Leafy Gnocchi Salad

Ingredients

Gnocchi………………………..250g

Wild rocket leaves…..…….70g
Baby spinach leaves…..….70g
Salad tomatoes…………..…2 (large, roughly chopped) 
Fresh ground pepper……..¼ tea spoon
Olive oil………………………..2 table spoon
Oil to stir fry gnocchi
Salt to taste

Method

• Heat oil in a pan, add the gnocchi and stir fried then for 2 min (or as per the instructions on the pack).
• Place the rocket leaves and baby spinach in a salad bowl.
• Top it with tomatoes and then fried gnocchi.
• Drizzle the olive oil and sprinkle salt and ground pepper.
• Mix before serving.

Serves: 2

Leafy Salmon Salad with White Wine Dressing

Ingredients

Salmon fillet…………………….175g (skinned, cut into ¾ inch cubs)

Avocado………….………..…..…½ (chopped in ½ inch cubes)
Fresh wild rocket leaves……40g
Fresh watercress leaves….…40g
Olive oil………………………..…¼ cup
White fruity wine……………..¼ cup
Mayonnaise……………………..1 table spoon
Fresh rosemary…................1 stem
Green chilli……………………...1 (slit length wise)
Salt to taste

Method

• Heat the oil in pan. Add salmon, salt, rosemary, chilli and white wine, mix well, cover with a lid and cook for 5 min or until salmon is cooked.
• Remove the salmon from the pan and keep aside.
• If the white wine in the pan is very watery, heat it for some more time without the lid. Once satisfied with the flavours and consistency remove from heat and strain the liquid through a strainer and collect in a bowl to make the dressing.   
• Now add the mayonnaise to the white wine and whisk until it forms a smooth texture.
• Place the wild rocket and watercress leaves in a salad bowl. Top it with avocado and salmon pieces.
• Sprinkle some salt and drizzle the white wine dressing on the salad with a spoon.
• Mix well and serve.

Serves: 4

Leafy Chicken and Le Roulé Salad

Ingredients

Chicken breast…………………200g (cut into thin 1 inch rectangles)

Le Roulé cheese……………….100g (chopped in ¾ inch cubes)
Avocado………….………..….…1 (chopped in ¾ inch cubes)
Fresh wild rocket leaves……40g
Fresh watercress leaves….…40g
Olive oil………………………..…¼ cup
Fresh ground pepper……..…¼ tea spoon
Water…………………………......¼ cup
Salt to taste

Method

• Heat the oil in pan. Add chicken pieces, salt and pepper to it, cover with a lid and cook for 2 min.
• Now add the water, mix well and cover with lid to let it cook for another 6 min or until chicken is cooked but is still juice.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and keep aside.
• If the chicken broth collected in the pan is very watery heat it for some more time without the lid. Once satisfied with the flavours and consistency remove from heat and strain the liquid through very fine strainer and collect the broth in a bowl to use as dressing.   
• Place the wild rocket and watercress leaves in a salad bowl. Top it with avocado, chicken pieces and le roulé cheese cubes.
• Sprinkle some salt and drizzle the chicken broth dressing we just strained.
• Mix well and serve.

Serves: 4