Prep Time10 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time25 minsYields2 Servings

This is a super simple, skin loving, hormone balancing, gut loving, pregnancy friendly dinner recipe. It's full of anti-inflammatory skin loving fats, good quality protein for blood sugar support, fibre for gut health and alkalizing greens.

Ingredients:

 2x salmon steaks
 1 lemon
 2 tbsp parsley, freshly chopped
 ½ large avocado, sliced
 1/2 cucumber, finely chopped
 3 cups rocket
 1 broccoli head, finely chopped
 1 tsp coconut oil
 1 cup cooked quinoa
 4 tbsp pumpkin seeds
 Salt and pepper

Method:

1

Cook quinoa as per instructions (roughly 1/2 cup uncooked).

2

Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. On baking paper add the salmon steaks, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Slice 1/2 a lemon up, add a couple of slices of lemon and the chopped parsley on top of each salmon steak. Wrap the salmon in the baking paper, pop into the oven for 10 minutes.

3

Melt coconut oil in a fry pan. Add broccoli, sauté for 3-4 minutes until tender (but not soft).

4

In a large bowl add chopped cucumber, rocket, broccoli, cooked quinoa and pumpkin seeds, toss together until combined.

5

On a plate or bowl, add the quinoa salad mix, top with salmon and the sliced avocado, then drizzle with remaining lemon juice. Enjoy!!!

Ingredients

 2x salmon steaks
 1 lemon
 2 tbsp parsley, freshly chopped
 ½ large avocado, sliced
 1/2 cucumber, finely chopped
 3 cups rocket
 1 broccoli head, finely chopped
 1 tsp coconut oil
 1 cup cooked quinoa
 4 tbsp pumpkin seeds
 Salt and pepper

Directions

1

Cook quinoa as per instructions (roughly 1/2 cup uncooked).

2

Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. On baking paper add the salmon steaks, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Slice 1/2 a lemon up, add a couple of slices of lemon and the chopped parsley on top of each salmon steak. Wrap the salmon in the baking paper, pop into the oven for 10 minutes.

3

Melt coconut oil in a fry pan. Add broccoli, sauté for 3-4 minutes until tender (but not soft).

4

In a large bowl add chopped cucumber, rocket, broccoli, cooked quinoa and pumpkin seeds, toss together until combined.

5

On a plate or bowl, add the quinoa salad mix, top with salmon and the sliced avocado, then drizzle with remaining lemon juice. Enjoy!!!

Skin Loving Salmon, Avocado & Quinoa Bowl