Women's Health - UK (2019-07)

Get your veg quota

filled by lunch like

a boss. Baby spinach

and asparagus both

contain antioxidants

and folate, which can

boost your immune

system and your libido

• CALS 238 | CARBS 21G |
  PROTEIN 17G | FAT 10G |
  SERVES 2


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INGREDIENTS

2 leeks, chopped • 1 garlic

clove, finely chopped

• olive oil • chilli flakes
  (optional) • bunch of
  asparagus, chopped


• 100g petit pois, defrosted


• 2 handfuls of baby
  spinach • salt and pepper


• 4 eggs • squeeze of
  lemon • 50g smoked trout,
  torn into pieces (optional)

METHOD

1 | Sauté the leeks and

garlic in olive oil in a large

heavy-based pan – chuck

the chilli flakes in at this

point, too, if using.

2 | Add the asparagus and

sauté for 1 min, then the

peas, and sauté for another

min. Finally, stir in the baby

spinach until just wilted,

and season.

3 | Make four wells in the

vegetable mixture and

crack an egg into each one.

Place the lid on the pan

and cook for a couple more

mins, until the eggs are

cooked to your liking.

4 | Squeeze over some

lemon juice, top with a little

smoked trout if you like,

and serve immediately. Get

those greens down you.

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124 | JULY 2019

Italians, cover

your eyes now.

Because for a pizza

bastardisation,

this is going to

get everyone else

going. Edamame

beans are high in

fibre, protein and

calcium, making

them a great food

source for a robust

immune system

and healthy bones

CALS 562 | CARBS

43 G | PROTEIN 13G |

FAT 38G | SERVES 1

INGREDIENTS

1 pizza base, flatbread

or tortilla wrap • 2 tbsp

basil pesto • handful of

baby spinach • a few

broccoli florets, sliced

into thin strips • small

handful of edamame

beans • 2 spring

onions, sliced • 1 chilli,

finely chopped • 4

tbsp grated vegan

cheese (or Parmesan)

• ¼ avocado, sliced •
  salt and pepper •
  drizzle of olive oil •
  squeeze of lemon

METHOD

1 | Preheat the oven to

180°C. If you’re using

a pizza base, precook

it for 10 mins.

2 | Spread the basil

pesto on your base of

choice and top with

the spinach, broccoli,

edamame beans,

spring onions and chilli.

Sprinkle over some

vegan cheese or

Parmesan, and season

with salt and pepper.

3 | Stick it in the oven

for 10 mins or until

cooked through, then

remove. Top with the

avocado slices, then

season and serve

with a drizzle of olive

oil and a squeeze of

lemon juice. Pizza

wheel at the ready.