{"id":621,"date":"2016-07-13T12:08:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T12:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2016-07-13T12:22:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T12:22:15","slug":"colourful-and-healthy-brunch-bowls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/colourful-and-healthy-brunch-bowls\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful and Healthy Brunch Bowls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you think vegetables you generally think bland and possibly thinking back to childhood and stuffing them into your napkin.<\/p>\n<p>I thought the same right up until I began my venture into cooking and trying to find the best ways to use ingredients for building muscle and dropping fat.<\/p>\n<p>Vegetables have become one of my favourite ingredients to use because they are so diverse and can completely transform a meal.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients to lookout for when putting together a salad:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vibrant fruits i.e Pomegranate Seeds, Figs, Strawberries, Blackberries<\/li>\n<li>Tough Crunchy Vegetables i.e Red Cabbage, Peppers, Red Onions, Raw Carrots<\/li>\n<li>Base Vegetables for Bulk i.e Rocket, Spinach, Lettuce, Kale<\/li>\n<li>Dressings i.e Mix up your oils between, olive oil, sesame oil, rapeseed oil etc. Mix them with some punchy mustard and white wine vinegars.<\/li>\n<li>Herbs and vibrant greens i.e fresh mint, parsley, coriander, dill etc.<\/li>\n<li>Base seasonings i.e good quality salt and black pepper mixed with things like fennel seeds, cardamon seeds, paprika.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having the above as a delicious low carb base for your protein source can completely transform what sounds like a boring meal into a flavour masterclass.<\/p>\n<p>Brunch Bowl Idea:<\/p>\n<p>Add Sliced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red Cabbage<\/li>\n<li>Spinach<\/li>\n<li>Rocket<\/li>\n<li>Pomegranate Seeds<\/li>\n<li>Grated Carrots<\/li>\n<li>Fresh Mint<\/li>\n<li>Fresh Parsley<\/li>\n<li>Red Onion<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Goats Cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 Fillet of Baked Salmon<\/li>\n<li>Mix together, 1 tbsp olive oil + light soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp honey<\/li>\n<li>sea salt and black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Method:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Throw all your veggies into a bowl and toss.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl mix together your marinade.<\/li>\n<li>Add your baked salmon on top of your salad then pour on your marinade and season!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Give it a try and have a great week \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Liam<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/3hourmealprep\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-614\" src=\"https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"1500\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-1024x360.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-850x299.jpg 850w, https:\/\/themusclecook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-300x105@2x.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think vegetables you generally think bland and possibly thinking back to childhood and stuffing them into your napkin. I thought the same right up until I began my venture into cooking and trying to find the best ways to use ingredients for building muscle and dropping fat. 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