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HEALTHY
Post-Festive Period Recipes
Helle’s Salad Ideas Now is the time when most of us have had plenty of fat food. After all the extra kilos that mysteriously sneak into our lives after the cold months, we are ready to make an effort, to start being healthier in the New Year, with the bikini season around the corner – and that doesn’t always mean being boring or fat-frightened. That’s why I’ve created a few ideas for your salad variations that I hope are to your taste. Try to toast your favourite chopped nuts on a dry pan and sprinkle them on top of your salad. Some of my favourites are walnuts, cashews, pecans, almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts. Also try pumpkin seeds toasted with maldon salt, sunflower seeds toasted with a little soya, and dry-roasted sesame seeds or pine nuts. Don’t forget to give colour and variation to your salads, so it awakes your appetite even more. It doesn’t always just have to be vegetables. For example, pomegranate seeds, figs, peaches, oranges and apples are a nice fresh touch. As for cheeses, I highly recommend crumbled gorgonzola, feta or Parmesan, or a little honey-baked goat’s cheese on top of the salad. Freshly-chopped parsley, basil, chives, thyme or oregano directly from the kitchen garden is always delicious and incredibly healthy. Also try the delicious watercress and bean sprouts. As an alternative, you can also use fresh sage. It’s a spice that doesn’t work very well with raw ingredients but, if you toast the leaves in a little butter, olive oil and lemon juice you also have the dressing ready for the salad. The dressing is brilliant for pasta salad as well. Regarding dressings, there is a whole world of delicious balsamic and glace vinegars that can be combined with herb and spice oils. Visit Vom Fass (www. vomfass-fuengirola.es) and let yourself be seduced by all their delicious products.
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