Top Healthy Summer Recipes
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We have picked our top delicious, healthy Summer recipes for you to try!
Struggling to find some Summer food inspiration and in need of some help? #TeamGC has picked their top 5 GymCube summer recipes to get you started!
We have a range of recipes from breakfast to batch cook evening meals for you to try out.
Baked Avocado with Smoked Salmon & Egg
Single Meal; 1 Portion = 500 cal
Batch Cooking; 6 Portions = 3000 cal
Method-
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
Halve the avocados lengthways and remove their stones.
Cut a small slice off the skin-side of the avocado halves to stop them rolling and put them onto a baking tray.
Scoop out some of the middle, from where the stone was, add a little salmon to each and then add the egg yolks.
Beat the egg whites quickly, so it’s one uniform consistency, and pour in as much as you can.
Grind over black pepper and bake for 10 minutes, or until the whites have set.
Scatter over the chives and a pinch of cayenne, if you like.
Serve with rye soldiers for dunking.
Simple Pizza Tortillas
500 calories = 1 portion
3000 calories = 6 portions
Method:
- Turn the oven on as high as it will go and allow it to heat up.
- Spray/wipe your baking tray down with your coconut oil and place the tortilla on the tray.
- Spray/wipe some of the coconut oil along the top of the tortilla aswell.
- Rub the tortillas with the crushed garlic and pour on the passata.
- Using the back of a spoon, even out the passata leaving a cm gap around the edge of the tortilla resembling the crust.
- Sprinkle the chilli flakes (optional) and distribute the peppers evenly along the tortilla.
- Sprinkle your grated cheese a long the top and then place in the oven for 4-6 minutes.
- When the cheese has melted and tortillas are crisp remove from the oven.
- Top your pizza with the rocket and some balsmaic vinegar (if desired) and enjoy!
Strawberry and Coconut Cheesecake Popsicles
150 cals = 1 portion
900 cals = 6 portions
Method:
- Using a beaker and a hand-held blender blitz the cream cheese, quark, agave syrup, coconut milk and xanthan gum together until smooth and thoroughly mixed.
- In a small bowl, crush the strawberries and in another small bowl, crush the biscuits, set aside.
- Tear off 2 sheets of clingfilm and lay out on a baking tray on top of eachother.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture on top of the clingfilm and spread out to a square covering 1/4 of the clingfilm.
- Sprinkle the strawberries and biscuits on top of the mixture and put the tray into the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Remove the freezer, roll the wrapped parcel up into a sausage shape and tie at both ends.
- Then return to the freezer until thoroughly frozen.
- Take the frozen mixture out of the freezer and place on a chopping board. Slice into lollipop portions and remove the clingfilm.
- Push the skewer into the lollipop and enjoy.
*If you are not eating the lollipop right away, refreeze in an air tight container.*
Sweet Potato Burger With Creamy Avocado
Single Meal; 1 Portion = 500 cal
Batch Cooking; 6 Portions = 3000 cal
Method-
Preheat oven to gas mark 6. Bake the sweet potato for 50-60 minutes or until soft.
While the sweet potato is baking, cook the millet until soft, about 20-30 minutes.
Once the sweet potato is baked and cooled, combine sweet potato, oats, half of the black beans, coriander, garlic powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and 1/2 of the oil in a food processor. Mix until smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix together the sweet potato mixture with the remaining beans, the corn, and millet.
Heat the remaining yoghurt, lime juice, and salt. Stir in the tomatoes, and set aside.
Serve on a bun with a dollop of avocado cream sauce.
Zesty Lamb With Cannellini Beans
Single Meal; 1 Portion = 500 cal
Batch Cooking; 6 Portions = 3000 cal
Method-
Put the lamb steaks in a large bowl and add the lemon zest and juice, rosemary, half the paprika and half the garlic.
Toss to combine and set aside for at least 15 minutes to marinate (or up to 12 hours if time permits).
Pour olive oil into a non-stick pan and place over a high heat.
Add the lamb and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side for medium (or to your liking).
Transfer to a plate, cover with foil and set aside to rest.
Meanwhile, pour oil in another non-stick frying pan.
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