Spinach Baked Egg

During the 3-week Asia visit, I ate a lot and got fat again.  I keep stick to a healthy diet and have regular exercises after coming back.  I keep doing 1-hour Yoga three times a week and 1-hour Pilates once a week.  This afternoon I made a healthy light lunch.  I have this yummy dish with 2 small pieces of garlic toasts. 

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Serve: 1

Ingredients:

-           1 free-range egg

-           50g spinach (washed baby spinach)

-           2 small closed-cup mushrooms ( finely chopped)

-           2 small baby plum tomatoes (finely sliced)

-           1 reduced fat matured white cheese (chopped)

-           ½tsp olive oil  

-           1 garlic clove (crushed)

-           a pinch of salt and ground black pepper

Method:

1.	Pre-heat oven to 200°c.
2.	Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.  Add ¼tsp olive oil and garlic into the pan.  Add spinach, 50g water and a pinch of salt; stir-fry about 1-2 minutes until spinach is wilted.  Drain well.
3.	In the meantime, add ¼tsp olive oil and 50g water in the pan and cook the mushroom for 1-2 minutes.  Drain well.
4.	Place the spinach, mushroom, cheese and tomato in a ramekin.  Then break an egg and bake for 10-12 minutes until the egg is just set.
5.	Serve with garlic toasts on the side.

Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

I just finished moving home.  After spending over three weeks for packing and unpacking, I feel totally exhausted.  I need some easy meals.  This dip is so easy to make.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serve:2

Ingredients:

-  ½ celery (sliced)

-  200g rocket

-   ¼ red pepper (sliced)

- ¼ orange pepper (sliced)

-  3 slices of lettuce (finely sliced)

- 80g radish (sliced)

-  2 tbsp olive oil

- 10g sesame seed

 

Salad Dressing ingredients:

-  5 tbsp plain greek yogurt

- 1 tbsp mustard

- 2 tbsp clear honey

- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper

- ¼ tsp garlic powder

- 1/8 tsp low-sodium salt

-  ½ tbsp lemon juice

Method:

1.	In a salad bowl, mix celery, rocket, red pepper, orange pepper, lettuce, radish well with olive oil.  Sprinkle the sesame seed on top of the veggie.
2.	For salad dressing, mix green yogurt, mustard, honey, ground black pepper, garlic powder, salt and lemon juice well in a small bowl.