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Fishy Quinoa

January 25, 2012 /

Hello everyone…how are you this week?

This week has been kinda gone fast for me so far. For a few reasons really…

Patrick and I have been working to get him moved out of his apartment because we are moving in together :-), and when I say working, I mean…like we have barely done anything haha. He has to be out of his apartment by the 9th of February so we really need to get our a$$es in gear.

We have done SOME, but not nearly as much as we need to. I am hoping this weekend that we can REALLLLLLY get to work and get some things moved. Wish us luck!

In other news, I have (Patrick decided he wanted to join in as well) started up my Detox that I did last year around this time. I am 3 days in and doing well so far. It is basically just tons of fruit, veggies, minimal meat, minimal carbs, TONS of water and no salt.

I just like taking some time after the holidays to center myself, physically and emotionally. I went to yoga last night for the first time in a while and it was so nice to just focus on my movement instead of the bazillion things I have to do this week.

I don’t eat terrible to begin with but it good to jump start yourself and get back on track of eating more manageable portions. I am sure you all know what I am talking about here.

Here is one of the recipes on the detox. Really simple. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tilapia filets
  • 3-4 mini sweet orange and yellow peppers, chopped
  • 1 Serrano pepper, chopped
  • 3-4 small tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1 Jalapeño, chopped
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flake
  • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
  • Cooked Quinoa
  • Avocado

Chopped up all your veggies and place them to the side. Mince your garlic and your shallot. Place 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium non-stick pan. Place 1/2 of garlic in and let brown, add in shallot.

Place in your tomatoes and cook down until liquid is almost gone. Add in your other veggies and red pepper flake.

In another pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and add in the remaining garlic. Sprinkle filets with pepper. Place in tilapia filets and cook until you get your fish to the doneness you prefer.

Place fish on plate with about 3/4-1 cup of Quinoa, place veggie mixture over top of fish. Cut up avocado and drizzle with a little lemon juice for some added tartness.

That’s all she wrote folks. Super easy. I overcooked the fish just a tad this time, you can’t always get it perfect each time. KnowwhatI’msayin’? It was still good though, the moisture of the vegetables and the Quinoa helped balance it out.

I hope you all are having a great week so far!

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