Simple and Delicious - Women’s Day Menu

This delicious 3 course menu is simple to prepare and a perfect way to celebrate women’s day. A wholesome soup, mouthwatering main and healthy dessert prepared in less than 30 minutes sounds too good to be true, but it is! Take a look...

Menu: 

Burnt Garlic Mushroom Soup

One Pot Chicken and Lemon Rice

Healthy Fruit and Nut Crumble

Shopping list

1 small packet of shimeji mushrooms

1 packet of button mushrooms

1 stick of celery

50 grams of French beans

1 packet of vegetable stock cubes

1 small bunch of spinach

4 chicken thighs

1 small packet of fresh oregano

1 small bottle of olive oil

1 small packet of chicken stock cubes

1 small packet of parsley

100 grams of green grapes

100 grams of black grapes

100 grams of strawberries

100 grams of almonds

1 small packet of cinnamon powder

50 ml of honey

250 grams of jowar flour

100 grams of oats

For faster preparation

For soup, cut shimeji mushrooms, wash and slice button mushrooms, chop celery, string and chop the beans, clean and shred spinach. Make vegetable stock by adding stock cubes to warm water. Chop garlic and shallow fry it till golden brown in colour. Reserve the oil, set aside. Clean and wash the chicken thighs. Marinate it with lemon zest, lemon juice, chopped oregano, chopped garlic and salt. Wash and soak the rice. Halve the grapes. Chop the strawberries and sliver the almonds.

How to go about it

Start with the chicken. Then the crumble, by adding fruits and honey to a baking dish then top it up with oats and flour mixture. Sprinkle almond slivers and bake then for the soup sauté celery and beans in reserved oil, then add mushrooms and fried garlic, cook for few minutes. Then add stock and finally spinach and seasoning. Serve.