Lunch takes only 10 minutes to make for one.
Barry's Asian Salmon
Introduction:
Written by Barry Gourmet & Raw © Copyright Sept.24 2011
Wild red Salmon from the pacific is delicious , heart healthy , and
provides essential omega 3 fatty acids. Of course tropical Phuket
Thailand does not have Salmon so I buy it frozen. The way I usually
prepare my fish is to Thaw it out clean it with a good rinse then lay
the fillet in my steamer . The herbs that I later add in will flavor
the fish and in the end you have a wonderful herbal broth to go with
the meal.
I consume seafood once or 2 times per week but the raw dressings and
salads are always the predominate size in proportion to balance out my
Plant Based Diet.
Days on either side of my fish meal is Raw Vegan,Macrobiotics,
Mediterranean,and Thai.
What I look for in a meal is it easy to make , in a short time, with
high nutritional whole foods
good taste and fun to make? The food must have color and I use low
heat methods so that the vegetables are crispy in the center ,but
softer on the out side . To achieve this the vegetables must be cut in
the same size to give uniformity in taste and texture.
Normally when I make a raw dressing it usually is enough to last me for 3 or more meals over 2 or 3 days. Some times I may have 2 going at the same time for more versatility .Dressings can be used for dips, salads, toppings, adding it to soups, and you can even thicken it with milled seed to make chutneys .Often the dressing is neutral in taste and I can alter it as I please with additional herbal ingredients using things like , Thai Chili pepper and ground onion or garlic to make it hotter. Or I can add raw honey ,stevia, or tamarind juice to make a sweeter taste. Or I can add lime or lemon juice to make sour. Also I can add Pink Himalayan Sea Salt Crystals dissolved in water called (Sole) to give some salty taste. For Bitterness its easy , as most all leafy greens will create this effect for taste like bitter melon greens. And for that tart taste I have many choices like green apple, ground cinnamon,raw apple cider vinegar, and ginger root powder or the raw root for more pungency.
So you can see that it is totally not necessary to use processed flavorings and additives from the store, when Nature provides all that you need when you have the information to work with.
Hot,Sour,Bitter,Sweet,Salty,and Tart can all come from natures herbal pantry shelf.
A good tip for extending the keep of your dressing is to just add
some ground cinnamon to taste, as this herb is one of natures highest
antioxidants and natural preservative.
If you think that your dressing needs help to finish by the third day,
then you can do as I do and share your dressing with your dog. Just
make sure that there is no Dark Chocolate or Onions as this is
harmful to your pet. Chocolate can give a dog a hear attack , and
onions can cause serious anemia toxicity to your furry friend ,so keep
this in mind.
Garlic is much less toxic to dogs and some Vets use them and others do
not. Other wise sharing smoothies and dressings together with your dog
adds good nutrition for your pet dog as well.
Our dog is so dependent on us for their good health, nutritional needs
and happiness ,so it is our responsibility to research for them, and
to educate our selves to be good care givers of our best friend.
What not to feed your dog with more comprehensive information?
Dogs enjoy soft moist foods ,with crunchiness for cleaning their teeth
with, so a shared green smoothie or dressing is well received and
appreciated ,and my dog has no complaints what so ever. I felt that
the following list of No NO Foods to feed your dogs where important
enough to cover hear because I think nutrition for our pets is very
profit driven, with controversy
and complacency in the pet food industry in general.
Did you know that a dog will some times eat grass when it is feeling
ill to induce vomiting?
Animals seem to know what to do for them selves at times.
I have included some of my own comments to the list only to bring more
awareness to the topic and that said ,I wish to conclude that the list
is very complete and informative with solid information given ,that
every Dog care giver needs to know. I learned a few things from this
list and some of the information may surprise you.What not to feed is
just as important as what to feed to your dog.
Do not feed the following foods to your Dog:
Any foods containing caffeine like coffee,chocolate,tea,or anything
stimulating to the nervous system.
Grapes, raisons,and currants are toxic to the kidneys, but grape seed
extract has no known toxic effect or side effect.
Hops can cause a dogs temperature to rise,increase heart rate, and
result in death.
Human supplements containing Iron can damage the lining of the dogs
stomach,and be toxic to the liver and kidneys.
Alcoholic beverages can cause intoxication ,coma,and death.( I will
never understand why a human would do this to a dog)
Avocado has an ingredient through out the plant called persin, that
can cause vomiting and
diarrhea. I will not name the well know brand name company ,but
Avocado is used through out and its part of their marketing in a big
way.
The following is obviously toxic to your dog such as ,salt in large
quantity, tobacco,marijuana,and high simple carbohydrates of refined
sugar.
Refined sugar causes dental tooth decay,and possibly diabetes melitus.
Both dogs and humans are subject to this problem when commercially
processed foods are part of their diet.
Yeast dough can cause pain in the stomach when it expands possibly
rupturing the intestines.
Soya Bean is not digestible in dogs ,and in fact this applies to
humans as well.Soya Beans that are sprouted and fermented have lost
their enzyme inhibitory and are readily digested by the body for
humans but I don’t even give this to my own dog.
Soya and corn are the 2 biggest cash crops of the biotech industry
that produces GMO,genetically modified organisms for the livestock,
human processed food,and pet food industry. I personally do not feed
processed commercial dry dog kibble to my dog.
Mushrooms can contain toxins that affect multiple areas of the body
that can possibly shock the dog leading to death.
Pits from fruits like persimmons,peaches, and plums can obstruct a
dogs intestinal tract.
Dairy causes diarrhea in some older dogs. I always thought that the
only dairy a human or animal would ever need is its own mothers milk.
Bones on the do not feed list has been kicked around for a long time
between the two camps .
One camp that advocates the barf raw diet, and the other camp that
advocates the cooked diet.
Bones that are overly cooked are reputed to possibly cause ,
obstruction or laceration of the digestive system.
Raw meat is on the list for containing bacteria,such as Salmonella,
and E.coli ,which can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Un like a human a
dogs internal digestive juices are extremely acid in nature and yes if
the dogs immune system was compromised in any way yes the raw meat can
adversely affect the animal. The problem with raw meat is it is an
incubation medium for parasites that can be transmittable to humans
and to dogs.
Raw eggs contain an enzyme called , avidin which decreases the
absorption of theB Vitamin called Biotin leading to skin and hair coat
problems.
All fish that is raw canned or cooked served in high amounts or
exclusively can cause a B vitamin named thiamine to be deficient in
the dogs body.This could lead to loss of appetite ,seizures and in
severe cases possible death.
Fish contains the Omega 3 Fatty Acids that are seldom found in todays
land meats as grass fed open range live stock practices are now
intensive feed lots where the animals are living in tight quarters.I
feed my dog fish in moderation with days off.
Macadamia nuts contains an unknown toxin that can affect the dogs
digestive ,nervous system and muscle.
Rhubarb leaves contain oxalates, which is also present in many plants
such as the weed lambs
quarters, Buckwheat,Black pepper,
parsley,poppy,amaranth,spinach,chard,beets,cocoa,chocolate,most
nuts,most berries,beans and leaves of tea in that order. Oxalates are
plant acids that are synthesized via the incomplete oxidation of
carbohydrates.
Fat trimmings can cause a dog to have pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is a
condition of inflammation of the pancreas from eating a fatty diet.
This condition can be reversed by putting your dog on a lean meat
diet. Is there a correlation between dogs and humans here I wonder?
Xylitol is an artificial sweetener, that cause very low blood sugar
(hypoglycemia) which can result in vomiting,weakness and collapse. In
high doses this Nero toxin can cause liver failure.
Any artificial sweetener, such as Sweet N Low, NutraSweet, Corn Syrup
, and Refined Sugar,
should not be part of a dogs diet. Yet refined simple carbohydrates
are hidden in many of todays dog treats. I treat my dog with whole
foods that he gets every day divided up and stored in a glass jar in
my refrigerator.
Table scrapes,moldy foods, spoiled foods,and garbage should never be
given to a dog.
All cooked bad food should be disposed of, and any raw left overs can
be effectively composted safely for later use in your garden or potted
plants. A compost tumbler is easy to make and You Tube has lots of
instructional videos,or you can order them online.
String can get trapped in the digestive tract becoming lodged for ever
as a foreign body.
String among many other things can be lodged some where inside the
poor dogs body. Dogs have the mind equivalent to a 3 or 4 year old
human carried right into adulthood so they must be watched and
carefully monitored through our their life time. This is part of being
a dog care giver to protect your furry friend from mouthing certain
things, and for digesting certain things that I dare not mention.
Certain dogs especially sporting gun dogs can have a nose so sensitive
it can be 200 times more effective than our own nose for detecting
odors, so it is not surprising that they can act around food this
way.One danger in winters is the toxic antifreeze that some dogs are
attracted to from a leaking car radiator.
And as I mentioned earlier, Chocolate especially dark chocolate ,
including coffee,tea,and any other caffeinated foods and beverages
like soft drinks can induce vomiting,cause diarrhea, and be toxic to
the heart and the dogs nervous system.
Onions of any kind including shallots,Spring and chives should never
be part of a dogs diet.
The onion family contains a toxin to the dog called sulfoxides and
disulfides,that can damage the dogs red blood cells causing anemia.
Garlic is much more tolerable, and some veterinarians endorse the
pungent herb and others do not.
So now you can see that before you share your raw smoothie or dressing
with your dog it is first very important to know from the list above
what is not safe to feed.
Resources : For even more information you can go to www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1659&aid=1030 to download their PDF for Free
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalate
Barry Gourmets Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness Tip:
The secret to good health and weight loss is to eat a large variety
of perishable raw foods, that hydrates your body through out the day.
The extra fiber and higher water content of the foods will promote
good health and you will see results in time.
Processed foods , will do just the opposite to your body.A lot of
Processed foods will be dehydrating you , and slowing down your
metabolism to a crawl with out the support of dietary fiber. This
will cause your digestive organs to work harder to break down foods
devoid of enzymes.
I use very little Cold pressed oils on occasion only , and never use
them for cooking. I mostly use water to make different broths.The oils
are only for adding later to get the consistency that I am looking
for. My low heat cooking medium is always with pure water.
Every meal that I make has rainbow colors in mind from Nature , to be
visually entertaining to the senses and to provide as much nutrient
dense nutrition as possible. Always most of my servings are
predominantly Raw food preparations or semi raw for the life giving
enzymes that we need for feeding the cells in our body.
Of course eating healthy and not moving your body will only be half
the answer.
Our body needs to be moving everyday to support our lymphatic system
and to burn the calories that we are taking in every day. Driving your
car less and walking more is a good start,then taking up some kind of
physical activity that you enjoy doing would help you to stay with the
program. Its the only way to super charge your metabolism.
“If food is our medicine? Then what is medicine? “
Barry Gourmet & Raw
Barry's Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing takes only 10 minutes to make, or longer if your knew with opening coconuts?
Barry,s Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing:
I have covered how to open coconuts correctly in some of my other
articles, so I just want to say that you need the right kind of heavy
Knife that has a rectangle blade. And you work in a circular chopping
pattern to get the nut open. Practice Practice. The store where you
buy your coconuts does most of the work for you by cutting the sides
of the nut then making nice cone head points for easy opening.
But for me I often harvest my own organic coconut from my garden to
wrestle with them, but I am getting better at it now.Stores do sell
coconut milk or cream in cartons if you wish to go that way as well.
Ingredients for Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing for one person and good for a 3 day supply:
1 cup of sprouted whole almonds.
Sprouting almonds is easy just have them submerged in fresh water over
night , then in the morning rinse out all the old water. Then I use
the matt or towel method by rapping them up to absorb the excess
water. You will notice that your almonds look much bigger than before
'because they are. They are sprouting , and the enzyme inhibitors , a
protein membrane that surounds each nut is being dissolved away.
1 whole fresh coconut .
1 cup of fresh diced pineapple.
1 cup of fresh diced papaya .
1 level table spoon of the following.
Flax seed ,Chia seed,Black sesame seed,and Pumpkin seed.
A bottle of Bee Pollen that should be stored in your freezer as this
is an extremely perishable product,and the same goes for flax seed oil
and wheat germ as well.
Every store I know of in the US and Canada will practice this way of
storing these kinds of products to avoid the product of becoming
prematurely rancid , but retail stores in Thailand as hot as it gets
here will not properly store these items in the cooler and it just
amazes me why there is not any world standard for this.
Directions for Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing:
Cut open the coconut at the top and pour the water juice into your
glass blender.
Chop the nut down the middle in to two parts then scrape out the meat
using a spoon and add it to your blender.
Add your pineapple and papaya to your mix in the blender .
Next add one level tablespoon each to your milling machine that
attaches to your blender .
I hope that you purchased a quality blender that has this important
unit ? If not then you will just add the seed directly into your
blender.
Inside your milling machine you have one level table spoon of Flax,Chia,Pumpkin and Black sesame seed . Turn on the machine with the cover secured and grind the seed down into a fine powder. Then add the contents to your blender.
Blend everything together until you have a smooth consistency.
Always after I blend my dressing or smoothie I taste it first for
making any necessary ingredient adjustments with more blending until
its just right.
Pour your seed and nut dressing into glass gars to be stored in your refrigerator.
Tip for natural preservation of salad and dip dressings :
Natural foods tend to parish quickly if not properly handled and
should be consumed as early as possible with in the first and second
day for best taste and nutrition.Home made salad dressings in glass
jars are best kept in the back of the refrigerator where it is
coldest.
Nature has 3 powerful preservatives that you can mix into your raw
dressing to taste.
I use ground Clove powder that is one of Natures highest antioxidants
and is well documented anti parasitic.
I use ground Cinnamon powder that is also one of natures highest
antioxidant herbs and it has the capability to help stabilize the
blood sugar .
Raw unfiltered honey is a well researched preservative from nature ,
and it helps neutralize ,bitterness and tart after taste of the other
two herbs.
I usually make enough to last 3 days tops and no longer than this.
I do not trash any of my left over raw dips or dressings I compost it.
Barry's Asian Salmon Ingredients Recipe:
Takes only 15 minutes to make for one person.
One frozen hand size fillet of Wild Pacific Salmon fish thawed if you live in Asia and fresh or frozen if you live in North America.
Half a sweet japanese potato
Half a medium size carrot
3 garlic gloves and 3 shallots
2 whole limes or half a lemon
half a cup of chopped parsley fresh .
One tablespoon of soaked Wakami Seaweed .
For the tossed Salad ingredients:
One cup of chopped fresh Spinach.
One quarter cup of sliced cherrie tomato.
One quarter cup of sliced red bell pepper.
For the Salmon Baste and Salad Dressing :
In a bowl squeeze one table spoon of lemon or lime juice.
Add one table spoon of raw apple cider vinegar.
Add one quarter teaspoon of Wasabi powder.
Mix well together.
Barry,s Asian Salmon Method:
Important Safety note in Food Preparation:
I know this goes with out saying but still it is very important to
address.
Use 2 separate cutting boards always , one for the meats and one for
the produce to avoid cross contamination between the two food groups.
In your steamer add 4 cups of pure water and lay your Salmon Fillet
over the steam basket.
Steam for 5 minutes all by it self.
Next add your evenly cut length wise carrot and japanese sweet potato
to the steam basket.
Note :In all steaming it is important to have all the pieces cut
evenly in size to create uniform taste through out.
On your cutting board use the flat of your knife to crush the 3 garlic
cloves, and 3 shallots.
Discard the skins and add to your steam basket.
Steam for 5 minutes longer and check later with your fork , to make
sure that the veggies are soft on the outside but firm on the
inside. At the 10 minute mark your fish can be turned over.
You can lower the heat for the last 5 minutes and work on the raw
foods now.
On your cutting board cut finely your half cup of loose fresh Parsley herb and put aside.
Preparation of your Tossed Salad :
Take out a large salad bowl for tossing then on your cutting board
finely chop a cup full of Spinach and add to the bowl.
A quarter cup of red cherrie tomatoes and a quarter cup of red bell
peppers can be added to the bowl.
Now check your Salmon with a fork through the middle and separate to
make sure that the fish is thoroughly cooked inside. This is
important. Did you know that raw fish like sushi is a prime source of
parasites transmittable to humans when consumed ? All meats must be
cooked through.
When done using your basting brush cover the fish on all sides with
the salad dressing mix.
The rest of the dressing left over can be spooned into the salad bowl.
Toss the salad well, I like to use my two wooden forks for the job.
Spoon the tossed Salad into a serving bowl.
Then lay your Wild Salmon fish fillet in the middle of your plate and
surround the fish with your sweet potato and carrot.
Add your chopped parsley.
Then spoon your nut and seed dressing around and over the vegetables.
You can place your soaked Wakami Seaweed over the fish and sprinkle
some lemon juice with a dash of apple cider vinegar on top. Optional
to sprinkle some Thai chili powder and a bit of black pepper.
Thats it you have your Salmon Asian Style! Enjoy Natures Foods!
“When I have naked food on my plate , I mean foods with no dietary fiber, then it becomes necessary for me to dress it up “
Barry Gourmet & Raw
