What does healthy eating means? Healthy eating means eating very healthy food. Low salt recipes are definitely very healthy recipes. These low salt recipes such as the low salt roasted aubergine and peas and low salt tomato pasta sauce recipe will allow you to learn to cook very healthy low salt cuisine.
1. Low Salt Roasted Aubergine And Peas
Eating vegetarian meals is very healthy but it is even better when you eat this low salt roasted aubergine and peas meal. This low salt roasted aubergine and peas recipe can serve four people.
Ingredients:
2 medium-sized whole aubergine
2 1/4 tablespoons chopped coriander
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
2 1/4 tablespoons vegetable oil
60g frozen peas, defrosted
2 medium-sized onions, chopped finely
2 large-sized tomatoes, chopped coarsely
3 green chilies
3 large-sized garlic cloves, sliced finely
Method:
Roast the whole aubergine directly on the gas burner, under the grill, or on a barbecue. You must make sure that the skin of the aubergine becomes charred and the flesh becomes soft.
Let the aubergine cool slightly.
Peel off the skin of the aubergine and mash the flesh with a fork.
Split the chilies in half lengthways, throw away the seeds, and chop them finely.
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and cook the onions and chilies. Make sure the vegetables turn to golden brown.
Put in the garlic and as well as the turmeric and garam masala. Cook for 4 minutes under a gentle temperature.
Put in the tomatoes and continue frying for another 5 minutes before dropping in the frozen peas and mashed aubergine. Mix evenly and cook for another 10 minutes. Make sure that the aubergine darkens. Put in the coriander and serve this healthy low salt roasted aubergine and peas with Indian flatbreads.
Nutritional facts (per 100g): energy 47 kcal, protein 1.3g, carbohydrate 4.8g, fat 2.6g, fibre 1.8g, sodium 0.01g, salt 0.03g
2. Low Salt Tomato Pasta Sauce Recipe
Use this low salt recipe to cook healthy low salt tomato pasta that can be used as a perfect accompaniment for pasta dishes. This low salt tomato sauce recipe is enough for two person.
Ingredients:
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
2 1/4 tablespoon tomato puree
1 medium-sized onion, chopped finely
2 clove garlic, chopped finely
3/4 teaspoon vegetable oil
freshly ground black pepper to taste
200g spaghetti
mixed dried herbs, to serve
Method:
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. Put in the onion and cook the onion on a medium heat. Make sure onion becomes soft.
Put in the garlic and cook for another minute. Make sure the pan is not too hot when you put in the garlic.
Put in the tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and mixed herbs.
Gently simmer for 10 minutes or until the tomato sauce is thick and rich.
Put in the freshly ground black pepper.
Cook the spaghetti according to the instructions shown on the packet and serve by pouring the low fat tomato sauce on to the spaghetti and topped with the mixed herbs.
Nutritional facts (per 100g): energy 66 kcal, protein 2.52g, carbohydrate 13.1g, fat 0.79g, fibre 1.03g, sodium 0.02g, salt 0.08g
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