Eat your vegetables. They're good for you!

 

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Californian walnut pasta salad...

Serves 8 to 10

-500gm macaroni/elbow pasta-1/4 cup good quality olive oil
-Juice from 2 lemons
-1 cup fresh parsley-Fresh black pepper
-2 avocados, diced
-1 carrot, grated
-2 cups baby spinach
-1 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
-1 cup californian walnuts

-Cook and drain pasta until al' dente, run under cold water
-Whisk the olive oil, lemons, pepper and parsley together
-Toss the pasta with the dressing, then gently mix the carrot, spinach, cherry tomatoes and walnuts
-Top with avocado and serve chilled



 

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Christmas salad....

Serves 6-easily doubled

-5 or 6 large cos lettuce leaves
-2 mangoes, cheeks cubed
-3 nectarines, pitted and sliced
-1 peach, pitted and sliced
-2 oranges, peeled and diced
-1 cucumber, diced
-2 celery stalks, sliced thinly
-3 cups rocket
-1 cup baby spinach
-1/2 head radicchio, shredded
-1/2 cup coriander
-1/2 cup parsley
-1/2 pomegranate, pith removed- Use the seeds!
-1/2 cup mixed raw sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds

Dressing
-Juice of 1 lemon
-Juice of 1/2 lime
-Juice of 1/2 orange
-1 tbsp good quality EVOO

-Line a large bowl with the cos leaves
-In a separate bowl, gently toss all of the salad ingredients together except the pomegranate seeds
-Whisk dressing and gently pour over the salad, just before serving
-Top with pomegranate seeds and mixed seeds