Meal of the Week: Brought to you by Herbalife Nutrition

During the month of April, Herbalife Nutrition will be releasing recipes that you can create from ingredients in your kitchen.

During the month of April, Herbalife Nutrition will be releasing weekly recipes you can create from ingredients in your kitchen.

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Week One – Southwest Sirlion Steak Salad
Serves 1

Ingredients:

• ½ cup corn kernels
• ½ tbsp Olive oil
• ½ cup sliced red or green capsicum
• ½ cup sliced onion
• 4 cups mixed greens
• ½ cup canned black beans, drained
• ¼ avocado, diced
• 85g grilled sirloin steak, thinly sliced
• Pre-prepared tomato salsa to taste (desired amount)

Method:

1. In a small frying pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.

2. When the oil is hot, add onions and capsicum and sauté 4-5 minutes until softened and caramelised.

3. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, combine mixed greens, black beans, corn, avocado, and salsa and mix well.

4. Top with steak and sautéed vegetables.

Week Two – Spicy Citrus Prawns
Serves Four

Ingredients:

• 3 oranges
• 1 TBSP olive oil
• 1 red capsicum, sliced into thin strips
• 600g large prawns, shelled and deveined
• ½ TSP salt
• ¼ TSP chilli flakes
• 3 white onions, chopped

Method:

1. Grate 1 teaspoon orange peel from one orange, then squeeze out ¼ cup orange juice and set aside.

2. Peel remaining oranges, slice, cut slices in half and set aside.

3. Heat a large frying pan over medium to high heat, then add oil.

4. When hot, add capsicum strips and sauté for a few minutes until they begin to soften.

5. Add prawns, salt, chilli flakes and orange juice, and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring, until prawns are opaque and cooked completely.

6. Remove from heat, stir in reserved orange slices, and scatter white onions on top.

Week Three – Green Protein Power Bowl
Serves 1

Ingredients:

• 6 cups raw baby spinach
• 2 tsp olive oil, divided
• 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• A pinch of salt and pepper
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp low-fat feta cheese

Method:

1. Place spinach in a microwave-safe bowl that is large enough to contain the spinach
2. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
3. Spread cottage cheese over the spinach, then sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. 
4. Microwave on high for about two minutes, until spinach is wilted and cottage cheese is warm.
5. In a small frying pan, heat the remaining teaspoon of olive oil over medium-high heat.
6. Add eggs and cook until set on the bottom, then turn over and finish cooking until likeness. 
7. Place eggs on top of spinach-cottage cheese mixture, sprinkle with feta cheese.

Week Four – Chicken, Broccoli and Quinoa
Serves One

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp Lemon juice
• ½ tsp Dijon-style mustard
• Pinch of Salt and pepper
• 6 cups of mixed leafy greens
• 2 cups broccoli florets, cooked and chilled
• 1 cup cooked quinoa, chilled
• 140g cooked chicken breast, thinly sliced

Method:

1. In a bowl large enough to hold all ingredients, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and salt and pepper.

2. Add the leafy greens, broccoli, quinoa and chicken and mix well.