Healthy Holiday Meal Ideas

Healthy Holiday Meals 

This holiday season will definitely be much different than it has in the past. Navigating the holiday through the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge we all must face. To brighten your plates, we have put together three easy and healthy recipes for you to try.

Here are some simple, immune-boosting recipes to consider serving this holiday season. 

Anise tea 

Ingredients:

-3 cups of water

-2 teaspoons of anise seeds

-1 cinnamon stick

-2 tablespoons of honey

-2 black tea bags

In a saucepan, combine everything except for the blackt tea bags. Bring to a simmer for three minutes. Strain the liquid. Pour the liquid into mugs. Place a tea bag in each mug and allow it to steep for three minutes. Enjoy!

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

-2 large sweet potatoes, diced

-3 tablespoons of olive oil

-2 tablespoons of turmeric

-salt and pepper to taste

-2 cloves of garlic, chopped

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and toss. Spread potatoes on a baking sheet and bake at 400ºF for 50 minutes. Let cool and serve. 

Baked Wild Salmon with Broccoli

Ingredients

-2 wild salmon filets

-1 head of broccoli, chopped

-1 tablespoon of olive oil

– salt, pepper, garlic powder, and ground mustard to taste

Place salmon filets and chopped broccoli on a tin foil lined baking tray. Drizzle olive oil over both salmon and broccoli, add more if you’d like. Then sprinkle the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and ground mustard over everything. Place in the oven and bake at 415º for 15-20 minutes. Adjust time to thickness of salmon fillets.