SINGLETONS QUICK & EASY DIETER'S DELIGHT CALAMARI SALAD

For days when recovering from a knock-out punch from life...

(Singleton recipes multiple easily for couples & families)

We've all had days when things not only go wrong but also raise self-doubts.  

Like: will I end my days as a bag lady pushing around a wonky trolly filled with my tattered worldly goods?  Or: do I need a good shaking up?  Or: am I just being hopelessly neurotic?

On such days the temptation to dive into the carbs and sugar is high.

Here's a dish that will help boost will power and probably improve your mood.

Calamari Salad with bean starch (cellophane) noodles is low in carbs, high in protein and has plenty of fibre.  It's quick and easy to make.  And it's pretty easy on the wallet -- there will be plenty of protein left over for another meal.

Cost: £2.50'ish (2022)

Feeds: 1

Dieters Delight Noodles
made from
green bean starch

Ingredients:

1 knot green bean noodles (also known as crystal, transparent, glass or thread noodles)

 

70g/2.4oz cooked calamari rings

 

 

handful quick cooked green veg: here green beans, also tenderstem broccoli, bak chop, thinly sliced zucchini

few thinly sliced radishes, or half a small chilli, or - if you don't like heat -  raw mushrooms

Optional Garnish: finely chopped peanuts OR toasted sesame seeds, fresh parsley

                          

Dressing

1tsp sherry

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tbsp orange juice

1 tbsp toasted sesame oil

1/4 garlic clove, grated

similar amount grated, peeled fresh ginger

Shake until emulsified, pour over just drained noodles

Mix with other ingredients

Method:

'CHEATS' MULLIGATAWNY SOUP: singleton's; quick & easy template, high protein, healthy

Getting home hungry and exhausted?  Here's a perfect solution for a quick solitary satisfying supper after a hard day's work...

posted 2021; updated 9/24

Mulligatawny: layers of Indian spices, rice & shreds of protein.  In minutes.
'A wonderfully spicy tasty soup that hits the spot after a long day.'

Sometimes it's just too much darned trouble to make a meal from scratch, and the freezer is bare.  At those times, the Blogger 'cheats' with supermarket friends.

Pizza bases, soups, rotisserie chicken, salads ...67 uses them as a base, and tarts them up with spices, herbs and bits of protein.  The only criteria for the choice of supermarket 'friends' is that they are as free as possible of e-numbers, nasty additives and preservatives.  There are a surprising number to choose from...just take the time to read the list of ingredients.

This week the focus is on tinned 'chunky' soups.  In this case, M&S Spiced Lentil & Tomato Soup, at all of £1.10.  Add a water, rice, curry powder & cumin, cooked or raw meat/fish/plant protein, finely chopped apple and Voila: rich, thick & satisfying Mulligatawny Soup.

In only minutes.  

And it won't cost the earth.

Give it a whirl.

It's a formula that can be applied to any chunky tinned soup, though. 67goingon50 prefers M&S or Baxters - no danger of metallic tastes with these two brands.  

Cost: £1.50'ish, depending on protein 

Serves: 1

Ingreds:

1 tin M&S Spiced Lentil & Tomato Soup

1/2 tin water, used to rinse out soup tin 

2 tbsp raw washed easy-cook* OR 2-3 tbsp leftover rice OR a small-med potato in fine dice

1/2 tsp curry powder

pinch of cumin

pinch of dried ginger or a scrape of fresh

100-150gm/3.5-5.2 gm protein of choice, raw or leftovers AND/OR (opt) extra pre-cooked lentils or beans (but not for Fodmap followers)

(opt) small bite-sized pieces of 1/16 red pepper 
1 small apple, finely diced, pref Granny Smith

Squeeze of lemon or lime juice

Garnish: chopped parsley or chives

Method: