Oven Roasted Salmon Gut Reset Meal

When I get home from a long trip, I love to make this easy meal that’s also a stellar gut reset. The secret to gut health is plant diversity. Dieticians recommend 30 diverse plants in your weekly diet. Sounds like a lot but the quinoa salad I make here has four plants in it alone - quinoa, tomatoes, cucumbers, and parsley. The kale salad is another two plants. Looky there, our side dishes alone have almost made up a third of the plants we need to get back on track.

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 225 degrees.

Step 2

On a small baking sheet, place a layer of herbs down. Coat the salmon filet in olive oil and salt. Place the salmon fillet on top of the bed of herbs and bake for 45-60 minutes.

Step 3

That's it. Seriously. Serve with a squeeze of lemon. Bottom's up!

Step 4

Add the chopped kale to a bowl and pour the olive oil and lemon juice over the top. Massage the kale for about 5 minutes until it's very tender. Season with salt and pepper and chill until ready to serve. Bottoms up!

Step 5

Cook the quinoa according to the package's instructions. Once cooked, let sit for 15 minutes then fluff the quinoa using a fork.

Step 6

Add the sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Serve cold or hot. Bottoms up!