Pear Arugula Salad

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS
1 pear - chopped
few handfuls of arugula leaves
1 cup cooked chickpeas
1/2 cucumber - diced
1 thinly sliced fennel (optional)
1/4 cup pine nuts - toasted
hemp seeds to garnish
1/2 cup goat cheese or feta (optional but recommended)

Dressing
3 tbsp Olive Oil
juice 1 lemon
1 tbsp white wine vinegar (or any other vinegar)
1 tsp mustard sauce (dijon or any other kind)
2 tbsp chopped green onions
salt & pepper

PROCESS:

1. Mix all the dressing ingredients in a bowl.
2. Pour some of dressing on the cooked chickpeas and let them sit for a few minutes - marinating the chickpeas in dressing makes them more flavorful but if you are short on time you can totally skip this step.
3. Put the pine nuts in a small pan and toast them on a very low flame.
4. Mix in all the salad ingredients together - arugula+pear+cucumber+fennel+chickpeas and put the rest of the dressing on it and mix well.
5. Garnish with lightly toasted pine nuts, hemp seeds and a little bit of goat cheese. 

Baked Potato Wedges

I am a big fan of healthier version of traditional recipes. These baked potato wedges are one such dish. Just by replacing the deep frying step with baking makes it infinitely healthier. And the best part is that they taste just as good. Trust me, give me them a try and you will be a fan forever:

INGREDIENTS:
5-6 medium/large golden potatoes
coconut oil to sprinkle
salt to taste
few pinches of red chilli powder/paprika (optional)

PROCESS:

1. Preheat the oven to 400F 
2. Bring a large pot of water to boil and add a teaspoon of salt to it
3. Wash and cut the potatoes into wedges (keep the skin on)
4. Cook potatoes in the boiling salted water for 7 minutes.  Remove form the stove and drain. Its v.imp not to let them cook for any longer as they would get overcooked and not become crispy. 
5. Put the wedges in a mixing bowl and add the oil, salt and chili powder if using and mix well.
6. Spread the wedges on a baking sheet and roast for about 17 mins - take them out and turn the wedges over and out them back in the oven for another 17 mins.
7. Take them out when they turn crisp to your liking - squeeze lime juice over them or serve them any kind of sauce, with burgers or just enjoy them as it is.