Showing posts with label refreshing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label refreshing. Show all posts

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Fisherman's Soup



If you love fish and seafood you with love this soup, light and refreshing, but warming on a cold winters night! Synfree on extra easy, and very filling, full of protein from the fish and there's superfree in there too.
You will notice in my method that i cook the squid for a long time, with squid it either has to be quickly seared or simmered for at least 30 minutes for it be tender.

This recipe makes 2 large bowls or 4 for starters.



Ingredients

1 onion finely diced
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 red pepper finely diced
1 large carrot finely diced
½ tsp chilli flakes or more if you like it hotter
1 tin tomatoes
750ml fish stock
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp celery salt
1 tsp paprika
salt and pepper
2 tbsp capers
1 packet frozen prepared squid, i get mine from Asda, cut into rings, use the tenticules too.
2 tilapia fillets
20 large shrimp
Basil to serve


Method

In a large pot sprayed with frylight fry the onions until soft, add the carrot, pepper, garlic and chilli flakes, fry for 4 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes and stock then add the herbs and spices.
Add the capers and squid, bring to a boil then simmer for 30 minutes. Add the shrimp and tilapia and simmer until they are cooked through then serve.



Monday, 3 March 2014

Orange and Ginger Tilapia



This dish has become one of my favourites, it is light, refreshing and so tasty. I've been told you should eat the colours of a rainbow in your meals, well this one certainly is colourful, it makes it look so appetising, but believe it tastes as good as it looks.



I served the fish with an Orange and Balsamic Orzo Salad and some mixed green lettuce.

This dish is 1 syn on extra easy.



Serves 2

Ingredients

4 Tilapia fillets
1 tsp finely grated orange zest
3 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice ½ syn
1 inch of grated ginger
2 tsp chilli sauce ½ syn
salt and pepper

Mix all but the fish together, pour into a bowl and lay the fish in, let them marinade for 30 minutes to an hour.
Heat a frying pan sprayed with frylight until very hot then cook the fish for 3 minutes each side.





Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Iced Green Tea



For these hot days, there is nothing like a cup of tea to cool and refresh.

So i decided to make my green tea iced, and it was even more cooling and refreshing, would definitely recommend it!!


Ingredients

3 green tea teabags, i used Twinnings Orange and Lotus Blossom Green Tea, but you can use any flavour you like.
2 tsp sweetener, more if needed
3 pints boiling water
Ice cubes

Method

Steep the tea bags in the boiling water for 2 minutes, then dissolve the sugar in the tea, let it cool and chill in the fridge, serve with ice.