Salmon with Honey Mustard Sauce

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Did you hear the news that the Mediterranean diet has just won the best diet award for 2019? This is a diet that I've been intrigued by for the past few months as I am trying to cut down on the processed and refined foods that come into our house. Honestly, we'll probably never cut out all of the junk because of my weakness for baked goodies, but as long as we're taking steps to drastically reduce on our intake of the unhealthy foods and up our intake of the good ones, I think we're already headed in the right direction for improved health. 

Since my husband struggles with high blood pressure and I struggle with inflammation, I am hoping that by adding more Mediterranean diet approved foods to our meal plan will help us heal naturally with food and lessen our dependency on prescription drugs. Because the Mediterranean diet is high in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber, the diet is a good one to help combat chronic disease. While most of the meals I cook at home are vegetarian, I will treat my husband to a seafood meal about once a week, so I was happy to hear that fish is a big staple in this diet. Since I was never a fish eater even before I became a vegetarian, I'm not too skilled on how too prepare it. However, when researching seafood dishes for Jason, I found this amazingly easy Salmon with Honey Mustard Sauce on Golden Blossom Honey that I knew that even I couldn't mess it up.

Not only is this recipe one of the easiest ones I have ever tried, it's also one of the quickest too. While the salmon is roasting in the oven, I'll toss some mixed veggies into my Power Quick Pot for steaming, so from start to finish, dinner can be on the table in 15 minutes. If you're looking for healthy meal options for your new year resolutions, you definitely can't go wrong with this Honey Mustard Salmon. And if you're following the true Mediterranean diet, I am sure you could swap olive oil for the margarine (or omit it all together) and still have one heck of a tasty meal.

Ingredients

3/4 pound salmon fillets
1 Tablespoon margarine
3 Tablespoons GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY MUSTARD

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White Bean & Tuna Salad

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Judging from how packed my gym has been this week, I'm guessing that some of you may have made some weight loss resolutions for the new year. Jason's been back on the weight loss kick for the past few months himself, so I am trying to be the supportive wife by serving low fat, healthy meals at home because more than half the weight loss battle comes from what you consume, not how much time you are putting in at the gym. Part of Jason's problem is grabbing take-out for lunch most days, so finding recipes that are quick and easy to prepare or make for good leftovers the next day that he can take to work instead of rolling through a fast food drive through for a bite has been a top priority for me. One of his favorites lately has been this White Bean & Tuna Salad from Golden Blossom Honey. 

Cannelli beans are an excellent meal staple for anyone looking to eat healthy. They are a great source of fiber and protein, are low in calories, and provide the body with stable energy throughout the day. Additionally, they are heart healthy, as is the tuna in this recipe. Since my husband suffers from high blood pressure, I really like the health benefits this meal provides him. This recipe does call for canned beans, which does make this recipe really simple to toss together, but I used dry cannelli beans that I cooked in my pressure cooker. For some reason, I had a really hard time finding the dry beans at our local supermarkets, but did finally spot some at Meijer on the top shelf where they keep the organic dry beans in the rice aisle. Be sure to keep this recipe handy for quick and healthy meal solutions. 

Ingredients

1 (19 ounce) can white cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons GOLDEN BLOSSOM RAW HONEY
1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 (6 ounce) cans white albacore tuna, drained and separated into chunks
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 small onion, minced
2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

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Honey Mustard Crusted Salmon

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Sometimes I'm a nice wife and I'll ask Jason what he wants on the meal plan for next week. Lately, it seems his answers always boil down to anything having to do with seafood. Shrimp, fish tacos, tuna melts. Surprisingly, my 13 year old picky eater has been agreeing with these suggestions, so last week when I noticed that a lot of stores were putting seafood on sale (probably for Lent), I picked up a few salmon patties for them to enjoy. I have never been much of a seafood eater, so I wasn't sure how to properly cook the patties. Thankfully, Golden Blossom Honey had a tempting sounding Honey Mustard Crusted Salmon recipe that looked easy enough to toss together. 

Since I never cook fish here, I had to ask Jason if I made it correctly. He assured me that it was "perfect", so follow the recipe to a T and you're guaranteed tasty results. Because the weather has been pretty nice lately, I decided to fire up the grill and cook up some veggie kabobs to serve alongside the salmon patties. You could brush the kabobs with more honey mustard sauce before grilling for an extra tangy dinner treat. 

Ingredients

2 1/2 Tablespoons white vinegar
2 Tablespoons Golden Blossom Honey Mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/3 cup olive oil
2 pounds salmon fillets, cut into 4 portions
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon dried dill weed

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You can find this recipe, as well as many more delicious recipes right on the Golden Blossom Honey recipe page! Be sure to follow Golden Blossom Honey on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on new products and promotions.

If you like this recipe, be sure to come back every Friday, where I feature a new recipe from Golden Blossom Honey!

What's one thing your family requests to be put on your meal plans regularly?