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Nadiya's Fast Flavours Series 1
Episode 4 of 6

Nadiya gives us some fresh and zingy recipes for less indulgent days, including a punchy Thai salad, vegan apple cake and roast salsa verde salmon with caramelised miso onions.

Nadiya Hussain shares delicious recipes for things that are both fresh and a little bit healthy. These are some lighter meal alternatives, all of which are foolproof recipes that are simple to prepare and easy to master.

To kick off, Nadiya cooks up a bright and beautiful butternut squash soup, where she makes the flavour sing by adding spiced saffron for warmth and the juice of a grapefruit for an intense citrus hit. Rather than throwing away the seeds, she toasts them in oil before sprinkling them with fragrant mango powder to use as a crunchy topping.

Next up is a delicious crunchy salad. Nadiya admits that she used to struggle to get excited by salads, as they can be so plain and uninspiring, but that all changed on a filming trip to Thailand. While filming a scene in a market, she had a crunchy papaya salad with green beans and peanuts, and her mind was blown. Nadiya has created a unique version of this Thai classic, using the more accessible and affordable cucumber as well as juicy prawns and a punchy dressing packed with sour, sweet, tart and spicy Thai flavours.

Nadiya always has cake in the house, and she shares her recipe for a vegan and gluten-free apple and olive oil bake. Not healthy per se, it is still a lighter alternative to some of her more decadent recipes and full of fresh fruity flavour.

Finally, Nadiya turns her attention to a lighter alternative to the roast dinner. As the centrepiece, she takes a side of fresh salmon and coats it with a salsa verde crumb, while caramelised miso onions make a delicious side.

Meanwhile, Georgina Hayden shares a treasured recipe for a Greek Cypriot kebab and zesty salad with creamy avocado, punchy radishes and a lemon and tahini dressing.

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29 minutes

Last on

Fri 24 Feb 2023 19:30
鲍鱼tv Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Beverley Knight

    Round and Around

  • 00:07

    The McCoys

    You Make Me Feel (So Good) (feat. Rick Derringer)

  • 00:08

    The McCoys

    So Good

  • 00:12

    Olly Murs

    Busy

  • 00:21

    Jessie Ware

    Alone

Credits

Editor Andrew McKenzie
Production Company Wall to Wall Media

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