Ladies Who Lunch

It's good to know that my entire self has not changed on this diet - my fears of not being able to entertain are unfounded.

In fact, I want to entertain more!

Because I am feeling so good and have discovered so many new and different ingredients, since the start of my journey, I want to share it all with my friends.

I invited my friend Tarrin over one Sunday afternoon for one of my healthy, yet tasty salads.

I must say I was a little nervous - here was me sharing a piece of my new self with someone other than my boyfriend, who has no choice but to eat everything I put in front of him :)

Here goes nothing...

On the menu:

Honey Glazed Chicken Breast Salad:


Glaze Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of honey
• juice of 1 lime
• juice of 1 orange
• chilli flakes 
• Mix all ingredients together and brush over the chicken breasts.
• Grill in a preheated oven, I set mine to about 200 degrees celsius, until the chicken has gone golden brown from the glaze and is still moist - about 10 to 15 minutes (cut one breast open just to make sure it is translucent inside and is not still pink - if still pink cook for another few minutes, but take care not to burn the breasts)

Salad:

• Rocket
• Fresh coriander
• Orange segments
• Cucumber
• Tomato
• Avo
• Dry toasted pine nuts

Dressing:

• Make a dressing using a bit of olive oil, lime juice, orange juice, honey, chilli flakes and a dash of salt to counter balance the sweetness, and a grind of black pepper
• Cut the chicken breast into pieces
• Toss the salad together, arrange artfully on the plate, layer the chicken around and drizzle over the dressing

 For a little bit of naughtiness I made us a watermelon cocktail:

•  o Vodka
• o Fresh watermelon
• o Lime cordial
• o Ice
• o Teaspoon of fructose
• o Blend all ingredients in a blender, pour into martini glasses and add a few mint leaves or cucumber shavings for decoration

So Tarrin, what did you think of the salad? :-)