QuickTrim Recipes

You will need:

Handful rocket, rinsed and dried
¼ large orange, peel and white pith removed
¼ large fennel bulb
1 paper-thin slice red onion
4 black olives
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp fresh orange juice
½ tsp orange zest
Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

• Arrange rocket to make a bed on a salad plate
• Cut orange crosswise into thin slices and arrange over the rocket on the plate
• Cut away feathery tops of fennel at base of round stalks and discard
• Slice off bottom of bulb, remove tough outer layer of bulb and discard both
• Halve bulb vertically
• Using a very sharp knife cut each half crosswise into very thin slices and arrange some over orange slices
• Separate the onion slices into rings and arrange over fennel
• Add olives and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste
• In small bowl, whisk oil with orange juice and zest
• Drizzle dressing over each salad, serve immediately

You will need:

3 small (20g) radish
1 Tbsp (10g) chopped shallots
1 Tbsp (20ml) lemon juice
1 fennel bulb (234g)
½ cup (10g) of rocket

Method:

• Finely chop the radish and shallots
• Pull the leaves from the fennel bulb and arrange on a plate
• Sprinkle with radish, shallots and rocket
• Top with a squeeze of lemon juice

You will need:

100g of lettuce, any type
½ cup (60g) sliced cucumber, unpeeled
10 strips (27g) of red pepper
10 (17g) cherry tomatoes
1 cup (110g) grated carrots
2 small (20g) radish
1 (12.5g) avocado
Squeeze of lemon (optional)

Method:

• Wash the lettuce
• Slice the cucumber
• Slice the cucumber
• Cut the pepper into strips
• Grate the carrot
• Slice the tomatoes if necessary
• Slice the radish
• Half the avocado, scoop out the flesh from one half and slice into thin strips
• Assemble all of the ingredients onto a plate
• Finish with a squeeze of lemon if desired

You will need:

½ cup rocket
¼ bag lettuce
6 cherry tomatoes
6 slices cucumber

Method:

• Rinse the rocket and lettuce, drain and place in a salad bowl
• Cut cherry tomatoes in half and add to the rocket and lettuce with the sliced cucumber
• Toss to combine and serve

You will need:

1 ½ cup (10g) of rocket
100g of lettuce, no dressing
8 (17g) cherry tomatoes
10 strips (27g) of red pepper
½ cup (60g) sliced cucumber, unpeeled
10 g of pine nuts
5 (2.5g) fresh basil leaves

Method:

• Slice the cucumber, pepper and tomato
• Place the lettuce on a plate
• Assemble the other salad ingredients on top of the lettuce
• Sprinkle with pine nuts and fresh basil

You will need:

10ml extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp (20ml) lemon juice
1 Tbsp (15ml) white wine vinegar

Method:

• Place the olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice in a jug and mix

You will need:

100g watermelon, (or any melon of your choice), seeds
removed and cut into wedges
40g pineapple flesh, cut into wedges
13g red onion rings
2 tsp crumbled walnuts
25g reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
20g red grapes
¼ cup watercress

Dressing
1 Tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
¼ Tbsp raspberry vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
½ Tbsp olive oil
½ Tbsp fresh mint leaves, shredded

Method:

• Place the melon in a large bowl, along with the onion, walnuts, feta, grapes and watercress
• Gently mix together the orange juice, vinegar, olive oil and shredded mint
• Pour over the salad and toss gently to combine and coat