Quick & Healthy Meals By Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver demonstrates his lemon tahini chicken recipe from his new cookbook Eat Yourself Healthy. He starts by preheating a stainless steel pan and doing the water bead test to ensure proper searing temperature. He dry fries sprouting broccoli to char it, then sets it aside. He scores a chicken breast to even out cooking time and seasons it. He then makes a sauce by liquidizing roasted red peppers with basil and garlic. He cooks the chicken, then uses the same pan to combine the pepper sauce with beans and grains. He makes a simple tahini lemon sauce with tahini, lemon juice, salt, and water. He plates the dish with the broccoli, sliced chicken, and tahini sauce, garnished with olives and basil. He emphasizes that healthy food can be generous and flavorful.

Jamie Oliver then makes a spring vegetable soup with ricotta toasts. He starts by frying jarred artichokes in their oil, then adds sliced leeks and seasons. After 15 minutes, he adds frozen broad beans and peas, along with fresh mint. He adds a liter of boiling water and blends a couple of ladles of the soup to thicken it. Meanwhile, he grills slices of bread and makes a whipped ricotta with lemon zest and Parmesan. He serves the soup with the ricotta toasts, garnished with extra lemon zest, Parmesan, mint, and dried chili flakes. He highlights the use of accessible ingredients and the importance of frozen vegetables.