THE MENU TO BEAT CHOLESTEROL. 3 recipes

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including Posh Fish 'n chips (right)

Watercress and Potato Soup

 

 

Number of Servings: 4

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 bunches watercress, washed
• 1 small leek, finely sliced
• 1 large potato, peeled and chopped
• 400ml  Flora pro.activ milk
• 400ml vegetable stock
• 1 bay leaf
• Black pepper
• Crusty bread and Flora pro.activ to serve

Method:

• Coarsely shred the watercress, keeping a few sprigs for garnish
• Place the leek, potato and watercress in a saucepan with the Flora pro.activ milk, vegetable stock and bay leaf and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes

• Liquidize or sieve and season with black pepper
• Serve hot or cold garnished with a little black pepper and the reserved watercress.
• Analysis for soup only (does not include crusty bread and Flora pro.activ)
• Each serving of soup provides 0.5 servings of Flora pro.activ

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Oven Baked Fish and Chips

Servings: 4

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minute

Ingredients:

• 450g (1 lb) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chips
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 85g (3 oz) slightly stale bread
• 4 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 medium egg
• 4 x 175g (6 oz) fish fillets eg cod, plaice
• Mushy peas:
• 225g (8 oz) frozen peas
• 40g (1 ½ oz) Flora pro.activ spread
• 1 tablespoon capers, chopped, optional
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, chopped
• 1-2 tablespoons low fat natural yoghurt

Method:

 

·         Preheat oven to 200 C, (fan oven 180 C), Gas 6.

·         Toss the chips in half the oil and spread evenly over a baking sheet. Bake in oven for 40 minutes.

• Meanwhile prepare fish by placing bread, half the parsley and zest in a food processor and blitz until like rough breadcrumbs.
• Stir through a tablespoon of oil.
• Place flour, egg and crumbs on separate plates and dunk each fillet in flour, then egg, finishing with crumbs. Place on non-stick baking sheet and bake for the last 12 minutes of chips cooking time.
• Whilst the fish is cooking, cook the peas in boiling water for 4 minutes, drain and mash with the Flora pro.activ spread, capers (if used), mint and remaining parsley and lemon zest. Add 1-2 tablespoons yoghurt to achieve a soft consistency and serve with the fish and chips.

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Flora pro.activ Baked Fruits with Vanilla

                                                    

Servings: 4-6

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 400g fresh pineapple chunks
• 3 fresh figs
• 2 bananas
• 100g kumquats, halved
• 1 vanilla pod

(Or any fruits that are in season such as halved peaches and plums)

Method:

 

·         Cut the figs into 4 and cut the banana into large chunks. Mix all the fruits together in a bowl.

·         Split the vanilla pod, scrape the seeds out and add to the fruit. Mix well together and then divide between 4 squares of greaseproof paper.

·         Wrap the fruits in foil and cook on the barbecue for 15/20 minutes (or place in a hot oven).  Serve with Flora pro.activ yogurt.

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