Eating Healthy To Lose Weight

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Here are three of my favorites recipes:

Hummus

Hummus is great as a spread on grain bread topped with lettuce, tomato, capsicum, sliced olives and anything in the vegetable line you can think of.

Ingredients:

2 cups of chickpeas (tinned are quick, easy and good)

3 tablespoons of olive oil

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

2 tablespoons of tahini (this is a sesame seed paste)

1 plump clove of garlic

Salt, Cumin and paprika to taste.

Method:

Put the chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice, tahini and garlic into a food processor and mix until combined (add more olive oil if needed).

Put in the salt, cumin and paprika (a small amount at a time) and mix – keep adding until you have the desired taste.

Keep mixing until you have reached the consistency you like.

Pesto 

Pesto adds a basil flavor to so many dishes or can be used on crackers with a little avocado.  Use it with the hummus.

Ingredients:

2 cups of fresh basil leaves (packed)

1 ½ cups of pine nuts (you could use brazil  or hazelnuts) 

¾ cup olive oil

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tsp finely grated lemon zest

2 plump cloves garlic

1 tsp salt if needed to taste.

Method:

Toast the nuts at 220ºC for 8 minutes – shake the pan once ½ way through

Place all ingredients into the food processor and mix until you reach the desired consistency.

Pita Pizza

Ingredients:

2 pita breads

Olive oil cooking spray

½ cup bottled pizza sauce

Assorted Vegetable toppings:

          Chopped green onions

          Finely chopped onions

          Sliced Zucchini

          Sliced Mushroom

          Sliced Capsicum

          Sliced Olives

          Artichoke hearts.

I teaspoon Italian herb seasoning

¾ cup shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese

Method:

Separate the Pita bread to yield four rounds.

Spray the top with the olive oil.

Spread the pizza sauce.

Arrange the vegetables

Sprinkle with the herb seasoning.

Spread the cheese.

Bake in oven 180ºC until the cheese has melted.

Note:  you can replace the olive oil spray with a spread of pesto. 

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