pineapple – Kacey Tess

King Salmon with Mango Salsa

What you’ll need: 4 servings

1 mango peeled and chopped

1 C pineapple chopped

1 C cherry tomatoes quartered

10 mint leaves

1 tbsp fresh basil chopped or basil paste

1/4 C red onion chopped finely

1 tsp sea salt

1/2 lemon (juice)

4 pieces king salmon (or any type of salmon you prefer)

4 tsp fresh dill or dill paste

1 tsp mustard seed

2 tsp sea salt

2 tsp black pepper

What you’ll do:

Mix mango, pineapple, tomatoes, mint, basil, red onions, salt and lemon juice together

Set aside

Top each piece of salmon with dill, mustard, salt and pepper

Grill for 10 minutes over medium-high heat (alternatively use your George Foreman grill)

Squeeze additional lemon juice over each piece if wanted

Top with mago salsa

Enjoy!!

Blueberry Green Tea Tarts

What you’ll need:

Crust:
1/2 C rolled oats
1/2 C walnuts
6 dried dates
3 Tbsp maple syrup

Filling:
2 C cashews (soaked in warm water for at least 30 minutes)
3/4 C green tea
1 Tbsp vanilla
Pinch of sea salt
1/3 C maple syrup
1/3 C agave nectar
1/3 C coconut oil (melted)
1/3 C coconut butter (melted)
1 package of fresh blueberries (about 1 cup)
6 pieces of dried pineapple

What you’ll do:
Heat oven to 350

Grease a muffin pan (I use extra virgin olive oil spray)

In a food processor combine oats and walnuts until fine

Add dates and maple syrup

Blend until thoroughly combined

Spoon mixture evenly in the muffin pan

Bake for 5-10 minutes until golden brown and let cool

In a blender combine cashews, green tea, vanilla and salt (I use a Blendtec)

Add coconut butter and mix

Add coconut oil and mix

Add maple syrup and agave and mix

Add blueberries and mix

Pour mixture on to cooled crust

Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for 2 hours

Garnish with more fresh blueberries and one dried piece of pineapple for each tart

Eat or place in the refrigerator for up to 2 days

Enjoy!!

Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

What you’ll need:
2 half pound fillets of salmon
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Chilli Pepper Seasoning
Lemon
Yellow Squash X1
Pineapple Salsa(Recipe Below)

What you do:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Place the salmon fillets on tinfoil (one per piece of salmon)
Pour olive oil on each fillet so it is covered
Sprinkle salt and pepper on each fillet (both sides)
Wrap and seal tin foil around salmon
Place tinfoil packages on a cookie sheet
Place cookie sheet in oven
Cook at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until cooked

While Salmon is baking get a large frying pan
Place 1 TBLS of olive in pan and heat on Med-High heat
Cut yellow squash into thin pieces
Place yellow squash in the olive oil
Season with salt, pepper and chilli powder
Once squash starts to turn translucent remove it from heat.

Place squash on plate
Remove salmon from oven once it’s cooked
Place Salmon on the squash
Squeeze lemon on top of salmon and squash
Season with salt to taste
Place pineapple salsa on top of salmon

To make pineapple salsa you can replace the tomatoes in your favorite salsa recipe with pineapple or see below an easy pineapple salsa I use.

Pineapple Salsa:
1 can pineapple
1 red onion
1 Red pepper
1 jalepeno pepper
1/4 bunch cilantro
1 lime
1 TSP salt
Chop finely and mix together or place all ingredients in a food processor until chopped finely.

Enjoy!