday cocktail which tasted super yum! You can make your own renditions with it!
 
Icy Refresher
Recipe Type: Beverage
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Tina Basu
Prep time:
Cook time:
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • Lemon -1
  • Mint – few sprigs
  • Water – 2 glasses
  • Ice cubes – few
Instructions
  1. Muddle some mint leaves and few lemon slices together
  2. Add them in a jug with water
  3. Add crushed ice cubes
  4. Serve with a slice lime
Notes
If you are adding white rum/vodka for cocktail try muddling some chopped chili – you will love the combination.

 

Until next time, Cheers!

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Egg Oats Omelette

 
Eggs are staples for breakfasts, aren’t they? Bread and omelette are like brothers. But have you tried an even healthier version of omelette? How about egg and oats omelette? I am currently bitten by the oats bugs and am trying to use oats in different ways.
 
So thought why not make a quick meal altogether in an omelette? This is pretty filling too.

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HEALTH BENEFIT
 
Eggs are full of good proteins and minerals.
 
Rich source of Omega-3 fatty acids, A,B,D,E and K vitamins
 
Oats are good cereals with loads of fiber
 
Oats keep your heart healthy
 
This recipe can be modified with your choice of vegetables!

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Prep Time
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Total Time
 5 min
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egg-oats-omelette-omelet-recipe3Recipe Type: Breakfast
Serves: 1 person
 
INGREDIENTS
 
Whole Eggs – 2
Red Onion – 1 teaspoon chopped
Tomato – 1 teaspoon chopped
Oats flour – ¼ cup [don’t get worked up, it’s just ground rolled oats]
Dried Oregano – a pinch
Salt & Pepper – to taste
Oil – for greasing frying pan
Cilantro/Coriander leaves – 1 teaspoon chopped
Milk – 1 tablespoon
 
INSTRUCTIONS
 
In a bowl mix – oats flour, salt and pepper, oregano
Break the eggs and whisk with a spoon
Add milk to the egg mix and whisk
Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in a frying pan and spread evenly
Pour the egg mix and spread evenly
Cover and cook for few seconds on low heat
Remove lid and sprinkle chopped vegetables on the omelette and cook for 2 minutes.
Flip the omelette and let the other side cook for 2 minutes on low heat.
Serve hot with tea or coffee!
 
TIPS
 
If you are greasing with a pastry brush, it will take very little oil
You can use any vegetable you like – mushroom, corn, bell peppers and even olives go well.
This is going to be the easiest thing you have flipped in a pan ever, because oats makes a good base
 
 
Enjoy a good healthy breakfast.
 
 
Until next time, Cheers!


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Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salad

This is health month for me and I am doing all healthy stuff, at least cooking and eating healthy! I did a smoothie and a breakfast recipe earlier so I’ll share a great salad recipe today.
 
Salads are great, aren’t they? They fill you up, low on calorie, you can have as much as you want! And hey, all salads are not boring. You can enjoy it as a side or a main. I sometimes like some good salad as munching snack in the evening.
Today we are making wonders with three very simple ingredients – Cucumber, Tomato and Avocado! It’s summers and these ingredients are perfect for the season! Crunchy Cucumber, Fresh Tomato and Buttery Avocado! Very easy and totally yum! Let’s get to know our Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salada little better!



HEALTH BENEFIT
 
Cucumber, however boring it may sound, is a gift
 
It keeps you hydratedand flushes out your toxins.
 
It almost doesn’t have any calories and provides loads of vitaminsand skin friendly minerals like magnesium, potassium.
 
Avocados on the other hand are a power house of dietary fiber, vitamin K, copper, folate, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin C
 
It also provides Alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and oleic acid 

Tomatoes, I can’t tell you how good they are specially for your skin!
 
We won’t use any mayo or fatty dressing for the salad!


 
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Recipe Type: Salad main/side
Serves: 2 persons as a side or 1 person as a main
INGREDIENTS
  • Avocado – 1 pitted and diced
  • Cucumber -1 diced
  • Tomato – 1 diced (you can use cherry tomato in halves)
  • Red Onion – ½ finely chopped
  • Lime juice – juice of ½ a lime
  • Cilantro or Coriander Leaves – 1 teaspoon finely chopped
  • Olive Oil – 1 tablespoon for dressing
  • Red Wine Vinegar – 1 teaspoon
  • Tabasco / capsico sauce – 1 teaspoon
  • Salt & Pepper – to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
  • Combine Avocado, cucumber, tomato, onion in a bowl.
  • Whisk together olive oil, lime juice, tabasco sauce, red wine vinegar and seasoning in another bowl and drizzle over the avocado salad
  • Sprinkle chopped coriander or cilantro leaves and serve fresh
  
TIPS
You can totally skip the tabasco part, if you don’t like the heat in salads
If you want to have it as a main, add some diced tofu and up the protein quotient of the salad.
 
Enjoy a good healthy snack.
 
 
Until next time, Cheers!

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