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Cod salad with basil-walnut pesto is so easy to make and a quick and delicious dinner that can be prepared any night of the week. This healthy recipe is all-things low-carb, low-FODMAP, paleo, keto, and Whole30.

Cod Salad with Basil-Walnut Pesto, cherry tomatoes, pumpkin seeds and avocado - a low-carb, keto, paleo, whole30 dinner recipe | TheRoastedRoot.net

As we all know, I’m a major salmon lover. Just check out my extensive salmon archives

In spite of the fact that I can put my Teriyaki Salmon Bowls, Mediterranean Salmon, and Pesto Salmon in Parchment Paper on repeat over and over, I’ve made it my mission to branch out to the other fishies.

Enter: Cod.

It’s no salmon, but it’ll do 😉

What I love about cod is it absorbs flavor of marinades really well, as it has a subtle, buttery flavor. For this recipe, I whipped up an easy coconut milk-based marinade using full-fat canned coconut milk, fresh basil, ginger, and lemongrass.

The result is magnificent! If you have your own favorite marinade, you can always whip that up instead, or just drizzle the fish with some avocado oil and lemon juice and a sprinkle of sea salt and call it bueno.

Serving the cod salad  with cherry tomatoes, avocado, and roasted pumpkin seeds, along with a homemade basil-walnut pesto as the dressing takes this fishuation (<- get it? fish…situation…buhdumching…??) up another 17k notches.

So let’s do it already!

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Teriyaki Vegetable Stir Fry with Rice is a clean, healthy side dish perfect for serving alonside your favorite entrees. This recipe comes together quickly and tastes amazing!

Teriyaki Stir Fry Vegetables with Rice - an easy healthy side dish | TheRoastedRoot.net

If you’re struggling to keep mealtimes interesting, I gotchu! I have found the key to maintaining a “healthy” diet AND not getting bored with food is in simply changing up the flavors. Recently, I’ve been on a teriyaki kick. The salty-tangy-sweet-umami flavors really hit your palate in all the right ways!

I make my homemade Paleo Teriayki Sauce  (or use this store-bought brand <- not sponsored) and use it as a marinade for meat, or for stir frying vegetables. Let’s face it..sometimes I douse rice with it and call it a day.

This Teriyaki Vegetable Stir Fry with Rice recipe is an excellent clean side dish for serving alongside your favorite main entrees. Pro Tip: if you’re a lover of bowl food like me, whip up this recipe and use it as your base for your bowls!

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Thai stir fry noodles (also known as Pad See Ew) with vegetables. This quick and easy recipe tastes fresh and is healthier than takeout!

Thai Stir Fry Noodles (Pad See Ew) with vegetables - a gluten-free, healthy noodle recipe | TheRoastedRoot.net
One of my best friends has an insatiable love for Pad See Ew and Pad Kee Mao. To the extent that I have to love the dish by association because it’s such a pleasure watching her enjoy them when we go out for Thai Food.

When I had a ladies Thai night several weeks ago, the dish was at the very top of my To Make list. That same evening, I also made the Thai Paleo Panang Curry and AIP Salmon Curry I posted recently.

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