Detox your Diet: Chicken Tikka with Baby Spinach Recipe

This is a very easy recipe for 2, using ginger and turmeric.

Ingredients:
- 8 ounces chicken breast: boneless and skinless
- 1/2 cup plain, low-fat yogurt
- 2 tsp chopped garlic
- 2 tsp ginger root, chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp fresh mint or coriander, chopped (optional)
- 2 cups chunk pineapple or mardarin orange slices (if canned in juice, then drain)
- 2 cups organic baby spinach leaves

Instructions:
1. Marinade:
- Mix yogurt well with garlic, ginger, spices and fresh mint
- Cut chicken into fairly large chunks, about 5-6 pieces for each chicken breast
- Soak the chicken pieces in yogurt mixture, turning over to make sure all parts are coated
- Marinade, and let chicken sit in the marinade in the fridge for 1-2 hours

2. Preheat the broiler
- Meanwhile, place the chicken pieces in a lightly-oiled, shallow baking pain
- Best if pan is at least 10 inches from the broiler and broil for 5 minutes
- Turn chicken pieces over, add the pineapple or mandarin orange slices and broil for another 5 minutes

3. Wilt the spinach: Put spinach leaves in a saucepan with 1/4 cup of boiling water. Cover tightly and steam for 3 minutes. Drain. Serve this colorful chicken and fruit on a bed of spinach.

Nutritional Information: (per serving)
364 calories
4 g total fat (1 g sat)
54 mg cholesterol
54 g carbohydrate
30 g protein
3 g fiber
128 mg sodium

Detox your Diet: Easy spinach recipe

For perfect spinach place in boiling water for just 1 minute. This is not only quick, but it helps to preserve the maximum number of nutrients in the spinach. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 pound fresh spinach
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 medium fresh garlic, pressed
• 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• salt & cracked black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Bring lightly salted water to a rapid boil in a large pot. Cut stems off spinach leaves and clean well. This can be done easily by leaving spinach bundled and cutting off stems all at once. Rinse spinach leaves very well as they often contain a lot of soil. Cook spinach in boiling water for 1 minute.
2. Drain and press out excess water. Toss in rest of ingredients while still hot.
   Serves 2