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Sirloin with Cauliflower Fried Rice and Veggies

Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is basically Niagara Falls at this point…

Adapted from http://www.skinnytaste.com/cauliflower-fried-rice/

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 Sirloin with Cauliflower Fried Rice and Veggies
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Cauliflower Fried Rice
Top Cut Sirloin
Stir Fry Vegetables
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Cauliflower Fried Rice
Top Cut Sirloin
Stir Fry Vegetables
Instructions
Cauliflower Fried Rice
  1. Fire up the grill and stretch your forearms. You'll need a cheese grater for this next part...
  2. Grab the cauliflower head and grind that sucker down to rice size pellets. Be careful not to make cauli-sauce.
  3. Once the grill is hot enough, smooth sesame oil on the surface (traditional grillers will need to use a wok). Pour the rice on the grill top/wok.
  4. Sprinkle soy sauce on the cauliflower rice, let it brown up on each side.
Stir-Fry Veggies
  1. Once the veggies are sliced and diced, place them on the remaining sesame oil. Sizzle-sizzle.
  2. Again, sprinkle on some soy sauce. For best results do it dramatic with slow-motion droplets.
Top Round Sirloin Steak
  1. Come on. It's steak! Bonus, this is the leanest cut of meat available.
  2. Slap on one side. 8-9 minutes.
  3. Flip. 8-9 more minutes.
  4. Don't be that guy who flips too often. You want to sear the flavor in the meat.
Finale
  1. Cube the steaks hibachi-style. Scoop veggies, rice and steak on a plate. And thank the heavens for the glorious meal you are about to inhale.

Avocado Toast

Why try? Avocado toast is easy to prepare and can be made sweet or savory. This breakfast contains fiber plus healthy fat from the avocado.

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 Avocado Toast
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Top toasted bread with mashed avocado, salt and pepper, and any additions (see Variations)
Variation: Avocado Egg Toast
  1. To base, add an egg (fried, poached, scrambled, or even a cloud egg) and dashes of garlic powder, chives and onion powder
Variation: Chocolate Berry Avocado Toast
  1. Mix in ½ tbsp. cocoa powder and 1 tsp maple syrup with mashed avocado. Top with strawberries or raspberries
Variation: Bruschetta Toast
  1. Top base with diced cherry tomatoes, red onion, fresh basil and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

Overnight Oats

Why try? To prepare overnight oats, the oats are soaked overnight instead of heated. The result is a creamier, denser, and more delicious (in my opinion) oatmeal that is ready to grab-and-go in the morning. This oatmeal is high in protein and fiber, too!

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 Overnight Oats
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients and additions (see Variations) in a large jar or seal-able container.
  2. Shake the jar and pop it in the fridge overnight.
  3. In the morning, eat them cold or microwave for one minute.
Variation: Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana
  1. To base, add 1 tbsp. peanut butter, ½ banana (sliced) and 1/2 tbsp. cocoa powder
Variation: Tropical Breeze
  1. To base, add 1/3 cup chopped pineapple and/or mango, 1 tbsp. unsweetened flaked coconut and ½ tsp vanilla extract
Variation: Pumpkin Pie
  1. To base, add ¼ cup pumpkin puree, 1 tsp maple syrup, ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice, ½ tsp vanilla extract and 1 tbsp. chopped pecans

Cloud Eggs

Why try? Cloud eggs are a protein-packed breakfast that can add some fun to your average morning or some “wow” to your Sunday brunch.

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 Cloud Eggs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Separate eggs yolks from whites. Place the whites into one large bowl and the yolks in 4 separate bowls (one bowl for each yolk)
  3. Whisk the whites until fluffy (tip: using an immersion blender or hand mixer would speed up this part)
  4. Carefully fold in cheese or other additions (see Variations)
  5. Spoon 4 mounds of whipped egg whites onto pan. Make a deep well in center of each using the back of a spoon
  6. Bake whites for 3 minutes
  7. Add one yolk to each, season with salt and pepper or other additions (see Variations)
  8. Return to oven and bake 3-5 minutes, until yolks set to your liking.
Variation: Bacon Cheddar Chive
  1. Swap parmesan for ¼ cup cheddar cheese (step 4). Add 3 strips of bacon (crumbled) and cheese to whites (step 7). Top cooked egg with 2 tbsp. chopped chives.
Variation: Salsa Cilantro
  1. Swap parmesan for ¼ cup Monterey Jack cheese (step 4). Fold cheese into whites. Top cooked egg with ¼ cup of salsa and 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro.
Variation: Ham and Swiss
  1. Swap parmesan for ¼ cup Swiss cheese (step 4). Add ¼ lb. deli ham, chopped, and cheese to whites (step 7). Top cooked egg with 2 tbsp. fresh dill.

Honey Ginger Chicken & Garlic Zoodles

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 Honey Ginger Chicken & Garlic Zoodles
The wonderful thing about veggie noodles is they grill up nicely on a flat surface. The moisture inside the vegetable helps create that nice noodle-like texture and behavior.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Garlic Zoodles
Honey Ginger Sesame Chicken
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Garlic Zoodles
Honey Ginger Sesame Chicken
Instructions
  1. Take the zucchini and start working them through a hand-crank spiralizer (I like to use the patented Vegetti). Voila! You’ve created some zoodles!
  2. Place the newly designed zoodles in a mixing bowl with the chopped garlic, onion, and vegetable stock. Turn them over and let them soak while you work on the birds.
  3. One of the bad habits of dirty eating is portion control. Luckily, we can trick our minds into believing we have more on our plate. I would normally recommend a recipe with eight chicken breasts. But for our purposes, we’re going to use four.  Then we’re going to filet them in half. Tada, eight chicken breasts!
  4. Time to grill! Now most of you have traditional grills, which works fine for the chicken. Not so nice for the zoodles. I recommend a wok for the grill.  Me?  I’ve kind of gone all in on the Blackstone flat top griddle grill. Great for searing meats, poultry, and fish… even BETTER for grilling veggies. Take the sesame oil and spread on the flat surface. Slap those chicken breasts and dump the zoodles right on top. Traditional grillers can use a wok to cook the zoodles, grill the chicken old school style.
  5. Flip those chickens over and toss the zoodles a bit. While finishing, mix the ground ginger, garlic powder, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, honey, and rice wine vinegar in a bowl.  Once cooked, take the chicken off, cube it up and dump it in the sauce!
  6. Plate the zoodles fresh and hot. Spoon the chicken cubes of goodness onto the zoodles. Drizzle any remaining sauce over the plate, don’t forget those delicious sesame seeds, and chow down!

Cookie Dough Hummus

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 Cookie Dough Hummus
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Instructions
  1. Put the beans, peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla into a food processor. Blend ingredients until smooth. Once blended, mix in chocolate chips.

Quinoa Summer Salad

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 Quinoa Summer Salad
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Quinoa
Veggie Mix
Dressing
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Quinoa
Veggie Mix
Dressing
Instructions
  1. Add the quinoa/rice mix, water and salt to a medium sauce pan. Heat to a boil, reduce to simmer, cover for about 20 minutes.
  2. While the quinoa is cooking, cut up all of the veggies and place in a large mixing bowl
  3. In a smaller bowl or dressing container, mix in all of the dressing ingredients.
  4. When it has finished cooking, add the quinoa to the large mixing bowl and top with the dressing and feta cheese. Toss everything together.
  5. Serve and enjoy! Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to a week.
Recipe Notes
  • Beans of Choice: You can’t go wrong here, so try your favorite bean. I like using chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans or black beans.
  • Quinoa: Don’t like quinoa? Swap in another grain like brown rice or couscous.
  • Vinegar: Don’t have rice vinegar or red wine vinegar on hand? Try apple cider vinegar, white vinegar or even balsamic vinegar.

Chicken-Avocado Sandwich

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 Chicken-Avocado Sandwich
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sandwich
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Servings
sandwich
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Instructions
  1. Combine avocado, lime juice, black pepper and garlic. Spread evenly on one bread slice. Top with chicken, lettuce and tomato.

Tabbouleh

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 Tabbouleh
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Instructions
  1. Place bulgur in a heatproof bowl. Pour boiling water over, then cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand 15 minutes. Drain in a colander, pressing on bulgur to remove any excess liquid. Transfer bulgur to a bowl and toss with remaining ingredients until combined well. Enjoy!

Roasted Potatoes and Cauliflower with Chives

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 Roasted Potatoes and Cauliflower with Chives
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Instructions
  1. Cut the potatoes to ¾ inch cubes. Place on a jelly-roll pan and toss with the oil, garlic powder, rosemary, paprika, salt and pepper. Roast the potatoes in the middle of a preheated 450°F. oven, turning them occasionally, for 15 minutes. Add the cauliflower, toss the mixture well, and roast 10 minutes or until the cauliflower is tender and golden in spots. Toss the vegetables with chives and serve topped with a garnish of whole chives.