Potato and bacon fritters

Potato and bacon fritters

Ingredients:-

2 baking potatoes about 1lb in weight GRATED.
85g lean smoked bacon DICED = 1 healthy B section
71g course ground polenta.
1 small onion CHOPPED.
1 egg.
Salt & pepper.
Fry light.

Method:-

Put all ingredients in a food mixer/processor, and whiz together until it
resembles a lumpy batter.

Spray a GOOD NON STICK fry pan with fry light and spoon about 4 tbsp
in the centre to form a small pancake like shape, leave to cook on a medium heat for about 2-3 mins.

Then turn CAREFULLY as the top will still be runny, cook on other side for same if not brown enough cook till it is.

Keep warm under the grill and repeat till all the mixture is used up.
Serve with baked beans and quorn sausages.

The polenta should be free as it is not a snack it is a main meal.
but if the recipe advisor says it is not free it will be 12 .5 syns for the
whole mix that should make 8-10 fritters. 

Israeli Salad

Prep time – 15 mins

syn free on both

Ingredients:-

1 large cucumber, peeled and de seeded sliced finely.
4 medium plum tomatoes, Chopped
2 medium red peppers, sliced finely
a quarter of a red cabbage, finely sliced.
1 red onion sliced finely.
1/2 cup radish, finely sliced
1 largish Gherkin, finely sliced
Lemon Juice to taste
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method:-

Combine all the vegetables in a salad bowl.

Toss together.

Season to taste with Lemon, salt, and pepper and toss again.

Garlic Mushroom Flan

Free on both

Ingredients:-

1 tub very low fat garlic and herb cottage cheese

3 eggs (beaten)

8 oz mushrooms, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

Method:-

Put the vegetables on a microwave-able dish and cook on high for 5 minutes. When cooked drain off all liquid and pour into a flan dish that has been sprayed with fry-light. In a large bowl mix together the cottage cheese and the eggs. Pour over the cooked vegetables and bake in a hot oven for approx 45 minutes until golden brown and firm to touch.

Cheesy Sausage Rolls

Serves 1

Free on both choices

Add 6 syns if not using the cheese as Healthy Extra - Add a further 6 syns if not using the bread as a Healthy Extra

Ingredients:-

2 Slices of Wholemeal Bread (400g Loaf)

6 Laughing Cow Extra Light Triangles

2 Qourn Sausages

1 Egg

 Method:-

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Flatten the bread with a rolling pin and spread with three laughing cow triangles on each slice until completely covered.

Prick the sausages, put one on each slice of bread, roll them up and secure with cocktail sticks.

Beat the egg and use to glaze each sausage roll. Place them on a baking tray and cook for 25-35 minutes until crisp and golden.

Slice, remove the cocktail sticks and serve warm with a salad.

Carrot Salad

Prep time – 10 mins

cooking time – 65 mins

syn free on both

Ingredients-

4 cups grated carrots
Juice of half a lemon
1/2 tsp ground coriander
4 tsp Salt
2 tsp Chopped fresh mint
1 tbsp Chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp Sweetener.

Method:-

Mix all ingredients together & chill at least one hour before serving.

This time allows the salt and Lemon to draw liquid out of the carrots makes for a slightly softer, juicy salad)