Fresh, healthy and easy summer recipes

In today’s article, we present different summer foods to eat healthy and compensate for the excesses of summer. The high temperatures invite us to go out much more and enjoy the outdoors having a few extra drinks with friends. On this occasion, we give you some very healthy suggestions for your summer meals: fresh, healthy and easy summer recipes, which will also help you compensate for summer excesses.

Remember that, in the previous article, we were giving some tips on how to cope with a hangover after having had a few too many drinks or having eaten more than necessary.

Fresh, healthy and easy summer recipes

It is important to keep in mind that in summer we sweat more, we lose essential electrolytes, minerals through the skin that we must replace, not only with alkaline water, but with typical summer foods. It is no coincidence that, in summer, nature provides us with very specific fruits and vegetables with a high content of water, minerals, vitamins and enzymes. During this time, we seek to refresh ourselves, but it is also important to maintain a healthy diet to receive all the nutrients and stay hydrated and well nourished.

1. Alkaline ice cream

If you like ice cream you can always opt for the ultra-healthy and delicious version with fresh fruits like banana and mango that provide a very creamy texture.

• Peel 2 bananas and chop them.
• Peel a ripe mango and chop it.
• Chop 2 pitted Medjoul dates (soak them for 2 hours beforehand).
• 1 glass of coconut milk.

Preparation:

• Place all the fruit pieces in the freezer and when they are frozen, take them out and add them to a processor along with the coconut milk.
• Beat it well until you get a homogeneous and creamy paste and you have your super ice cream ready to serve.

2. Salmon, apple and egg salad

This is a very refreshing, nutritious and easy to prepare salad ideal for the whole family.

For this salad you will need:

• ¼ lettuce (whatever you prefer) cut into thin strips
• 1 avocado cut into cubes
• ½ red onion, sliced ​​very thinly
• 125g smoked salmon, cut into strips
• 1 tablespoon capers (optional)
• 2 or 3 sprigs of dill
• cut very fine
• 1 packet of fresh feta cheese cut into cubes.
• 2 chopped hard-boiled eggs.

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and add the dressing.

For the dressing you will need:

• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• Juice of half ½ lemon
• 1 handful of salt

*Mix the ingredients in a small bowl until you get a homogeneous sauce.

3. Old-fashioned gazpacho

This is a very interesting recipe since it is similar to a salad, however it is also like 1 gazpacho.

For the gazpacho you will need the following ingredients:

• 4 large ripe tomatoes with or without skin, cut into small squares.
• ½ green Italian pepper cut into small pieces.
• 1 red pepper cut into small pieces.
• 1 peeled cucumber cut into small pieces.
• 1 sweet onion cut into small pieces.
• 1 clove of garlic, minced.

We add everything to a large bowl and season it.

Dressing:

• 1 teaspoon salt.
• 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin.
• 15 ml of vinegar.
• 1 tablespoon of oregano.
• 1 glass of alkaline water.

Mix everything very well and serve in a small bowl. You will see what a delight.

4. Cold rice salad

The following recipe will be a guaranteed success. For this recipe we are going to need the following:

Ingredients:

• 200 g of cooked long rice.
• 150 gr of organic cooked corn.
• 2 chopped hard-boiled eggs.
• 1 avocado cut into cubes.
• 1 red onion cut into small pieces.
• 1 Italian pepper cut into small pieces.
• 1 red pepper cut into small pieces.
• 1 salad tomato cut into small pieces.
• 60 gr. natural tuna.
• 60 gr. of pickled gherkins cut into thin slices.
• 60 gr. of olives.
• Extra olive oil, salt, vinegar and mustard.

We add everything to a bowl and season it. Let it cool in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and serve. Super simple, right?

Alkaline hydration

You already know how important this aspect is, but today I am going to offer you some alternatives to simple water, deliciously healthy, and that will discourage you from drinking carbonated drinks with sugars and artificial preservatives.

Try drinking fruit-flavored water, that is, water infused with natural fruits. Natural infusions can help you eliminate fluid retention, they hydrate you a lot and increase your defenses, among many other benefits.

Its benefits are:

• Help protect organs and allow them to work correctly.
• They promote the transport of oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
• Helps keep skin young and soft.
• They help neutralize dehydration caused by coffee, alcohol, soft drinks, medications, heat and exercise.
• They promote the lubrication of the joints.
• They stimulate the muscles.
• They help combat constipation
• Help you feel satisfied and eat less solid foods.
• Provide the body with natural foods (fruits, vegetables, herbs and water).

How to prepare homemade flavored water

• Fruits: citrus fruits (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit), berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries), tropical fruits (pomegranate, mango, kiwi, papaya), melon, watermelon, pear, grape, plum, apple, banana, peach, nectarine.
• Vegetables: cucumber, carrot, celery…
• Aromatic herbs: mint, sage, basil, rosemary, lavender, stevia, coriander, thyme.
• Spices: cinnamon, ginger, ground black pepper.
• Alkaline water with PuripHy.
• Liquid chlorophyll with mint.

The key is knowing how to combine the previous ingredients so that the drink you prepare is tasty. We leave you a list with the best combinations to enjoy a delicious flavored water or natural infusion:

• Lemon with mint and basil or cilantro.
• Lemon with cilantro.
• Ginger and lemon.
• Mandarin, pear and cilantro with lemon.
• Lemon with orange and ginger.
• Cherry with lemon and mint.

Ingredients:

• 1 liter of alkaline water.
• ¼ chopped watermelon.
• 7 whole mint leaves with their twig.
• 10 drops of liquid chlorophyll with mint.
• Ice to taste.

Summer alkaline diet

This will be your best tool to feel great throughout the summer and at the same time help you compensate for some excesses. It’s not about doing everything perfect, but about adding some foolproof tricks to your daily life to stay healthy and rejuvenated.

Eat plenty of seasonal alkaline fruits and vegetables with a high water content such as watermelon, melon, strawberries and pineapple. Include some cold salad from the garden every day, with or without legumes, gazpachos, salmorejo, fruit and vegetable juices. Avoid anything that dehydrates and dries you out, such as excess coffee, alcohol, sugary drinks, sugars and sweeteners.

Enjoy these fresh, healthy and easy summer recipes!