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1. Avocado Egg Sandwich

Avocado is reputed for its rich healthy fat content, which gives you glowing and supple skin. Together with boiled eggs and a mixture of herbs, salt and black pepper, a creamy avocado egg salad is born! As one of the all-time favourite sandwich fillings, this is a must-learn recipe for everyone!

Serves 2

Ingredients:

•         1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
•         2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt
•         4 hard-boiled eggs
•         1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice
•         Salt and black pepper
•         4 slices of bread of your choice

Instructions:

Mash the avocado and stir in the Greek yogurt, fresh lemon juice and chopped boiled eggs, season with salt and fresh ground black pepper. Finally, spread the avocado egg salad on your bread slices.

 

         

2. Peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies

Drop your butter and refined sugar, rather, opt for the healthier substitutes to make these toothsome energy bars! Not only are they healthy but also easy to make and portable, so do give this recipe a shot!

 

Serves 4

Ingredients:

•         1 cup Rolled oats
•         ¾ cup Natural peanut butter (ideally with no additives, purely peanut and salt)
•         ¼ cup Pure maple syrup (flexible)
•         Toppings of your choice (e.g. chocolate chips/shredded coconut/dried cranberries/nuts of your choice)

Instructions:

1.         Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius degree.
2.         In a bowl, mix and whisk the peanut butter and maple syrup until they are thoroughly combined.
3.         Mash the bananas with a fork, then add the paste into the above mixture and stir well.
4.         Pour in the rolled oats and toppings of your choice, stir until well-mixed.
5.         After that, form the dough into your ideal shapes and place them onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
6.         Let cool and enjoy!

 

3. Healthy Mediterranean chicken pasta salad

It’s always great to have something satiating for a picnic, but if you are so fed up with sandwiches, consider switching to this healthy chicken pasta salad!

 

Serves 4

Ingredients:

Chicken

•         2 Skinless chicken breast

Pasta Salad

•         100 grams of uncooked penne
•         1 carrot (chopped)
•         2 bell peppers (red and yellow, chopped)
•         1 cup broccoli (cut into bite-size florets)
•         Half of a red onion (chopped)

Mediterranean dressing

•         Half a cup of olive oil
•         4 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
•         2 tablespoon of lemon juice
•         2 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
•         1 teaspoon of oregano

 

1)      To start off, marinate the chicken breast fillets with olive oil, salt and pepper, then pop them into the preheated oven for 10 – 12 minutes (200 Celsius degree). Once the chicken is cooked, cut them into cubes.

2)      Cook the pasta in boiling water, then drain and rinse under cool water.

3)      In a mason jar, mix together all the dressing ingredients and stir well.

4)    In a large bowl, mix in all vegetables, chicken cubes and pasta together, pour in the Mediterranean dressing until everything is fully coated. Let it sit so that the ingredients can absorb the dressing.

5)      Serve cold. Keep it in the fridge for up to 4 days.

And if you are keen to have an outdoor picnic but it isn’t convenient to prepare food, why not come down to the Hong Kong Observation Wheel, we have plenty of food choices including healthy options such as vegetarian hotdogs, vegetarian sandwiches, and vegan burgers.