Lifestyle

Looking for quick and healthy recipes that also are inexpensive? Many of us are.

 We’re often on the go and eating healthy is important to us for our families. What’s important to us is that we are able to have healthy meals that could be quickly prepared. no one wants to choose their health over their productivity.

 I have a great recipe that can be :

• Prepared quickly 
• Healthy for your heart 
• Just simply delicious 

The best part of this meal is not only healthy and delicious. It can be used in all types of events from a dinner at home alone, to a romantic dinner with you and your significant other. Either way, this is a great choice.

Baked Salmon

I know there are some people out there who are not fans of fish. I get it. everyone’s entitled to their feelings.

Salmon as well as other fish has been known to have the health benefits of 

• Controlling weight 
• Reducing heart disease 
• Plus their load with omega-3 fatty acids. “good for maintaining healthy hair, skin, and nails.”

Salmon is also a good source of 

• Potassium. 
• Vitamin B 
• Omega-3  fatty acid.

 Salmon is one of the best source on the long chain of omega-3 fatty acids

With all those health benefits, why would you not incorporate it into your meal?

What’s healthier to pair with a good baked salmon then rosemary roasted potatoes and asparagus. Potatoes have been shown to be rich in antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins. Which makes them not only healthy but delicious. 

Added health benefit include.

• Improved blood sugar control

• Reducing the risk of heart disease

• Delicious and healthy 

The best part about this meal is it can all be prepped, prepared, and served  in under a hour. If you’re like me and you’ve started to pre-prep your food, this meal could be done in less than 30 minutes.

Doesn’t that sound good? After a hard day’s work food can be cooked and served in under an hour. Now you can find time for yourself. Maybe?

Healthy Baked Salmon

Ingredient

This recipe it’s going to require:

• 4 salmon fillets “about 6 oz each”
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil 
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt “or to taste” 
• 1/4 cracked black pepper.” unless if using finely ground black pepper”
• 2 teaspoons of minced garlic 
• 1 teaspoon Italian herbs and seasoning or “1/4 teaspoon of each time parsley, oregano, and basil could be substituted”
• 1 medium lemon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°
• After greasing a large baking pan, place a salmon fillet on the baking sheet.
• season with salt and pepper as desired.
• Mix olive oil, garlic, herbs, and ½ lemon juice squeezed. Apply generous amounts to the fillets, until evenly coated, and no dry spots are visible.

Take the remaining half of lemon and slice thinly, and place over the salmon fillet.

•  Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. until salmon is opaque, and flaky white on the inside when pulled apart with a fork. “If desired you can broil for one or two more minutes”.
• Garnish with parsley, or thyme, and serve.

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

If you’re looking for something that compliments your baked salmon, then this is a perfect fit. Roasted rosemary potatoes are a perfect fit for everything from a grilled burger, to our salmon dinner. As well as being delicious. It’s also vegan, and vegetarian friendly.  Plus it”s gluten-free.

 The preparation time for this meal is 7 Minutes. Plus another 20 minutes to cook. The total preparation time for this delicious side dish is 27 minutes.

Ingredients

Many of the same ingredients that were used to prepare your baked salmon, will still be used in this side dish. With the addition of crushed rosemary.

• One pound red potatoes “cut into 1inch prices” or as preferred
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon crushed Rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste

Potatoes come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Larger potatoes need to be cut into smaller pieces so that they will all roast evenly.

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl combine. 

• Potatoes
• Olive oil
• Rosemary 
• Salt 
• Pepper

Mix thoroughly to ensure that all potatoes are evenly coated, and the season is distributed evenly across all potatoes.

Move your potatoes to a parchment-lined sheet pan. place evenly on a sheet pan, so that potatoes are not piled on top of each other. Roasts potatoes for 10 minutes. Stir potatoes, and continue roasting for another 8 to 12 minutes. Until potatoes have a deep golden brown or have developed those beautiful roasted brown spots.

Oven Roasted Asparagus

Roasted asparagus is becoming one of my guilty pleasures. With a preparation time of 10 minutes, and only takes 15 minutes to cook. In 25 minutes you could be enjoying this healthy side dish. That can top off anything from a barbecue to a home cook meal.

Ingredients

• One Bunch thin asparagus Spears
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• One garlic clove minced
• One teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese optional
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Place your asparagus in a mixing bowl and coat with olive oil. Coat spears evenly, then sprinkle them with 

• Garlic 
• Salt 
• Pepper and your
• Parmesan cheese “optional”. Arrange asparagus in a single layer, so as to not pile on top of each other. Allow asparagus to cook evenly.

Baked asparagus until tender. “12 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your asparagus.” Sprinkle with lemon juice, before serving. Enjoy.

I hope you enjoy this meal as much as I did/do. We hope you check back in for more up-and-coming meal ideas and healthy food Alternatives.