14 Day Whole Food Diet Plan: Whole Food Recipes To Increase Metabolism, Energy & Lose Weight (2016)

Chapter 6. Dinner

When it’s time to prepare dinner, you want to make sure that it is light, quick and easy. In this chapter, you will find a number of delicious whole food recipes, recommended for healthy dinners. Let’s check them out.

#1 Thai beef salad

Ingredients: beef sirloin (1½ lb.), shiitake mushrooms (16), fresh ginger (1 tbsp.), garlic cloves (4), red chili flakes (1 tsp.), butterhead lettuce (4 cups), red bell pepper (1), red onion (1/2), cilantro (1/4 bunch), basil leaves (16), fish sauce (1/4 cup), lime juice (2 tbsp.), coconut oil (1/4 cup), salt and pepper to taste

How to prepare: take a bowl and combine the beef with the mushrooms, ginger, garlic and red chili flakes. Season and leave it aside. Take another bowl and mix the lettuce with the bell peppers, onions, fresh cilantro and basil leaves. Sauté the first mixture into a pan and cook until the beef is through. Add the fish sauce into the pan. Add everything into the other bowl. Enjoy!

#2 Onion soup

Ingredients: coconut oil (2 tbsp.), onions (8 cups), balsamic vinegar (1 tbsp.), pork stock (6 cups), salt (1 tsp.), bay leaves (2), fresh thyme (2 sprigs)

How to prepare: sauté the onions into the pan. Add the balsamic vinegar and then the pork stock. Take the bay leaves and thyme and add them into the pan. Season with salt. Cook the mixture into a pressure pot, then blend the soup (make sure that you remove the bay leaves and thyme first). Enjoy!

#3 Salmon and avocado salsa

Ingredients: salmon (2 pounds), cumin (1 tsp.), smoked paprika (1 tsp.), onion powder (1 tsp.), coconut oil (1 tbsp.), sea salt and pepper to taste; for avocado salsa: avocados (2), red onion (1), jalapeno peppers (3), lime juice (3 limes), olive oil (2 tbsp.), fresh cilantro (2 tbsp.), sea salt and pepper to taste

How to prepare: take a bowl and add all the ingredients for the avocado salsa. Then, place the bowl in the fridge. Mix all the spices for the salmon and coat the fish in them. Bake the salmon into the oven and serve with avocado salsa. Enjoy!

#4 Cashew beef stir fry

Ingredients: grass-fed ground beef (1½ lbs.), bell pepper (1), onion (1), water chestnuts (1 can), raw cashews (1/2 cup), fresh ginger (2 tbsp.), fresh garlic (1 tbsp.), coconut aminos (4 tbsp.), salt and pepper to taste

How to prepare: stir fry the beef until it turns a brown color. Add the fresh ginger, garlic and coconut aminos. Then, add the bell pepper, onions and water chestnuts. Season with salt and pepper. Add the toasted cashews and serve. Enjoy!

#5 Avocado BLT egg salad recipe

Ingredients: avocado (1), eggs (6), grape tomatoes (3/4 cup), bacon strips (4), scallions (1/2 cup), ground garlic (2 tsp.), Himalayan sea salt (1/2 tsp.)

How to prepare: boil the eggs until they become hard. Cook the bacon strips until crispy. Combine the eggs with the avocado, garlic and Himalayan salt. Add the diced bacon strips, halved tomatoes and chopped scallions. Enjoy!