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Grilled Chicken Dragon Salad

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This Grilled Chicken Dragon Salad features an amazing array of colors, textures, and flavors. It’s quick, easy, healthy, and makes a lovely lunch or dinner with chicken as the source of protein, and plenty of veggies to support digestion, elimination, and satiation.

Nutritional Powerhouse: Cabbage contains anthocyanins, which are naturally occurring antioxidants. Anthocyanins not only add color to your fruits (think blueberries) and vegetables, but may also reduce inflammation. Cabbage is also packed with plant sterols and insoluble fiber, which supports your digestive system healthy by keeping bowel movements regular. It also fuels the good bacteria in your gut that protects your immune system and produces essential nutrients. That’s especially true when you eat fermented cabbage in kimchi or sauerkraut.

Expect this recipe to take 35 minutes to make, without accounting for marinating the chicken.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

Chicken

  • 1.5 lbs chicken thigh or breast

Marinade

  • ¼ cup tamari
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tsp hot sauce sauce

Vegetables

  • 1 cup snap peas, sliced
  • 1 cup carrots, julienne
  • 1 cup green beans, blanched
  • 1 cup english cucumber, diagonal cut
  • 1 cup celery, chopped
  • ½ red onion, minced
  • 1 cup assorted colored baby bell pepper, thin sliced
  • 4 cup shredded red cabbage or spinach

Dressing

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 Tbsp tamari
  • 3 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 inch fresh ginger root, minced
  • 1/2 tsp dijon
  • 1 tsp raw honey
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice

Garnish

  • ¼ cup lightly toasted slivered almonds
  • 2 Tbsp. lightly toasted sesame seeds
  • Sliced green onions

Instructions (35 min)

  • Combine marinade ingredients in large bowl.
  • Marinade chicken for 45 minutes or up to 2 hours.
  • Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Grill chicken on a barbecue about 4-5 minutes per side, or until cooked to 165 F. Cool and slice.
  • Combine all dressing ingredients in a blender, and blend thoroughly.
  • Assemble all of the veggies in a bowl or on a plate, and top with chicken. Drizzle with dressing, and top with garnishes.
  • Enjoy!

 

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Umami Beef with Cauliflower Rice and Vegetables

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Japanese for “pleasant savory taste” or “essence of deliciousness”, Umami is a flavor that everyone loves and craves. This Umami Beef recipe is simple, taking only 25 minutes and one pan to make, yet a complete meal that is packed full of flavor and nutrients—exactly what you need after a long day. The rich flavors of the beef pair nicely with the freshness of the vegetables, while the sauteed cauliflower satiates cravings for white rice. Use high-quality grass-fed ground beef, or substitute ground pork, chicken, or turkey to make this recipe your own.

Nutritional Powerhouse: Snap peas contain 18 percent of the daily recommended intake of dietary iron in one cup. Iron is an incredibly important mineral that has been shown to reduce female fatigue, even in non-iron-deficient women.

Expect this recipe to take 25 minutes.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

  • 1 Tbsp raw honey
  • 1 Tbsp Tamari
  • 1 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 head cauliflower, grated
  • 1 cup shredded cabbage
  • 2 carrots, shredded
  • ½ cup snow peas, cut diagonally in half
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 1 cucumber slices
  • ¼ cup cashews or peanuts, toasted and chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh basil and mint, rough chopped
  • 1 lime cut into wedges

Sauce

  • 2 Tbsp Tamari
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 3 Tbsp almond butter
  • ¼ cup water

Instructions (25 min)

  • Whisk together the first 5 ingredients (up to the beef). Then pour over the beef and let sit while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
  • Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. You can also whisk by hand.
  • Heat a medium fry pan over medium heat and add 1 tsp grapeseed oil. Add the beef and break up into small pieces, and let sit in an even layer in the pan while it browns on one side for a few minutes. Then flip and let sit again for a few minutes until cooked through.
  • Place the beef in a bowl and set to the side.
  • Add the grated cauliflower to the same pan and saute on medium heat for 3-5 minutes until slightly cooked but still firm.
  • Place the cauliflower and remaining vegetables in a bowl, and top with beef, cashews or peanuts, basil and mint, and a wedge of lime in each bowl. Drizzle with sauce.
  • Enjoy!

 

What is Mountain Trek?

Mountain Trek is an award-winning health retreat located in the lush forests of British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1991, our health reset program helps 16 guests at a time unplug, recharge, reconnect with nature, and roll back years of stress and unhealthy habits. Our nutrition program uses local, organic ingredients and reduces inflammation and balances blood sugar levels and hormones. To learn more about Mountain Trek, and how we can help reset your health, please email us at info@mountaintrek.com or reach out below:

Coconut Shrimp Curry with Buckwheat and Cabbage Slaw with Lemon Lime Vinaigrette

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This is a quick and approachable dish that is excellent for a complete lunch or dinner. Taking just 45 minutes, but certainly not cutting any corners on flavor and nutrition, this recipe is a great one to make multiple times and experiment with, as it very adaptable—you could substitute the shrimp for chicken, or chickpeas and more vegetables. The buckwheat could also be replaced with cauliflower rice!

Nutritional Powerhouse: Buckwheat is a gluten-free, complex carbohydrate. One of the most abundant minerals in buckwheat is manganese, which is essential for healthy metabolism, growth, development, and your body’s antioxidant defenses.

Expect this recipe to take 45 minutes.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

Curry

  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 Tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ¼ tsp cayenne
  • 14.5 oz diced tomato
  • 1 14.5 oz can coconut milk
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 lb shrimp
  • ½ cup buckwheat
  • 1 lime

Cabbage Slaw

  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp tamari
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ¼ bunch minced cilantro
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ head of cabbage, thin sliced
  • 1 carrot, julienne
  • ½ red bell pepper, julienne
  • 1 bunch green onions, thin sliced

Instructions (45 min)

  • Heat coconut oil over medium in a medium sized saucepan.
  • Add the onions and saute for 5-7 minutes, until soft and starting to brown. Add the garlic, ginger, and spices and stir for 3 minutes until all incorporated together. Add the tomatoes and coconut to the pan and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • While the curry sauce is simmering, prepare the slaw, buckwheat, and shrimp.
  • For the slaw, combine the ingredients from the oil through the salt to make the dressing. Then toss with cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, and green onion. Set aside while you finish the curry.
  • For the buckwheat, rinse ½ cup buckwheat in running water in a sieve until water runs clear. Place in a saucepan with 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer. Simmer covered until liquid has absorbed, about 15 minutes.
  • While the sauce is simmering and buckwheat is cooking, heat a saute pan over medium heat with 1 Tbsp coconut oil.
  • Add the shrimp and sear on each side for 2 minutes. Add the to curry simmer sauce, and cook for another 5 minutes. Add juice from 1 lime.
  • Serve the coconut shrimp curry on the buckwheat with salad on the side.

 

What is Mountain Trek?

Mountain Trek is an award-winning health retreat located in the lush forests of British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1991, our health reset program helps 16 guests at a time unplug, recharge, reconnect with nature, and roll back years of stress and unhealthy habits. Our nutrition program uses local, organic ingredients and reduces inflammation and balances blood sugar levels and hormones. To learn more about Mountain Trek, and how we can help reset your health, please email us at info@mountaintrek.com or reach out below: