Fat relegation
30g Coconut oil
3 spring onions
2 gloves garlic
5g ginger chopped
3 tsp curry powder
1 tsp turmeric
200ml coconut milk
140g raw peeled prawns
40g mange tout
200g cauliflower
Coriander leaves
1 lime
Method
• Cut the cauliflower in pieces and blitz into course pieces resembling rice.
• In a hot pan add 15g of coconut oil, spring onions and ginger. Cook for 2 mins
• Add curry powder and turmeric cook for 1 min. Add coconut milk
• Bring to boil and add the mange tout, cook 2 mins, do not reduce.
• Add prawns and cook for 3 mins and season with salt. Take of heat.
• In another hot pan put the rest of the coconut oil and add the cauliflower rice.
• Cook for 5mins until slightly coloured
• Serve with half a lime and coriander leave on top.
Protein promotion
140G chicken breast
200G sweet potato
10G coconut oil
80G red onion
10G curly kale
30G sliced chorizo
½ TSP ground cumin
½ TSP cayenne pepper
80G sweetcorn
1 red chilli
1 tbsp basil and honey yoghurt
Fresh coriander and basil
Method
• Peel the sweet potato and cut into 2cm sticks, boil until soft.
• In a hot pan add the coconut oil and start by sweating the red onions.
• Add chorizo, sweet corn and red chillies. Cook for 2 mins
• Add ground cumin and cayenne pepper and cooked sweet potato.
• Blanch the picked curly kale and add to the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add a touch of water if it starts to stick.
• Meanwhile grill the chicken breast and cook for 10 mins.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the chicken in thick pieces and mix with the rest.
• Mix the Greek yogurt with honey, basil and lime juice and drizzle on top of the chicken.
Metabolic kick
120G rump steak
10G coconut oil
1 lime juice
15G fish sauce
2tsp soy sauce
½ tsp sesame oil
1 red chilli
2 spring onions
50G red pepper
50G cucumber
50G carrots
50G mango
200g flat rice noodles
2G coriander and mint
Method
• Soak the rice in hot water for 5 mins, drain and add some sesame oil to prevent from sticking and cool it down.
• To make the dressing mix the fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and chillies.
• Slice red pepper, cucumber, carrots and mango thinly and add them to the noodles
• Grill the steak to your preference. Slice the steak and drizzle a bit of the dressing on top.
• Mix through the noodle mix and finish with mint and coriander
If you fancy letting someone else do the cooking, you can visit Cafe Football in Manchester or London and explore their full menu.
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