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Ingredients
Ingredients
Method
Method
- If you don’t like olives, use thinly sliced sundried tomatoes instead.
- This is ideal as part of a summer buffet and/or to accompany fresh tuna or salmon.
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Nutritional information explained
Carb counting
The carb values of these meals relate to the total amount of carbs from all ingredients. If you are carb counting, you may not need to include them all in calculating your insulin dose. Speak to your healthcare team if you're unsure.
Traffic light symbols / colours
- Red = high
- Amber = medium
- Green = low
Traffic lights for these recipes are determined by the whole portion size. Comparison of the traffic lights for different recipes should be based on 100g of each portion.