Brighten up your festive season with 5 easy Christmas-themed recipes

Ingredients (serves 2)

• 1 small bundle of lettuce, washed and chopped into small pieces

• 1 mandarin orange

• Seeds from half of a pomegranate fruit

• 50 grams of crumbled feta cheese

• 1 tablespoon of honey

• 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

• Handful of pecans (optional)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine your chopped lettuce. Spread it out evenly to create a circular shape, resembling a wreath.

2. Arrange the mandarin orange slices on the lettuce base and scatter the pomegranate seeds in the centre.

3. In a small jar or bowl, whisk together the honey and apple cider vinegar.

4. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese on top.

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Ingredients (serves 2)

• 4 tablespoons of Greek yogurt

• 2 slices of bread

• 3-4 strawberries

• Handful of mint leaves

Directions

1. Toast the bread slices and cut them into 4 squares each.

2. Spread a thin layer of yogurt on the bread slices.

3. Cut strawberries into halves and place them on the bread upright.

4. Finish by adding some mint leaves to taste.

Ingredients (serves 2)

• Slice of bread

• Cream cheese

• Half of a cucumber

• Handful of cherry tomatoes

• Small handful of chopped coriander or chopped almonds

Directions

1. Toast the bread and cut it into 4 triangles.

2. Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on toast.

3. Cut the cucumber into small crescent slices and put them on top of toast to resemble leaves.

4. Place cherry tomatoes on top of cucumber slices to resemble baubles.

5. Sprinkle some coriander or almonds on the empty parts of the bread.

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Ingredients (serves 2)

• 4 cups of cooked rice

• 2 tablespoons of sesame oil

• half teaspoon salt

• 1 small carrot

• 2 pieces of seaweed

• Handful of chopped kimchi

• (Optional) halved cherry tomatoes or cucumber slices can be hats for your snowmen

Directions

1. Cut seaweed into thin, long rectangles for the snowman’s arms and scarf, and small, round circles for the eyes, mouth and buttons.

2. Peel and slice the carrot into tiny triangles to make snowman nose.

3. Season cooked rice with sesame oil and salt.

4. Wet your hands a bit to keep the rice from sticking to your palms. Take a large handful of rice, place a spoonful of kimchi into the centre and roll it into a ball. This will form the snowman’s body.

5. Take a slightly smaller portion of rice and add a small scoop of kimchi into the centre, before rolling it into a ball. This will form the snowman’s head.

6. Use the seaweed strips and dots to create the snowman’s features and scarf, and gently attach the tiny carrot nose using a small piece of seaweed or a toothpick.

Ingredients (serves 2)

• 130 grams of pancake mix

• 180ml water

• 200 grams low-fat Greek yogurt

• 5 strawberries

• Half of a kiwi

Directions

1. Combine pancake mix and water in a large bowl and whisk until smooth.

2. Prepare 1 large, 2 medium and 2 small pancakes according to the instructions on the packaging.

3. Slice the kiwi and strawberries, reserving one strawberry for decoration.

4. Place the largest pancake on the bottom of the stack. Spread yogurt on top and decorate with strawberry and kiwi slices.

5. Repeat with the remaining pancakes, layering smaller sizes on top and finishing with the reserved strawberry.