Diabetic Recipes for Main Meals & Salads

Much as I love hot cooked foods, I have to confess to only being a recent convert to salads.

When I was a child, a "salad" was a plateful of lettuce and tomato with some saladcream on the side - I inwardly groaned every time it was served!

With the new salad leaves available, from baby spinach, rocket and a wide variety of other leaves, together with the various tomatoes that are available, there's little need for boring salads at your table.

My favourite of all was eaten in the cafeteria at Milan restaurant, served with a bed of leaves, topped with fresh balls of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, olives and drizzled with olive oil. 

Here's a few of the meals which we eat regularly at our home:-

• Alissa's Mackerel Salad Recipe
  This is a delicious salad recipe for any time of the year. Bursting with flavour and oh SO good for you!
  
  
• Cheese & Vegetable Quiche Recipe
  Make some, keep some - quiche is ideal for eating hot or cold, or for a lunchtime snack.
  
  
• Country Casserole Recipe
  Delicious cooked in the slow cooker, this an ideal winter dish to come home to after a hard day at work.
  
  
• Fish Pie Recipe
  Full of nutritious fish, this is a tasty meal to include in your menu planning.
  
  
• Heathers Fruity Coleslaw Recipe
  This fruity coleslaw recipe is a healthier option for a diabetic to accompany a main meal.
  
  
• Honeyed Beef Stew Recipe
  A tasty meal which is ideal for slow cooking or a casserole dish.
  
  
• Potato Salad with Chicken & Spinach
  This hot potato salad features wilted spinach and chicken together with a honey dressing - very tasty and always leave guests asking for seconds please !
  
  
• Mediterranean Pie Recipe | Alissa's Lasagne with Vegetables
  This is an unusual fish dish from the Mediterranean. Also an easy to cook lasagne recipe which is tasty and includes parsnip and carrot.
  
  
• Mixed Vegetable Pie
  Stuck for a meal ? This quick vegetable pie recipe can use up leftover vegetables to put together a hot and tasty meal.
  
  
• Omelette Recipes | Diabetic Egg Recipes
  Eggs are packed full with protein and are great if eaten in moderation. These omelette recipes offer some ideas for spicing up the basic recipe.
  
  
• Pilchard Flan recipe
  Full of protein and very tasty - a good quick standby that can be made in minutes.
  
  
• Swedish Sild Salad
  This is a traditional Swedish recipe with herring and beetroot. Full of Omega 3 and healthy vitamins ...
  
  
• Tasty Chicken Casserole Recipe
  Ideal for a warming evening meal, this casserole is just what's needed to warm you on a winter's night.
  
  
• Thai Curry Recipe
  Thai curry is mild enough for most palates, but tasty enough to be rather different. This recipe was given to me by my friend Sally.
  
  
• Tuna & Pasta Bean Salad
  A simple, tasty and colorful salad that beat those tasteless salads of your childhood.
  
  
• Vegetable Curry Microwave Recipe
  This quick 'n' easy microwave recipe for vegetable curry is full of goodness and low in carbohydrates.
  
  
• Vegetable Risotto with brown basmati rice
  This is a tasty and warming recipe for a winter evenings meal. A simple vegetable risotto, using brown basmati rice, has a low glycemic index, ideal for diabetics.
  
  

Helpful Hints

I also came across an interesting variation on a Shepherd's Pie recipe, with a topping of sweet potato (lower GI than regular potatoes!), good idea, bet that tastes fabulous?!

Sprinkling pine nuts on a salad or pizza can help to give a boost to your immunity system.

Love mashed potato, but worried about your sugar levels?  Try a mix of regular and sweet potatoes which tastes great and has a lower GI index, although you may still have to watch your portion size!

Use spinach instead of ordinary salad leaves - they're a superfood and SO much better for you than lettuce.