Cucumber Salad + Marinated Mushrooms Gluten-Free, Paleo, Keto, Raw, Vegan, Easy Recipe

Before I learned to cook, I was 50 pounds overweight. I learned to prioritize my body, mind, and spiritual health through intentional psychedelic use and meditation. I realized that most of the food I was buying from restaurants was lower quality and higher calorie than what I could cook at home.

Below are the recipes for an epic summer lunch that I recently served in Costa Rica for a women's retreat by Alexis Asbe.

Me and Alexis on the beach in Costa Rica. Photo by 10 Baretoes Studios.

This summer lunch is cooling, detoxifying, and delicious.

This is also gluten-free, vegan, paleo-friendly, and raw–so great to serve at a summer party with different dietary preferences.

Cucumber Salad for 4

Slice 2 cucumbers into quarters and then 1/4" slices. Doing some peeling first is typically good but don't take off all the skin.
Slice 2 tomatoes into bite-size
Drain 1/2 can of olives
Chop up 1-2 bunches of Parsley
Mix all veggies together
Juice 2 limes or lemons over the veggies, or balsamic vinegar
Sprinkle with salt & pepper
Mix up and taste how you did. Add more acid or salt as needed.

Raw Marinated Portobello Mushrooms for 4

Press or mince 4-8 garlic cloves
Toss garlic with 1/4 cup of GOOD balsamic vinegar, add some salt & pepper, stir a lot and let sit while you prepare the mushrooms
Brush 4 portobello mushrooms with a damp cloth to clean them (mushrooms absorb too much water if you wash them in the sink)
Slice the mushrooms (including stems) very thinly
Toss mushrooms in garlic-vinegar mix to coat everything
Let sit for at least 10 minutes, tossing to coat about every few minutes. The mushrooms will change texture and be delicious when they're ready.
Add 1/4 cup of GOOD olive oil or MCT coconut oil and toss to coat.
Taste your creation. Add more salt or pepper if you desire.

You can prepare this up to 3 days in advance and keep it in the fridge

Make it a Mediterranean-inspired Feast

Buy hummus, babaganosh (eggplant dip), and pita or GF crackers to serve with your Mediterranean-inspired feast.

Bonus: Kundalini Yoga for Digestion

You can pair this healthy lunch with yoga to support healthy digestion the morning before or after this meal.

Firing Up the Digestive System with Kimilla Grace on Youtube. This 40-minute routine is challenging and requires moderate fitness. This is my favorite set to do the morning after eating a big dinner to finish digesting.

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