Fresh and Light: 180+ New Recipes and Flavour-Packed Ideas to Find the Perfect Balance by Donna Hay

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    • Ingredients: rolled oats; flaked almonds; sunflower seeds; quinoa flakes; wheat germ; whole wheat flour; ground cinnamon; dried cranberries
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  • Hellyloves2cook on March 11, 2013

    Pg 70 Chicken, Celery and Black Pepper Stir Fry. Just tussled this up for my hungry teenagers. Quick and easy- quite hot too ....a big pepper hit! I added a sliced red capsicum as I had one that needed using up. Served with very thin organic noodles that I found in my pantry rather than rice as suggested . This was a request of my eldest son. It is not a stir fry that has sauce- quite dry but tasty nonetheless.

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Almond milk, date and honey smoothie

    • Happykikkers on June 29, 2024

      Did not have almond milk, so I used oat. Decent smoothie if you want something light (which is the concept of the book), but not mind-blowing.

  • Roasted cauliflower and chicken salad

  • Quinoa sushi rolls

    • treay on March 22, 2026

      This is the first time ever that I made quinoa sushi. I have never tried it before and was not very sure if it would work. Well, let me tell you that it was scrumptious! It is a fantastic alternative to rice sushi if you are trying to cut down with your carbs. I made a Crunchy Asian salad - one of our favourite salads - to go with it and we had a fantastic lunch! Yummo!

  • Brown rice salad

    • Kirstin_the_Kiwi on February 10, 2015

      I was missing some of the ingredients so ended up with 3 cups of cooked brown rice, 2 fried/chopped mushrooms, 3 stalks of thyme, 1/3 cup of toasted sunflower seeds, 1/3 cup currents, 1/2 tsp sumac and 1/3 of a packet of feta. Yum!

  • Toasted spiced chickpea salad

    • Varundel on April 06, 2015

      I love the basic concept of this salad and the various ingredients worked really well together. Needed more flavouring though - more spice quantities and I think it would be great to toast and freshly grind the fennel and cumin first for even more flavour.

  • Chilli, pepper and basil tofu stir-fry

    • KIGirl on January 17, 2018

      Added additional vegetables : carrots, mushrooms, snow peas, bean sprouts. Omitted the wine and stock as cooking for gluten free. V happy with the result :-)

  • Thai green curry chicken skewers with ginger quinoa

    • treay on November 28, 2024

      It is very easy to make, especially if you use bought green chilli paste, but I made my own, it always taste much better. It was sooo tasty! I used 4 chicken thighs instead of chicken breast. I didn't have any chicken breasts in the freezer and didn't feel like going to the shops. The curry is very mild but really aromatic, and it was the meal I needed today.

  • Pea and ricotta frittata

    • Varundel on April 06, 2015

      A very simple, quick lunchtime recipe with light, spring-like flavours. Loved the creamy pockets of ricotta.

  • Chicken, celery and black pepper stir-fry

    • debkellie on May 29, 2026

      I thought this might benefit from developing some sort of sauce as it seemed very dry otherwise. So I added some kecap manis and a little water. Very very tatsy .. and the pepper lingers a long time!!

  • Double tomato and basil pasta sauce

    • Happykikkers on November 14, 2022

      Super quick and nice dish, can be throw together while the pasta cooks. I used parsley instead of basil, pulsed all ingredients for the sauce in a food processor and added a bit of pasta water while mixing it with pasta.

  • Garlic prawns paper parcels

    • pennyvr on March 31, 2014

      Think we could have done this in a pan and it would be less fiddly with the same result. Suggest adding a bit of sweet chilli sauce / chilli jam.

  • Chilli jam tofu paper parcels

    • pennyvr on March 31, 2014

      Not bad, but not a lot of depth of flavour.

  • Quinoa and chickpea burgers

    • treay on November 28, 2024

      These burgers, with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado, served on a flatbread and topped with mayonnaise were really delicious.

  • Roasted carrot and fennel hummus

    • pennyvr on December 27, 2014

      The flavours are delicious. I made a variation by using the tahini mixture as a dressing for the roast carrots and chickpeas. It worked well.

  • Kale chips

    • Hellyloves2cook on October 16, 2013

      Delicious- very very moreish - I have made these before just using sea salt and oil but these were much better!

  • Miso and sesame broccoli

    • pennyvr on March 31, 2014

      Worked well with rice.

  • Chocolate fudge cake

    • gjnmc on September 13, 2020

      Substituted yoghurt for buttermilk.

  • Pear tart

    • Astrid5555 on January 04, 2014

      O.k, but nothing special. Have had better "healthy" cakes than this one.

  • Baked figs in buttermilk custard

    • ChristineMM on July 16, 2019

      This was a disaster. The custard split and so never firmed up. Should there be an egg in the custard mix?

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Reviews about this book

  • Saveur

    While the recipe themes may be familiar, Hay's instructions are unmatched in their simplicity, and she has great suggestions for creating lighter versions of standbys.

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  • ISBN 10 0732295637
  • ISBN 13 9780732295639
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  • Published Nov 01 2012
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 208
  • Language English
  • Countries Australia
  • Publisher Harper Collins

Publishers Text

fresh and light is my answer to my own best efforts to juggle for the perfect balance. Designed to complement my existing repertoire, it's full of new recipes that combine the freshest ingredients, pantry staples and my personal tricks for a lighter touch.

I've never been a fan of diets and this book is no exception. I don't even like the thought of anyone being on a diet! For me, it's always been about balance. fresh and light is mindful of fat and carbohydrates, but is focused on flavour and variety -- without the guilt.

Divided by meal, fresh and light is a solution-packed book of recipes loaded with power foods to give you the balance you need across your week. There are light breakfasts, tasty lunch box tips and fast dinner solutions to give you ideas for every time of the day.

We all have our guilty pleasures in life. fresh and light lets you enjoy them and is for all those times when you're seeking something a little more virtuous. And that's really the best kind of indulgence of all -- the one with balance.

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