Thai Meatballs with Green Salad and Corn

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Serves 4 – Makes 16 mini meatballs

 

Ingredients:

  • ½ small onion, very finely chopped or grated
  • 5 ml fresh crushed garlic and ginger mix (1 t)
  • freshly ground mixed peppercorns to taste
  • 10 ml fish sauce or soya sauce (2 t)
  • 10 ml soft brown sugar (2 t)
  • 90 ml fresh coriander leaves, chopped (6 T)
  • 400 g extra lean beef mince or ostrich mince, or a mix of both
  • 60 ml oats (4 T)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 100 g washed mixed lettuce leaves
  • 30 g fresh rocket leaves (3 handfuls)
  • ¼ English cucumber
  • 150 g  baby tomatoes
  • 250 g tinned sweetcorn, drained (1 x 410g tin, drained)
  • 15 ml  sweet chilli sauce (1T) (optional)

 

Instructions:

  1. Place the grated onion, garlic and ginger, ground peppercorns, fish / soya sauce, sugar and chopped coriander leaves in a bowl. Mix all the ingredients.
  2. Add the mince, oats and beaten egg, and mix well, ensuring that all the ingredients are well mixed into the meat. If the mix does not stick together add another tablespoon of oats.
  3. Using 1 tablespoon of mixture at a time, roll the mix into 16 small balls.
  4. Gently heat a frying pan that has been sprayed with aerosol non-stick cooking oil.
  5. Place the mini meatballs side by side into the lightly greased pan.
  6. Cover with a lid or aluminium foil.
  7. Cook on low heat for 7 minutes until the underside of the meatballs are brown.
  8. Turn all meatballs and cover again. Cook for 5 minutes until the other side of the meatballs is browned.
  9. Remove the meatballs from the pan and leave to cool while assembling the salad.
  10. To make the salad, divide the salad leaves, sliced cucumber, tomatoes and rocket onto 4 dinner plates, add the drained sweetcorn and the cooked meatballs and serve with a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce.

 

NUTRIENTS PER SERVING

Energy                                     1372 kJ

Protein                                     25.1 g

Carbohydrates                       18.5 g

Total sugars                            6.3 g

added sugar                           3.7 g (chili sauce (optional) & sugar)

Total fat                                   17.5 g

Saturated fat                          6.7 g

Fibre                                         4.8 g

Sodium                                     429 mg

One serving is equivalent to 1 carbohydrate, 3 protein and ½ vegetable.

 

Dietitian notes:

Remember that red meat immediately increases the fat content of any dish, even if you use the extra lean beef mince as we recommend in this recipe. Only four mini meatballs made with lean beef mince contain 17.5 g fat per serving. Using ostrich mince, however, reduces the fat content to 6 g per serving for 4 mini meatballs. So it is important to “dilute” red meat with lots of vegetables (salad) and a little starch (sweetcorn).

 

We would not suggest that you especially buy sweet chilli sauce for this recipe as this may tempt you to use it in other recipes or on food which will only add to the added sugar content. If you don’t have sweet chilli sauce then feel welcome to omit this ingredient or use ½ diced kiwi fruit or ½ grated apple for a little sweetness instead. Alternatively, you could also use light chutney.

 

A wonderful tasty recipe from Cath Day from her recipe book alongside Gabi Steenkamp – Food for Sensitive Tummies.

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Creamy Broccoli & Barley Soup

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Our latest NutritionConfidence recipe is all about the super vegetable BROCCOLI. Part of the cruciferous vegetable family, broccoli has cancer-fighting power and may even help to improve memory. Together with a ‘made at home’ seed loaf this is a perfect family meal. 

WE LOVE IT!

If you could choose only one vegetable to remain after drought or famine, it would be a good idea to choose broccoli!

OUR DIETITIANS SAY….

Broccoli belongs to the cruciferous vegetable family (including kale, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, bok choy, cabbage, collard greens, rutabaga and turnips). They have a high nutrient density, which means that they are packed with vitamins (Vitamin A, C, K, Folate), minerals (potassium) and phytonutrients.

Eating a high amount of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with a lower risk of lung and colon cancer. Studies have suggested that sulforaphane, the sulfur-containing compound that gives cruciferous vegetables their bitter taste, is also what gives them their cancer-fighting power.

SOUP INGREDIENTS

300 g broccoli florets

15 ml olive oil

1 medium onion, peeled & chopped

100 ml water

100 ml reduced fat cream

1 sprig fresh thyme

5 g fresh parsley

1/2 cup cooked pearl barley

30 ml plain yoghurt for garnish

METHOD

  • Put the olive oil, thyme and onions into a medium pot on a medium heat.
  • Sweat the onions until soft and translucent. Add the broccoli, cream and water and put a lid on the pot.
  • Cook for 5min until the broccoli is soft.
  • Add the parsley, and remove from the heat.
  • Blend in small batches until smooth. Do not over fill the blender or it will come out the side of the blender!
  • Remove the soup from the blender back into the pot and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the cooked barley and heat the soup. Serve with a dollop of yoghurt to garnish and fresh chopped herbs.

Serves 2 as a main or 4 as a starter.

Broccoli Soup (serves 2) – per serving:


Energy: 1050 kJ

Protein: 9.2 g

Carbohydrate 17.4 g

Total Fat: 13.2 g

Fibre: 8.4 g

Sodium: 62.5 mg

SEED BREAD INGREDIENTS (10 slices)

300 g stone ground bread flour

150 g stone ground whole wheat flour

5 g salt

20 g poppy seeds

30 g pumpkin seeds

20 g sesame seeds

20 g flax seeds

20 g sunflower seeds

25 g digestive bran

40 g rolled oats

1 sachet dried instant yeast

425 g water (lukewarm)

METHOD

  • Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
  • Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the lukewarm water.
  • Mix the dry ingredients into the water until all the ingredients are combined into a soft dough.
  • Grease a non-stick loaf pan and dust it with a little flour.
  • Pour the batter into the loaf pan and top with a few oat grains to decorate.
  • Put the loaf in a warm place to prove (rise) until nearly doubled in size.
  • Once your loaf has sufficiently risen, bake in the oven for 30-40min until deep brown and crusty.
  • Remove the loaf from the bread tin and place it in a wire rack to cool.

Bread, per slice (x10 slices per bread)

Energy: 984 kJ

Protein: 8 g

Carbohydrate: 37 g

Of which total sugars: 0.5 g

Total Fat: 5.4 g

Fibre: 6.3 g

Sodium: 199.2 mg

To download the recipe card, please visit: www.adsa.org.za/Public/Recipes.aspx