Hairy Bikers’ four healthy twists on comfort foods to see you through next week

After assembly on the set of a TV drama in 1995, the Bushy Bikers have develop into two of essentially the most acquainted TV cooks on our screens. In reality, the Geordie duo even counted the late Prince Philip as a fan.

The beloved cooks, made up of Simon ‘Si’ King and Dave Myers, have mixed their love for cooking with their ardour for motorbikes and have starred in a number of reveals and launched numerous cookbooks.

Their newest e-book The Bushy Dieters’ Easy Wholesome Meals: A Information to Shedding Weight and Staying Wholesome proves that wholesome meals needn’t compromise on style. Right here they share a collection of their favorite recipes…

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Aubergine parmigiana

SERVES 4

Components

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 aubergines, sliced into 1⁄2-1cm rounds
• Sea salt and black pepper
• A number of contemporary rosemary and oregano sprigs

For the sauce

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• A beneficiant pinch of cinnamon
• 400g can of tomatoes
• 100ml purple wine

To assemble

• A small bunch of basil leaves
• 2 balls of mozzarella, nicely drained and torn

Technique

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gasoline mark 6. Combine the olive oil with a tablespoon of water. Place the aubergine slices on 2 or 3 baking trays lined with baking parchment.
2. Brush the slices sparingly with the olive oil and water combine, then season with salt and pepper. Roughly break up the sprigs of herbs and sprinkle them over the aubergines.
3. Bake the aubergine for 25-Half-hour till squidgy within the center and properly browned. Discard the herbs.
4. In the meantime, make the sauce. Warmth the olive oil in a saucepan and add the onion. Add a splash of water and sauté the onion gently till translucent.
5. Add the garlic and sauté for one more 2 or 3 minutes.
6. Sprinkle within the oregano and cinnamon, then pour on the tomatoes and purple wine. Rinse out the can with 100ml of water and add this, too.
7. Season and produce to the boil. Cowl and simmer for 10 minutes, then take away the lid and proceed to simmer till the sauce is nicely diminished.
8. Unfold a spoonful of the sauce over the bottom of an ovenproof dish. Add a layer of aubergines and a few torn basil leaves. Proceed to layer till you might have used up all of the aubergines and sauce. Press down nicely between every layer.
9. Add extra basil and dot with the torn-up mozzarella. Bake within the oven for 25-Half-hour till nicely browned and effervescent.

Carrot cake

MAKES ABOUT 8 SLICES

Components

• 200g wholemeal flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1⁄2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1⁄2 tsp floor cardamom
• A pinch of salt
• 100g gentle smooth brown sugar
• 50ml maple syrup
• Zest of 1 orange
• 3 eggs
• 75ml sunflower or rapeseed oil
• 50ml yoghurt
• 50g walnuts or pecans, chopped
• 200g carrots, grated
• 150g raisins

For the icing (elective)

• 50g quark
• 50g cream cheese
• 25g thick yoghurt
• 25g icing sugar
• A number of drops of vanilla extract

Technique

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gasoline mark 4. Grease a 20cm deep spherical cake tin and line with baking parchment.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder, bicarb and cardamom with a beneficiant pinch of salt.
3. In a separate bowl, beat collectively the sugar, maple syrup, orange zest, eggs and oil till nicely mixed.
4. Fold within the flour combination adopted by the yoghurt to make a easy batter, then stir within the walnuts or pecans, grated carrots and raisins.
5. Scrape the combination into the tin and bake for about 45 minutes till nicely risen, springy and barely shrunken away from the edges. Take away from the oven and depart the cake within the tin for 10 minutes earlier than turning out on to a cooling rack.
6. To make the icing, if utilizing, beat collectively all of the components till thick and easy. When the cake is totally cool, unfold the icing excessive utilizing a palette knife. If not serving instantly, retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge.

Hen shawarma

SERVES 4

Components

• 2 giant hen breasts
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tsp floor cumin
• 1⁄2 tsp floor coriander
• 1⁄4 tsp cinnamon
• 1⁄4 tsp floor allspice
• 1⁄4 tsp cayenne
• 1⁄2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp olive oil
• Sea salt and black pepper

For the yoghurt dressing

• 200ml plain yoghurt or thick kefir
• 1 tsp dried mint
• A pinch of sugar
• 1⁄2 tsp sumac

To serve

• 4 flatbreads or giant lettuce leaves
• 1⁄2 cucumber sliced
• A number of pickled chillies (elective)

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Technique

1. First lower the hen breasts in half, as in case you have been butterflying them.
2. To do that, put the hen breast on the work floor and slice by way of it from one lengthy aspect to the opposite. Reduce during so you might have 2 items with the identical floor space however half the thickness.
3. Put every bit between 2 items of clingfilm and pound with a mallet till 1⁄2 cm thick. Repeat with the opposite breast.
4. Put the lemon zest and juice, garlic, spices, oregano and olive oil right into a bowl with loads of salt and pepper.
5. Combine totally, then add the hen and rub the combination into it. Go away to marinate for just a few hours or, if attainable, in a single day.
6. To cook dinner the hen, warmth a dry frying pan or a griddle. When it’s scorching, add the hen breasts and cook dinner on one aspect till they’re nicely browned and elevate off simply with no sticking. Cook dinner the opposite aspect for one more 2-3 minutes. Test the hen is cooked by way of, then take away from the pan.
7. For the dressing, combine the yoghurt, mint and sugar along with a pinch of salt, then sprinkle with the sumac. Serve the hen on flatbreads or lettuce leaves with the cucumber, dressing and pickled chillies.

Fish chew tacos

SERVES 4

Components

• Zest and juice of 1 lime
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 1⁄2 a purple onion, finely diced
• 4 tomatoes, finely diced
• 1-2 jalapenos, finely diced
• 2 tbsp coriander stems and leaves, finely chopped

For the fish

• 1 tsp floor cumin
• 1⁄2 tsp floor cinnamon
• 1⁄2 tsp floor allspice
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 tsp chilli powder (chipotle is nice)
• Sea salt and black pepper
• 500g agency, white fish fillet, lower into 2-3cm chunks

To serve

• 8 corn tortillas
• Coriander sprigs
• Pickled jalapenos (elective)

Technique

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gasoline mark 6. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
2. Make the salsa. Put the lime zest and juice in a bowl with the salt. Add the purple onion and depart it to marinate for about half an hour – this can assist soften the flavour and intensify the color. Add the remaining components, style for seasoning and alter if crucial. Go away to face at room temperature.
3. For the fish, combine all of the spices along with loads of salt and pepper. Toss the fish within the combine, then prepare on the baking tray, spacing them out nicely.
4. Bake within the oven for 10 minutes.
5. Take away the fish from the oven and warmth the corn tortillas. Serve the fish with the tortillas, salsa, coriander and pickled jalapenos.

The Bushy Dieters’ Easy Wholesome Meals: A Information to Shedding Weight and Staying Wholesome by Si King and Dave Myers (Seven Dials, £16.99) is accessible now.

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