HEALTHY DIET PLAN

Using seasonal ingredients, these nutritious, veg-packed recipes are perfect for warmer evenings

Four easy dinners

Sweet potato jackets with stir-fried beef & beans

This supper is an ideal pick-me-up after excerise and supplies iron along with vitamin C to support the body’s absorption of this important mineral. Sweet potatoes are rich in antioxidants, too.

SERVES 2 PREP 15 mins

COOK 50 mins EASY

2 sweet potatoes (about 175g each) 1 lean sirloin steak, trimmed of all fat

(200g after trimming), thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, "inely grated

2 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil 1 green pepper, halved, deseeded

and sliced

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tomatoes, cut into wedges 400g can black beans, drained

and rinsed

1 tsp vegetable bouillon powder handful of coriander, chopped, plus

extra whole leaves to serve

1 small avocado, stoned, peeled,

halved and chopped or mashed 1 lime, cut into wedges

1 Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 and bake the potatoes for 45 mins until tender. Meanwhile, mix the steak with half each of the garlic and paprika. Heat the oil in a non-stick wok and stir-fry the pepper for 1 min. Add the remaining garlic and the cumin, then cook for 3 mins. Tip in the tomatoes and the remaining paprika, and cook for 10 mins. Add the beans and bouillon, and stir to warm through, then add the chopped coriander.

2 Put the potatoes on plates and cut them open. Top with the avocado, squeeze over some lime juice and divide the beans between the plates. 3 Return the pan to the heat. Cook the steak for 5 mins, then pile into the potatoes and scatter over the coriander leaves. Serve with the lime wedges for squeezing over.

GOOD TO KNOW healthy • "ibre • vit c • iron • 5 of 5-a-day • gluten free PER SERVING 597 kcals • fat 20g • saturates 5g • carbs 57g • sugars 24g • "ibre 21g • protein 36g • salt 1g