Eat To Beat Cholesterol

This light modern salad is a meal in itself, especially if you serve it with some grainy bread. 

Ingredients

70g (1/2 cup) pecans
2 x 250g packets smoked chicken breast fillets, skin removed, coarsely chopped
2 avocados, halved, stone removed, peeled, thinly sliced
2 green apples, cored, halved, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, trimmed, finely chopped
2 x 80g pkts baby rocket [...]

We don’t post many recipes apart from those in our books, but in this case we have made an egg-ception! Eggs are one of the cheapest, most nutritious and versatile sources of protein around. This recipe combines them lots of brightly coloured heart-friendly vegetables, and rice instead of pastry to make a super-healthy and fairly [...]

Makes 4 serves    ?     Each serving contains ½ serve of fruit

2 teaspoons salt-reduced margarine spread, melted

2 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 tablespoons slivered almonds, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fine polenta
2 teaspoons maize cornflour
1 medium orange, zest finely grated and juiced
1 tablespoon buttermilk
2 gold kiwi fruit, peeled
2 green kiwi fruit, peeled
1 tablespoon toasted slivered [...]

Makes 4 serves    ?     Each serving contains 2½ serves of vegetables

3 small Red Rascal, Bintje or King Edward potatoes, skin on
2 slices mixed grain bread
½ cup tightly packed curly parsley sprigs
Canola cooking oil spray
100g/3½oz shaved Swiss cheese
1 medium onion, finely sliced
400g/14oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

 Place potatoes, just covered with cold [...]

from Heart Food: the Healthy Heart Cookbook

Serves 4       ?       Each serving contains 4 serves of vegetables

4 x 150g/5½oz skinless salmon fillets
1/3 cup sesame seeds
1/3 cup (60g/2¼oz) almond kernels, halved lengthways
2 medium carrots, sliced
8 small yellow squash, trimmed and quartered
250g/9oz sugar snap peas, trimmed
400g/14oz can butter beans, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons mayonnaise [...]