Monday, August 27, 2012

Brown Bread Toast with Olive Oil and Flax seed


Preparing a healthy breakfast while preparing lunch can get little challenging. Though I do stick to traditional Idli/ Dosai/ Upma routine, these too get repetitive at times. Recently I realized that I had some significant quantity of unused flaxseeds which I had to put to good use. So what I did was to grind it and use it as a spread on toasted bread, spiced it up with some salt/pepper and olive oil. It turned out to be a great breakfast option which D loved. To make it wholesome I served it with lots of fruits and nuts.



Prep Time : Depending on the heat setting of your toaster

Ingredients :

Brown bread slices 
Flax seed powder - 1 tsp [ Ground flax seeds and store in a air tight container ]
Olive oil - to drizzle 
Salt - as per taste
Pepper - as per taste

Procedure :

Toast your bread and place it in a serving plate. Spread the flax seed powder over the toast , top it up with salt and pepper. Drizzle some olive oil and serve warm with fruits and nuts for a tasty healthy breakfast!

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Watermelon Salad with Mint and Feta cheese





Ingredients :

Watermelon - 1/4, cubed and deseeded
Feta Cheese - 1/4 cup, crumbled
Mint - 1/2 bunch
Lime juice - 2 tsp
Olive oil - 1 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Pepper - as per taste

Procedure:

In a bowl , mix lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper till you get a homogenous mix. Add the cubed watermelon, mint and crumbled cheese and mix slowly. Serve chilled.