Dan and I tried one of these in Fulham Road today. I’m afraid it’s a must-have.
http://www.buddabag.com/
On the left, sunflower seed bread with scrambled egg & smoked salmon. Slightly out of view, a salad of cucumber & coriander, julienned carrots & right out of view, tomato & mint salad. That’s a fairly typical breakfast these days. I’m beginning to think that breakfast is a much more interesting meal than dinner, thanks to low-GI eating.
Put some basmati rice on to cook first
Salmon: Mix about a tbsp of sundried tomato pesto with two tbsp of low-fat Hellmans. Add in a few breadcrumbs if you want, or some bits of finely chopped fennel. Try adding anything to this basic mixture for fun (except parmesan cheese – it tastes vile with salmon). Cover the top of some salmon fillets with this.
Mushrooms next: mix up some breadcrumbs, black pepper, dried rosemary, the stalks from a packet of medium sized closed cup mushrooms, and a tbsp of olive oil. With a teaspoon, paste the breadcrumb mixture into the mushrooms – it can be domed on top.
Arrange the salmon & mushrooms on foil on a grill pan, and put under a hot grill for 18-20 mins.
Mean while, slice some courgettes, douse them in lemon juice, black pepper and olive oil, and then chargrill.
About 5 mins before you’re ready to serve, steam some snow peas.
While they’re cooking, grate about an inch of ginger, mix with half a tsp of mustard and a sloosh of soy sauce.
Put it all on a plate.
The breadcrumbs are not very low gi, and there’s more oil than a puritan would allow, but it’s all good fat.
Salad 1
Sliced tomatoes, chopped mint, balsamic syrup.
Salad 2
‘Bistro salad’ out of a bag + some cucumber, peeled and sliced on a mandolin. Dress as you like – this one’s got honey, mustard, garlic, balsamic vinegar and olive oil on it.
Salad 3
Chopped celery, courgette, red pepper, apple (peel on) & fennel. Dress it with a splash of lemon juice, then stir in a mixture of yoghurt, extra light Hellmans and ½ tsp of horseradish sauce. Add about a tbsp of Holland & Barrett salad sprinkle.
There’s a very high GI wholemeal roll on the side, but what the hell.
And yes, all done in 20 minutes if you move fast.
Assemble the above, including any other bits of salady stuff you have or like, and put it on a square plate. Everything looks nicer on a square plate.
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