If you want to cut back a bit after the excesses of Christmas, but still want tasty, filling food, we've got three menus to suit three different scenarios.
So you’ve overdone it a touch during Christmas. Well, it happens. But that doesn't mean you have to live on lettuce. These dishes will help get things back on an even keel in no time.
The 'meat free' menu
If you fancy cutting out meat for a day, and after plenty of turkey, ham, beef, pork pies and sausage, that’s probably no bad thing, try these.
Starter Just because you're cutting back a bit doesn't mean you have to compromise on flavour. What’s more you still want something that’ll warm you up. Stella McCartney's Winter minestrone soup will do just that. It's also handy for using up any vegetables you've got hanging around.
Main As well as being child friendly, Annabel Karmel's vegetable burgers use tasty cashew nuts. You could perhaps add in any other nuts you've got left over, as long as they're unsalted. Just roast them in the oven to bring out the flavour.
Dessert Sophie Grigson's aromatic oranges with pistachios and honey are as light and healthy a pud as there is. They’re also a doddle to make, after all you’ve probably spent enough time in the kitchen over the past week or two.
The ‘bring me sunshine’ menu
After all the rich food and cold dark nights, we’re all apt to seek a little sunshine. This menu takes its influence from foreign climes, think of it as a mini-holiday without the striking air traffic controllers.
The 'light but luxurious' menu
If you’ve not gorged yourself half to death over Christmas but kept things sensible and moderate, then well done, you deserve a bit of luxury. And, after all, Christmas ‘technically’ runs up until the 6th January and ‘Twelfth Night’. These dishes are all on the lighter side, but feature interesting or pretty ingredients.
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