springtime meal
I've been eating much better since detox-cleansing (oh except for some Cadbury mini-eggs and cupcakes, of course). Breads still make me feel sluggish so I'm fazing it out. I still like noodles and pasta, and had the most delicious lunch today from the Healthy Life cookbook The Food You Crave by Ellie Krieger.
For lunch made the Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Walnuts and Feta Cheese, alongside sliced organic Roma tomatoes with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkled with fleur-de-sel and fresh basil; and boiled free-range organic brown eggs. The pasta salad is garlicky and simple, but holy crap it's amazingly delicious. I almost fell over after the first few bites because I hadn't expected it to be so incredibly good! I think next time I'll put diced red, yellow, and orange peppers in it. Seriously, try it!
WHOLE WHEAT PASTA SALAD WITH WALNUTS & FETA | Serves 4 (2 cups)
From Ellie Krieger's The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life
1/2 lb whole-wheat fusilli
1/2 cup walnut pieces
1/2 cup crumbled feta
1/2 cup diced red onion
1-1/2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
Salt & pepper
1. Cook pasta al dente. Drain pasta, rinse under cold water, and chill.
2. In small dry skillet, toast walnuts over medium high heat, stirring frequently until fragrant, 3-5 mins. Set aside to cool, then chop coarsely.
3. In large bowl, toss pasta, walnuts, feta, onion, spinach.
4. In small bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, mustard.
5. Pour dressing over pasta salad and toss. Season with salt and pepper.
For lunch made the Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Walnuts and Feta Cheese, alongside sliced organic Roma tomatoes with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkled with fleur-de-sel and fresh basil; and boiled free-range organic brown eggs. The pasta salad is garlicky and simple, but holy crap it's amazingly delicious. I almost fell over after the first few bites because I hadn't expected it to be so incredibly good! I think next time I'll put diced red, yellow, and orange peppers in it. Seriously, try it!
WHOLE WHEAT PASTA SALAD WITH WALNUTS & FETA | Serves 4 (2 cups)
From Ellie Krieger's The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life
1/2 lb whole-wheat fusilli
1/2 cup walnut pieces
1/2 cup crumbled feta
1/2 cup diced red onion
1-1/2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
Salt & pepper
1. Cook pasta al dente. Drain pasta, rinse under cold water, and chill.
2. In small dry skillet, toast walnuts over medium high heat, stirring frequently until fragrant, 3-5 mins. Set aside to cool, then chop coarsely.
3. In large bowl, toss pasta, walnuts, feta, onion, spinach.
4. In small bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, mustard.
5. Pour dressing over pasta salad and toss. Season with salt and pepper.