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DAILY USES FOR YOUR DUALIT MINI CHOPPER
•Make quick, creamy soups. The mini chopper is enormously helpful in making soups
First it chops the prepared vegetables; later it is used to make the soup smooth and creamy – you don’t need cream to make a cream soup if you have a mini chopper!
Nourishing, healthy soups can be made from cooked parsnip and apples, tomatoes, carrots and onions, or soft squashes like pumpkin, butternut and courgettes
Use flavourings such a dash of curry powder, fresh ginger, cumin, or sprigs of thyme to ring the changes
(See soup recipe, page 17)
•Chop fresh herbs – no mess. Take a large fistful of soft herbs and whiz for a second on high speed, scrape down the sides of the bowl and whiz again for a second on slow speed
•Knock up a smoothie. A smoothie is a terrific and healthy
A smoothie is made in moments with your mini chopper. Most soft fruits are suitable, peeled and roughly cut into chunks and whizzed together
Stir into cereal for a nutritious breakfast
To make a smoothiedrink, pour mixture into a glass and add milk, yogurt and/or fruit juice to the required consistency. (For a smoothie dessert see recipe, page 21)
•Impress with a fresh, red fruit sauce for ice cream and many desserts
Whiz up a punnet of fresh (NOT frozen) raspberries or strawberries with a tablespoon of icing sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice, until smooth
Taste, add more sugar or lemon juice if necessary, and whiz quickly again
If using raspberries, rub the sauce through a sieve with the back of a spoon to remove the tiny seeds
Serve within the day
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