With spring in the air, many people are beginning to fire up the grill and move the kitchen out to the pool. What better way to get your daily dose of Vitamin D than to spend some time under the sun? While Vitamin D comes from the sun, Vitamin B comes from the good foods that we cook. Foods rich in Vitamin B include tuna, turkey, beef, chicken, salmon, sweet potato, potatoes, spinach, and bananas with many of them being well suited to grilling.
Vitamin B is important to a woman’s overall health with deficiencies showing through symptoms such as anemia, fatigue, depression, hair loss, muscle cramping, loss of appetite, and numbness and tingling in the arms and legs.
If you are looking for a great recipe to add some Vitamin B to your diet that is perfect for warm weather grilling (to add some additional Vitamin D), check out the recipe below for Grilled Pesto Salmon Kebabs created by Emily Miller of The Daily Burn.
Remember, nutritious food can lessen the effects of depression and anxiety while boosting your energy level and improving your mood and your overall mental health.
Ingredients
For Pesto:
- 1 cup fresh basil, packed
- 1/2 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For Skewers:
- 1 pound salmon filet, skinless
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation:
- After thoroughly washing basil, place in food processor with garlic.
- Process on high until well blended.
- Then add cheese and olive oil and process on high again until a smooth paste forms.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cut 1-inch pieces of salmon and thread onto skewers.
- Drizzle olive oil over fish and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the skewers over a medium-high grill.
- Grill for 1 minute on each side, until cooked.
- Remove from heat and spread pesto on salmon.
- Plate and serve.
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Brookhaven Retreat, a residential treatment facility dedicated to the emotional, mental, and physical well being of its female clientele, has a Registered Dietitian on staff to meet the nutritional needs of all clients.
