ACTIVATE Vitamin B

Seeing as the lovely people at Activate have been kind enough to sponsor my blog, I thought it was about time I put some healthy, nutritious, vitamin packed recipes on here!

It’s not always easy to eat healthily.  Even with the best intentions, after a long day at work, the last thing you want to do is come home and cook some complicated, time-consuming dish just so you get a balanced meal.  When your tired getting a pizza delivered or eating junk food just seems so much easier.  Even I feel that way sometimes and I cook for a living!

With that in mind, I thought I’d post a recipe that is simple and easy to prepare and only takes 10 minutes.  Plus its full of good stuff like vitamin B12 and B6 which are important for growth and your metabolism, vitamin C which aids your immune system, as well as ginger which contains antioxidants.

STEAMED PRAWNS WITH SUGAR SNAP PEAS

Serves 4

500g large prawns, peeled

3 tbsp soy sauce

Grated zest and juice on 1 lime

1 tsp dried chilli flakes

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp minced ginger

400g sugar snap peas

2 spring onions (green onions)

bunch of fresh coriander leaves (cilantro)

1 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp sesame seeds

• Marinate the prawns in soy, lime zest and juice, chilli flakes, garlic, ginger and a splash of water for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile bring a large pan of water to a simmer.  Line a bamboo steamer with baking paper and place over the pan.  Add the prawns and cook for 5 minutes.
• Blanch the peas in boiling water for 2 minutes then drain.
• Put the prawns in a bowl along with the peas, spring onion and coriander.
• Heat both oils in a small pan for 1 minute and then pour over the prawns and sprinkle with sesame seeds

Serve with boiled rice.

Enjoy xx

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