Healthy Salad: Grilled Tuna with Greens

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 tuna steaks (6 ounces each)

Cucumber (thinly sliced; ½ cup)

Carrot (shredded; ½ cup)

Fresh basil (minced; 2 teaspoons) or dried basil (1/2 teaspoon)

Torn romaine (1 package or 10 ounces)

Seedless raspberry preserves (6 tablespoons)

Pepper (1/4 teaspoon)

Thai chili sauce (2 teaspoons)

Balsamic vinegar (1/4 cup)

Salt (1/2 teaspoon)

Preparation

• Take a small bowl and put the raspberry preserves, minced basil, balsamic vinegar, pepper, chili sauce, and salt into it.
• Pour ¼ cup of this marinade into a big plastic bag (resealable). Place tuna steaks inside the bag, seal it, and turn to coat.
• Refrigerate the sealed tuna steaks for 30 minutes and turn occasionally in the meantime. Cover the remaining marinade and refrigerate it for dressing.
• Take the tuna steaks out of the bag, drain them, and dump the marinade in the bag. Use cooking oil to moisten a paper towel and rub on grill rack by using long-handled tongs to coat lightly.
• Cover the tuna steaks and grill high heat. You can also broil 3-4 inches from heat for 3 to 4 minutes each side. Grill or broil the steaks for medium-rare or until the color in the center becomes slightly pink.
• Combine cucumber, carrot, and romaine in a large bowl. Sprinkle with the remaining marinade and toss well to coat all the ingredients with marinade. Divide the greens on four plates and top with grilled tuna steaks.
• Serve!

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It is a great and easy healthy salad recipe that you can easily include in the menu of your 4th of July picnic. A grilled item is very much suitable for the occasion. In fact, what can be better than seafood steaks stuffed with greens that can be cooked outdoor? Make a healthy complete meal by serving this salad item with a loaf of bread or baked potatoes as side and fresh fruits as dessert.

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Healthy Dinner: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

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Ingredients

1 cup of uncooked quinoa

2 cups of water

1 clove of smashed garlic

1 large onion (diced)

1 green bell pepper (diced)

1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar

2 cubes of chicken bouillon

2 large pieces of cooked chicken breasts (chopped into pieces)

¼ cup of olive oil

¼ cup of fresh chives (chopped)

¼ cup of fresh parsley (chopped)

½ cup of chopped olives (kalamata olives)

½ cup of crushed feta cheese

½ teaspoon of salt

⅔ cup of fresh lemon juice

Preparation

1. Heat the water, garlic, and bouillon cubes in a saucepan until they boil. Add the quinoa while stirring and decrease the heat to medium-low. Cover the saucepan and simmer until the water is absorbed and the quinoa is tender (approximately 15-20 minutes).

2. Remove the garlic and put the quinoa into a large bowl.

3. Put the salt, chives, onion, chicken, olives, bell pepper, parsley, cheese into the bowl. Sprinkle the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and lemon juice. Stir until everything is evenly mixed.

4. Serve the dish warm or refrigerate and serve cold.

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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is undeniably one of the best healthy recipes. In addition, it is filled with healthy ingredients that are good for your body. It can be prepared by amateur cooks and served without chicken for vegetarians. If you are a vegetarian, substitute the chicken broth with vegetable broth. This dish tastes just as good or even better on the second day. You can make it in large quantities and carry it to work during the week. Once you’ve tasted it, you’ll wonder why you took so long to make it.

What additions of your favorite ingredients would you make to this recipe?

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If you are bored with your usual salad recipe, try this one, which is made of unusual combination of tropical fruits. Banish the flavorless tomatoes from your old salad recipe and spice it up with a unique combination of bananas and kiwis dipped in the pungent flavor of shallot vinaigrette. There is nothing like a healthy fruit salad recipe to accompany your favorite meal.

Tropical Flavored Kiwi Fruit Salad

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Ingredients

Served to 4 People

•    Sliced shallot (1 tablespoon)
•    Diagonally diced two firm, ripe bananas (each slice will be ½-inch thick)
•    Peeled and diced 4 kiwis
•    Toasted and chopped cashews (2 tablespoons)
•    Thinly sliced fresh mint (2 tablespoons)
•    Diced red bell pepper (½ cup)
•    Rice vinegar (2 teaspoons)
•    Lime juice (2 tablespoons)
•    Honey (1 teaspoon)
•    Canola oil (1 tablespoon)
•    Salt (¼ teaspoon)
•    Pinch of cayenne pepper

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Preparation

•    Take a medium bowl and beat vinegar, honey, shallot, oil, lime juice, cayenne, and salt in it.
•    Add sliced bananas, kiwis, mint, and bell paper into the mix and toss to coat.
•    Sprinkle the salad with cashews and serve.

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You can replace the red pepper with slice apple pieces, which will give the salad the crunch needed to harmonize with the delicate taste of the minced shallot. This salad is really very tasty, sweet, and a crowd pleaser. It can make warm and tropical inside when it is clod and dreary outside.

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