Culinary Hotline | Lila Lerie
Easy, delicious and budget-friendly recipes for the new year!
All recipes by Lila Lerie @thebigtastybite
Ingredients:
- 500g fusilli pasta
- 1 cup peas (preferably fresh otherwise frozen will do)
- 2 feta wheels or 1/2 cup parmesan shavings
- 20g fresh dill
- 20g fresh basil
- 1/2 cup green olives, pitted
- 2 green peppers (pan fried)
- 1 medium red onion
- Olive oil
- Vinaigrette:
- ¾ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red or white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
How To Make Green ‘n Herby Pasta Salad
- Cook the Fusilli pasta until al dente. Remove and place in the fridge to allow it cool fully.
- Meanwhile, sear the green pepper until charred
- Finely chop most of the dill, basil, olives and red onion.
- Prepare the vinaigrette
- Assemble the pasta salad and enjoy
Ingredients:
- Wraps:
- 1 cup cooked and mashed white sweet potato OR 1 cup cooked and mashed butternut
- 1 cup all-purpose four (gluten free flour can also be used)
- Salt
- Cajun Chicken:
- 600g Chicken breast
- 1 tbsp Cajun Seasoning
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Basic Salsa:
- 1 medium red onion
- baby tomatoes
- 1 Lemon
- Avocado Cream Sauce:
- 1 large ripe avocado
- 20g of fresh cilantro
- Juice of 1 medium lime
- 1 jalapeno, deseeded
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 2-3 tablespoon water
- salt to taste
How To Make Chicken Wraps
- Add the cooked mashed sweet potato, flour together and salt together.
- Knead until just combined. Section and roll into tacos.
- Cook in a dry pan until slightly charred. Set aside
- Cut chicken breasts into strips and coat with the cajun seasoning and olive oil. Pan sear until fully cooked. Set aside.
- Dice the onion and tomatoes and coat with the lemon juice. Set aside.
- Blend all the avocado cream sauce ingredients together in a food processor.
- Assemble and enjoy.
Ingredients:
- Wrap:
- 2 large heads of lettuce
- 500g Chicken
- 200g streaky bacon (oven baked)
- 2 Large tomatoes
- 1 large ripe avocado
- 1 Cup parmesan/White Cheddar Cheese
- Simple herby mayo:
- ½ Cup mayonnaise
- 1 medium red onion
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Brown Wax Paper
How To Make BLT Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Remove core from the lettuce
- Fill the lettuce with the pan seared chicken breast, dressing, chopped streaky oven baked bacon, tomato, avocado.
- Wrap up tightly using the wax paper, slice in half and enjoy.