Detox day 2: The salmon secret

Day two was when I first discovered that a little salmon can go a long way in making you feel fulfilled. After my detox standard breakfast of oatmeal, cinnamon and berries (this time with the added bonus of a scoopful of almond butter, which helps to add some sweetness when you can't have any), I had a big salad for lunch and needed something substantial.




That night after work, I waited for my boyfriend, Joe so we could get to a health food store for some vital snacks such as brown rice cakes, more nut butters (no peanut allowed) and hummus.

The website for a cute and well-stocked little health food store The Nut House (oddly situated right in our neighbourhood at Bloor and Lansdowne across from strip club, beside cash for gold place), said it closed at seven. We rushed in at two minutes to the hour hufffing and puffing and I blurted out "sorry I know you're closing but..." and the woman just gave me the most curious look and told me they were open until eight.
I wonder how often that happens?
"Who is this person in such an anxious hurry to get to a health food store?"
Well, we desperately needed snacks as I already felt famished and threw back two rice cakes with cashew butter.
Dinner was awesome.
Here's the recipe for my salmon detox divine:

2 fillets salmon
1/2 lemon
5 dashes Bragg's
 liquid soy
1/4 cup fresh herbs, I used cilantro and basil
1 bunch of bok choy
1 bunch of broccoli
1 cup bean sprouts
1/2 turnip,  chopped into cubes
3 cloves garlic
1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
1 cup brown rice

sauce:
1/2 lemon
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
4 dashes Bragg liquid soy

1. Cook rice as usual, when its mostly soft and water absorbed, throw in garlic and ginger to let it steam.

2.Squeeze lemon juice onto salmon, dash Bragg's over top, cover in herbs. Turn over and do the same. Put in oven on broil and let it cook but don't let it get dry, about 15-20 minutes in ours, but keep checking.

3.  Boil water to steam vegetables.

4. Chop turnip broccoli and bok choy. Put turnip in steamer. Let steam five minutes. Add broccoli and bok choy and steam another five minutes.

5. Add bean sprouts to steamer, check on fish, add garlic and ginger to rice now (likely).

6. Make dressing to be drizzled over top.

7. Plate rice, put veggies on top, then salmon. Drizzle dressing.

Enjoy!