2019-07-01+Health+&+Fitness

recipe revamp

RECIPE TAKEN FROM:

The Beauty Chef Gut Guide

by Carla Oates (Hardie Grant, £20, published May 16).

PHOTOGRAPHY

© Rochelle Eagle

BAKED YOGHURT & HERB SALMON WITH FENNEL & LEMON

Serves: 4

Extra-virginoliveoil,fordrizzling

1 fennelbulb(190g),halved,trimmed,

coredandthinlysliced

1 leek,greenpartonly

2 largehandfulsdill,coarselychopped,

plusextratoserve

60mlfreshlysqueezedlemonjuiceand

finelygratedzestof1 unwaxedlemon

Seasaltandfreshlygroundblack

pepper,totaste

4 × 150-200gskinlesscentre-cut

salmon fillets, pin-boned

125g goat’s or sheep’s yoghurt

1 largehandfulmint,coarselychopped,

plusextratoserve

35gpinenuts,lightlytoasted

Pre-heattheovento200°C/gasmark6.

Drizzlesomeoliveoilintoa 30cm× 20cm

bakingdish.Addthefennel,leekandhalf

thedill.Drizzlewitha littlemoreoiland

halfthelemonjuice.Seasonwithsalt

andpepper.Tosstocombine.Bakefor

10 minutes,oruntilthevegetablessoften.

Removethedishfromtheovenand

arrange the salmon pieces on top of the

vegetables. Drizzle with some oil, pour

overa littlemorelemonjuiceand season

withsaltandpepper.

Topeachsalmonfilletwitha dollop of

yoghurt,spreadingit overthesurface in an

evenlayer.Scatterwithsomemint and dill

andthelemonzest.Returnthe dish to the

ovenandbakeforanother 10 minutes, or

untilthesalmonis almostcompletely cooked

through(oruntilcookedtoyour liking).

Servethefishscatteredwith more mint,

theremainingdill,thepinenuts and a drizzle

of extra-virgin olive oil. This dish also pairs

perfectly with roasted cherry tomatoes.

H&F TIPS

SALMON

It’snosecret salmon

is richin omega-3,

bringing a wealth

ofhealth benefits.

Scientists have now

discovered the fatty

acidincreases

butyrate-producing

bacteria.Butyrate plays

a rolein maintaining

optimalgut health.

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FENNEL

Fennelis a good source

ofvitamin C, which

helpskeepharmful free

radicalsat bay, plus

gut-friendly fibre

andpotassium, to

lowerblood pressure.

Togetherwith lemon

andmint, it also

aidsdigestion.

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GOAT’S MILK

YOGHURT

Containing fewer

allergenic proteins

thancow’s milk, plus

smallerfat molecules

anda different protein

composition, goat’s

milkis thought to be

gentleronthe stomach.

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