If you want to get healthier and shed a few pounds but don’t want to deprive your taste buds, try cooking with shallots. Shallots are low in fat and contain just 40-50 calories per 80g, which counts as one portion towards the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
Shallots are a fantastic addition to healthy dishes adding a unique, piquant flavour and can liven up and bring a certain ‘pizazz’ to even the most sensible healthy salads, sandwiches, soups and suppers! Why not try some of our own great-tasting, low calorie recipes?
Our Prawn Buckwheat Noodles with Soy and Ginger Shallots are low in calories, bursting with flavour and with their hint of chilli will blow away those winter cobwebs.
This Chicken Baked with Shallots, Olives and Thyme dish is quick and easy to prepare, ideal for a mid-week supper and is only 359 calories per serving.
If salads are your thing, we’ve got lots of ideas for livening them up. Try our Spiced Roasted Shallot Salad with Bulgur Wheat, Aubergine, Raisins and a Chilli and Tomato Dressing
Our Roasted Shallot, Beetroot, Puy lentil and Spinach Salad with Soft Goats Cheese makes a delicious lunch and contains just 404 calories per serving
