Friday, February 25, 2011

Ze Plan

Salad ingredients (mix and match - put a bit from each category for max deliciousness):

Base used in each salad: Kale/ spinach / red or green lettuce mixed in equal parts

Crunch:
Julienned jicama
Finely julienned red cabbage
Finely julienned red onion
¼ chopped apple

Flavor:
2 tbsp salsa
Vietnamese carrot/daikon pickle mix

Fat (only use one, not both):
½ ripe avocado chopped small pieces
Chopped/smashed almonds

Extras:
½ peeled chopped cucumber
Sliced mushrooms
Chopped grape tomatoes

Salad dressing recipes:
(with all salad dressings, blend all ingredients but olive oil, then slowly drizzle in olive oil while blender is on until desired consistency, keep in mind dressing will thicken in fridge)

Mango lime vinaigrette:
1 cup chopped fresh of frozen mango (like Trader Joe’s mango sauce, which is already mostly pureed)2 large tbsp agaveJuice of 1 lime1 tbsp rice vinegar1 1/2 tsp sea salt1 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger1 tsp cayenne pepper approx 1/2 cup light tasting olive oil
Salt/pepper to taste

Lemon cilantro vinaigrette:
Juice of one lemon
2 Tbsp agave
Large handful cilantro
¼ cup of raw almonds soaked in water overnight
1 clove garlic
½ cup olive oil
Salt/pepper to taste

Salsa vinaigrette:
1+ cup salsa
¼ cup soy sauce
1 small tsp horseradish
1 large tsp spicy brown mustard
½ cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp herbs de provence
½ cup light tasting olive oil
Salt/pepper to taste

Marinade for tofu
Soy sauce
½ juice Lemon
½ juice Lime
Smashed lemongrass (or if you can’t find fresh, squeeze from tube of lemongrass paste)
Smashed garlic
Piece of ginger
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp agave
Salt/pepper
Sprinkle of chili pepper flakes

Cilantro Shake
Pink Grapefruit
Cucumber
Cilantro
Lime
Pineapple
Agave Nectar or stevia
Vanilla Extract
BIG pinch of Cinnamon
Pinch of salt

In a blender, (Vitamix if you have one) throw a pink peeled grapefruit, peeled cucumber, lots and lots and lots of cilantro - like half a bunch, a lime, some pineapple, agave nectar or stevia, vanilla extract, BIG pinch of cinnamon, and pinch of salt.

5 Day Raw/Juice Plan:

Day 1:
Breakfast
(7:30a) – Cilantro smoothie & banana
(9:00a) – Unsweetened green tea

AM Snack
(10:30a) – Medium sized apple
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Lunch
(12:30p) – Large salad
-kale/spring mix
-1/2 a peeled chopped cucumber
-entire avocado chopped
-julienned jicama
-little bit of finely julienned red cabbage
-little bit of finely julienned red onion
-1 cup sprouted quinoa
-1/3 box of tofu (cubed, unmarinated)
-2 large tbsps of salsa
-mango lime vinaigrette

PM Snack
(3:00p) – handful each grape tomatoes & baby carrots
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Dinner
(7:30p) – Green juice from whole food juice bar
*in case of hunger EMERGENCY – Small salad
-kale/spinach mix
-1/2 peeled chopped cucumber
-2 tbsps salsa
-small amt julienned jicama
-lemon cilantro dressing


Day 2:
Breakfast
(7:30a) – Leftover green juice & 1 cup of blueberries
(9:00a) – Unsweetened green tea

AM Snack
(10:30a) – Banana
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Lunch
(12:30p) – Large salad
-kale/spring mix
-cilantro
-grape tomatoes
-1/2 a peeled chopped cucumber
-julienned jicama
-Vietnamese carrot/daikon pickle mix
-1/2 cup sprouted quinoa
-1/2 box of marinated tofu
-lemon cilantro vinaigrette

PM Snack
(3:00p) – handful each sugar snap peas & baby carrots
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Dinner
(7:30p) – different juice from whole food juice bar
*in case of hunger EMERGENCY – Small salad
-kale/spinach mix
-1/2 peeled chopped cucumber
-small amt red onion
-small amt julienned jicama
-salsa vinaigrette


Day 3:
Breakfast
(7:30a) – Leftover juice & banana
(9:00a) – Unsweetened green tea

AM Snack
(10:30a) – Strawberry/blueberry mix
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Lunch
(12:30p) – Large salad

PM Snack
(3:00p) – handful each grape tomatoes & sugar snap peas
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Dinner
(7:30p) – Cilantro smoothie
*in case of hunger EMERGENCY – Small salad

Day 4:
Breakfast
(7:30a) – Cilantro smoothie & strawberries
(9:00a) – Unsweetened green tea

AM Snack
(10:30a) – Medium sized apple
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Lunch
(12:30p) – Large salad

PM Snack
(3:00p) – handful each grape tomatoes & sugar snap peas
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Dinner
(7:30p) – Green juice from whole food juice bar
*in case of hunger EMERGENCY – Small salad

Day 5:
Breakfast
(7:30a) – Leftover juice & apple
(9:00a) – Unsweetened green tea

AM Snack
(10:30a) – Banana
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Lunch
(12:30p) – Large salad

PM Snack
(3:00p) – handful each grape tomatoes & baby carrots
- 1/8 cup raw almonds

Dinner
(7:30p) – Green juice from whole food juice bar
*in case of hunger EMERGENCY – Small salad