By Chevaune Hindley
Mama muse and celeb chef, Zoe-Bingley Pullin, believes sticking to a healthy diet and exercise regime is what helps keep her mental health in check. And now she’s helping other busy mums feel the benefit of a wellness boost with the launch of the 4 Week Body Reset Program with Dietlicious. Here is one of her fav recipes from the program.
Pesto, Sweet Potato + Egg Salad
Serves: 2
Pre: 15 minutes
Cook: 10-15 minutes
Ingredients
250g sweet potato, peeled, cut into chunks
2 cups kale leaves, roughly torn
½ punnet cherry tomatoes, washed and cut in half
1/4 bunch parsley, washed and finely chopped
2 free range eggs
extra virgin olive oil
Pesto
1 bunch basil leaves, washed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ cup parmesan cheese
100g macadamia nuts, toasted
juice of 1 lemon
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp. spirulina powder, optional
Method
1 // To make the pesto, blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, set aside.
2 // In a large saucepan or steamer, add the sweet potato and boil/steam for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain and leave to cool.
3 // In a small saucepan, add water and the eggs. Bring to the boil and cook for 3 minutes. Remove eggs and leave to cool. Once cooled cut eggs into quarters.
4 // In a large bowl, add the kale leaves and a drizzle of olive oil, massage the kale leaves until tender. Add the potato, parsley, tomato and 2 tbsp. pesto dressing, gently combine. Spoon the salad onto a serving dish and top with the eggs.
Zoe Bingley-Pullin started her career as a trained chef and nutritionist before going on to host Good Chef Bad Chef for five seasons. After leaving the show, she’s enjoyed working on the House of Wellness, manages her own consulting business, has self-published two books and has now teamed up with Dietlicious to launch her online 4 Week Body Reset Program offering movement videos, meal plans, cooking demos, guided meditations, daily emails, as well as healthy support meals and snacks delivered to your door.
