Salmon with Summer Tomato Salsa and Summer Fresh Fruit Salad

Planning on entertaining this summer? These healthy recipes will please any crowd for a pleasant and refreshing summer dinner.

Salmon with Summer Tomato Salsa

Ingredients
4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon, skin removed
1 cup chopped fresh tomato
1/2 Hass avocado, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup cooked corn kernels
1/4 cup minced red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
salt and pepper, to taste
1 lime, cut in wedges

Preparation
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine all ingredients (except salmon fillets and lime) in small bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Bake salmon for 15-20 minutes, or until cooked thoroughly. Serve salmon surrounded by the salsa and lime wedges.

Can serve salmon either hot or cool. Serving cool salmon with salsa is a great summer recipe; just refrigerate until cool; makes 4 - 4oz fillets

Nutritional Info
Servings per Recipe: 4. One serving equals one 4 oz. salmon fillet with salsa.
Per serving: 253.5 calories, 9 g total fat, 31 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate, 3 g dietary fiber, 188 mg cholesterol, 188 mg sodium, 3 g sugar

 

Summer Fresh Fruit Salad

Ingredients
16 Large strawberries, fresh
20 Pecan halves or 1/4 Cup, broken or crushed
1/4 Cup Raisins, golden seedless (not packed)
1 Mango, fresh, diced without skin
1 tablespoon of honey (Orange honey)
1/4 Cup coconut, unsweetened, flaked
2 tablespoons of Quinoa, white, pre-cooked/cooled

Preparation
Cook Quinoa just like white rice and measure two to one (1C Quinoa to 2 C water). Bring to a boil, lower temperature and cover for approximately 14 minutes. Quinoa is very healthy for you, so cook and store in your refrigerator for up to a week. Add to just about anything! Use cooled Quinoa for this recipe.

Rinse strawberries, trim tops and cut into a medium bowl. Add raisins & coconut flakes.
Slightly crush the pecans so they are not whole halves, add to bowl.
Dice mango (without skin) and be very careful as this is slippery! Add to bowl.
Add cooled quinoa & honey. Turn carefully with spoon to coat all of the above with honey.

Eat immediately or cover and store for maybe a day or less as the fruit will become mushy. Makes a refreshing dessert!


Nutritional Info
Servings per Recipe: 6. One serving: 111 calories, 4 g total fat, 1 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate