Whole 30 - Day 1 & Day 2

Here we go again, another whole 30 experiment. For those who aren’t familiar with Whole 30, I usually sum it up as a “gluten, sugar and dairy refresh.” Of course, there is much more to it, and if you are interested I would definitely check out https://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/ .

This is our second and half time doing whole 30…I say second and “a half” because last time we cut it short for our friends wedding. Which we know you’re not supposed to do but to be honest…life. Life just sometimes happens. So we are far from the hard core Whole 30’ers, but we are planning on doing our best with this month.

Now let me start with IT IS NOT EASY in the beginning, it does get easier though. It is very eye opening when you first start having to read labels and you see how much sugar we consume daily. It can be really difficult to have to plan each meal, no actually it is really difficult! The fun thing about Whole 30 for Tyler at least, is it challenges him to create new recipes!

Salmon cakes are one of our favorite whole 30 meals, they are so easy! This time we tried to update our recipe adding roasted red pepper and lots of lemon.

Salmon Cakes

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Need:

  • Canned Salmon

  • Roasted Red Peppers (whole 30 compliant)

  • Shallot

  • Dill

  • 1 egg

  • Lemon

  • Almond Flour

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DO:

  1. Chop about 1/4 cup of roasted red pepper

  2. Chop 1/4 cup shallot

  3. Drain salmon and place in medium bowl, mix all ingredients together in bowl

  4. Add 1 egg

  5. Add 3 tablespoons of Almond Flour (if mixture is too loose add 4 tablespoons)

  6. Squeeze half a lemon in salmon

  7. Add 1/4 cup chopped dill

  8. Season with salt & pepper

  9. Pour 3 tablespoons of Almond flour on plate, make 4-5 patties and coat with almond flour.

  10. Heat Avocado Oil in skillet, place patties in oil cook on each side about 5 minutes or until golden brown

  11. Top with dill, whole 30 mayo. ENJOY!

Reiko Sugai-Fernandez