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The Fast 800 Easy's Miso soup with mushrooms and prawns

SERVES 1

PREP 5 MINS

Cook 5 MINS

 

Almost instant and very low-calorie, this is a fast-day life-saver. Miso paste has a deliciously sweet, salty, slightly tangy flavour. The prawns add a good boost of protein and omega-3, along with other nutrients, including selenium (which most of us are lacking and is important for the immune system). You can add a handful of young spinach leaves or cooked greens as well. Simply add at the same time as the prawns. Miso soup kept Michael going on his early 5:2 fast days.
  • ½ pak choi, leaves separated and washed
  • 3 level tsp miso paste (around 15g)
  • 1 medium closed cup mushroom, finely sliced
  • 50g large cooked and peeled prawns, thawed if frozen
  • small pinch crushed dried chilli flakes (optional)
  • small handful roughly chopped fresh coriander leaves, to serve (optional)
  1. Slice the pak choi and place in a small saucepan with 250ml water.
  2. Stir in the miso paste, add the sliced mushroom and bring to a simmer. Cook for 3–4 minutes, or until the pak choi is beginning to soften.
  3. Add the prawns and cook for a further minute, or until the prawns are hot.
  4. Remove from the heat, stir in the chilli and coriander, if using, and ladle into a deep bowl or large mug to serve.

COOK’S TIP: For a vegetarian alternative, substitute tofu for the prawns.

 

PER SERVING 69cals | PROTEIN 12g | CARBS 3.5g | FAT 0.5g | FIBRE 1.5g

The Fast 800 Easy

Quick and simple recipes to make your 800-calorie days even easier

By Justine Pattison and Dr Clare Bailey

NEW COMPANION RECIPE BOOK TO THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERS FAST 800 AND FAST 800 RECIPE BOOK

Following their bestselling Fast 800 Recipe Book, Dr Clare Bailey and Justine Pattison return with a fabulous new cookbook, featuring super-simple recipes to enable you to eat well with minimum prep time on your fasting days.

All of the dishes in this book are based on the Mediterranean style of eating now proven to revolutionise your health, and many can be thrown together from freezer or store-cupboard staples. There are numerous vegetarian options, plus simple ways to expand meals for non-fast days or when you are eating with friends or family.

With everything from salads and wraps to winter stews and curries, Fast 800 Easy will help you rustle up delicious, nutritious meals in minutes – food that tastes so good you won't feel the low calorie count.

‘The Fast 800 approach represents a new and highly effective way to help people lose weight and keep it off, fast and safely. I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we do.’ Dr Michael Mosley

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