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24 July 2025
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JULY RECIPE
PEAR,
MATCHA
& VANILLA
MILKSHAKE
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1 ripe pear (core & stalk
removed)
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200ml milk of your
choice (I used almond
milk)
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Handful spinach
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2 tablespoons vanilla ice
cream (or dairy free ice
cream)
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2g Matcha powder.
Place all the ingredients into
the blender & blitz.
TUNA MELT
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1 wholemeal pitta bread
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80g of drained tuna
(from a can)
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1 generous tablespoon
Mayonnaise
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1 finely chopped Spring
onion
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1 tablespoon finely
chopped flat leaf parsley
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1 teaspoon Dijon
mustard
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3 cherry tomatoes or
baby plum tomatoes,
sliced
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30 g – 40g of sliced or
grated cheese depending
on how cheesy you want
it. (I used sliced Edam
here, but my preference
is grated red Leicester.
Use what you have/love)
Summer is here and food should
be quick, easy and delicious!
Matcha seems to be popular at the
moment, and this recipe is a way
to enjoy matcha in the heat. This
couldn’t be easier and is perfect
for a sunny day. You won’t taste
the spinach, it just adds some
nutrition and colour, but you can
leave it out if you like. This recipe
serves one.
Other options: add a handful of
nuts, some peppermint essence
to give it a minty flavour, Yoghurt
instead of ice cream and mango
instead of pear.
TUNA MELT: Here’s something I
haven’t had in years and recently
revisited. So easy but so yummy,
it’s worth sharing! This recipe
serves one.
1. In a bowl, combine the mayo
and mustard. Mix in the tuna,
parsley and spring onion.
2. Make a hole in the pitta
bread for the filling and pile it
in. Add the sliced tomato on
top, then pile the cheese on
top of that.
3. I used a Sandwich grill, which
works brilliantly – for a few
minutes until the cheese is
melting. If you don’t have
one, no problem.
4. Take a frying pan and place
over a medium heat. Dot
with butter and let it melt,
so that the whole thing is
lightly coated (or a cooking
oil spray)
5. Place the pitta into the
pan and cook for around 6
minutes – 3 minutes on one
side, then flip it over and
cook the other side. You want
the cheese to be melting.
6. Enjoy! – Goes perfectly with a
matcha smoothie
By Ella Easton @stillglutenfree