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{Healthy} Super Bowl Apps & Snacks:

 Super Bowl Sunday is all about the food.

And football + commercials perhaps {depending who you ask}.

And Super Bowl food = junk food {usually}.

But why be usual?

Especially when you’ll feel like crap the next day.

 What about some really good food instead?

Yes, please.

wild smoked salmon & goat cheese roll-ups

black bean, roasted red pepper, chicken & goat cheese quesadillas on sprouted corn tortillas

honey-sea salt kettle corn

Recipes:

Wild Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese Roll-Ups:

Ingredients:

Wild Smoked Salmon

organic goat cheese

Directions: Seperate smoked salmon into slices. Place a line of goat cheese in the center, then roll up. Add toothpicks for easy eating.

wild smoked salmon & goat cheese roll ups

 

Sprouted Corn Tortilla Quesadillas with Black beans, Roasted Red Peppers, Chicken & Goat Cheese:

Ingredients:

Ezekial Sprouted Corn Tortillas {easier to digest, very clean ingredients}

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

roasted red peppers

organic roasted chicken

organic goat cheese

Directions: Add olive oil to a saute pan and turn to med-high heat. Add 1 tortilla to pan to heat. On a plate, lay other tortilla flat and add dabs of goat cheese (spread out). Fill in space with black beans, chicken & red peppers {shortcut: you can also buy these ingredients pre-cooked from the salad bar at the store}. Flip tortilla in pan for a minute. Remove from pan. Add loaded tortilla in pan, and top with crispy tortilla. Cook until cheese melts. 

Serve with guacamole, salsa & limes for garnish.

black bean, roasted red pepper, chicken & goat cheese quesadillas on sprouted corn tortillas

 

Honey-Sea Salt Kettle Corn:

Ingredients:

organic popcorn {very important it’s organic. if not, it’s probably GMO corn}

organic raw honey

organic unrefined virgin coconut oil

sea salt

Directions: Use a whirly pop (if you do not own one already, I highly reccommend it) or heavy pot. Melt 1 TB coconut oil on med-high heat. When pan is hot, add popcorn. Whirl or cover with lid and shake until you hear popping, then hear the popping slow. Dump in large bowl. Add 2 TB raw honey & 2 TB coconut oil to the hot pan. After it melts, pour over popcorn. Sprinkle with sea salt and toss with your hands.

honey-sea salt kettle corn

 

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Chopped Greek Salad

Chopped Greek Salad, photographed by simplyrealfood

It’s time for another Q&A session, this one with a more practical twist.

Q: So many clients and readers have been asking me lately what I eat for lunch or nights where I get home too late to do any sort of cooking. While I try to make all my recipes quick, easy and healthy, there are definitely nights where I just don’t have the time, even for a 15-20 minute meal. What do I do?

A: It’s a understandable dilemma everyone is so busy these days. But, never fear. There is something you can do (besides complain) to help you keep eating healthy the whole week through, no matter what gets thrown your way. All it takes is just a little bit of planning before the week starts. By little bit, I mean an hour once a week at the very most. If you can do that, you can eat great for the whole week, I promise. How so?

A little Sarah tip for you all: Every Sunday I take an hour to make a few things that can keep in the fridge for the week that I can go to when I’m hungry and short on time. So while it’s not glamorous, this {Chopped Greek Salad} is one of my favorite go-to dishes for its ease and versatility (by itself, over salad greens, as a salsa for grilled meat, seafood or fish, you name it). A jack of all trades and all vegetable based- its easy to see why it’s in my Top 10. Save this tip for next Sunday’s prep session- using techniques like scooping out the seeds of cucumbers or tomatoes = less goop and liquid = the more time it can stay fresh in the fridge.  Make once and be done for the week!

Ingredients:

2 Cucumbers

1 Large Red Bell Pepper

8-10 Pitted Kalamata Olives

Dressing:

4 TB Olive oil

1 TB White Wine Vinegar

Juice from 1/2 lemon

Sea salt, pepper and 3 tsp dried parsley or oregano (or both)

Directions:

1. Scrape skin off of the cucumber and chop off the ends. Discard. Cut cucumbers in half, then slice lengthwise in half so you have 4 long halves. Take a spoon and scoop out the seeds and discard. Add to a large tupperware container.

2. Chop the bell pepper into strips, then small cubes. Add in with cucumbers.

3. Slice olives in half, then in quarters. Add to the cucumber and pepper mix.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, sea salt, pepper and parsley together. Pour over the veggies, shake up and serve or refrigerate. Done!

Other great additions: organic feta cheese, grilled or shredded chicken, or garbanzo beans.

photographed by simplyrealfood


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