TOP 5 Recipes for a Happy & Healthy Summer
Our founder and culinary medicine chef, Lindsay O'Neill shares her TOP 5 Recipes for a Happy & Healthy Summer (yes, we even have grilled potatoes!)
What does grilling mean to you? Out of 100 people asked, almost 100% of them said: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Steak, Chicken and Chops. ALL MEAT!
While grilling is a great way to cook some of my favorite meats (like grass-ed Australian beef and lamb) and boost delicious flavors, we need a little variety in our diet - ummm, like VEGGIES.
Here are 5 of my FAVORITE grilled recipes for a Happy & Healthy Summer *but don't forget to cross-reference with your Food Inflammation Test results before you get started!
#1 - Grilled Potatoes w/ Chipotle Crema (Vegan optional)
What you’ll need:
3 large ORGANIC Yukon Gold potatoes sliced
1 can chipotle peppers in sauce
1 cup (vegan) Greek plain yogurt
2 tsp good olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
Fresh chives and/or parsley chopped
Let’s get cookin’:
Heat grill to medium/high
Toss potatoes with olive oil, salt & pepper
Grill slices until cooked on both sides w/ grill marks
Make sauce - use the chipotle pepper sauce (not the peppers) and stir well into the 1 cup of plain vegan (oat, coconut, soy, etc.) yogurt + salt & pepper
When cooled, top the potatoes with crema & chopped chives and/or parsley
#2 - Grilled Asian Style Salmon Kabobs
What you’ll need:
1 - 1.5lb thick cut of salmon in 2” cubes
3 tbsp coconut aminos
2 tbsp orange juice (fresh, I prefer blood orange)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp powdered ginger
Salt & pepper to taste
Short 6” skewers (soaked in warm water for 1 hour)
Optional: white & black sesame seeds
Let’s get cookin’:
Marinate salmon for 1 - 2 hours in a mixture of coconut aminos, orange juice, olive oil, mustard, ginger, salt & pepper
Heat grill to medium/high
Take salmon out of the marinade and layer 2 - 3 pieces on each skewer
Save the marinade to brush on while its grilling (do not use as a dressing!)
After grilling, remove and sprinkle with sesame seeds
#3 - Grilled Garlic Zucchini (great side to grass-fed steak)
What you’ll need:
2 - 3 large zucchini cut into long-thin slices
1 head of garlic
3 tbsps olive oil + more for drizzle & paste
1 lemon zest
Crushed red pepper
Salt & pepper to taste
Optional: fresh thyme
Let’s get cookin’:
Heat grill to medium/high
Drizzle a little olive oil on the head of garlic and wrap in tinfoil
Toss zucchini in olive oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper
Grill the garlic and zucchini until fully cooked with grill marks
Remove garlic from tinfoil and let cool
Smash grilled garlic with some thyme, red pepper and a little more olive oil - toss with cooked zucchini
#4 - Grass Fed Lamb Kabobs
What you’ll need:
Lamb Stew Meat or Sausage (grass fed - Australian is best)
Skewers (long or short, soaked for an hour)
1/4 cup Worcester sauce
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tsp sage (ground or fresh chopped)
1 tbsp fresh rosemary leaves chopped
1 tsp honey
2 tsp good olive oil
Salt & pepper
Let’s get cookin’:
Marinate lamb for 1 - 2 hours in a mixture of worcester sauce, garlic, sage, rosemary, honey salt & pepper
Heat grill to medium/high
Take lamb out of the marinade and layer 2 - 3 pieces on each skewer
Save the marinade to brush on while it's grilling (do not use as a dressing!)
After grilling, remove and sprinkle with more rosemary
#5 - Grilled Antipasto (bring out the apps!)
What you’ll need:
1 large zucchini, 1 large yellow squash, 1 red onion, 2 tomatoes, and 1 orange bell pepper cut into round slices (as much as possible)
3 tbsps olive oil + more for drizzle
tooth picks
Fresh rosemary & thyme chopped finely
Crushed red pepper
Salt & pepper to taste
Optional: parmesan (or vegan parm) cheese
Let’s get cookin’:
Heat grill to medium/high
Toss all veggies in olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper before staking
Create a veggie stack and hold together with toothpick
Grill the stack on it’s sides using a veggie cooking tray, and rolling gently to cook ALL sides of the stack
Can drizzle grilled stacks with more olive oil, and/or sprinkle with parmesan cheese and more herbs
Are you ready for some summer grilling? With these recipes you will be!
Love & yum,
Lindsay O'Neill, Founder, Small Hinges LLC
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