TACOS, FOUR WAYS

Sashimi, black bean, avocado or chocolate – taco your pick

Lighter than your average burrito and definitely healthier than loaded nachos, tacos are the speedy meal missing from your recipe repertoire. Stack ’em high with your choice of fresh ingredients or taco pick from these delights

Cubing fish rather than cooking it will give you a different taste and texture to savour. It’s worth the effort – oily varieties are linked to better brain function, mood and skin. Dice, dice, baby

INGREDIENTS

¼ avocado, cubed • 50g raw sashimigrade salmon, cubed

• 1 spring onion, sliced • juice of ½ lime • ½ tsp sesame seeds • coriander • salt and black pepper

• 1 soft taco shell METHOD

1. Place everything in a bowl (except the taco shell, obvs) and stir well.

2. Scoop on to the taco, then top with extra coriander and lime juice if you’re feeling fresh. This fibre-rich vegan offering delivers a serious antioxidant hit thanks to the anthocyanins in the purple cabbage. Plus, both the purple and green kind contain cancer-protecting compounds called glucosinolates. Double cabbage FTW INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp salsa • 1 soft taco shell • small handful each of shredded purple cabbage and green cabbage • 1 jalapeño, sliced • ⅛ avocado, sliced • ½ tsp sesame seeds • coriander, to garnish • squeeze of lime juice METHOD

1. Spread the salsa over the taco base, then top with the cabbage, jalapeño and avocado.

2. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and coriander leaves and finish with a squeeze of lime juice. Zing.

Chicken stir-fry again? Yawn. Upgrade your poultry game. This taco is rich in both protein and fibre to promote muscle growth and repair – perfect post gym sesh. Those black beans will do wonders for your digestion, too

INGREDIENTS

¼ avocado, mashed • ½ garlic clove, finely chopped • juice of ¼ lime • salt and black pepper • 1 soft taco shell • ¼ cooked chicken breast, sliced • 1 tbsp black beans • ½ handful shredded purple cabbage • couple of red onion slices • 1 jalapeño, sliced METHOD

1. Mix together the avocado, garlic, lime juice and seasoning to make a guacamole, then load that sexy goodness on to your taco. (No, you made that dirty.)

2. Top with the rest of the ingredients, snap for the ’gram, and dig in.

Got enough room for pud? Of course you do. With high-fibre strawberries and banana and monounsaturated fats from the nuts, this one will balance blood sugar levels and keep hunger at bay. Sweet

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp chocolate almond nut butter

• 1 soft taco shell

• ½ banana, sliced

• 4 strawberries, sliced • flaked almonds, to sprinkle METHOD

1. Spread the nut butter on the taco. Layer with banana and strawberry slices then sprinkle with almond flakes. Let your taste buds sing.