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Light Meals, Salads & Soups

Here you will find the recipes I come back to time and again when I want to lighten the load. These are the soups, salad and light meal options that I enjoy day to day.

My Chicken & Asparagus Salad with Bacon, is a regular light dinner option for me, my Courgette & Pepper Soup which is the quickest soup to prepare, and my Easy Gazpacho which makes the best of summer fresh produce.

  • Bulgur Wheat Risotto with Asparagus
  • Easy Leek & Potato Soup with Chickpeas
  • Tomato & Basil Bruschetta with Whipped Creme Fraiche
  • Lemon & Paprika Chicken Kebabs
  • Sweet Potato, Coconut & Chilli Soup
  • Broccoli Courgette Soup
  • Easy Smoked Mackerel Pate
  • Easy Courgette Fritters with Cheese
  • Best Salad Recipes
  • Spanish Chorizo Chicken Croquettes (Croquettas)
  • Chicken & Asparagus Salad with Bacon
  • Pear, Walnut & Blue Cheese Salad
  • Easy Ham Salad with Figs & Blue Cheese
  • Smoked Mackerel & Beetroot Salad
  • Tuna, Avocado & Quinoa Salad
  • Steak with Lemongrass Marinade
  • High Protein Stuffed Peppers
  • Savoury Egg Muffins with Parma Ham
  • Oven Baked Eggs (Oeffs en Cocotte)
  • Curried Baked Eggs
  • Easy Shakshuka Eggs
  • Spicy Chickpea Salad with Harissa Dressing
  • Sprout Slaw with Apple & Radish
  • Fennel & Apple Slaw
  • Easy Bean Salad
  • Easy Asian Cucumber Salad
  • Healthy Chickpea Tuna Salad
  • Basic Mayonnaise Recipe
  • Prawn Cocktail with Tarragon Mayonnaise
  • Curried Scrambled Eggs
  • 20 Simple Soup Recipes
  • Spicy Red Lentil Soup
  • Easy Spicy Bean Soup
  • Creamy Parsnip Soup with Nutmeg
  • Healthy Leek & Potato Soup (Without Cream)
  • Easy Egg Fried Rice
  • Scottish Yellow Split Pea Soup
  • Simple Omelette Arnold Bennett
  • Spicy Chickpea Soup
  • Wild Garlic Soup

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