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I just love a good salad recipe. When it is cold outside, having a substantial salad with a warm dressing really is just the ticket. 



Pan-fried pear salad with pancetta, gorgonzola and a warm dressing

x 120 grams/4 ounces packets rocket

pine nuts

pancetta

butter

olive oil

pears, peeled, cored, quartered

tsp honey, plus extra for the dressing

tsp balsamic vinegar,

Dijon mustard

salt and black pepper

These protein-packed stuffed peppers make a filling vegetarian meal. If you don’t like goats' cheese these they also work well with feta. 

With a GI of 41 this meal is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/diets/high_protein_low_GI_diet">high protein, low GI</a> and provides 373 kcal per portion.

Stuffed peppers 

grams/1¾oz wholegrain long-grain rice

red and 1 yellow pepper

low-calorie cooking spray

onion,

courgette, diced

grams/2½oz cherry tomatoes, halved

garlic cloves, crushed

tsp cumin

tsp coriander

grams/¾oz almonds

½ orange, zest only, finely grated

tbsp roughly chopped fresh flat leaf parsley (or coriander)

grams/3½oz

Beans on toast gets a facelift with this easy-to-make and healthy recipe.

Each serving provides 478 kcal, 17g protein, 60g carbohydrates (of which 11.5g sugars), 16.5g fat (of which 2g saturates), 12.5g fibre and 0.8g salt. 

Tuscan beans on sourdough toast

tbsp olive oil,

red onion, roughly chopped

garlic clove, crushed

tin chopped tomatoes

tin haricot beans, drained and rinsed

rosemary

x 75 grams/2¾oz (or 4 x 37.5 grams/1¼oz) slices sourdough bread

¼ garlic clove

Who said pizza was unhealthy? These veggie pizzas pack winning flavour combinations plus your five-a-day. 

Veggie pizza

flour,

sachet fast-acting dried yeast

tbsp warm water

tbsp extra virgin olive oil

salt

garlic cloves, thinly sliced

tin plum tomatoes

tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano

black pepper

courgettes,

grams/5½oz feta, crumbled

unwaxed lemon, very thinly sliced

rosemary sprigs, leaves picked

unsalted butter

red onions, thinly sliced

caster sugar

butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into thin strips

grams/5½oz Stilton, crumbled

sage leaves

Who would have thought you could eat lasagne when on a diet? Well thanks to our amazingly clever recipe you can.
The pasta is replaced with sheets of blanched leeks so you can have all the deliciousness without the calorie count.

This meal provides 354 kcal, 29g protein, 22g carbohydrate (of which 10.5g sugars), 15g fat (of which 7g saturates), 5.5g fibre and 1.7g salt per portion.


Skinny beef lasagne

leeks, each

onion

celery sticks,

carrots, peeled

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces lean beef mince

garlic cloves,

150 grams/5½oz chestnut mushrooms, wiped and chopped

tbsp plain flour

150 milliliters/¼ pint red wine

200 milliliters/7fl oz beef stock,

400 grams/14 ounces can chopped tomatoes

tomato purée

oregano

bay leaves

500 milliliters/18fl oz semi-skimmed milk

tbsp cornflour

nutmeg,

extra-mature cheddar, grated

grams/1 ounces parmesan, finely grated

medium vine tomatoes, sliced

Si and Dave reinvent one of their favourite dishes, the lasagne - and with some clever cooking transform this high-cal dish into a luscious slimline delight.

The Hairy Bikers' Low Calorie Lasagne

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