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Peach Pie Yogourt Bowl

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Peach Pie Yogourt Bowl

I want to state my case here for frozen fruit. When fruit isn’t in season, I would seriously rather eat thawed fruit than the out of season offering available. Frozen fruit is just as nutritious as fresh and honestly can taste better out of season. This simple yogourt bowl channels peach pie, but stays healthy.

Serves 1

🥄 1 c sliced peaches
🥄 ⁣1 c plain Greek yogourt or Skyr
🥄 2 tbsp chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts are my favourite)
🥄 ⁣A few drops of vanilla flavoured stevia

Mix through and enjoy!

Grilled Shrimp and Caesar salad

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Grilled Shrimp and Caesar Salad

Yummy…so perfect for summer!

 

I love @skinnytaste Caesar dressing, so no need to improve upon perfection!

 

Grill some shrimp, toss your chopped romaine with Caesar dressing, and enjoy all the summer perfection!

 

Kale Slaw Taco Salad

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Kale Slaw Taco Salad

This week I realized that I had been wanting taco salad but didn’t have any romaine lettuce, which is what I usually use.  However, I seemed to have an abundance of kale slaw.  Turns out a little twist on an old fave was quite nice!

Serves 1


🥄 ½ bag kale slaw
🥄 ⁣½ c brown rice, cooked
🥄 1 c ground turkey, cooked and flavoured with taco seasoning

Toppings:

🥄 ⁣shredded cheddar cheese
🥄 salsa
🥄 ⁣sliced green onion
🥄 sliced green onion
🥄 ⁣lime juice
🥄 plain Greek yogourt

Put the kale slaw into a large bowl, and microwave for 2 minutes to soften.  Add the cooked rice and turkey.  If you need re-heat it, put the whole bowl back in the microwave for another minute.  Top as you like, mix and enjoy!

Watermelon & Cucumber Salad

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Watermelon & Cucumber Salad

This salad is so perfectly fresh and cool on a hot summer day!

Serves 1

🥄 ⁣¼ English cucumber, sliced and cut into quarters
🥄 2 c watermelon, seeded and cubed
🥄 ⁣¼ c goat cheese, crumbled
🥄 1 tbsp fresh mint, sliced
🥄 ⁣1 tbsp fresh basil, sliced
🥄 1 tbsp white balsamic

Mix together and enjoy!

Pork Carnitas

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Pork Carnitas

I was super craving Mexican last week, and these awesome pork carnitas were fully the answer!  I also tested out Crepini egg white wraps with these for the first time, and they were great.  I was really wanting rice and beans IN my wrap, which meant it would be a challenge to keep my carbs in check while enjoying a all of this.  These Crepini wraps were the perfect solution, as they are all protein!  I did find, though, that once wrap was too thin for the load I was putting on it.  Once I doubled up the wraps, they were perfect!

Serves 2

🥄 1 pork tenderloin, trimmed of visible fat
🥄 ⁣1 tsp oregano
🥄 1 tsp smoked paprika
🥄 ⁣1 tsp cumin

🥄 2 c chicken broth
🥄 ⁣1 sliced yellow onion
🥄 2 tbsp pickled jalapenos
🥄 ⁣4 cloves garlic, crushed
🥄 Salt & pepper

Combine together the oregano, paprika and cumin.  Rub the tenderloin all over with this mixture.  In the base of your pressure cooker combine the chicken broth, onion, jalapenos, garlic, salt and pepper.  Add the tenderloin, and cook according to your pressure cooker’s instructions.

Remove the cooked pork and shred with two forks.  Once the pork has been shredded, crisp it up in a frying pan over medium heat.

For each carnita, top two Crepinis with:

🥄 ¼ of the crisped pork
🥄 ⁣¼ c r cooked brown rice
🥄 2 tbsp black beans
🥄 ⁣Sautéed onions and peppers
🥄 Greek yogourt
🥄 ⁣Salsa

Roll and enjoy!

Grilled Chicken and Tabbouleh

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Grilled Chicken and Tabbouleh 

Tabbouleh is packed full of yummy mint and parsley.  Here I’ve eliminated the bulgur to reduce the carbs in the salad itself.  I did this so that I could enjoy more pita on the side!  I’ve also reduced the olive oil a bit and upped the lemon juice to make it a bit lighter on the fats.

Serves 1

🥄 2 c packed parsley, finely chopped
🥄 ⁣¼ c fresh mint, finely chopped
🥄 1 green onion, sliced
🥄 ⁣5 – 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
🥄 2 tsp olive oil
🥄 ⁣1 lemon, juiced
🥄 ¼ tsp salt
🥄 ⁣A dash of allspice
🥄 A dash of cinnamon
🥄 ⁣A few grinds of black pepper
🥄 1 grilled chicken breast
🥄 1 pita bread

Chop the parsley and mint, and place in a bowl along with the green onion and the cherry tomatoes.  In a small dish, mix together the remaining ingredients.  Pour the dressing over the salad and toss together well.  Toast a pita bread then cut into sixths.  Enjoy together the salad, chicken breast and the pita bread.

Shrimp, Rice and Beans

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Shrimp, Rice and Beans

I was totally craving a Mexican style dish the other day.  This was super easy, and super delivered!  This is easy to scale into as many servings as you would like to make.

Serves 1

🥄 200 g shrimp, peeled and deveined
🥄 ⁣½ c cooked brown rice, reheated
🥄 ¼ c black beans
🥄 ⁣¼ c tinned diced tomatoes, drained
🥄 ¼ c green pepper, finely chopped
🥄 ⁣¼ c red pepper, finely chopped
🥄 ¼ c yellow onion finely chopped
🥄 ⁣½ tsp cumin
🥄 1 small clove garlic, finely chopped

Spray a frying pan quickly with an oil based spray and set over medium heat.  Sautee together the red and green peppers with the yellow onion, garlic and cumin.  Once the onions and peppers have begun to soften, add the shrimp to the pan, and cook the shrimp through.

Remove the pan from the heat, and add the brown rice, beans and tomatoes.  Stir through, plate and enjoy.

Grouper Burger

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Grouper Burger

Grouper is not a fish that I’ve eaten a lot of, but I’ve had some good success recently making grouper burgers!  They are a fun change from turkey burgers.  And I love maximizing my grilling time all summer long!

Makes 2 burgers

🥄 400 g grouper
🥄 ⁣2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely diced
🥄 ¼ c yellow onion, finely diced
🥄 ⁣Salt & pepper
🥄 1 tbsp chopped cilantro

Divide the grouper into 2 – 200g pieces.  Chop 200g into ½ inch cubes and put into a mixing bowl.  Take the remaining 200g, roughly chop, and add to the bowl of your food processor.  (I like to use the small bowl.)  Pulse the fish in the food processor, until you almost have created a fish paste.  Add this fish paste to the mixing bowl.  In a small pan, over medium heat sautee the onion and the jalapenos, until they have softened.  Add a little spray of oil to the pan if needed.  Once the onions and jalapenos have softened, add these to the bowl.  Next, add the cilantro and salt and pepper to taste to the bowl.  Mix thoroughly and then form into two burgers.  Grill the burgers and enjoy.  I like to grill my burgers using a cast iron pan on the barbeque to make the grilling easier, as fish tends to be very delicate on the grill.

Cheddar Jalapeño Breakfast Muffins

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Cheddar Jalapeno Breakfast Muffins

Savory things can be better than sweet things, when you’re in the mood!  I have been dreaming about these for weeks and only finally now got around to making them.  And they’re great!

Makes 12 muffins

🥄 1 c quick oats
🥄 ⁣8 eggs
🥄 ½ c almond milk (or milk of choice)
🥄 ⁣2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
🥄 1 yellow onion, finely diced
🥄 ⁣2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
🥄 1 tsp salt
🥄 ⁣2 tsp baking powder
🥄 4 slices turkey bacon, cooked and chopped
🥄 ⁣½ c cheddar cheese, grated

Saute the jalapeno pepper, onions and garlic over medium heat (spray the pan with a little cooking oil first).  Once the peppers and onions have softened, remove from heat.

In a mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients.

Divide into 12 muffin cups.  I recommend using parchment paper liners to avoid sticking.  Bake at 375F for 25 minutes.

Enjoy!