Happiness Index – Recipes for Healthy Living

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In my last blog post, I wrote about how good food contributes to my happiness. Here I will share two recipes which I tried recently.

Recipe #1: Baked Salmon with a side of Mustard Greens and Sweet Potatoes

Active Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Yield: 2 servings

Baked salmon

Ingredients:

1 lb salmon fillet

3 tbsp Kewpie mayonnaise

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp soy sauce

1 clove minced garlic

Black pepper to taste

Directions:

1) Bake at 500F.

2) Mix the Kewpie mayonnaise, lemon juice, soy sauce, minced garlic, and black pepper in a bowl.

3) Chill sauce in refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow it to firm up.

4) Spread sauce evenly on top of the salmon fillet. Then put in oven.

5) Bake the salmon fillet for about 12 minutes. (Less if you prefer slightly undercooked and moist.) The sauce should be slightly toasted brown when done.

6) Serve with mustard greens and sweet potatoes.

Mustard Greens and Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

1 head of mustard greens

3 sweet potatoes

1 tsp vegetable oil

Pinch of salt

Directions:

1) Wash and cut the sweet potatoes into chunks and poke holes in the chunks with a fork.

2) Put the sweet potato chunks into glass container and cover the container. Microwave for 5 minutes.

3) Wash and cut the mustard greens lengthwise.

4) Heat frying pan with a teaspoon of vegetable oil. Then place mustard greens into the heated pan and stir fry until they wilt.

Recipe #2: Salad

Active Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 10 mins

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients:

6 small pieces of smoked salmon (or use leftover salmon from Recipe #1)

1 head of Romaine lettuce

16 cherry tomatoes

2 oz of arugula

Romano cheese

Half an onion

Dressing:

2.5 oz of Kewpie mayonnaise

1 oz of Maya Kaimal Red Chili Sauce

Directions:

1) Wash and cut the lettuce, onion.

2) Can sliced the cherry tomatoes in half.

3) Mix the lettuce, onion, cherry tomatoes, arugula together. Add the salmon.

4) Pour the dressing over the salad. Shave some Romano cheese on top and enjoy!

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