Spicy and juicy vegetables with chicken;)

After long brake I finally found some time to add another beautiful meal to my collection.
I have noticed that the simplest dishes are the tastiest.
Very healthy meal, where you will find plenty of vitamins, minerals, protein. You body will thank You for that!

What you need is:

• olive oil
• 2 carrots
• 2 red or white onions
• 2 courgette
• 1 bell pepper
• 4 mushrooms
• 3 potatoes
• cayenne pepper
• oregano
• basil
• ground smoked paprika
• ground garlic
• 2 chicken fillets

You need a big bowl where you going to put all chopped vegetables. Of course you have to wash them first. Then you need to add a table spoon of olive oil and all the spices, as much as you want but you have to be careful with cayenne pepper.
With the chicken fillet I just used a ground paprika, cayenne pepper and basil. Preheat the oven. On the baking tray put a baking paper, place all vegetables and baked for 30-35 minutes on 180C.
The chicken fillets bake for about an hour on 180C.

I love baked vegetables not only because they are easy to make, but they taste great with the spices, they not losing the veggi juices.

Enjoy!

Red Lentil soup with chicken;) Packed with protein and vitamins soup!

This is the first time when I finally made a great meal using a lentil. I was surprise how tasty it is and very easy to prepare. Lentils are the mini version of bean, and they very healthy option which should be add to you daily diet.

Lentils are good source of potassium, calcium, zinc, niacin, vit.K. They are rich in dietary fiber, lean protein, folate and iron.

From now on I'm a big fun of this bean.Its so easy and quick to prepare. My soup can be done with meat version or vegan version.

Ingredients:

• olive oil
• 1 big red onion
• 3-4 carrots
• 3 garlic cloves
• a bit of chopped ginger(optionally)
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• half a cup of kale
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 cup of red lentil
• 3-4 cups of vegetable broth(cooked with 1 piece of chicken fillet)
• 3 tbs of tomato puree
• fresh coriander(optionally)

In a sauce pan heat the olive oil, add chopped carrots, onion, garlic. kale. Stir to combine and leave for 5-7 min until the onions are soft. Add all the spices.
Then add the lentils, broth and bay leaves. Bring up to the boil, then turn the heat down, covered until the lentils begin to fall apart for about 20 min. In the end add tomato puree and enjoy!
The taste is just great, spicy, oriental, very rich.

Nourishing meal! Chickpeas Burger!

Chickpeas burger are very easy, tasty vegetarian version for meatballs.
Chickpeas are good source of protein, fibre. They are also packed with magnesium, potassium and iron.

You will need ingredients like:

• 2 cans of chickpeas(transfer to food processor, pulse until minced but not pureed)
• 1 red onion(chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves(minced)
• 100 g mushrooms(chopped)
• 3 tsp  ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground paprika
• 2-3 tbs gluten free flour(or plain flour)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp salt
• pinch of black pepper
• coconut oil

From the food processor Put the beans into a big bowl. Fry chopped onion with chopped mushroom for about 10 min and then add them to the bowl with chickpeas. Add all other ingredients and mix them together by using a spoon.
Start forming the balls and fry each side for about 5 min.
When they ready just enjoy them!

Delicious Coconut Pancakes with strawberries and honey!

This time I wanted to make a pancakes, but a bit different then usually.

I love everything with coconut, so with no hesitate I bought 2 different time of coconut milk and a lot of desiccated coconut.

Coconuts are highly nutritious and rich in fiber, Vit. C, E, B1, B3, B5 and B6. They also contains minerals including iron, selenium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous. Coconut milk is lactose free ass well. Coconuts are one of the best sources of lauric acid, which has antibacterial and antiviral activities.

Ingredients:

• cup of gluten free flour (or plain flour) you might need a bit more then a cup,the consistency can't be to thick and to thin
• 100g of desiccated coconut
• 2 eggs
• a pinch of salt
• a half of tsp of baking soda
• 2-3 tbs of brown sugar
• 3 tbs of coconut milk made from pressed, fresh coconut kernel
• half a cup of coconut milk beverage
• coconut oil

You might need to add a bit more of flour, or milk, because the consistency can't be to thick or to watery.

I highly recommend to eat those pancakes with strawberries and honey. That's the winning combination;))) Trust me;))

Healthy, tasty dinner;) It's a fish time!

Salmon with brown rice and asparagus;))))


Salmon is one of the healthiest fish, It should be part of your healthy diet. Why? Because It's an excellent source of Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Selenium, Niacin, Omega-3 fatty acids, protein, phosphorus and Vitamin B6. The health benefits are proper cardiovascular health, correct muscle, tissue development, boosted eye health and efficient body metabolism.

Brown rice is and an excellent source of manganese, selenium, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, niacin and what is even better about brown rice, it is a high level of fiber, which has been shown to reduce high cholesterol level. If you want to improve your diet I would recommend to start with using brown rice not WHITE!

Asparagus are not only healthy and delicious but they look Good on a plate. They very photogenic;))
They packed with fiber, folate, Vitamin A, C, E and K. But also contain chromium. It's good to add this to your diet ass well.


How to prepare this delicious meal?

Ingredients:

• fresh salmon (as much as you want)
• soy sauce, salt, pepper
• 100 g of fresh asparagus
• 100g of brown rice, a bit of saffron

Fry the salmon, but before that you have to cover your fish with a good splash of soy sauce and leave it for 10 min and add some pepper. I fried the salmon for about 10 min and I've steamed  asparagus for 10-13 min.

And in the end I've boiled the rice with saffron.

Easy, fast and very yummy!

Enjoy!!!

Great Summer Salad!

Greek Style Salad with Halloumi Cheese!

Summer it's the perfect time to try be more creative in the kitchen, because we have access to much more fruit and vegetables which are fresh, almost straight from the field. During summertime a lot of people are trying to avoid excess eating to look good on the beach.  My proposition for them will be this great salad which make you feel full and healthy for long hours. This salad can be your lunch, can be your picnic snack. 
Salad is packed with vitamins, minerals so don't hesitate and try it!

Serving 2 people

Ingredients:

• black olives( as much as you want)
• half a red onion
• 30 g baby plum tomatoes
• 20 g of mix leaf salad ( Apollo lettuce, Lollo Rosso, Red Apollo)
• 50-100 g halloumi cheese( must be fried)

Dressing:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice(or lemon juice)
• 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence

Mix all together and enjoy delicious homemade salad!!!

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