WeightWatchers recipe to help boost brainpower

This is an easy lunch to make for one, or scale-up the recipe to feed a crowd. Salmon is packed with nutrients, and contains lots of omega-3 fatty acids, an essential fat which gives oily fish its reputation as ‘brain food’.

Scientists also believe that eating fish could help protect us from certain cancers, as well as chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and high blood pressure.

Ingredients

One wholemeal pitta

Little gem lettuce

115g steamed skinless salmon filler

1tbsp 0% fat Greek yoghurt

1tbsp reduced fat mayonnaise

Half-a-teaspoon harissa paste

Method

1. Flake the steamed salmon fillet into chunks.

2. Cut a wholemeal pitta bread in half and fill with several Little Gem lettuce leaves and the flaked salmon fillet.

3. Mix together the natural Greek yogurt, the reduced-fat mayonnaise and the half-a-teaspoon of harissa paste.

4. Spoon the harissa mayo into the pittas on top of the salmon and lettuce leaves and serve.

Smartpoints: Green – 13;

Blue – 5; Purple – 5

Salmon pittas Serves 1