Category: Pick n Pay Recipe

Veggie sandwich

The ultimate salad sandwich

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Serves 4

Ingredients

Beetroot Tzatziki

  • ½ cup plain yoghurt
  • 1 tsp dill, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. mint, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. horseradish
  • 1 loaf dumpy, low-GI, wholegrain, seeded bread
  • 1 tub hummus

Filling

  • 1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 large carrot, peeled and shredded
  • 2 large baby marrows, grated
  • 1 small red cabbage, chopped
  • 1 small beetroot, grated
  • 1 handful radishes, shredded
  • 1 avocado, sliced

Method

  1. Mix tzatziki ingredients together and season.
  2. Place four slices of bread on a board and spread the bread with tzatziki.
  3. Divide the filling equally between the sandwiches and spread the leftover bread slices with hummus.
  4. Sandwich, slice and pack into lunch boxes.

Pick n Pay is committed to promoting health and wellbeing among South Africans, and employs the services of a registered dietitian to provide food and nutrition-related advice to the public. For all your nutrition and health-related queries, email healthhotline@pnp.co.za or call 0800 11 22 88.

Chicken kebabs peanut sauce

Mini chicken kebabs with a quick peanut sauce

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Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breast fillets, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 60 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 dash of salt and milled pepper
  • 6 wooden skewers, soaked

Sauce

  • 125 ml coconut milk
  • 60 ml smooth sugar-free peanut butter
  • 30 ml red curry paste
  • 45 ml soy sauce

Method

  1. Thread 3 – 4 cubes of chicken onto the top end of each skewer.
  2. Grill, braai or cook in a smoking hot pan until done.
  3. Heat sauce ingredients together and stir until smooth.
  4. Cool sauce and pour over chicken skewers, ready to be packed for lunch.

 

Pick n Pay is committed to promoting health and wellbeing among South Africans, and employs the services of a registered dietitian to provide food and nutrition-related advice to the public. For all your nutrition and health-related queries, email healthhotline@pnp.co.za or call 0800 11 22 88.

Vegetable crisps

Vegetable crisps

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Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 small carrot, shaved into ribbons
  • 1 small beetroot, shaved into ribbons
  • 1 small sweet potato, sliced into ‘match sticks’
  • 1 small butternut, thinly sliced
  • 1 small parsnip, shaved into ribbons
  • 1 Tbsp. canola oil

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
  2. Toss the vegetables with canola oil.
  3. Spread the vegetables out on a baking tray in a single layer, making sure not to overcrowd them.
  4. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until dried out and crispy.
  5. Pack into lunch boxes as a snack.

 

Pick n Pay is committed to promoting health and wellbeing among South Africans, and employs the services of a registered dietitian to provide food and nutrition-related advice to the public. For all your nutrition and health-related queries, email healthhotline@pnp.co.za or call 0800 11 22 88.

Roast veg chicken wrap

Roast veg and chicken wrap with harissa yoghurt dressing

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Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 packet of roasting vegetables
  • 100 ml plain yoghurt
  • 2 Tbsp. harissa paste
  • 30 ml lemon juice
  • 2 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
  • 1 disc fat-reduced feta, crumbled
  • 4 whole-wheat wraps
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander

Method

  1. Roast the vegetables according to the packet instructions and set aside.
  2. Mix the yoghurt, harissa and lemon juice together and set aside.
  3. Divide the vegetables, chicken and feta equally between the wraps.
  4. Drizzle with yoghurt, scatter with coriander, roll up and pack for lunch.

Pick n Pay is committed to promoting health and wellbeing among South Africans, and employs the services of a registered dietitian to provide food and nutrition-related advice to the public. For all your nutrition and health-related queries, email healthhotline@pnp.co.za or call 0800 11 22 88.