The 7 Day Detox Diet - Dinner Recipes

Dinner Recipes

Notice that we’re giving you tons of space to adjust with a slightly heavy lunch on the first day, complete with starch in the form of brown rice and potatoes. Don’t feel guilty; it’s all part of the process, eat it and enjoy! For dinner, however, we’re going to dial it back down with a salad. 

Here are two great salad recipes that is nicely paired with a glass of watered down fresh grape juice.

Avocado and Prawn Salad

Ingredients:

To prepare:

Wash the salad greens thoroughly and pat dry or spin in a salad spinner. Tear up the lollo rossa lettuce by hand into bite-sized pieces.

Wash the avocado and split carefully into half with a knife. Remove the seed and remove the peel using a glass or a goblet by scooping the flesh of the fruit out. Slice the avocado lengthwise and set aside. Sprinkle with a little of the lemon juice.

Shell the prawns but leave the tail. You can leave the head on for presentation and added flavor. Run a small, sharp knife down the back of the prawns until you see a thin, black, thread-like filament. Remove the filament; it’s part of the digestive system of the prawn and can cause allergic reactions.

In a small pan, drizzle a little olive oil and place on medium heat. Season the prawns with salt and pepper and toss in the pan. When the prawns turn orange it is cooked; set them aside. Keep in mind that prawns, like most seafood, cooks quickly. Be careful not to overcook them.

In a bowl, combine the olive oil, apple juice, lemon juice, and minced shallots. Whisk briskly until you create a cold emulsion. Season the dressing with salt and pepper. Under normal circumstances, we would use red wine vinegar or white wine vinegar instead of the apple juice to create a vinaigrette but you can’t have vinegar during your seven day detox but we can use a little lemon juice to mimic the effect.

Place the salad leaves in a separate bowl and add a tablespoon or two of the dressing. Toss the salad greens until they are consistently coated. Place the salad greens on a plate and top with the avocado and the prawns. Drizzle a bit of the dressing on both.

If you’d like, you can add grape tomatoes in the salad or even some actual grapes.

This is an excerpt from the book:  The 7 Day Detox Diet