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Tuna, Avocado, Feta Smash (serves 2)

GF

This is my absolute go-to lunch! It satisfies every time.

Ingredients

•       •   2 x 95g tins tuna (look for pole-and-line caught skipjack tuna)
•       •   1 x avocado
•       •   50-75g feta cheese
•       •   2-4 boiled eggs
•       •   juice of half a lemon
•       •   pinch of salt
•            OPTIONAL: Sourdough bread, rice cakes, salad leaves

Method

•       1.   Smash everything together and spread on top of sourdough bread, a brown rice cake, or a bowl of mixed salad leaves.

Bolognese

GF, DF, P, F

A simple bolognese recipe with a delicious richness. Add grated vegetables like carrot and zucchini if you wish - otherwise serve it with vegetables like the Simple Veggie Side below.

Ingredients

•       •   1 tbls olive oil
•       •   3 garlic cloves thinly diced
•       •   1 onion diced
•       •   500 g beef mince
•       •   1 tin chopped tomatoes
•       •   1 1/2 cups tomato passata
•       •   2 tbls tamari
•       •   2 tsp Italian herbs
•       •   1 tbls rapadura sugar

Method

•       1.  Warm the oil over medium heat in a pan.
•       2.  Add the onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent – don’t burn the garlic! Then add mince to pan.
•       3.  Once cooked through add the rest of the ingredients, bring to the boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes (turn down the heat if you need to). You want a really good reduction.
•       4.  Serve on top of your pasta of choice with a little parmesan cheese (buy the block and grate yourself – the pre-grated variety has weird stuff added).

Easy Veggie Side

V, GF, Veg

This is my go-to way to serve crunchy greens. Is there a better combo than butter, garlic and parmesan!?

Ingredients

• 1 tbls butter
• 1 clove garlic diced finely or crushed
• 4 handfuls of vegetables choose your own adventure - sugar snap peas, snow peas, green beans, zucchini slices, mushrooms, broccoli
• 1 handful grated parmesan
• zest of half a lemon

Method

Chocolate Banana Cake

V, GF, DF, Veg, P, F

A simple, low sugar cake. Pop all ingredients in your food processor and whizz!

Ingredients

•       •   2 cups white spelt flour (or wheat or gluten-free flour)
•       •   1 cup dessicated coconut
•       •   1/2 cup rapadura sugar (or raw sugar if you don't have it)
•       •   1 not-too-ripe banana
•       •   3/4 cup dairy or non dairy milk
•       •   1/2 cup olive oil or macadamia oil
•       •   1 tbls cacao or dutched cocoa
•       •   2 large eggs
•       •   2 tsp baking powder

Method

•       1.   Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
•       2.   Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend to combine - 20-30 seconds on medium.
•       3.   Scrape down sides and repeat.
•       4.   Pour mixture into a lined cake pan of choice - I love a loaf tin for this cake.
•       5.   Cook in oven for 30-35 minutes or until cooked through when tested with a skewer.
•       6.   Slice once cooled (if you can wait!) and eat with a dollop of whipped cream or on it's own.