French toast with fresh berries

French toast with fresh berries 

Serves 2

15 mins for preperation & cooking

2 eggs, beaten

100ml (3.4oz or 1/2 cup) milk

30g (1oz or 1/4 cup) caster sugar

4 slices of bread

50g (1.8oz or 1/2 cup) butter

200g (7oz or 2 cups) mixed fresh berries

Mix the eggs, milk and 1 tbsp sugar in a shallow dish. Add the bread, then turn the slices in the liquid until they are well soaked.

Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a low heat, then add the slices of bread and fry  on each side until golden brown.

Put a slice on each plate, sprinkle with the remaining sugar and spoon over the berries.

Curried Chicken and rice salad

Curried Chicken and rice salad 

(can substitute Chicken for Turkey)
 
Serves 2

4oz long-grain rice
4 tablespoons thick mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon chopped freash chives or spring onions
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 red eating apple, cored and sliced
1/2 green pepper, cored, seeded, chopped and blanched
2 oz raisins or saltanas
6 oz cooked chicken meat, diced
1 oz flaked almonds, toasted
Watergrass sprigs to garnish


Cook the rice in boiling salted water until just tender, about 12 minutes.
Rinse, drain well and cool.
Combine the mayonnaise, 1 x 15 ml spoon (1 tablespoon) of the lemon juice, the curry powder, chives or spring onions and salt and pepper to taste.
Dip the apple slices in the remaining lemon juice, then add to the mayonnaise mixture with the green pepper, raisins or saltanas and chicken.
Fold through the rice and adjust the seasoning.
Serve on a flat dish, sprinkled with almonds and garnished with watercress.

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