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Bariatric Recipes

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Salmon fillet on asparagus and onions topped with a lemon slice, herbs, and seasoning on foil.

Foil Pouch Fish Fillets

Excellent bariatric friendly food - the fish steams and is so tender and delicious.

A plate of baked chicken topped with melted cheese and green peppers, surrounded by bright red cherry tomatoes, garnished with black pepper.

BariatricEating's Tuna Melt

This is total no brainer food - a fast lunch that is extremely nutritious and so delicious.

A piece of seared fish is topped with glossy, chopped cherries and fresh basil, presented on a colorful plate with decorative patterns.

Grilled Swordfish with Bing Cherry Salsa

Fresh Bing Cherries are everywhere. Try this simple salsa and you will look forward to cherries every year forward. The flavor of the sweet cherries with the balsamic is so good!

Three blue glasses filled with shrimp, diced tomatoes, and avocado, garnished with cilantro, are arranged on a colorful striped tablecloth, suggesting a fresh and vibrant seafood dish.

Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado. Its Fiesta Friday!

This is a great summer dish, so refreshing and cool. The flavors of Mexico in a glass.

Two browned salmon patties served on a bed of fresh mixed greens.

Salmon Patties

The dish is also high protein, low carb, fast, and simple too. This is a perfect meal for your entire family!
Baked salmon fillets with herbs, tomatoes, onions, and lemon slices in a rustic casserole dish.

Roasted Salmon Dinner for 2

Salmon is very simple to cook, moist and easy to eat for those who have had bariatric surgery. It is also a beautiful plate for a sit down weekend meal.

 

    Creamy shrimp salad with cilantro and lime slices served in a glass bowl on a red tray.

    Mexican Seafood Cocktail

    This version of the favorite Shrimp Cocktail bathes the shrimp or crab in a creamy and slightly smoky chipotle sauce. 
    Fresh tuna salad with eggs, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onion, served with a glass of orange juice.

    Tuna Salad Bowl - Blue Plate Special when it's too hot to cook!

    Salads are really not a recipe as they are just a plated combination of flavors. A throwback diner classic. 

      Tuna salad with pickles served on a crisp romaine lettuce leaf on a dark plate.

      Bariatric Tuna Sub

      I love tuna sandwiches but what do you do if you do not eat bread? Romaine Lettuce for the win!
      Grilled salmon topped with a creamy orange sauce, served on a plate with fresh cilantro leaves.

      Creamy Sriracha Dipping Sauce

      This creamy sauce is a fast way to add excitement to a grilled protein.
      Grilled shrimp skewers with lettuce, diced tomatoes, avocado slices, lime, and a creamy dipping sauce on a plate.

      Five Minute Shrimp Skewers

      When I am running late for supper with nothing really planned, I stop for a half pound of large shrimp and a few salad ingredients. I can have this beautiful plate of food on the table in five minutes!

      Glass cups filled with layered shrimp, radish, cucumber, and creamy base, garnished with fresh dill.

      Cucumber Shrimp Salad. GENIUS for Summer!

      Greek Yogurt does not have to be SWEET. If you have ever said the words DOUBLE YOGURT SAUCE when ordering a Gyro, you will LOVE this dish. Its a dish of Tzatziki with shrimp.

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