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Stir fried vegetables

Ingredients

  • savoy cabbage, shredded
  • carrots, sliced
  • broccoli florets
  • Method

    Stir fry the vegetables until warm but still crunchy.

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    Grated carrot, courgette and pumpkin seed coleslaw

    Ingredients
    Serves 4

  • 3 carrots, trimmed, peeled and grated
  • 2 courgettes, trimmed and cut into fine julienne (matchstick) strips or grated
  • 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely diced
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp egg-free mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • Method

    Mix the carrots, courgettes and spring onions in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Mix the cider vinegar with the mayonnaise and then mix in with the coleslaw ingredients. Cover and chill until required. Serve garnished with the pumpkin seeds.

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    Grated carrot, fennel and courgette coleslaw

    Ingredients
    Serves 4

  • 2 carrots, trimmed, peeled and grated
  • 1 courgette, trimmed and cut into fine julienne (matchstick) strips or grated
  • 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced
  • 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely diced
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp egg-free mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • Method

    Mix the carrots, courgettes, fennel and spring onions in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Mix the cider vinegar with the mayonnaise and then mix in with the coleslaw ingredients. Cover and chill until required. Serve garnished with the pumpkin seeds.

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    Red cabbage and celery salad

    Ingredients
    Serves 1 as a main course, 2 as a side salad

  • quarter of a red cabbage, finely shredded
  • 3 stalks of celery, finely sliced
  • freshly chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp of egg free mayonnaise
  • Method

    Combine all the ingredients and serve.

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    Grated vegetable salad

    Ingredients

  • beetroots, grated
  • carrots, grated
  • celeriac, grated
  • any other grated veg you fancy
  • pumpkin seeds
  • chopped herbs
  • herby salad dressing
  • Method

    Mix the grated vegetables together and stir in the pumpkin seeds, chopped herbs. Add your salad dressing and serve.

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    Grated carrot salad

    Ingredients
    Serves 2

  • 2-3 carrots
  • 1 handful of sunflower seeds
  • 1 bunch freshly chopped parsley
  • Dressing of olive oil, lemon juice and tamari
  • Method

    Grate the carrots and add in the sunflower seeds, freshly chopped parsley and a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice and tamari.

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    Cucumber, dulse and avocado salad

    Dulse is a seaweed vegetable that has a nutty flavour. It's a great addition to salads.

    Ingredients
    Serves 2

  • 30g dulse seaweed vegetable
  • 2 avocados
  • 1 cucumber, peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 carrot, trimmed, peeled and grated
  • 125g natural sauerkraut
  • 1 handful chopped fresh chives
  • 1 small bunch watercress, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 tbsp freshly pressed apple juice
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • juice of ½ a lemon
  • Method

    Rince the dulse in cold water and soak for 2-3 minutes. Drain and squeeze out the excess water. Chop into bite-sized pieces.

    Peel and stone the avocado, and cut into small pieces.

    Mix the dulse and avocado with all the other ingredients in a large salad bowl and serve.

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    Borlotti bean salad

    Ingredients
    Serves 1

  • 1 tin of borlotti beans
  • a few handfuls of baby spinach leaves
  • 1 handful of pumpkin seeds
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • a dressing of olive oil, tamari and lemon juice
  • Method

    Combine the ingredients in a bowl and add the dressing.

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    Carrot slaw

    Ingredients

  • ¼ of a white cabbage, finely shredded
  • 2-3 carrots, grated
  • sunflower seeds
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp tamari
  • 1 handful of freshly chopped parsley
  • Method

    Combine the cabbage, carrots, parsley and sunflower seeds in a bowl.

    Mix up the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well.

    Pour on the dressing and mix well.

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    Warm red lentil salad

    Ingredients
    Serves 4

  • 100g red lentils
  • 2 shallots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh root ginger
  • 2 tsp wheat-free vegetable bouillon powder
  • 100g fresh mixed salad leaves, including rocket and/or baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander or mint
  • 4 lime wedges
  • Method

    Rinse and drain the lentils and place in a medium-sized saucepan. Add the shallots, garlic, root ginger and bouillon powder and cover in cold water. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until tender. Stir occasionally. Remove from the heat and drain away the excess water.

    Divide the salad leaves between serving plates and pile the red lentils on top. Garnish with the coriander or mint and lime wedges (for squeezing) and serve.

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    Grated beetroot and sesame salad

    Ingredients

  • beetroot, grated
  • sesame seeds
  • fresh parsley, chopped
  • cider vinegar
  • olive oil
  • Method

    Gently toast the sesame seeds. Mix the beetroot and sesame seeds together with the parsley. Stir in a cider vinegar and oil dressing.

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    Watercress salad

    Ingredients
    Serves 2

  • 1 large bunch of watercress
  • 6 small radishes, finely sliced
  • 3 sticks of celery, finely sliced
  • chopped walnuts
  • olive oil
  • lemon juice
  • tamari
  • Method

    Combine the watercress, radishes, celery and walnuts. Pour on a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice and tamari.

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    Sprout salad

    Ingredients

  • mung beans
  • alfalfa
  • puy lentils
  • dressing
  • Method

    Combine sprouts of the mung beans, alfalfa and puy lentils. Drizzle on a dressing.

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    Celeriac and carrot salad

    Ingredients
    Serves 2

  • half a celeriac
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp tamari
  • Method

    Grate the carrots and celeriac and combine with the sesame seeds and parsley in a bowl.

    Mix the olive oil, vinegar and tamari together in a jar and shake or stir. Pour onto the salad and mix.

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    © Gillian McKeith 2005

    For more recipes go to www.drgillianclub.com


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