Asparagus Season!

I looooove asparagus! And so does my Mom, I remember when I was young my grandmother always took a lot of asparagus with her as a gift to my mother when she visited us. The white thick asparagus came from Germany, from the region where my dear grandmother lived. A region that was well known for this lovely vegetable. I wasn't a huge fan of asparagus, but I sure am now. I already whipped up an amazing pasta dish this week with the lovely vegetable, so good! I served gluten free corn pasta, a cream sauce that's actually not creamy and bad for your belly, smoked salmon, asparagus and spinach. And YES, I forgot to make a picture.. again. But it was sooooo damn tasty, so I promise to you all I will make it again soon and post the beautiful dish here on Hungry For Healthy Food.

Back to the asparagus, besides the fact it's damn tasty.. Did you by know that asparagus is full of health benefits of well? It's full of fiber, vitamins A, C, E, K, the complex B-group of vitamins and it's an herbaceous plant as well. A what? Next to avocado, kale and Brussel sprouts, they have a particularly rich source of glutathione - until now still not interesting right? But here it comes - this is a detoxifying compound that helps break down carcinogens and other harmful compounds like free radicals! That's why eating asparagus can actually help protect against and fight certain forms of cancer. Asparagus is also packed with antioxidants, ranking among the top fruits and vegetables for it's ability to neutralize cell-damaging free radicals. This may help slow down the aging process. Woooohoooooo Forever young! So it almost sounds like a superfood to me right? (And then I didn't even mention the fact it's a very low calorie vegetable (oops now I did), 100 gram of fresh spears provide just 20 calories.

Back to the recipe! A wonderful dish with on the bottom fresh lettuce and topped with steamed asparagus (so you won't loose all the vitamins), omega 3 packed salmon and more. So a dish that's rich in good fats, packed with protein and full of Vitamin A (good for your skin), B12, C and E! 

Ingredients

for the Salad

1 organic fresh egg
tablespoon of pine nuts
3 small radishes
some steamed asparagus (about 4)
100 g smoked salmon
Big handful of lettuce
2 small tomatoes

For the dressing
1/4 (60ml) cup fresh orange juice
1/3 (80 ml) cup olive oil
1/4 (60ml) cup white wine vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Boil or poach your egg the way you like, I love it when it's half way cooked and the egg yolk is running out of the egg and is drizzling over your salad. Stir fry the nuts in a dry pan until browned and fragrant. Then grab a plate and start off with a big handful of lettuce, top with radishes, asparagus, tomato, smoked salmon in pieces and serve with the egg on top, the pine nuts sprinkled all over and a big spoon of the lovely salad dressing.

Psst: you can store the remaining dressing in a jar in the fridge for a while.
Nutritional information: approx. 360 calories, 19.8 grams of fat, 29.7 grams of protein.

Bon appetit! 

Easy Sunday great dinner idea

I love to wander around on the market, buying my fresh fruits, vegetables, protein and nuts. Today it's easy Sunday, but it's weekend as well. So I will give you a wonderful idea to have an amazing dinner without making to much of an effort! Sounds great right? ;-)

You Need:

For 2 persons

2 fish fillets

400g peas

2 big sweet potatoes

olive oil

salt, pepper

fresh basil

1tbsp creme fraîche

1 fresh lemon

I bought an amazing delicious fillet on the market, but you can use whatever fish you like.  Season your fish with salt pepper and some fresh lemon juice and set it to the side. First thing you should do is bake the potatoes.  

For the roasted sweet potatoes, cut them in slices, cubes or whatever form you like, sprinkle with olive oil, pepper and a bit of salt and bake in the oven on 225 degrees for about 15-20 minutes.

Pan fried the fish with the skin side down in olive oil for 4 minutes. Get the fish out of the pan and turn it in to the oven on 200 degrees for another 6 minutes. But mine was quite thick so if you have a thinner fish, make sure you don't overcook it. When you have a normal fillet, without skin, just fried it in the pan on both sides until done (even easier).

In the meanwhile, for your amazing delicious sweet pea mash, cook the peas until done but still crunchy. I always buy some peas from the freezer and cook it for about 4 minutes. Then, when done, get rid of the boiling water, but not all!! You need a bit for the puree as well as a tablespoon of creme fraîche, salt, pepper and a few leaves of fresh basil. Puree with a blender or any other equipment until you have a gorgeous looking green sweet puree. Get everything on your plate and enjoy.

Happy Sunday xoxo

World's healthiest pizza

I was craaaaving pizza all week and because we all deserve something special now and then I had to eat pizza. But I chose the healthiest version of pizza ever, with this recipe you can have pizza EVERY week, every day without any guilt! I'll introduce you to my version of the healthiest pizza ever, low carb, gluten free, healthy ánd low calorie. Oh and of course finger licking good! 

World's healthiest Pizza

Ingredients

For the crust

half a cauliflower

75 gram cottage cheese

1 egg

1 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

dash of sea salt and pepper

Tomato sauce

1 can diced tomatoes

1 tin tomato puree

basil

chopped onion

2 garlic gloves

Choose your topping (I chose half a fish half a chicken pizza)

cherry tomatoes

fresh basil

mushrooms

bell pepper

tuna

anchovies

chicken fillet

red onion

grated Parmesan and goat cheese on top

What to do: preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. In a food processor, prepare the cauliflower by pulsing florets until they take on a grainy or grated texture. Put it in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 7/8 minutes on full power. Wrap it up in the middle of a towel and squeeze all of the moisture out. Place the dry cauliflower into a bowl and add the cottage cheese, egg and spices. Fold the mixture until everything is combined and place the dough on a baking sheet and spread it out until a thin (not to thin) base. Bake the crust for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and firm enough. Then it's time to add your toppings and put the heat on 225 degrees and bake the pizza for 10 more minutes.