Mackerel pate is incredibly easy to make, nutritious and versatile. It is a great source of Omega 3, protein and contains a wide array of vitamins and minerals. Mackerel pate can be served as a starter with melba toast or as a snack with crudités or oat cakes or as a sandwich filling. This recipe uses low fat cream cheese. You are getting plenty of fat in this recipe from the mackerel although it is fat that will be very beneficial. Using full fat cream cheese would make the

Making vegetable and fruit based soups is one of the ways you can help towards reaching your ‘five a day’ quota over the winter months. Not only is this soup good for you but it smells and tastes of Christmas! Ingredients 250g tomatoes remove stalks but keep whole 250g apples, leave the skins, cut into 4 but leaving the cores 250g celery, its fine to the head end 25g butter 225g onion chopped 150ml dry sherry ¼ tsp of ground nutmeg A pinch of ground ginger & freshly ground bl

This recipe came from a 1988 edition of ELLE magazine and was part of a 10 Day Cleansing Plan. It is packed with good sources of carotenoids, in particular lycopene from tomatoes, so is great for sun protection. It's low GL, it's really easy to make and fabulous for Summer. Basic ingredients 100g onions,peeled and roughly chopped 100g cucumber, trimmed and roughly chopped 100g peppers trimmed and roughly chopped 600ml tomato juice3 00ml good quality freshly squeezed orange ju

Ingredients Serves 2 4-6 sardines, depending on size,cleaned and gutted small handful fresh basil leaves Tomato sauce 1 carrot 1 small onion 1 stick of celery 1 clove of garlic all peeled and finely chopped 2tsp extra virgin olive oil 1 x 400g/14oz tin of chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato puree 1 small glass of red wine 8-10 capers Salt & pepper Method 1.To make the sauce, sweat the first five ingredients together until soft but not coloured. Then add the tinned tomatoes, tomat

This makes a great starter for a dinner party, simply garnish and serve with melba toast (wholegrain of course) or oatcakes. It can also be the basis of a light lunch served with salad. If you are diary free this can be made just with the taramasalata but you will need to be careful with it as it will be very soft in consistency. Thinking on my feet here but chia seeds would do the trick! Ingredients Serves 6 200g smoked salmon 150g of soft goats cheese 150g taramasalata 1 or

There is nothing like a bowl of warm, nourishing soup, and this roasted red pepper and tomato version is bursting with vibrant flavour and goodness. Made with simple, wholesome ingredients and free from hidden sugars or additives, it is a healthy twist on a classic comfort food. Quick to prepare and full of natural sweetness from the roasted peppers, it is the perfect easy lunch or light supper. Ingredients Serves 2 290g roasted red peppers (jar), drained 270g cherry tomatoes