Recipes — valentines day

Seared Ahi with Wasabi Ginger Sauce (Served with blistered shishito peppers and quinoa timbale) Serves 2-3 Ingredients: 1 lb Ahi Tuna Steak Non-stick cooking spray 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (reserve 1 teaspoon for the top) 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger ¼ teaspoon wasabi paste 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce or tamari (choose a non-gmo option) Directions: Spray ahi tuna steak with Eat Cleaner Seafood + Poultry wash on all sides, including outer edge. Place sesame seeds on a plate and push outer edge of tuna into seeds to create an outer crust. Go over...

Two Hearts Beet As One Salad Serves two Ingredients: 2 tablespoons EVOO (I use a blood orange olive oil and it’s divine. If you don’t have it, you can add a tablespoon of fresh blood orange juice to your oil) 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Pinch of Himalayan pink salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup raw walnuts 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 2 cups mixed salad greens (I like mixing red leaf, green leaf and frisee but get creative), washed with Eat Cleaner Food Grade Produce Wash; chopped into bite-size pieces ¼ cup golden beets, peeled,...

A dessert worthy of your Valentine is no small feat. It has to show how much you care, it has to taste amazing, and of course, assist in the art of seduction. At least that’s how I see it. So I started thinking about what my ‘sweetheart’ would love and got to work. It had to be heart healthy, a little playful and pretty to look at. And of course, chocolate needed to make an appearance somewhere. Which brings me to this creation. Dark Chocolate hazelnut-filled wontons with raspberry coulis and coconut whipped cream. Which makes this dreamy dessert vegan,...

I was recently invited to FOX5 San Diego morning news to prepare heart-healthy meals in time for Valentine’s Day. A delicious and sumptuous meal, filled with good-for-the-heart fresh ingredients, was easy for me make because we have tons of ingredients which can keep your heart pumping – and get the heart of the object of your eye racing. You know what they say about the way to their hearts is through that stomach. My 3-course meal was filled with heart-healthy goodies: Butternut squash and beet puree Salmon and asparagus en Papillote with Romesco Sauce TruWhip almond cloud with fresh berries...