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Thai Peanut Salad
This salad is so simple and delicious, I’ve been making it on repeat over here for the past few weeks so I had so share! Crunchy veggies, sweet and salty Thai peanut dressing with extra peanuts on top. Perfection! Anyone else obsessed with peanut butter? I love peanut butter cookies, smoothies, sandwiches, out of a jar. You name it, I love it. If that’s you then I promise this Thai Peanut Salad is right up your ally. Are Peanuts Healthy? Well thanks to the FDA, peanuts are actually highly regulated for aflatoxins which are produced by a mold that causes liver cancer. So there is only a very small amount in todays peanuts:…
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Paleo Coconut Shrimp with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce (Paleo/GF/DF)
We are going through a heat wave in Arizona and I refuse to turn on the oven. So out comes the super simple stovetop meals like this incredible paleo coconut shrimp. When you go to a restaurant and order coconut shrimp, you end up with a plate full of inflammatory industrialized seed oils, farmed shrimp and some unhealthy breading. But at home you can make them with nourishing ingredients, healthy unrefined coconut oil and the much superior wild caught shrimp. For a few more delicious sea food recipes and an explanation as to why I buy wild caught seafood check out these two posts: Sweet Potato Pasta with Sautรฉed Shrimp Paleo Coconut Crusted…
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Vegan Thai Peanut Slaw
There’s nothing better than a delicious peanut butter sauce, am I right? Seriously though this Vegan Thai Peanut Slaw has a creamy richness with a hint of sweetness and a light crunch. It’s the perfect summer salad! I made this one day on a whim, using some simple ingredients I had on hand and it has become a family favorite! Loaded with superfoods like: Cabbage Carrots Bell peppers Scallions Garlic Ginger Almonds Cilantro Olive oil It’s really hard to mess this one up. I just love peanut butter so much that my sauce has quite a bit of it in there. Did you know that there was a study that showed women who…
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Ruby Red Fruit Salad (GF/DF/Paleo/AIP/V)
Sometimes the most simple things are absolutely the most delicious. This simple fruit salad highlights the red fruits of the season: juicy watermelon, tangy raspberry oranges, sweet strawberries and perfectly refreshing pomegranate seeds. Have you heard the theory that nature gives you clue’s regarding the foods you eat? For example, strawberries cut in half look like teeth and they in fact have malic acid in them which naturally whitens your teeth. Or sliced carrots look like eyes and they are loaded in vitamin A which is great for your vision. Or how citrus looks like a woman’s breast, a sweet potato looks like a pancreas, grapes look like the lungs, avocado a uterus,…
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Spring Asparagus Salad (GF/DF/Paleo)
What day is it? Seriously. All my days have been running together and I completely forgot about Easter. Whoops! This simple seasonal asparagus salad is perfect for the upcoming holiday or anytime you want a simple healthy and delicious meal. Asparagus is considered part of the EWG’s Clean 15 which basically means that conventionally grown asparagus is still low in pesticides so it’s okay not to splurge on organic. In fact, asparagus is a serious powerhouse of nutrients and health benefits so you may want to stock up this season. Health Benefits of Asparagus In ancient times, it was used as an aphrodisiac as it boosts energy, cleanses the urinary tract and releases…
