HEALTHY EATING AT THE MAILBOX TUNA NIÇOISE
CUTTING CALORIES DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN DULL DINING. THE RESTAURANTS OF THE MAILBOX OFFER FANTASTICALLY FRESH FARE. HERE ARE JUST A FEW TEMPTING IDEAS
TRY THIS FRESH AND FILLING SALAD, COURTESY OF CÔTE
YOU’LL NEED: • 10g each of red and yellow peppers, thinly sliced • 10g red onions, sliced • 40g boiled new potato, ring sliced • 20g French beans, boiled • 6 pitted black olives, cut in half • 2 cherry tomatoes, cut in quarters • 30g baby gem leaves, torn in half • 25 ml Côte dressing (or make your own with French vinaigrette dressing and French Dijon mustard) • Salt and black pepper • 1 soft-boiled egg, cut into quarters • 1 tuna loin steak • Extra virgin olive oil • Garnish: chopped fresh chives, mixed with olive oil and a little lemon
CAFÉ ROUGE This chic eaterie has an array of exciting dishes on the menu that come in at under 600 calories. Take for example the Salade Arabe, with grilled halloumi cheese on roast vegetable and bulgar wheat tabbouleh and a warm roast pepper tapenade, or Loup de Mer à la Provençale, roasted, filleted sea bass with Provence style ratatouille. Or try their signature Bouillabaisse, Salade Courge Rotie (pictured here) and Salad Entrecote, each one fewer than 600 calories.
METHOD: Put all the salad ingredients minus the egg together in a large mixing bowl, marinate with vinaigrette dressing, season, toss and put on the plate. Add the egg. Season the tuna with olive oil, salt and pepper and cook on a hot grill until done right through. Add to top of salad, sprinkle with chopped fresh chives and drizzle over lemon and extra virgin olive oil.
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GOURMET BURGER KITCHEN It’s not all about the burger at GBK: grilled chicken has just been added to the menu and the salads are all super-fresh. We love the winter salad with warm butternut squash, beetroot, chickpeas, feta, mixed leaves, almonds and basil oil. Add chicken to any salad for just an extra £1.95. Save calories by ‘going naked’: all the burgers can be ordered without a bun, or the bun swapped for extra mixed leaves, or homemade mayo-free coleslaw, tomatoes and onion (and you can swap fries for a corn on the cob, too).