Healthy Chicken and Quinoa Salad

This has fast become my all time favourite dinner to create, I absolutely adore it! You may think its strange because it is only a salad, but truly it tastes divine and its the most filling salad I have ever had.

Ingredients

Quinoa 

Feta

Salad Leaves

Pepper

Cucumber

Avocado

Chicken (I used Fillets this time but much prefer Breasts *giggles*)

Olives

A dressing

I fry my chicken in coconut oil, and then wash the salad and chop the other veggies. The avocado is my favourite because it has such a lovely taste and adds some healthy fats into the salad, and keeps me going for longer. There isn't much to this recipe it's pretty self explanatory when you look at the ingredients. Obviously if you use the quinoa that requires cooking then you must do this before adding it to the salad, but I cheat and just use a Jamie Oliver microwave pack, which is probably far less healthy but makes the cooking process ten times quicker. The pack also contains Buckwheat which I am a huge fan of.

Let me know if you create this salad, I really love it!

The Perfect Post Workout Protein Ball

I'll admit, my protein balls do not look like the most delicious things on the planet, but trust me, they taste far better than they look. I created these after searching for hours and hours for the perfect protein ball recipe which I had all the ingredients for, and there just wasn't one. Therefore I decided to have a crack at making my own, and I won't lie, I am quite impressed with the turnout. These make a lovely pre or post workout snack, and definitely satisfy any sweet cravings.

Ingredients
- 2 Scoops of Purition Chocolate Protein Powder
- 4 tbs Meridian Peanut butter
- 2 tbs cacao powder
- 2 tbs Maple Syrup (can use Agave Nectar)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon

To make the balls I mixed all the ingredients together in a bowl to form a sort of dough. I then rolled them into small balls approximately an inch wide in my hand, and placed them in a tub in the fridge. Personally I think they are best when they have been in the fridge for an hour or two, but they are perfectly fine to eat as they are. Obviously you can substitute your own protein powder into the recipe, but this is just the one I have at home.
Let me know if you try them out and what you think! I am fully aware they are no chocolate bar but they are far healthier. 

Recipe: The Best Lemon Drizzle Cake

Hi guys!

I know this post isn't the usual, but I'm thinking I might post a few more things like this because it makes my blog a bit more diverse.

Recently I've been enjoying making Lemon Drizzle cake - which is weird because I'm not that fond of lemon flavored things, but this cake is divine!

You will need :

110g Softened Butter
170g Flour
170g Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Lemon
1tsp Baking Powder
6tsp Milk

110g Icing Sugar

Before you start baking, make sure that your oven is lit at 190 degrees centigrade!

1. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
2. Gradually add in the eggs and ensure they are whisked into the mixture thoroughly
3. Then it is time to add the flour and baking powder - make sure you use a sift of else the mixture will go lumpy and horrible!

4. Once all the flour is mixed in, you must add the milk and the the juice of half a lemon

5. The final thing to do is to line the loaf tin with baking paper and then pour the mixture in. Put the cake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until cooked throughout

I usually hate everything that I bake, and this is the one thing that I actually love and eat. Its not too sweet, but if you are trying to make it healthier you could always keep the icing off (but personally I think its the best part). I think next time I make it I will add some Poppy Seeds because it'd make the cake slightly different and add more textures.

If any of you try to make this please send me a photo on twitter (@daenabe) or leave me a comment down below.

If you enjoy these recipe posts then also let me know because I might do one every now and again if people enjoy reading them!