Beef Mint Cucumber Salad 21 Day Wonder Diet Day 10 Food

SIMPLE MEDITERRANEAN CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Place sliced cucumbers in a large mixing bowl. Add sliced shallots, radish, and fresh dill.
• In a small bowl (or mason jar), combine the dressing ingredients (extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, kosher salt and black pepper.) Whisk (or cover and shake the mason jar) until well combined.
• Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss again to combine, making sure the cucumber salad is well coated with the dressing. Enjoy!

MINT CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumbers and onion in a mixing bowl.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl; mix well. Pour over cucumber/onion salad. Toss to coat well.
• Chill at least 3 hours before serving.

SPICY MINT BEEF

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and chiles and cook until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add the steak and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add the shallots and bell pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add the fish sauce, sweet soy sauce, black soy sauce and chili paste. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and cook, stirring frequently until the meat is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the basil and mint until wilted. Transfer to a serving dish and serve over steamed white rice.

THAI-FLAVOURED PRAWN SALAD (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 14)

Steps:

• Cook rice in large saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, until tender, drain, cool.
• Combine rice in large bowl with remaining ingredients.

SUMAC FISH & COUSCOUS SALAD (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 3)

Steps:

• Spray medium pan with cooking oil; cook onion and garlic over heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add zucchini and tomatoes; cook, stirring occasionally, about 1o minutes or until vegetables soften. Remove from heat, stir in mint.
• Bring stock to a boil in a small saucepan; remove from heat, stir in couscous, stand 5 minutes. Stir into zucchini mixture.
• Meanwhile, preheat grill. Sprinkle fish with sumac; grill until cooked, turning once.
• Serve couscous topped with fish and lemon wedges.

POTATO, TUNA & EGG SALAD (21 DAY WONDER DIET : DAY 2 )

Steps:

• Boil, steam, or microwave potatoes and beans, seperately, until tender;drain, cool.
• Meanwhile, make dressing by combining yogurt, rind and juice in medium bowl.
• Quarter potatoes; add to dressing with tuna, onion and parsley, stir to combine. Serve salad topped with egg.

CAESAR SALAD (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 16)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Remove crusts from bread, cut bread into small squares. Place on oven tray; toast about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook prosciutto in medium heated frying pan until crisp. Chop coarsely.
• Combine yogurt, juice, anchovy and mustard in medium bowl. Add lettuce; toss to combine.
• Serve lettuce mixture topped with toast, prosciutto and egg.

RICOTTA AND BANANA ON TOAST (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 10)

Steps:

• Divide cheese between slices of toast; top with bananas, drizzle with honey, then sprinkle with cinnamon.

POTATO, CORN & CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Remove seeds from cucumber & slice finely.
• Combine with potatoes, corn & onions.
• Stir through sufficient dressing & chill.

MINT & OUZO FLAVOURED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Soak the bread in the ouzo for at least 5 minutes.
• Heat half the oil in a skillet over moderate heat, add the onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until they are soft but not brown.
• Remove the onions with a slotted spoon, placing them in a large mixing bowl.
• Squeeze the bread dry (discard the ouzo) and add the bread to the onions.
• Add the ground beef, egg, mint, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and knead vigorously with your hands, then beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
• Shape the beef mixture into balls about the size of walnuts (you may find wetting your hands with water helps prevent sticking) and then rolls the meatballs in the flour to coat evenly.
• Place the meatballs on a cookie sheet and refrigerate for one hour at least.
• Add the remaining olive oil to a large skillet and brown the meatballs, 7 or 8 at a time over high heat, cooking 8 to 10 minutes and shaking the pan from time to time.
• Keep them warm in a 200 degree F (100c) oven while you finish cooking the rest.

WARM TANDOORI CHICKEN SALAD (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 4)

Steps:

• Combine yogurt, coriander and juice in small bowl.
• Cook pappadums in microwave oven on medium (50%) for about 40 seconds; break into pieces.
• Sprinkle chicken with tandoori owder; spray with cooking oil. Cook chicken on heated grill plate. Slice thickly.
• Combine spinach, cucumber and tomatoes in medium bowl; add chicken. Serve salad sprinkled with pappadums, then drizzled with coriander yogurt.

CHICKEN WALDORF SALAD (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 11)

Steps:

• Bring the water to th eboil in a medium saucepan; add chicken. Simmer, covered, about 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Cool chicken in poaching liquid for 10 minutes; drain, then slice thickly.
• Meanwhile, combine yogurt, juice and mustard in medium bowl. Add apple, celery, parsley and chicken; mix gently.