Sweet & Spicy Salmon

This recipe will have your tastebuds exploding! I’m going to keep this short so you can make this for your loved ones as soon as you can.

Serving: 5-6 people

Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• Salmon— I buy a big salmon that I can cut into about 7 fillets (I prefer buying skinless at Costco)
• 4TBS of freshly squeezed orange juice
• 4 TBS of lime juice
• 3 cloves of minced
• 1/2 cup of maple syrup
• 1 TBS of chile powder
• salt and peper

Steps:

1. Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a saucepan, whisk together the maple syrup, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, and chile powder. Bring to a boil over medium heat and then reduce to simmer. Stir frequently.
3. Place aluminum on baking sheet and place salmon on top. Season both sides of salmon with salt and pepper.
4. Brush glaze on top of salmon and reserve about half or less to top after.
5. Bake the salmon for 13 minutes until salmon is cooked.
6. Transfer onto a plate and add on additional glaze for taste.

Enjoy!!

Fresh Crab Salad Tostadas- Tostadas de Haiva

If you love ceviche, you are going to love this recipe! This is another perfect summer recipe that is delicious to eat during the summer. It is so simple, it is a summer staple at my home.

Serves 8 people

Ingredients:

• Two 8 oz packages of Imitation Crab meat
• Green Cabbage
• One medium red onion
• 8-15 limes
• 5 TBS of Mayonnaise
• 1-2 package of tostadas
• Optional 2-3 Avocados
• Optional: Tapatio Hot Sauce

Directions:

• Shred the two packages of imitation crab in a large bowl. Make sure they are shredded small. Make sure you use a large bowl big enough to put the other ingredients.
• Cut the red onion into strips or dice if preferred. Place the cut onion in a bowl and squeeze about 5 limes (enough to cover the onion) and let it cook and soak in the lemon juice for about 15 minutes. Add the onion along with the lemon juice to the large bowl with the imitation crab.
• Shred about half the cabbage into somewhat thin strips. Place the cabbage in a separate bowl with water and salt to clean for about 5 minutes. Drain the water and add the cabbage to the large bowl.
• Add about 5 TBS of mayonnaise to the large bowl (add more if needed). Mix it well with all ingredients.
• Add about 3-5 more lemons, or more as needed to add in more of the lemon flavor. Mix and taste to check if more juice of the lemons are needed till you are satisfied.
• Spread the crab salad onto a tostada with slices of avocado.
• Optional: add a few drops of Tapatio sauce for spicy flavor.

ENJOY!!!!!!!

Fish Tacos with Lime Sauce

Looking to make a quick meal in the midst of chaos? Don’t worry, I got you! I will be sharing my insanely quick fish taco recipe. Your taste buds will thank me!

Ingredients:

• One bag of frozen fish sticks
• ¼ of a red onion 
• 1 cup of shredded lettuce 
• Corn Tortillas 
• Two TB of Mexican Crema Fresca (Sour Cream) 
• One TB of Mayonnaise
• Zest of one lime 
• 4 limes  
• One large avocado 
• Salt  

There is no serving number because it all depends on the amount you want to eat and/or serve. 

Directions: 

• Bake fish sticks according to instructions on the bag. I recommend baking them because they will turn out crispier. 
• While the fish sticks are baking in the oven, shred your lettuce and place in a bowl. Slice your onion and add to the bowl of lettuce. I like to cut my onion into strips. 
• Squeeze two limes on the onion and lettuce mixture and let it soak for about 10 minutes. 
• In a separate bowl put together the ingredients for the sauce. Add in the sour cream, mayonnaise, lime zest, and about one and a half to two juice of lime. Add a pinch of salt to the sauce. 
• Heat a pan to medium heat. Add in your corn tortilla and place on a plate. Arrange your tacos by adding two fish sticks per taco. Add in the lettuce mixture, avocado slices, and lime cream sauce. 

Enjoy!

Let me know if you enjoyed it! 

Vegan Ceviche

Looking for a fresh summer recipe? Look no further, I have your back! This recipe contains fresh, delicious veggies with that lemony taste that will make your taste buds feel refreshed.

Serves about eight people

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of quinoa
• 2 bell peppers
• 1 jalapeno
• Fresh cilantro
• 1 red onion
• 1 can of corn (optional)
• 1 can of black olives (optional)
• Avocado
• 15 Lemons (depending on the size and amount of juice)
• Tostadas
• Valentina/Tapatio

Directions :

• In a pot add one cup of quinoa and two cups of water on high for about 2-5 minutes, till it gets to a boil. Once it gets to a boil, reduce heat and cover until water is gone. Once cooked let the quinoa cool down.
• Finely chop your red onion into tiny pieces. Once chopped, put the onions into a bowl. Squeeze in about 5-8 lemons, till the onions are mostly soaked and let me bathe in the lemon for about 20-30 minutes.
• Finely chop your bell pepper, jalapeno, olives and cilantro.
• In a big bowl add in the quinoa, bell pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, corn, and the black olives. Add in the red onions along with the lemon juice.
• Squeeze in more lemon juice (about 5-8 more) for additional flavor and stir.
• Add the quinoa salad onto a tostado with slices avocados and some hot sauce (I like using Valentina or Tapatio).

Enjoy! Let me know what you think about the recipe!

Spinach Enchiladas- Vegan

I’m keeping it simple guys, not much writing….or talking about random stuff that should not really be in a food blog. Here’s the deliciousness guys!

Ingredients: 

• 1 bag of Spinach
• Flour Tortillas
• 1 medium sized onion
• 1 medium sized tomato
• red pepper flakes (as much as you like)
• olive oil, 2 TBS
• Trader Joe’s Enchilada Sauce
• Vegan Cheese

Directions: 

• Heat a skillet and saute the onion  till tender. Add in chopped up tomato till tender as well. Add in the red pepper flakes.
• Set aside sauteed spinach and tomato on a plate. Add in  two tablespoons of water to the same skillet, and add in spinach. Cook till wilted and add in sauteed veggies into it. Add more pepper flakes if wanted.
• In a separate skillet, cook flour tortilla. Add in spinach mixture, and roll it up. I like to add the sauce at the top and shredded vegan cheese. I then add it to the microwave for about 45 seconds and wah la! Enchiladas!

Yummm!!! Enjoy 🙂

Simple, Yet Tasty Vegan Dressing!

Tahini is life, tahini is love! I discovered last year how incredibly delicious and tasty it is to make tahini based dressings. Here’s a dressing recipe so simple and delicious, you will literally end up licking your salad plate.

Ingredients: 

• Tahini (1 TB)
• 1 juice of lemon
• salt for taste
• 1 TB of water for smoothness

Directions: 

In a cup or mug, add 1 TB of Tahini and 1 juice of a lemon. Mix until well stirred. You will notice that the dressing will get thick despite the lemon juice. Add 1 TB of water to smooth it out and make it creamy. If you feel like it needs more water, you can add more. One tablespoon of water normally does it for me though. Add whatever amount of salt that you want. That’s it! Super simple and delicious!

Enjoy!

 

 

Quinoa Salad (Vegan)

Looking for something fresh this summer? Look no further! This dish is a tangy delicious salad that is perfect for picnics and family gatherings.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of quinoa
• 2 TBS of Olive Oil
• 1 bell pepper finely chopped
• 1/2-1 cup of cilantro
• 1 can of garbanzo beans
• 1 juice and zest of a lemon

Directions:

Cook quinoa according to directions. When quinoa is cooked let it cool and then put in the fridge to get cold. Chop the bell pepper and cilantro. Add chopped veggies into the quinoa (can of garbanzo beans, olive oil, and juice/zest of the lemon). Add salt and pepper to taste if desired.

Tip: You can always change it up and add different things like cucumbers or cannellini  beans, red onion, etc.

Enjoy!

Simple Vegan Dish

I have decided to try veganism out for this new year. To keep me inspired I will be posting simple dishes to this blog. I am not a specific type of vegan to be honest. I simply want to help the environment by refraining in eating meat & dairy products. Here’s a simple dish I have tried and made that is delicious! Hope you enjoy it!

Potatoes with Soy Chorizo! 

 

Serves about 4 people

Ingredients:

1. Potatoes (3-4)
2. Soy Chorizo
3. Oil of choice (I use olive oil)

Directions:

Wash the potatoes and boil them in water for about 20 minutes. To make sure their ready, you can poke them with a fork. Once the potatoes are cooked, let them cool down. Peal the skin off the potatoes and finely chopped them into small cubes. Add a bit of salt for flavor. Heat a pan and add oil of choice. Cook half of the chorizo (cause it’s good for two uses) on the pan. Once cooked, add in the potatoes. Mix it will and stir till everything is evenly spread an mixed. Enjoy!

Food made simple #vegan

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