The following used to be my staple diet and was great because all these raw veggies went towards my '5 a day'. I'd be interested to know if it's still a good recipe following my Type-2 diagnosis or what changes you'd recommend?
(Serves two to three people)
- 1 x small tin of Sweetcorn - I go for the 'No added salt or sugar' variety (16.7g of carbohydrate per 100g, of which 3.8g is sugars)
- ½ Red pepper (some of you may know peppers as 'capsicums'?)
- ½ Green pepper
- ½ Cucumber
- About two dozen red seedless grapes
- One teacup of rice (which ever variety you prefer - personally I like wild rice)
- One small tub of salad cress
Chop all the vegetables, including the grapes and place in a bowl. Cook the rice then rinse and allow to cool before mixing with the chopped vegetables.
Dressing (optional)
- Two cloves of fresh garlic (crushed)
- One teaspoon of French mustard (I guess any mild mustard would do)
- 6 tablespoons of olive oil
- 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
I guess the things I'm not sure about are the grapes (source of fructose?) and the rice (I still haven't figured out this carb stuff - don't see the dietician for another month).
I used to wash a helping of the above down with a nice bottle of real cider, but nowdays that's sparkling mineral water!
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