Bulk make your savouries!
Since being self-employed and working from home most of the time, I love having pre-made items in my fridge that I can just grab when I’m hungry.
If I don’t have food prepped, I am tempted to grab easy things. Easy things often equal more processed food so don’t have high nutritional value and often I feel hungry again pretty soon after eating them. Anyone else feel like that??!!
These recipes can be popped in a plastic box in the fridge, so even if you need to grab and go, you won’t feel the nagging feeling of not fuelling yourself sufficiently.
They can be teamed with hot or cold accompaniments and eaten with cutlery or just dunked in a dip! Humous and tzatziki are two of my favourites!
I am not claiming the following recipes as my own! Although once I’m confident with someone else’s recipe I do alter it depending on what is in my fridge or cupboard or that week’s likes or dislikes of my family! I have many recipe books on my shelves, and I am always trawling website recipes for new ideas and incentives.
These are a few of my current go to recipes.
Herbie pea pancakes
50g of your flour of choice (I use gram flour)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
200g peas
2 eggs
4 spring onions
150g cottage cheese
20g basil
20g mint
20g parsley
1 lemon zest
Pinch of salt
50ml water
½ avocado
2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
1. Finely chop the herbs and spring onions and set aside
2. Add the cottage cheese and egg to a blender and blend until smooth. Add in about ¾ of the peas, and blitz, avoiding the mixture becoming totally smooth.
3. Pour the mixture into a bowl and stir through the flour, salt and lemon zest. Once combined, fold through the herbs and remaining peas.
4. Add the olive oil to a hot pan and add spoonfuls of the batter to form pancakes. Cook for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.
5. Plate with the toppings of your choice and enjoy!
6. The 50ml of water is only needed if your pancake batter seems too thick. Don’t add too much water. I did the first time and then they don’t form in the pan very well and fall apart!
7. The avocado and yoghurt in the ingredients are for toppings.
8. 1 poached/soft boiled egg to your preference or chilli oil is also recommended.
