Detox Lunch 1: Warm Spinach Salad & Miso Soup

Includes Nuts

Calories-427.5 | Calories from Fat-240 | Total Fat-32.75g | Saturated Fat-5g | Tans Fat-0g | Polyunsaturated Fats-4g | Monounsaturated Fats-20g | Protein-7g | Carbohydrates-20.5g | Fiber-6g | Sugar-9.5g | Sodium-1360mg

This is a first choice in my detox meals.  It's a perfect combination of saltiness, sweetness, healthily fulfilling without over-indulging.  A few things I try to keep in mind when developing my detox meals is to keep the ingredients few, and the preparation time very quick for busy lifestyles, as that is always a major challenge for me: to eat healthy amidst all the craziness in busy schedules.  This is an easily prepared lunch to take on the go and it's simplicity does not do the tastes in it justice.  Enjoy!

Ingredients

2 handfuls of fresh spinach
1 tbsp. of dries cranberries - no added sugar
1 tbsp. of pine nuts
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1 packet of instant Miso Soup
1 cup boiling water

1. Steam the spinach in a pan with the 1/2 cup of water over a low-medium heat, almost completely covered.  
2. When spinach begins to wilt but still retains a bright green color, drain water and return to heat but change to a low heat setting.
3. Mix in pine nuts and slightly toast as spinach continues to cook, a few minutes, stirring and agitating a few times.
4. Mix in cranberries and oil and stir thoroughly to coat all ingredients and mix flavors.  Remove from heat and serve.
5. Add 1 cup boiling water to soup mix and stir thoroughly until fully dissolved.