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Chicken Food and Salad of Papaya Fruit

Posted in Healthy recipes on May 25th, 2009 by admin – Comments Off

Ingredients: –
* 40 mls Echidna Prickle (Mild Chilli Honey Mustard Dressing, 1 / 10)
* 3 tbs Sweet Dreams (Medium Chilli Jam, 5 / 10)
* 4 medium chicken breasts, skin on
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 2 sticks celery, chopped
* 2 spring onions, chopped
* 2 papayas
* 100g button mushrooms, sliced
* 4 spring onions, trimmed and cut on the diagonal
For the dressing: –
* 40ml Echidna Prickle (Honey Mustard Dressing)
* Juice of a lemon
* 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
* 2 tablespoons lemon olive oil
* 3 tablespoons Sweet Heat (Chilli Jam)
* 2 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* Mint sprigs for decoration
Preparation
I. Season the chicken breasts and place them in a pan with the celery and spring onions. And cover it all with water. Bring it to bubbling, then turn the heat down to simmer for 2 minutes. Cover the pan with a lid and turn off the heat. Leave the chicken to cool in the liquid.
II. Remove the cooled chicken from the liquid, then take the skin off and discard it. Slice the chicken thinly and put in a bowl. Peel, de-seed and slice the papayas and add to the chicken. Add the sliced mushrooms and spring onions.
III. For the dressing, place the Echidna Prickle (Honey Mustard Dressing) in a bowl and stir in the lemon juice and white wine vinegar. Whisk in the lemon oil and add the Sweet Heat, and mint. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Then pour the dressing over the chicken and mix and toss it well. Serve immediately, decorated with mint sprigs.


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Grapefruit and Avocado salad

Posted in Salads on May 20th, 2009 by admin – Comments Off

Nutritional Info (Per serving):

Calories: 134, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 60mg, Dietary Fiber: 4g, Total Fat: 9g, Carbs: 14g, Sugars: 7g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Protein: 2g

Exchanges: Vegetable: 1, Fruit: 0.5, Fat: 2

Carb Choices: 1

Ingredients

  • 8 cup(s) lettuce, mixed greens, torn
  • 2 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
  • 1 avocado, pitted, peeled, and sliced
  • 2 tablespoon vinegar, raspberry
  • 2 tablespoon avocado oil, or olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1. On a large serving platter or 6 individual salad plates, arrange the mixed salad greens and/or spinach, grapefruit sections, and avocado slices.
2. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together raspberry vinegar, avocado or olive oil, the water, sugar, and salt. Drizzle over the salad mixture

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