Healthy Dinner in Minutes! Make this tasty dinner tonight - help your Heart, Brain, Waistline, and Stress Level

We enjoy this dinner at least once a week and more often in the summer months. It is a great alternative on busy nights, or when we are too tired to get out the pots and pans. You can substitute a store-bought, roasted chicken for the salmon when you’d like a change. Adjust size and ingredients to suit your tastes. After you’ve made this healthy dinner one or two times, you’ll have all preparation down in just 10 minutes.

TIP: A great meal for older children to make for the whole family - it is easy and teaches healthy food options.

Smoked Salmon Salad with Red Potatoes

Got kids? If they eat salad, serve on the side with wild salmon, chicken, hardboiled eggs, or other kid-safe protein. Kids don’t eat salad? Use the other half of the apple/pear and a few pieces of carrot. Toss the kids’ potatoes with grated parmesan cheese and offer a little side of ketchup. Make the salad while your potatoes cook.

POTATOES:

• 2-4 very small red potatoes (the equivalent to 2 servings – remember, that is always less than you’d think)
• 3 pinches of dried dill
• 3 pinches of garlic powder (or ¼ tsp fresh crushed garlic)
• 1-2 pinch(es) of sea salt
• 2 tsp extra virgin, cold-pressed olive oil

Wash and quarter potatoes. Place in microwave-safe bowl and toss with other ingredients. Place in microwave for about 4 minutes and check/toss. Depending on your microwave, may be done, or may take another 2-4 minutes. If you increase the recipe size - the more potatoes, the longer the cooking process. Potatoes should be cooked, but not too soft or mushy.

SALAD:

• 4 cups mixed greens (pre-washed, bagged type)
• ½ thinly sliced apple or pear
• 2 TBLSP slivered almonds (pre-sliced)
• 1 TBLSP dried cranberries or cherries (try the type that are sweetened with apple juice vs. sugar) Want to be super brain healthy? Substitute 1 cup blueberries for the dried fruit.
• ½ sliced red bell pepper
• 1 large carrot slivered (use pre-cut carrots in bags to save time)
• ¼ cup peeled and sliced cucumber
• 4 oz. package Wild Alaskan Sockeye Pre-Sliced Smoked Salmon

Toss all salad ingredients, other than the salmon, in a bowl with your dressing. Divide onto two dinner plates. Divide salmon in ½ and lay out salmon strips on top of salad. Put potatoes on side of same plate.