In an effort to help our clients stay healthy and avoid from using their long term care insurance policy as long as possible, we are committed to featuring health tips and tricks found on the health tab of our website. Here you can find news, videos, and “Feature Friday’s Healthy Recipes”, available to you every Friday.

This Friday’s Featured recipe includes five healthy and delicious gut friendly recipes for you to try! These recipes can be beneficial to those suffering from leaky gut in healing the gut. (Please note none of these recipes belong to LTC TREE)

 

Soba Noodle Bowl with Garlic Shrimp and Miso Dressing

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 cups soy bean sprouts
• 1 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Pinch or 2 of gochugaru (Korean pepper flakes), optional
• 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp white miso paste
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp grated ginger
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1Tbsp mirin
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1/3 cup grapeseed oil, or other neutral oil
• 4 eggs
• 300 g (10.5 oz) package soba noodles
• Salt for boiling water
• 3/4 lb (340 g) shell-on shrimp (head removed)
• Salt for seasoning
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 12-15 steamed asparagus spears
• 2 radishes, julienned
• 1 avocado, sliced
• Black sesame seeds, to garnish
• Maldon sea salt, garnish

Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Bundles

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed (about 20 spears)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
• 4 – 6 oz thinly sliced smoked salmon (1 slice per asparagus spear)

Sweet Potato and Sauerkraut Perogies

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 Tbsp sunflower oil
• 1/4 – 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (for rolling out dough)
• 3 1/2 cups sweet potato, peeled and cubed
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 2 Tbsp vegan butter or margarine
• 1/2 tsp dill
• 1/4 tsp sage
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 1/3 cup sauerkraut

Kefir Coleslaw

INGREDIENTS

• 8 cups (2 L) thinly sliced cabbage
• 1 cup (250 mL) shredded carrots
• ¼ cup (50 mL) chopped fresh parsley
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 cup (250 mL) PC Plain Kefir
• 2 Tbsp (25 mL) canola oil
• 2 Tbsp (25 mL) red wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp (15 mL) honey
• ½ tsp (2 mL) salt
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) freshly ground black pepper

GUT HEALING CHICKEN BONE BROTH

INGREDIENTS