I made this for my main meal on yesterday's fast day:
Cook 50g giant wholewheat cous cous in salted boiling water as per packet instructions,adding 100g English asparagus spears about half way through and cook both until tender. Drain and refresh in cold water. Put 30g watercress, spinach and rocket salad in a shallow bowl with 50g chopped tomato and 40g chopped cucumber. Top with 50g diced cooked skinless chicken breast, the cous cous and asparagus spears. Season well with salt and pepper and drizzle with a dressing made by whisking together 2 tspns olive oil, 1 tspn lemon juice, 1/2 tspn Dijon mustard and a few shredded mint leaves - you can thin the dressing with a few drops of water if it is too thick. This is so tasty and filling and is 359 cals, leaving 141 for another small meal - I had mixed berries and creme fraiche for breakfast yesterday - again making use of what is in season and good. I find that chopping ingredients small when making a salad makes it go much further and because it takes longer to eat, it feels more satisfying.
Cook 50g giant wholewheat cous cous in salted boiling water as per packet instructions,adding 100g English asparagus spears about half way through and cook both until tender. Drain and refresh in cold water. Put 30g watercress, spinach and rocket salad in a shallow bowl with 50g chopped tomato and 40g chopped cucumber. Top with 50g diced cooked skinless chicken breast, the cous cous and asparagus spears. Season well with salt and pepper and drizzle with a dressing made by whisking together 2 tspns olive oil, 1 tspn lemon juice, 1/2 tspn Dijon mustard and a few shredded mint leaves - you can thin the dressing with a few drops of water if it is too thick. This is so tasty and filling and is 359 cals, leaving 141 for another small meal - I had mixed berries and creme fraiche for breakfast yesterday - again making use of what is in season and good. I find that chopping ingredients small when making a salad makes it go much further and because it takes longer to eat, it feels more satisfying.
