Day 1 of Whole30 Days - Carne Asada & Grean Beans w/Almonds

Day 1 of 30 - let's do this!  All the basic info you need is posted on this blog -- and so much more can be found on whole30.com. For the month of January, I hope to bring you 30 days of easy recipe ideas plus answer any questions you have...so keep them coming. 

Question of the Day: Are frozen vegetables okay? Absolutely.  In fact, frozen veggies might be preferable considering no veggie is fresh 12 months a year (cue the juice plus suggestion here!).

My suggestion on these meals is to make extra and have it for 2 lunches, or dinners, or whatever.  That way you're only doing 15 days of recipes, not 30.

Carne Asada (from Whole30.com)
Serves 2-3

Ingredients:

• 2-3 lb flank or skirt steak, 1 inch thick
• 1/3 cup white vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil or oil of choice
• 2 limes, juiced
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp smoked paprika

DIRECTIONS:

• Combine the white vinegar, olive oil, lime juice, garlic and spices together in a bowl. Mix well. Pour the marinade over the steak and turn to coat. Marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour up to 24 hours. 
• After it’s finished marinating, place the steak a baking sheet, turn the oven to broil and set the rack to the top position. Broil the steak for 6 minutes, flip, broil 5 more minutes for medium. Cook longer for more well done steak, but keep in mind that flank steak will get tough the more you cook it. Let rest 10 minutes. Cut the steak into slices and serve with Tomatillo Avocado Salsa, fresh cilantro and lime wedges and these green beans...

Sautéed Green Beans With Tomatoes and Almonds, @clean_eating_journal

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp avocado
• 1 minced garlic clove, then added
• 1 lb green beans
• 4 sliced Campari tomatoes
• Toasted slice almonds

Directions

• Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat with garlic clove. Add green beans and cook, turning constantly for a few minutes. Add tomatoes, a pinch of salt and cook to desired tenderness. Remove from heat, add a pinch of salt and a handful of toasted sliced almonds.

Love,

Tracey