California Prune and Mango Smoothie
Serves 6
Preparation time 10 mins
You will need:
- 1 orange
- 1 mango stoned, peeled and chopped
- 5 (50g) California prunes roughly chopped
- 100g low fat natural yoghurt
- 200ml semi-skimmed milk
Method:
- Grate the rind of the orange then cut off the peel and cut into segments – do this over a bowl to catch the juice.
- Place the orange rind and segments in a liquidiser with the remaining ingredients, including the juice, and whiz until smooth.
- Pour into 2 glasses and drink immediately.
Nutrition per serving:
- 179 kcal
- protein 7.8g
- carbohydrate 33.6g
- fat 2.5g
- saturated fat 1.4g
- fibre 4.6g
- sugar 33g
- salt 0.8g
Broad Bean, Watercress, Feta and California Prune Salad:
Serves 4
Preparation time 25 mins
Ingredients:
- 275g shelled broad beans
- 50g watercress
- 100g mange tout roughly chopped
- 100g California prunes halved
- 30g pecan nuts roughly chopped
- 175g feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
Method:
- Cook the broad beans in a pan of simmering water until tender, then rinse under cold water and drain.
- The broad beans can be eaten like this but are nicer if the tough outer skins are removed. Divide the watercress between 4 plates and top with the broad beans, mange tout, prunes and pecan nuts, then sprinkle with the feta cheese.
- Whisk together the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over the salad.
Nutrition per serving:
- 415 kcal
- protein 27.5g
- carbohydrate 34.9g
- fat 19.3g
- saturated fat 7.2g
- fibre 21.7g
- sugar 16.3g
- salt 0.6g
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