Pot Roast with Caramelized Onions

Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 3–3 1/2 hours

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• 1 grass-fed beef roast, approximately 2 pounds
• 4 medium potatoes, halved
• 5 large carrots, ends cut off and chopped in half
• 3 medium onions
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano, marjoram)
• 3 tablespoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup homemade beef or chicken broth or water
• 2 teaspoons Tropical Traditions Coconut Cream Concentrate

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt coconut oil in a medium sized pan over high heat. Sear roast on all sides. Remove roast and place in large oven-safe crock along with potatoes and carrots.

Add onions to the pan and reduce heat to medium, cooking until softened and golden, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add pressed garlic, Italian seasoning, sea salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper and cook for 1 minute.

Pour broth and 2 teaspoons Coconut Cream Concentrate in the pan and stir, scraping the bottom to deglaze.

Add contents of pan to crock with roast. Place in oven and cook covered for approximately 2 1/2 hours until fork tender.

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Baked Salmon with Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Salmon:

• 2 wild-caught salmon fillets, frozen
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce:

• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise*
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Place salmon fillets in a glass baking dish and sprinkle lemon juice, water, coconut oil, and salt over them. Cover with an oven-proof lid and bake until fork tender, about 15–20 minutes.

While fish is baking, mix your mayonnaise, garlic, black pepper, cayenne, turmeric, and ground mustard in small bowl.

Remove fish from the oven and drain most of the liquid out before spooning the garlic sauce over the fillets. Place fish back in the oven and broil for 3 minutes.

*Coconut Mayonnaise Recipe

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Palmcream Coconut Icing

Servings: One double layer cake
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Tropical Traditions palm shortening
1/4 cup Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
1 1/4 cups organic powdered sugar
2 tablespoons organic vanilla extract
2–3 tablespoons coconut milk*

Directions:

Mix shortening and coconut oil in a stand mixer on high until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar in half cup increments, mixing in between each addition. Add vanilla and mix again. Add milk in tablespoon increments, mixing well after each one until desired consistency is reached.

Use icing on cakes, cupcakes, gingerbread, and cookies.

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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