Tangy Summer Slaw with Shrimp or Chicken

June 1st, 2009

Prep time: 15 minutes (longer if you chop the veggies by hand)
Cook time: none

Marinade

  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • Juice of 1 whole lime
  • 1 teaspoon low-sodium tamari or soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder

Salad

  • 1 bag julienned broccoli/cabbage/carrot mix
  • 2 cups shredded carrots (about half a bag of shredded carrots)
  • 1 small cucumber, chopped or sliced thin
  • Large leaf lettuce, like Romaine or Boston
  • ¼ cup sesame seeds or sliced almonds, optional
  • 2-3 cups frozen, pre-cooked shrimp (thawed), or cooked chicken, cubed or shredded

Dressing

  • 1 cup light coconut milk
  • ¼ cup peanut, cashew or almond butter
  • Juice of 1 whole lime
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger (or 1-2 tablespoons minced fresh)

In a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lime, tamari and curry.
Add all veggies, nuts or seeds, and shrimp or chicken.
Toss well to combine and set aside to rest.
In a small bowl, whisk together coconut milk, nut butter, lime juice and ginger until smooth and creamy (can use a blender or food processor if desired).
Line each plate with lettuce leaves, then pile on one quarter of the veggie/protein mix.
Drizzle coconut-nut cream on top of each plate and serve.

Yield: about 8 cups

Grilled Fruit

June 1st, 2009

From The Healthiest Meals on Earth, by Jeannette Bessinger and Dr. Jonny Bowden

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 4 minutes

Grilled Pineapple:
1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into1/3″ rings

Set grill to medium low.

Grill each side for 2 minutes until lightly caramelized.
Place gently on plate and allow to rest until slightly cooled.

Yield: 6-7 rings, depending on size of pineapple

Broiled Grapefruit:
2 pink grapefruit
4 teaspoons honey

Preheat oven broiler.
Halve grapefruits (can also run a knife along the sectional membranes to loosen individual bites, if desired)
Drip 1 teaspoon of honey onto the top of each.
Place on broiler pan and broil for 4-6 minutes until lightly caramelized.

Yield: 4 grapefruit halves

Notes:
Preparing fresh pineapple: Fresh pineapple doesn’t ripen after picking, so try to choose a ripe one: the leaves should be green and look fresh, the “eyes” on the skin plump. It should be firm and give off a strong sweet smell of pineapple.

To prepare a fresh pineapple yourself, twist the crown from the pineapple, slice it in half the long way and then quarter it. You can then cut out the core and cut off the rind. These quarters can be cut up into chunks and grilled shish kebab style.

To core and peel it for rings, it helps to have a proper corer and curved peeling knife, available at specialty stores. But most grocers sell fresh pineapple already peeled and cored for you.

Try a sprinkling of fresh ground black pepper, cayenne or ginger on the pineapple for a light, added kick. Fresh squeezed ginger juice (just grate the ginger and squeeze it or use a juicer) or ground ginger is also good on grapefruit.

Raw Chocolate Fondue

June 1st, 2009

From The Healthiest Meals on Earth, by Jeannette Bessinger and Dr. Jonny Bowden

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: none

  • 1 banana, peeled and very ripe and soft
  • ¼ C almond butter
  • ¼ C unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 2 t agave nectar
  • 3 T raw cacao or high quality cocoa powder

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Easiest Baked Apples

June 1st, 2009

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 35-40 minutes, depending on how hard the apples are

  • 4 large cooking apples, such as Macintosh
  • 28 whole cloves
  • ¾ cup cider, apple juice or water
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350º
Wash and core apples with a corer, leaving them intact
Spike each apple with 7 cloves
Pour cider into glass baking dish or pie plate and place prepared apples into dish
Sprinkle cinnamon over apples
Bake for 30-40 minutes until apples are soft.
Remove cloves before serving.

Yield: 4 apples

Smoothie ~ Frosty Tropical Treat

June 1st, 2009
  • 2 C almond milk, well chilled
  • 1-2 scoops whey protein powder
  • 1 ripe peach or 1 cup frozen slices
  • 1/2 frozen banana, peeled
  • 1/2 C fresh or frozen pineapple or mango
  • 1 frozen coconut milk “ice cube” (about a generous tablespoon)
  • 1 T whole oats
  • 1 T pure unsweetened cranberry or cherry juice (not concentrated!), optional
  • 1 T dried unsweetened coconut

Put all ingredients into a good (sturdy) blender and blend until smooth.

Yield: about 3 cups