HEALTHY APPETITE

These air fryer recipes are lower in calories, but still packed with flavour

- ALI GRAVES

Loaded hash brown

SERVES 1

Ingredients

1 baking potato, approx 225g

¼ tsp onion granules

Low-calorie cooking spray

1 bacon medallion

¼ avocado, peeled, stoned, sliced

1 tbsp fat-free Greek-style yoghurt

½ spring onion, trimmed and thinly sliced

1 tsp reduced-sugar sweet chilli sauce

Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

To accompany (optional)

75g mixed salad

1. Wash and prick the potato a few times with a fork then microwave it on high for 4 minutes, or until it’s just tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Don’t cook the potato until it’s too soft inside, as it needs to be firm enough to grate. Remove from the microwave, leave until cool enough to handle.

2. Coarsely grate the potato and its skin into a bowl. You can shred any bits of skin that are difficult to grate with a sharp knife. Add the onion granules, season with salt and pepper and stir gently to combine. Turn out onto a board and mould into a 12cm (5in) roughly shaped patty.

3. Spray the air fryer basket with low-calorie cooking spray, making sure it completely covers the area where you will place the hash brown. Carefully lift the hash brown using a fish slice, and place in the air fryer, leaving space for the bacon.