Healthy Fourth of July Recipes

The Fourth of July does not have to only consist of traditional grilled meals.  Below are four healthy patriotic recipes and three are even red white and blue.  They can be made ahead of time too!

Red, White and Blue Warm Cobbler

Ingredients:

For the topping:

1 cup gluten free all-purpose flour

1/2 cup raw honey or pure maple syrup

¼ c coconut raw sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces or 1/2 c coconut oil

1 cup chopped pecans

For the cobbler:

1/3 cup honey

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

4 apples or peaches - peeled, cored and chopped (fuji, galla, or granny smith or seasonal peach)

2 cups of frozen mixed berries (cherries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, or blueberries)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Garnish with vanilla coconut ice cream or Greek yogurt

Instructions:

1. For the topping - Mix flour, honey, coconut sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Combine butter with the flour mixture using fingers or a fork until coarse crumbs form. Stir in pecans and set aside.

2. Whisk together 1/3 cup honey, cornstarch, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Place the apples in a slow cooker, stir in the cornstarch mixture; toss with lemon juice. Sprinkle the pecan crumb topping on top. Cover and cook on High for 2 hours or Low for 4 hours, until apples are tender. Partially uncover the slow cooker to allow the topping to harden, about 1 hour. Serve with the coconut ice cream or vanilla Greek yogurt.

Berry, feta, spinach chicken salad

If you are trying to stick to a patriotic theme 4th of July party you can look no more for a salad. This salad is red, white and blue with lots of healthy greens too!

Number of servings -8-12

Serving size 1-2 c

Ingredients:

1 lb. Boneless skinless chicken breast cooked and sliced thin

1 bag or tub of baby spinach leaves or spring mix if you prefer

Fresh strawberries and blue berries

Feta cheese

Homemade vinaigrette dressing -

½ c olive oil

¼ c balsamic vinegar

2 Tbs. honey

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Toss all ingredients together in bowl and serve. Dressing can be served on side or tossed into salad.

Simple Fruit and Cheese Platter

*Photo credit www.youthlitreviews.com

Simple get an assortment of blue, black, and red berries and some cubed white cheese and lay out in flag formation. 

Crab Cakes

Ingredients:

10oz crab

3 tbsp. Olive oil mayo

1 tbsp. Finely chopped fresh parsley

2 tbsp. Green onions

1-2 tsp. Siracha

1/4-1/2 c Panko

1 egg

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and pan sear in coconut or olive oil for gold crust on low.

Makes 3-4 cakes.

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Book Review: 175 Best Superfood Blender Recipes

175 Best Superfood Blender Recipes
By Marilyn Haugen & Doug Cook, RD, MHSc

We were sent a review copy of 175 Best Superfood Blender Recipes so that we could try it out and see what we thought about the book.

If you have just gotten your Nutribullet and are looking for great things to try out, this book is for you. There are smoothie recipes galore. This book has a little bit of everything. There are kid-friendly recipes, smoothies, soups, dips, and more.

We really love our NutriBullet and 175 Best Superfood Blender Recipes makes a great companion to it. We plan on trying most of these recipes.

We give 175 Best Superfood Blender Recipes five stars on our scale of zero to five stars. We think you will enjoy it, too!

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Safe Catch Wild Tuna Recipes

The nice folks over at Safe Catch Tuna share the following recipes for your enjoyment. If you try any of them, please let know which one and how they turned out for you.  If you have any suggestions regarding ingredient substitutions or preparing the recipes, please share that, too. I'd love to hear what you have to say. Thanks!

Safe Catch Spicy Tuna Cakes

1 (5oz) can Safe Catch wild albacore tuna, drained

2 tablespoons red bell pepper, finely diced

1 scallion, finely sliced

1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon pink peppercorn lemon thyme seasoning

1/4 teaspoon salt

Squeeze of lemon juice

1 egg

2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs

Ghee for pan frying (or fat of choice)

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix together until well combined, except ghee. Melt ghee in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Meanwhile, divide tuna mixture into 3 equal portions and roll into a ball and shape into a patty. When the ghee is hot but not smoking, carefully add your tuna cakes to the skillet and sear on each side until golden and cooked through, approx. 3-4 minutes per side. Serve with sriracha aioli and lemon wedges. Sriracha Aioli, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1-2 tablespoons charred sriracha, to taste, Combine both ingredients in a small bowl. Adjust heat level by adding your desired amount of sriracha. Serve with tuna cakes.

Safe Catch Mediterranean Lettuce Wraps

Serves 10 as an appetizer

2 (5oz) cans Safe Catch tuna, drained

2 tbsp Vegenaise or mayonnaise

2 tbsp Vegenaise or mayonnaise

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp Dijon Mustard

10 Kalamata olives, chopped

2 tsp capers, chopped

2 tbsp minced red onion

1 large rib celery, diced

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

sea salt and pepper, to taste

Using a fork, flake tuna into a large bowl. Gently mix in remaining ingredients except lettuce leaves until just combined. Taste and adjust if necessary. Place 2 lettuce leaves on each plate. Place a 2 tbsp scoop of tuna mixture on each leaf so it looks like a dome or a football.

Jalapeno Dill Safe Catch Tuna Salad

Mix 3 cans of Safe Catch tuna with 2 minced jalapeños, 3 celery stalks diced, 1/2 cup diced red onion, 3/4 cup homemade mayo, 3 tbsp dill,1.5 tsp garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Then serve it in an avocado for some healthy fat.

Safe Catch Tuna Bites

2 cans Albacore Safe Catch tuna

2 tbsp. Diced red bell pepper

1/2 tsp. Cajun Seasoning

Dash of cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp. Onion powder

2 tbsp. Diced onion

1/2 tsp. Garlic minced

1/4 tsp. Dill seasoning

2 tbsp. Low fat mayonnaise

1 tbsp. Plain Greek yogurt

1 tsp. Fresh chopped parsley

1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs

1 tbsp. Panko bread crumbs

1 tbsp. Low fat grated cheese

2 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. Ghee Butter

Salt and pepper to taste.

Open 2 cans of Safe Catch tuna, dump into a bowl, break up and set aside. In a pan saute red bell pepper, onions, garlic in butter over low-medium heat. Remove from heat and add to tuna. Mix in all seasonings except for bread crumbs and cheese. Form tuna into small balls and roll in Italian breadcrumbs. Press into mini, square shaped muffin pan that has been previously sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Top with panko bread crumbs and bake @ 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese on top of each square and return to oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes, then gently remove each square one by one by flipping the pan upside-down.

Safe Catch Tuna Cakes

1 can of Safe Catch Tuna

1 Egg white

2 TBSP Fresh Chopped Parsley

1 Tsp Fresh Chopped Rosemary

1 TBSP Primal Kitchen Mayo

1 Tsp Organic Yellow Mustard

1 Tsp Flavor God Dynamite

1 tsp Finely minced Garlic

Light butter for cooking

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl ad form into 4 patties. Heat 2 TBSP OMGhee in a nonstick skillet and pan fry patties for about 3-4 minutes on each side (medium high heat). Serve immediately with red pepper aioli. - Red Pepper Aioli: 2 TBSP Primal Kitchen mayo, 1 tbsp Mina Harissa Red Pepper Sauce, Pinch of Flavor God Dynamite.

For more recipes, please visit Safe Catch.  Some are even Whole30 approved!

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