Welcome to your challenge
Your mission-If you choose to accept it is:
Read the menu provided for you in this envelope.
Work out the syn value as best as you can for that 3 course meal.
Plan you own 3 course emal with the same food but in a Slimming World way. Using syns, healthy extras and lots of lovely free foods.
This mission is very important. Your menu will be judged by your fellow members and they will score you out of 10.
These are vital points for your team.
Who will win?
So here was the menu...
Starter: Stuffed spinach and mushroom crepes
Main: Roast beef cooked in oil with all the trimmings including horseradish
Dessert: Poached pear with rosewater and pistachios
Cocktails: margaritas
Well a bit of a task I can tell you.... I looked through the websites and found original recipes for all of it and then worked out how many Syns. Overall the whole menu came to a whopping 88 Syns "per serving", for those who aren't familiar with Slimming world we are encouraged to have up to the max of 15 syns!!!!
I managed to get the total down to "7 syns per serving" with healthy A used (calcium allowance) if desperate for the alcohol Tesco do a fab magarita 125ml for 5 syns and with ice should last a couple of drinks depending on the size of glass which takes it to 12 syns. In the new entertaining slimming world recipe book there is also a fab magarita too, also at 5 syns
Here is my alternate but I haven't tried the mocktail yet so when I do I will let you know...
Stuffed spinach and mushroom crepes serves 4 per serving with heA (2.5)
For the crêpes
- 57g/2oz plain flour (10) based on 4.5 syns per 25g
- 2 large eggs
- 150g pot fat-free natural fromage frais
- 142ml/¼pt skimmed milk (3) or hea (F)
- Fry light (F)
- Fry light (F)
- 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped (F)
- 2 handfuls mushrooms, sliced (F) the more the merrier
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (F)
- 220g/8oz baby spinach (F)
- Fat free fromage frais (F)
- few sprigs fresh parsley, chopped (F)
- few fresh chives, chopped (F)
- salad leaves, to serve (F)
With Fry light fry mushrooms and onion and once softened add spinach and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
mix together ingredients for crepe and use frylight to fry the crepes.while crepe is in pan For filling spread crepe with fat free fromage frais scatter over quarter mushroom and onion mixture and sprinkle with parsley and chives, leaving space around the edges for folding. Fold the sides of the crepe over the filling and transfer to a serving plate.Repeat the process with the remaining batter and filling to make more pancakes. Serve with salad leaves or full salad. YUM! Might have to try it out....
Next recipe instalment tomorrow!
