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Simple Salmon Lunch.

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For a protein-rich lunch for 2-3, simply place a piece of salmon fillet, weighing about 500g, skin side up in a roasting tray. Coat in olive oil, salt and pepper and add a few slices of lemon to the tray, if you like. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 180°C fan.

When the salmon is ready, peel off the skin and scrape of the grey flesh underneath (there’s nothing wrong with the grey buts, they just don’t look nice). Divide the salmon into rough, rustic portions. Pile onto plates with a fresh, green salad of Romaine lettuce, lambs lettuce and chives, dressed in extra virgin olive oil and a little Balsamic vinegar, for an early taste of spring.

Summer doesn't seem quite so far away when eating this simple and elegant lunch dish.

Summer doesn’t seem quite so far away when eating this simple and elegant lunch dish.

Gluten-free Gnocchi.

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I’m really liking this gluten-free gnocchi that I found in my local butcher/deli.  Gnocchi is made with potato anyway, so there isn’t a huge difference in texture between this and normal gnocchi.

I used this gnocchi to make a quick lunch: I simply fried some garlic and four cherry tomatoes, halved, in a tablespoon of olive oil.  The tomatoes will soften and mush down to create a small amount of sauce.  Then I added about five prawns and some seasoning, frying on a low-medium heat until the prawns were cooked through and pink.  Once the gnocchi was cooked (this takes about 2 minutes) I added it to the prawns with some fresh basil and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.  I cooked the gnocchi with the prawns and tomato sauce for 30 seconds before piling onto a plate.

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This is so fast and filling, and packed with fresh Italian flavours.  Enjoy!

Quick Turkey Lunch.

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If you, like me, miss Christmas, then this quick lunchtime (or dinnertime) dish is just the ticket.  But turkey is not just for Christmas: it’s a superfood, extremely lean and very versatile, like chicken.  Purely by chance, what I whipped up for lunch today did turn out more like a one-pan Christmas dinner than anything else, but it was yummy and filling and full of all things good for you.

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I started by frying some sliced garlic (wards off colds and some cancers, apparently), some chopped rosemary and thyme and some dried chilli flakes (just a pinch) in a large frying pan.  Then I added one breast of thinly sliced turkey meat.

Once the turkey was cooked through (this took about 5 minutes as the pieces were so thin) and starting to turn golden, I added some sprout flowers: these you can buy in Waitrose and Marks and Spencer.

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I think they’re pretty and, plus they, like the vegetables from which they were born (sprout flowers are, I believe, a cross between sprouts and kale), are so so good for you.

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I fried the sprout flowers for a few minutes until they were cooked.  Finally I added some halved and boiled red skinned new potatoes and some green beans (I had these left over from last night).  A final drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and some salt and pepper and my lunch was done!

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A little taste of Christmas without the hassle (or the food baby afterwards!).