Did you know that in addition to heart healthy fats, Salmon is rich in Zinc and Vitamin D?
Vitamin D isn’t just responsible for strong bones and healthy teeth, Vitamin D is responsible for boosting weight loss, decreasing depression, ensuring a healthy functioning immune system and fighting off disease. Zinc, on the other hand, helps ensure a healthy functioning digestive system, helps control diabetes, promotes wound healing and helps support a healthy metabolism.
For men, there are two essential nutrients that your body needs throughout all stages of life to ensure that your testosterone levels are maintained in healthy amounts. Testosterone isn’t just responsible for sex drive, it’s responsible for muscle growth. Zinc and Vitamin D are both nutrients essential to the body’s production of Testosterone. You can help maintain healthy levels of Testosterone by eating foods rich in Zinc and getting plenty of Vitamin D. This delicious Honey Glazed Salmon recipe is a great source of both and provides heart-healthy Omega oils. Check out my How To Naturally Improve Testosterone Levels to learn more and see my Honey Glazed Salmon recipe below for a delicious way to get the nutrients you need!
Honey Glazed Salmon
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 2-3 lbs salmon fillets
- ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos
- ¼ cup sesame oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons honey or coconut nectar
- 1” of ginger, shredded or 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons diced green onions or chives
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Mix soy sauce/tamari/aminos, sesame oil, lemon juice, honey/coconut nectar and ginger together to make a marinade.
- Place salmon in a glass dish and cover with marinade. Let sit for a few hours or overnight.
- Heat a large cast iron frying pan over medium heat and add coconut oil.
- Place salmon in pan skin side down and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour marinade into the pan, lower the heat and cook for 3-5 more minutes or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.
- Sprinkle with diced green onions/chives and sesame seeds.
Serve and Enjoy!
Tip: Wild caught salmon can contain up to 4 times the amount of vitamin D as farmed!