Grilled Salmon with Spiced Carrot and Sweet Potato Mash

This is a great way to include oily fish into your diet. Salmon is high in Omega 3 fats, which are essential for brain health and helping to improve mood.

Ingredients:

2 large carrots, sliced

1 large sweet potato, sliced

200g green beans, trimmed

½ sweetheart cabbage, chopped

½ bag kale, destalked and roughly chopped

4 salmon fillets

½ tsp mixed spice

Sea salt & black pepper

Lemon wedges, to serve

Method:

• Steam the carrots and sweet potato in a steamer basket for 10 minutes before adding the green beans, cabbage and kale on top in another basket. Cook until tender.
• Preheat the grill to high. Place the salmon fillets, skin side down on a baking tray and cook under the grill for 8-10 minutes, or until beginning to turn golden brown.
• Remove the carrots and sweet potato from the steamer and place in a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher before adding the mixed spice. Season with salt and pepper and mash again until a smooth consistency is achieved.
• Serve each salmon fillet on a bed of mash and steamed vegetables.
• Serve with lemon wedges.
• Enjoy!

Superboost Sesame Salad

A quick and easy fibre-filled salad just perfect for weekday lunches, and perfect for feeding your friendly bacteria!

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 x 400g can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained

2 celery sticks, finely chopped

6 pieces of marinated artichoke hearts, roughly chopped

6 spring onions, finely chopped

1 tbsp sesame seeds

1 tsp toasted sesame oil

½ lemon, juiced

¼ bag watercress

¼ bag baby leaf spinach

Handful of basil leaves

Extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle

Extra lemon to serve

Method:

• Mix the top set of ingredients together in a bowl. 
• Serve on a bed of watercress and spinach and scatter with basil, a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
• Enjoy!

Cheesy flax crackers

These are a great addition to a hormone-balancing diet, as flaxseeds, the primary ingredient, contain lignans, a type of plant compound with oestrogen-balancing properties.

Plus, they’re low carb so are great for blood sugar balance. 

Makes 10

Ingredients

50g grated Gruyère cheese (Parmesan also works well)

130g ground flaxseeds

2 tsp dried oregano

½ tsp chilli flakes

½ tsp salt ground black pepper to taste

Method

• Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix with 150ml water, combining to form a wet dough. Use your hands and/or a palette knife to press and spread the mixture as thinly as you can over the sheet. 
• Bake for 40 mins at 130C. Turn the oven up to 200C and bake for a further 10 mins. 
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool before breaking into crackers.
• Serve with hummus, guacamole or cream cheese.
• Enjoy!