Basic salad

For one of the many ways to make your salad more interesting, I have learnt a basic rule of thumb that can have many variations.

It is a basic rule that calls for
70% Greens ( leafs/sprouts, raw cut veg)
15% Nuts ( pine nuts, hazelnuts are both good base for me)
15% fruit ( blueberries/pears/apples)

From this base you can add some meat ( in this case proscuitto) or eggs/boiled potatoes etc. It is the recipe for a salad to use if you are stuck or in a  rush at the shops.

Of course a good dressing is essential, for which I use a combination of roughly 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard, 4 tbsp olive oil and a tbsp of honey.

serving - depends on quantity bought

cooking time 5 minutes to combine all ingredients and put together dressing

Banana Treat

Who would have thought Banana could be this tasty? Most of the time we scoff down a banana without much of a thought, so today I decided to make it into a little treat, based on an idea suggested in the book 'Losing it in France' that I read. Basically about how to give every meal your time to prepare and enjoy, it is very inspirational. Having said that, it took about 30 seconds to prepare and it was a lovely treat!

Ingredients;
1 banana - sliced
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp honey





serving 1
cooking time 1 minute

1. Slice the banana
2. pepper with cinnamon and drizzle with honey and serve