Pan Fried Lamb chops with golden cannellini bean puree and turmeric veggies

The humble legume, shunned by some, embraced by others!

They are high in protein as a plant food with 8.5g protein per 100g cooked and 8.4g fibre!

They are a low glycaemic load (GL) so this means they are a steady steam of energy and won’t spike your blood sugars.

The GL is different to the GI (glycaemic index) in that GI is measuring how much 50g carbs in a certain food raises your blood sugars. So this means you would need to eat 250g cannellini beans to get 50g carbs (per 100g there is 20g carbs) this will give you a GI of 31 which is still low. The GL on the other hand is a measure of a typical serving size which I think gives you a better indication as you are unlikely to be eating 250g cannellini beans!

Example

An 85g serve of beans has an available carb content of 17g and the GI is 31.

31x17/100= 5.2

Low: 10 or less

Medium: 11 to 19

High: 20 or more

You can use this to work out all carb containing foods. But remember we usually eat a mix of protein, fat and carbs so the outcome will be different! Remember the bigger the portion size the greater the GL and the higher the calorie content smile emoticon So if you want rice but don't want to eat as its high GI then just have less of of it and you will decrease the GL

Coat your chops in your favourite spice mx, I have used Jamie Olivers range (again!) You can use any meat or chop you like you don't have to do anything I do. Cook fat side down to render down and crispen up, then cook each side of the chop.

Finely chop 1 tbsp turmeric and 1 tbsp of garlic, mix together and put 1/2 tbsp aside (leaving you with 1.5 tbsp) In a small pot add your 1/2 tbsp garlic/turmeric mix plus a little olive oil and butter and a 425g can of drained and rinsed cannellini beans, fry off for 1-2 minutes and then add 1/2 cup of broth (I used chicken) season with salt, simmer for 5 minutes and then use a stick mixer to blend until smooth. With the other 1.5 tbsp of your spice mix fry off with some chopped bacon, green beans, zucchini, cook for 5 minutes and then add some shredded cabbage and spinach, cook until wilted. Season if needed.