Endo Diet Friendly Salmon and Asparagus Meal!

I know that being on the endo diet seems like everything is going to be bland and lacking in almost everything our tastebuds enjoy.  The great news is that THAT is completely not true.  You just have to know what spices and condiments to throw together to wake up your taste buds again.  This diet CAN be enjoyable.  I promise you!  What I have been doing is making up my own recipes while sticking to the rules of the diet.  And, ladies, I have made some amazing things!  I LOVE flavor.   If something doesn't have much flavor to it, then it doesn't get eaten.  I'm stubborn that way. :-D

It's so beautiful!!  It was SOOO yummy!!

The other night I created an awesome baked salmon dinner with some heavenly asparagus for a side and endo friendly white sauce (optional).  Now, I'm not big on asparagus unless it's cooked just right and, like I said previously, has a lot of flavor.  It was all packed with great flavor!  So let's get to it so y'all can enjoy as well!



Baked Salmon

Ingredients:

2 Salmon steaks (I got a 16 oz salmon steak and cut it in half for perfect portions)1/2 Lemon

Lemon Pepper

Onion Powder

Garlic Powder

Sea Salt

Safflower Oil



Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°.
If you got one big salmon steak, cut in half to make 2 portions then place on plate (skin down) for seasoning.  There is no correct order to seasoning and I "eyeball" how much I sprinkle onto the salmon.  Sprinkle all of the seasonings onto the tops of the salmon.  Cut the lemon in half (save the other half for the other recipe) and squeeze the juice of it on the salmon.  Sprinkle a little Safflower Oil on a non-stick baking sheet (just on the area where you're going to set the salmon on.  Place the salmon skin down on the baking sheet and toss in the oven for 12-15 minutes.  Everyone's oven is different so the times will be different.  When your salmon is done, it will have a pale appearance and flake when punctured and twisted with a fork.  If it is done, Enjoy!  If not, then place in the oven for a few more minutes.

Endo Friendly White Sauce  (for the salmon)

This is the Mayo that I use for EVERYTHING!!
It's Egg, Dairy, and Soy free!!!  I love mayo, so to find some that was
Endo diet friendly was a big deal to me! lol!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Earth Balance Mindful Mayo
Apple Cider Vinegar to taste

Directions:

In a bowl mix mayo and vinegar until you like the taste and consistency.  It goes GREAT with the Salmon.


Sautéed Asparagus

Ingredients:

2 bundles of Asparagus

Safflower Oil

1/4 cup and a dash of Coconut Sugar

2 Tbsp of Onion Powder

2 Tbsp of Garlic Powder

1/2 Lemon

Dash of Pepper

Dash of Sea Salt


Directions:

In a skillet drizzle some Safflower Oil until bottom is almost covered.  Rinse off Asparagus and cut about 1-2 inches off of the bottom to discard.  Place the rest in the skillet and turn heat up to *Medium High* heat.  Drizzle a little more Safflower Oil over top then sprinkle the onion powder, garlic powder, lemon juice from half a lemon, pepper and Sea Salt.  With some tongs, turn asparagus until they are all covered in the seasoning.  Then sprinkle the 1/4 cup of Coconut sugar over them and turn.  Cover and let cook for 10-15 minutes turning occasionally.  When they look tender, turn the heat down to *Medium Low* heat, turn them again, sprinkle the dash of coconut sugar on top, cover, and let cook for another 5-ish minutes.  Everyone likes their asparagus at a different texture so you could cook them more or less.  I like mine pretty soft.  When they are done, turn them one more time then place them on your plates and enjoy!!!


I hope y'all enjoy these recipes as much as I did.  Eating healthy doesn't have to mean flavorless eating.  Why not have the best of both worlds?  Healthy eating with tons of flavor.  Now that's my kind of diet!  Stay safe and God Bless, ladies!


Always,
Ashley Brooke