How to make a Spinach Pie with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Feta Cheese

 Spinach and feta pie is a traditional Greek style dish. The feta cheese being made with sheep's milk or sheep and goat's milk combined. This is a simple pie containing just spinach, feta, sun dried tomatoes in oil, eggs and filo pastry - which is wafer thin sheets of pastry that break up easily when baked. Spinach is full of nitrates which make the blood flow easier. Its also contains Vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants. Sun dried tomatoes contain amongst other things lycopene, which is another powerful anti-oxidant good for eyes, heart health, sunburn, cell damage - you name it! We usually serve a portion of this on a salad, or with mash, new potatoes or chips and any other veg. If you have never tried filo pastry before, it literally melts in the mouth. 

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How to make a Quick Spinach, Cherry Tomato and Mozzarella Salad - just drizzle on the olive oil!

 This is a really quick plate summer salad with just three ingredients - Spinach, cherry tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese.  Always use the freshest Spinach for added crunchiness. You can use baby plum tomatoes here, and you could add a few pitted olives - but don't overdo it, keep it simple. Always serve this with a slice of wholemeal bread. Spinach is from the beetroot family so it is full of nitrates for healthy blood flow. It was also Popeye's favourite food!

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How to make Spicy Lentil Broth (Vegan friendly)

 I got this idea from a recipe in a book and just changed some of the quantities of the ingredients for a better taste. Although there looks to be a lot in this there isn't really and it will last for a few meals. You don't need to serve it with rice, you can do it in a side dish with a salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and red onion, a little grated fresh ginger and pitted olives. This way it tastes delicious too. It also smells amazing as it cooks. Lentils are low in calories and high in fibre for digestion. They are high in protein and a good source of iron too. Iron helps with tiredness by improving the oxygen in the blood. So if you are planning on running any marathons in the near future this is for you!

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Spinach and Edam bake

 This recipe was one that I tested out from a book. I then added more spinach, messed about with the ingredients and got a much nicer taste. If you want a runnier bake and to put them in small separate dishes, don't drain the spinach as in the video and you will end up with little creamier bakes. We sometimes have this with just a salad or you can have it with new potatoes and veg of your choice! 

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