Air Fryer Honey Mustard Salmon

Air Fryer Honey Mustard Salmon - quick and flavorful healthy seafood dinner. 

Not sure what is wrong with me, but I am JUST now getting on the air fryer train! Maybe it’s because fried foods never did it for me, (hello sweet tooth) but now I am a changed woman. 

Veggies, desserts, meats, I put EVERYTHING in my air fryer now! 

And since air frying salmon has been the recent craze, I knew that was the first recipe I needed to post because it is quite literally the best cooking method for salmon. 

No need to worry about drying out your salmon or undercooking it, air frying is the foolproof method. Every time. And the best part - it only takes 8 minutes! 

So here is a great air fryer salmon recipe that requires 5 ingredients to make a sweet and tangy sauce and that tastes absolutely amazing! 

Pair it with some air fryer veggies like zucchini and asparagus, garden salad, starchy carbs like mashed or roasted potatoes, quinoa, or anything your heart desires for a well-balanced and delicious dinner. 

More salmon recipes? Check out these on the blog: Healthy Salmon Patties with Lemon Dill Potato Salad, Pecan Crusted Spiced Salmon, Everything Bagel & Lox Socca Pizza, Fresh and Easy Ceviche: 2-Ways

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Air Fryer Honey Mustard Salmon - quick and flavorful healthy seafood dinner. 

PREP TIME 5 MIN | COOK TIME 8 MIN | MAKES 2 Servings

Ingredients

• 2 salmon filets (4-8 oz each)

• 2 Tbsp dijon mustard

• 1 Tbsp honey

• 1 Tbsp whole grain mustard

• 1-2 clove garlic, minced

• ¼ tsp smoked paprika

• Salt and pepper to taste

Garnish: fresh chopped parsley, lemon wedge

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients (dijon and whole grain mustard, honey, garlic, paprika, and salt and pepper). 

2. Marinate the salmon in ⅔ of the sauce for at least 30 minutes in the fridge. 

3. Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F and place the salmon filets in the air fryer. Air fry for 7-8 minutes, depending on the salmon’s thickness. 

4. When ready to eat, drizzle the remaining sauce over the cooked salmon and garnish with chopped parsley and juice from a lemon wedge. Enjoy! 

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Mexican Harvest Turkey Chili

Mexican Harvest Turkey Chili - A simple to make healthy and hearty recipe that is packed with flavorful and seasonal ingredients. (gluten and dairy-free)

Okay, I know I just posted a cozy stew recipe last week but as I get older, the need for comfort fall foods (soups, stews, chili’s) has increased so sorry, not sorry! I have needs too, haha!

Just like the veggie beef stew, this chili recipe is a simple and easy way to load up on things healthy while being super affordable. 

Harvest vegetables like butternut squash, yams, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, pumpkin while adding a Mexican twist that also includes harvest ingredients like green chilies, poblano peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, beans, and corn - you are truly getting the best of both worlds!

When it comes down to flavor,  this chili recipe is a perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy. But if you lean more towards spicy, you can refer to the notes section at the bottom. 

Now, let’s talk about garnishes and sides! For this recipe, I used chopped cilantro, extra roasted poblano slices, pickled jalapeno slices, and avocado. Feel free to follow the same vibe or add plain greek yogurt, green onions, tortilla chips or sliced corn tortilla strips, cotija, lime juice or roasted pepitas!

Pumpkin cornbread muffins are the star side dish for this chili recipe (recipe coming this week!). In the meantime, you can most definitely use the best gluten-free skillet cornbread recipe (*cough*) add sliced jalapenos to the batter!

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Mexican Harvest Turkey Chili - A simple to make healthy and hearty recipe that is packed with flavorful and seasonal ingredients. (gluten and dairy-free)

Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 45 min Total servings: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1lb ground turkey

• 3 cups total (butternut squash, yams, and/sweet potatoes) 

• peeled, seeded, cut into ½ inch cubes

• 2 cups low sodium chicken bone broth

• 1 can (4 oz) green chilies

• 1 can fire roasted tomatoes, with liquid

• 1 can northern beans, drained and rinsed

• 1 medium white onion, diced

• 1 poblano pepper

• 1 cup corn (fresh or frozen)

• 3-5 cloves garlic, minced

• ¼ cup pumpkin puree

• 1-3 Tbsp taco seasoning of choice

• 1 Tbsp tomato paste

• S+P 

Garnish: jalapeno slices, avocado, cilantro

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat.

2. Depending on if you are using butternut squash, yams and/or sweet potatoes (I did 1 ½ cup each butternut squash and yam cubes) arrange in a single layer on a prepared baking sheet. Drizzle or spray cooking oil (I like using avocado or coconut oil) over cubes, season with salt, pepper, and cinnamon (optional but so worth it!) and toss to coat. Make room on the baking sheet for the poblano pepper and bake for 20-25 minutes until veggie cubes are tender. 

3. While the veggies are roasting in the oven, heat cooking oil in a large pot over medium high heat. 

4. Add onion and garlic and cook for about 2-4 minutes until fragrant. 

5. Add in the ground turkey, salt and pepper and stir to break it up into small pieces, mixing with the sauteed onion and garlic. 

6. Once turkey is cooked through, add the fire roasted tomatoes, green chilies, tomato paste, broth, pumpkin puree, and spices and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cover the pot for 20 minutes. 

7. At this point, the roasted veggies and pepper should be done. Transfer roasted vegetables to the chili pot along with the beans and allow the poblano pepper to cool before handling. 

8. Once roasted poblano pepper is cooled (the skin should appear blackened and blistered) carefully peel away or rub off and discard the charred skins. Cut the stem off, de-seed, chop and add to the chili pot. 

9. Add the frozen corn to the pot and continue to simmer until liquid has reduced to desired “chili” consistency. At this point you will want to adjust salt and pepper to taste. 

10. Serve warm with favorite garnishes and serve with cornbread!

Notes

1| You can really play with the produce in this chili recipe! For example, choose butternut squash, yams, sweet potatoes or a combo - I just use whatever is leftover from batch cooking! Not a northern beans fan? Try pinto, garbanzo, black beans or tri-beans instead. 

2| Need more spice? Play around with pepper of choice or add a spicy taco seasoning blend, hot sauce or add jalapenos to your cornbread if adding on the side.

Chicken Sausage and Harvest Veggies Sheet Pan

Chicken Sausage + Harvest Veggies Sheet Pan - All the fall feels on one sheet pan. This healthy fall inspired sheet pan recipe includes a sweet maple tahini dressing. Meal-prep, make-ahead, and weeknight friendly. 

Sheet Pans - Without a doubt, the easiest thing to prepare if you fall into the categories of: busy, tired, and bored. Simple as that. All you have to do is cut (or use pre-cut/frozen) your veggies, slice sausage links, and place in the oven until ready to eat. While your meal is cooking, prepare a simple 3 ingredient dressing and that is it! 

To save even more time, you can prepare the veggies and dressing the day before so when you are ready to heat up the oven, simply spread the veggies and protein on the sheet pan and let it cook. Come on people, I am just spoon feeding how easy this meal is to you! Haha

By using seasonal veggies, you don’t necessarily have to worry about flavor as much as seasonal produce are at its peak! 

Meaning, less seasonings = less fuss. For this recipe, I season with little salt (because of the sausage) and use a simple everyday seasoning blend when seasoning the veggies. 

To help round this meal out by incorporating healthy fats, I created a sweet and simple maple tahini dressing that pairs perfectly with the dish! 

So either add this to your lunch meal prep rotation, weeknight dinner option, or keep it in your back pocket when you need to make something last minute - I promise you, you won’t regret it!

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Chicken Sausage + Harvest Veggies Sheet Pan - All the fall feels on one sheet pan. This healthy fall inspired sheet pan recipe includes a sweet maple tahini dressing. Meal-prep, make-ahead, and weeknight friendly. 

Ingredients

• 1 red apple, cored and cubed

• 12 oz (1 package) chicken sausage, sliced

• 2-3 medium to large beets, cubed

• ½ red onion, diced into chunks

• 2 large sweet potatoes or 1 small butternut squash, cubed

• 1 head broccoli (or frozen), chopped

• ¼ cup raw pepitas

• Fav seasonings + S|P

Maple Tahini Dressing

• 2 Tbsp Tahini

• 1 tsp pure maple syrup 

• 1 tsp dijon mustard

• S+P

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or generously coat with avocado/coconut oil spray

2. Add sweet potatoes to the sheet pan and toss to coat with oil spray. 

3. Roast for 15 minutes. While sweet potatoes are roasting, prep other veggies/protein. 

4. Remove sweet potatoes from the oven and add the rest of the sheet pan ingredients. Sprinkle seasonings over ingredients, toss to coat, and spread ingredients out in a single layer. 

5. Return to the oven and continue to roast until the veggies are tender, about 25 minutes longer. 

6. While roasting, prepare dressing by simply mixing all ingredients in a small bowl until combined. May need to add 1 Tbsp increments of water to thin dressing until desired consistency. 

7. You can sprinkle pepitas over roasted veggies/protein and return to the oven for an additional 5-10 minutes or sprinkle pepitas after final cooking. Serve with dressing and enjoy! 

Paleo Crunchwrap Supreme

Paleo Crunchwrap Supreme - Naturally full of flavor, fun, and food allergy/sensitivity conscience! 

When I was ditching fast food chains out of my vocabulary, Taco Bell was the hardest! Even when I was a vegetarian during high school, I would get two - cheesy, bean and rice burritos every Wednesday for four years! No joke! 

Now, it’s seldom that I get “fast food cravings” but when I do, yo quiero Taco Bell! 

So when I made the trip back to Georgia, the cravings came wafting back as I passed by the thousands of “Taco Bell” logos on the food interstate exit markers.  

Okay, maybe an exaggeration but this was also the same time that food bloggers were recreating the famous “Crunchwrap Supreme”. So with all this taco bell talk, I had to re-create my own! 

And to make this recipe super easy and fun, I used Siete Foods products for most of the ingredients. Now I know what you are thinking, that’s a lot of processed products! And yes, you are not wrong. Let’s be real here, I don’t think I ever had a recipe on the blog that had at least two processed products as an ingredient for a recipe. 

But I wanted to show you that Siete Foods is a honest, family oriented health company that produces clean products, food allergy/sensitivity conscience, and that tastes freaking amazing! 

With that said, this recipe is automatically paleo, grain-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free - win-win! 

If you would like to try Siete Foods for the first time or would like to order all the products used for this recipe, send me a DM on Instagram or email: fromtherootsblog@gmail.com for 25% off your entire purchase! 

Bonus recipe! Ever have the Watermelon Freeze at Taco Bell? Me either! Haha! With that said, I don’t know what it tastes like but I have seen pictures so if we want to go ALLL the way and ring that Taco Bell, then you can simply make a watermelon freeze by adding freshly pressed watermelon juice to the Creamy Coconut Lime Mint Frozen Margarita. I omitted the mint leaves and tequila to make this mocktail version. 

Are you a visual person? Me too! That’s why I created a video on how to make Paleo Crunchwrap Supreme and watermelon freeze on IG reels here

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Paleo Crunchwrap Supreme - Naturally full of flavor, fun, and food allergy/sensitivity conscience! 

Ingredients

Taco meat

• 1 lb grass fed ground beef (ground turkey or chicken)

• 1 packet Siete Foods taco seasoning (or low-sodium taco seasoning)

• ⅓ cup low-sodium bone broth or water

Crunchwrap

• 4 Siete Foods Grain-Free Burrito Sized Tortillas

• 4 Siete Foods Cassava Flour Tortillas 

• 1 bag Siete Foods tortilla chips

• 1 jar Siete Foods cashew queso (or spicy queso)

• 2 cups spring mix greens

• 2 avocados

• ½ cup diced tomatoes 

• ⅓ cup fresh salsa

• Avocado oil

• Avocado oil cooking spray

Garnish 

• Siete foods hot sauce

Makes 4 servings

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat with avocado oil spray. Brown ground beef until cooked through, about 8 min. If you have excess fat from the beef, you can drain and place the skillet back on the stovetop. Add the taco seasoning packet and ⅓ cup liquid. Cook, stirring, until well combined and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 3 min. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm. 

2. Use this time to set up an assembly line of ingredients: burrito and normal size tortillas, cooked taco meat, chips, queso, greens, diced tomatoes, mashed avocados, and fresh salsa. 

3. If you are using Siete Foods Burrito sized tortillas, it is best to follow this method to prevent tortillas from breaking: 

   1. Heat 1 tsp avocado oil in a very large skillet over medium high heat. Heat the burrito sized tortillas in the skillet for 10-15 seconds per side. 

   2. It’s all about timing and keeping the tortillas warm so you will be preparing each crunchwrap individually following this method before assembly. *So don’t heat all the burrito tortillas at once! 

4. Transfer the burrito tortilla onto a large cutting board and scoop ⅓ cup of the taco meat into the center of the tortilla. Top with 1-2 Tbsp cashew queso. Gently place about a small handful of tortilla chips on top. (You could also use a tostada or normal size fried tortilla as a substitute) Top with ¼ cup or half avocado mash on top of the chips. Top with spring mix greens, diced tomatoes and fresh salsa. 

5. Place the uncooked cassava tortilla on top and tightly fold edges of the large tortilla toward the center, creating pleats. 

6. Quickly invert crunchwrap so pleats are on the bottom and everything stays together. 

7. Heat skillet with avocado oil spray or 1-2 tsp avocado oil on medium high heat and cook until the tortilla is golden and the seams are sealed together. Flip over and cook until the top is golden. Repeat with remaining crunchwraps. Serve with hot sauce or extra cashew queso and enjoy!

Spicy Thai Tofu with Crispy Coconut Spaghetti Squash Noodles

Spicy Thai Tofu with Crispy Coconut Spaghetti Squash Noodles - A plant based dish that is fun and flavorful! Great for dinner, #meatlessmonday, or for your lunch meal prep rotations.  

Believe it or not, I was a vegetarian for four years when I was a teenager! I know, I can’t believe it either! But when I was a vegetarian, tofu stir fry was my jam! It was something that could be made pretty fast, kept me satiated, and burst with amazing flavors. 

Within those years, I thought I was being healthy because I eliminated animal proteins from my diet. What I ended up doing was going into refined carb heaven eating all the desserts, pasta, bread, processed soy products, lots of Taco Bell... 

The imbalance lead to health issues like protein sores in my mouth, skin turning a gray color, lethargy, weight gain, brain fog, acne, the list goes on!

So knowing the route I took on my vegetarian journey, you can probably tell that my go-to tofu stir fry probably wasn’t healthy. Haha, and you guessed right! I used the ramen noodles from the cheap Maruchan noodle packets and half a bottle of soy sauce. I threw in a bag of frozen oriental stir fry veggie mix and cubed tofu and that made the entire dish seem healthy in my mind. 

And this is not to say that everyone who is a vegan/vegetarian is not healthy. Just like eating meat, being paleo, intuitive eating, counting macros, celery cleanse, etc, it’s all about having a diet rich in nutrient-dense, properly prepared, whole foods. That’s it. So wherever you are at in your journey with food, keep that in mind. And if you are just starting, here is a great post to help you in discovering what that looks like for you and your own personal journey. 

One thing I will make a note of about this dish is that we are using organic sprouted tofu as our main protein source. In order for this meal to be properly prepared, I use organic sprouted tofu as the source of my protein. The reason that I chose sprouted over regular tofu is that the health benefits far outweigh. The sprouting process improves digestion and increases nutrient absorption. It also contains more protein and higher levels of calcium than regular tofu. 

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Spicy Thai Tofu with Crispy Coconut Spaghetti Squash Noodles - A plant based dish that is fun and flavorful! Great for dinner, #meatlessmonday, or for your lunch meal prep rotations.  

Ingredients

Coconut Noodles

• 1 medium spaghetti squash

• ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk

• ¼ cup toasted coconut flakes

• 1 Tbsp avocado oil

Marinade

• 14 oz organic sprouted extra firm tofu

• ¼ cup unsweetened coconut milk

• 1 Tbsp red curry paste

• 3 cloves garlic (minced)

• 1 Tbsp fresh ginger (minced)

• 1 Tbsp gluten-free low-sodium tamari sauce or liquid (coconut) aminos

• 1 Tbsp arrowroot starch

• 1 tsp fish sauce (*vegan fish sauce if vegan)

Peanut Sauce

• 2 Tbsp creamy organic peanut butter

• 1 Tbsp gluten-free low-sodium tamari sauce or liquid (coconut) aminos

• 1 Tbsp water

• 2 tsp chili garlic sauce

• 1 tsp fresh ginger (minced)

• ½ tsp coconut sugar

• ½ juice of a lime

Garnish

• ¼ cup unsalted peanuts, chopped cilantro, chili garlic sauce, lime wedges

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. 

2. To make the spaghetti squash, cut the squash in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds and lightly drizzle with oil and salt and pepper. Place squash face down on the baking sheet and roast for 35-45 minutes or until the squash peels easily away from the skin. Set aside to cool before dragging a fork across the squash to create noodles. 

3. To make the tofu, once you are done pressing the tofu to get the excess liquid out, cut into cubes and add to a Ziploc bag. In a small bowl, add all the marinade ingredients and mix until well combined. Pour mixture into a Ziploc bag and toss tofu to coat. Let sit for at least 15-30 minutes.

4. While the tofu is marinating, make the peanut sauce by adding all sauce ingredients to a small bowl and whisk vigorously until ingredients are well combined. Should be smooth and creamy yet pourable. 

5. Once the squash has cooled down and you have scraped out all the squash into noodles, transfer to a large skillet that is set on medium-high heat with about 1 Tbsp oil.

6. Saute in the oil for 5-10 minutes or until crispy. Add coconut milk to the noodles and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until most of the liquid has cooked off and you are left with crispy yet moist noodles. Take the skillet off the heat and garnish with toasted coconut flakes. Set aside.

7.  You can either bake the tofu in the oven or cook in the same skillet you just used for the spaghetti squash noodles. I like to cook the tofu in the skillet to give it a crispy texture.

8. Transfer noodle mixture into a large bowl and top with the tofu. Drizzle peanut sauce over the dish or put in a small serving dish to have on the side. Garnish with toppings and enjoy with chopsticks! 

Notes

• Ingredients that I use: canned organic unsweetened coconut milk, tamari, soy-free version - coconut aminos, sprouted organic tofu, fish sauce, organic peanut butter, vegan fish sauce, chili garlic sauce

• Meal Prep Version: divide noodle mixture and tofu into 4 containers and keep the peanut sauce/garnishes in a separate container so that you can pour over the mixture and garnish when ready to eat. 

• Feel free to add roasted veggies to the dish like peppers, onion, carrots, and zucchini or steamed veggies like snap peas and broccoli. 

• Plant-based protein alternatives: chickpeas, tempeh, beans or use chicken if you are wanting an animal based protein source.