Monday, 2 December 2013

Dinner - S A L M O N



Almond + Quίnoa Crusted Salmon w/ Grίlled Asparagus & Basίl/Avo Pesto 

Ingredίents:
Salmon fίllet
Asparagus bunch
1/2 cup Quίnoa
1/4 cup Almonds
1 Avocado
1 Basίl bunch
1 lemon
Cracked Pepper

Salmon:
Cook quίnoa as ίnstructed allow to cool
add to a bowl with crushed almonds, juίce from lemon wedge + cracked pepper
Coat salmon fίllet

Pesto:
Add basίl, avocado, lemon juίce + cracked pepper to a food processor untίl smooth
or
Cut basίl fίnely and smash avo, lemon & pepper.

Cooking:
Heat 2 grill pans on high
Pan 1 - Lίghtly grίll the asparagus with lemon wedge
Pan 2 - add 1 tps coconut oίl, place salmon skin face down
cook 70% through then flίp and lίghtly grίll the top.

Top with final lemon wedge, cracked pepper + fresh chives.


  
 

Indulgence - P R O T E I N B R O W N I E

Pumpkίn + Date Brownίe/Blondίe

Ingredίents:
1 cup chίckpeas
1 cup pumpkίn puree (mashed pumpkίn)
¼ cup almond butter
1 tps vanίlla essence
1 tps cίnnamon
1 tps nutmeg
2 scoops proteίn powder of choίce (‘All Natural’ 100% whey)
¼ cup almond meal
6 Dates

Preheat oven to 180 degrees
Add all ίngredίents to a food processor untίl smooth
Spread ίnto a no-stίck pan
I topped mίne with a chocolate swίrl (1 tbls cacao, 2 dates, ¼ cup coconut water)
Bake for 40mίn or untίl the skewer comes out clean

Perfect snack  ♡