Doyle's Detox Dinner

After an evening filled with friends, food, fun, and, unfortunately for Doyle, half of a bottle of Bulleit Rye you might not feel like you are bringing your "A" game!?  In fact, you might just feel like downright poop!  After a day of headaches and misery I decided to try to cure this hungover lad with some vitamins and delicious food.


I started off my slicing endeavors with a Dilled Fennel and Arugula Salad.  


1 zucchini, sliced paper thin
1 medium fennel bulb, also sliced paper thin
1/2 c. chopped dill
1/3 c. lemon juice (2-3 lemons)
1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp. honey
salt
sliced almonds, garnish
a few solid handfuls of arugula


Start off by slicing the zucchini and fennel bulbs very thinly!

Mine definitely aren't as thin as paper, but you catch my drift.  Throw the zucchini and fennel in a bowl with the dill, olive oil and lemon juice.  Let it sit for at least 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure everything is marinating equally.

After 20-60 minutes add the honey and salt to the fennel mixture. Fill salad bowls with arugula and drape the fennel mixture on top. I spoon a little extra of the dressing onto arugula as well.  Then top off with some sliced almonds.

Next on our list of bourbon fighting foods is some Garlic Roasted Kale.  This stuff is great as a side dish at dinner or even a late night snack!


1 bunch of dinosaur kale (or any type for that matter!)
olive oil
salt
2 tsp. garlic powder
Cracked black pepper


Dice up the kale into thick chunks and discard the stems.  Throw into a bowl with the garlic, salt and olive oil to your liking and toss to evenly coat the kale leaves.  Place onto a baking sheet and bake in an oven pre-heated to 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

I also wanted to make him some booze-absorbing soup! What better way to do that than with some lentils, split peas and some spices to get that stuff out of his system!?  


For the main course we have some Coconut Curried Red Lentil Soup. This soup was inspired by the blog 101 Cookbooks.  So far, every recipe that I have tried from that blog has been nutritious and delicious!


1 c. yellow split peas
1 c. red lentils
7 c. water
1 carrot, diced
2 tbsp. minced ginger
2 tbsp. curry powder
8 scallions
1/3 c. raisins
1/3 c. tomato paste
1 14 oz. can coconut milk
2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. earth balance or olive oil
cilantro to garnish


Rinse the split peas and lentils and bring to a boil in a soup pot with the 7 cups of water.  Once boiling add 1/2 the ginger and the diced carrot.  Let simmer covered for 30 minutes.  

Meanwhile, lightly toast the curry powder in a frying pan over low heat.  Set aside.  In another pan saute the diced scallions with the butter.  Add the rest of the ginger and raisins.  Saute for a few minutes, then add the tomato paste.  Saute an additional few minutes until well mixed together.  Remove from heat and mix in the curry powder.  Add this to the soup along with the coconut milk and simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes.  Serve with some diced cilantro and cracked pepper.

This soup has to be one of my absolute favorite new recipes!  It has a wonderful flavor and the cilantro brings out the coconut and  the curry brilliantly!


Now, what detox dinner wouldn't be complete without a delicious beverage?  So, here we have a fun and refreshing take on water...add stuff to it!!!!  I added a few torn mint leaves and a lemon wedge with the juice.  Makes drinking much more tasty and fun than that same old plain, boring water you always drink!  Especially when you are probably going to need to take in double just to get your body to stop hating you!

Here it is folks, a dinner that will rival Mr. Daniels any day of the week! Plenty of vitamins, minerals and wonderful things to re-hydrate your dried up and neglected cells.  Good news: Doyle with live to fight another day!