How it is already mid May just baffles me. But it is and just in time for another round of Endurance Foodies. If you missed March and April’s recipes. Just go HERE and HERE.
This Month Jason is focusing on Spring/Summer time grilling recipes. Good thing because it’s already 85F here and turning on my oven is not fun. Grilling is a must! Those of you who still have snow, I’m sorry. Feel free to visit. 
Grilling is also a must for a man (aka the husband) who is AMPING up his training. His next race is Captex on May 27th. This week’s training has been INSTENSE, and so is his appetite. We’ve gone through dozens of eggs, bacon, oatmeal, smoothies, pro bars, larabars, nuttzo sandwiches, turkey wraps, etc. Grilling anything and everything allow me to make more meats and veggies in advance, which I can later throw into an omelet, rice, wrap, salad, etc. What can I say, I’m scrappy like that!
Here’s my #endurance Foodie Recipe for the week. It’s A FAVORITE!
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Grilled Balsamic Fennel and Trout.
Serves: 1-2
Ingredients
- 1 fennel bulb
- honey lime dressing or marinade
- balsamic vinegar
- apple cider vinegar
- olive oil
- garlic (minced)
- black pepper
- red pepper flakes
- Trout Fillets
- mini bell peppers
Instructions
- Cut your fennel bulb in half with the stem still attached. Then cut bulb into wedges. Take the stem and pull off leaves (seeds). Arrange the bulb pieces in a baking dish and lightly drizzle each of your vinegars and dressings over the wedges. I would say about 1-2 tablespoon of each. Then sprinkle your seasoning on top (about 1 teaspoon of each) along with the rest of your fennel leaves.
- Season your trout with a little olive oil, lemon juice, and black pepper, and onion (optional).
- Place everything in foil (bell pepper included) and seal up half way. Place on grill for about 15 minutes. The trout may grill faster, so check after 10 minutes.
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Now for the food and beverage finds. I guess this could count as Food Finds meets WIAW, because we have consumed all these goodies today already. MEGA COTTER CRUNCH.
Honest Fizz– new line of stevia sweetened soda from Honest Tea. LOVE LOVE the Lemon Lime. Tastes like Sprite! I love this company and I love Seth’s story!
Raw Kombucha Soda– need I say more? Best of both words here. Especially on a hot summer day. Another local favorite.
New ALT Larabars. These are similar texture to the original larbars but have 10 grams pea protein in each bar. Same great flavor! I like the Lemon Pound Cake. They are currently at a few Whole Foods and hope to get into more throughout the nation soon.
And lastly, Pistachio Cranberry Chewy bites. These are like little prepackaged fruit and nut bars with only three ingredients; pistachio, agave nectar, and cranberries. 100% all natural, gluten and dairy free, low in sodium, GMO free, and vegan. Great to throw in your purse for on the go snacks. Best place to buy them is on Amazon.
Okay, I’m done talking about food. Let’s eat some!
For more #endurance Food recipes, check out the following line up!
May 13th
- Brittany – The Fit Formula
May 14th
- Donna – Beating Limitations
- Meg – Gillmer Girl
May 15th
- Clare – Maple Syrup And Me
- Lindsay – Cotter Crunch
- Courtenay – Twitter (Jason will post the recipe)
May 16th
- Adrienne – Six Kick Switch
May 17th
- Ann – Anns Running Commentary
Favorite thing to Grill? Share it!
Cheers,
LC
p.s.
Winner of the Barlean’s Giveaway is Tiff (YAY TIFF). And Winner of Creamy Nuttzo is Melissa Miller! I’m emailing you both today!
p.p.s
Good Luck to Jason this weekend at Ironman Texas!!! We’re cheering for you!
I’m late on replying to this blog post, but it’s just making my mouth water looking at everything (especially that grilled fish dish you showed above). Yum.
Love following your blog (even though I’m poor at commenting) – Because I feel like we have similar lives with the men in our life being ironman/triathlete competitors. 🙂 My guy drove to the states (Ohio) for the weekend for “Triple T”.
Have a good one!!
Ohhh! I’m always on the lookout for fennel recipes! Love the idea of grilling it with the fish…absolutely perfect for the summer! Now I just need the man-friend to teach me how to not be afraid of my grill! Lol
And scrappy? Please! Foodie resourcefulness at it’s best! 😀
Where do you find the Honest Fizz? I also need to get my grubby little hands on some of those pistachio bites. Yuuummm!!
check whole foods! SHould be there, i think! or SProuts??
is it wrong that one of my favorite grilled items in the summer are hotdogs?!! and of course i love grilled salmon, burgers, steak, corn on the cob…oh i love grilling!
you gotta try the Applegate farms pineapple chicken hot dogs!! SO GOOD!
I cannot wait to try those Stevia sweetened sodas! Hopefully I will like them as much (if not more!) than Zevia.
I also received ALT bars from Larabar and am super excited to try the pumpkin flavor!
oh they are just like zevia! you might be addicted to the honest teas even more.
I love that you are focusing on Endurance Food. I totally need these recipes right now!
let me know if you try any!
So glad to see you’re using fennel – I love it! Your recent food finds look great too…especially the ALT Bars! ‘Lemon Pound Cake’?! I can get behind that!
Check out Jason’s Buns… I mean….. Yum, look at that balsamic fennel & trout? Ah ha ha ha!
oh YUM!!! Kombucha soda!?! Larabars!?! I want it all yum yum yum. I’m going to have to try that balsamic fennel too – great idea 🙂
Oh man, this makes me wish I had a grill. And it also has me craving fish like crazy. 😉
I like Honest Tea and I am a bubbly water/soda lover so I will have to check this out. I am working really hard to take in more protein as I seem to always be starving. I feel like I am on the hunt to find the perfect Protein Bar – think I’ve had a million brands this week alone. I’ll have to check the Lara ones out!
these would be perfect for training. the ALT bars that is. Oh and healthy bites. but you knew that.;-)
you would be so happy- I finally found a brand of Kombucha that I ADORE! like addicted to it- it’s a CDN company called Rise. Mint Chlorophyll is my fave with a lemongrass ginger as #2. Haven’t gotten the ALT bars yet here, but that will be nice to have something new to take on rides/training w/ me! new twists on old faves are always fab!
Can’t wait to cheer for James!
no way!! Do they sell it in the states? I need to look into it!
Ooo, I love fennel! I need to use it more–and I’ve never tried it with fish!
cranberries and pistachios…. ummmm. YUMMY.
I want to try those honest teas! They always look so good!
I still can’t believe it’s half way through May, how did this even happen so fast?!
I definitely need to start slowing down things!
Ohhh those ALT bars sound delicious, but I’m pretty positive we don’t have them over here;)
i think it’s time you visit the states! COME HERE!
I just got some Alt bars in the mail today. I’m eager to try them! Good luck to the hubby with all that training!
oh man! I need to get my paws on those new larabars! I wish I knew about them before Ireland! I bet the Apple one is to die for!!! Your hubs is going to crush it on the 27th! I can’t even believe it’s halfway through May – crazy all of this time going so fast
i’m keeping an eye for you at the race. Maybe i’ll find another bachelor triathlete for you!
I don’t know how it’s mid-May either…. like what?! I am loving the trout recipe 🙂
i know! how’s school? Almost out for summer?
I just tried the Honest Fizz this weekend for the first time! And guess which flavor I tried?? 😉 Yep, lemon lime it was. So good! And I am totally coveting the ALT Larabars. Good luck to James in his training for CapTex! My dad did that race, in 2004 I think? It was a steamy one!
it’s gonna be steamy again. I am pretty sure of that. SWEAT FEST TRI! LOL!
I was just saying to my clients today, how is next weekend Memorial Day? I mean honestly where has this month gone and I have WAY too much to do…LOL! Baby steps and one day at a time…Love the look of those little nuggets! XOXO
I love grilling fish and veggies!!
Those ALT larabars sound yummy! Need to try them.
WHAT???? OMG My heart is a fluuutttteeerrr!
I did want you to know that I love a Scrappy Sherpa…. and that fish looks amazing. Gosh, seafood, how I love thee.
I, too, recently had the Fizz (I had the Professor) and I think it whoops Zevia’s can. Punny!
LOL! I love you.
Mmm, so many great foodie finds. And I need to get better at leftovers. Sometimes it seems the more we cook, the more we eat– especially grilled veggies. It’s so hard to save them for later! 🙂
i know! haha, but in our household, the man needs to eat more. Phew! Hungry triathlete
wow! all kinds of new stuff I haven’t seen before!
I still haven’t tried the kombucha soda. Mostly because I am cheap and when I am in the store and see it next to GTs, i go for the bigger bottle 😉
True true. I usually get them when they are on sale. 2 for 5.
HOW is it mid-May – I agree!!! And that trout recipe looks AMAZING! I need to experiement with that fish, I haven’t cooked with it much (salmon is on the menu tonight tho – yum!). Those larabars look so tasty, as do the pistachio bites. yum yum YUM!
Yum! Everything looks delicious especially the Fennel and trout! I love roasted fennel but haven’t tried grilling it yet. Sounds good! My hubby tried some on of the ALT bars but I’m itching to give them a try. Although they don’t really fit into my Paleo eating style but a little splurge now and then is okay 🙂
it’s a good splurge and kinda paleo-ish, right? Minus the pea. haha
Sad face! I checked out the ALT bars only to find that most of them have peanuts and none of them are available in Canada. But at least there’s always the option of your healthy bites <3
As for grilling, I'm kind of a noob when it comes to that cooking method, but I really, REALLY love grilled peaches. Warm off the grill with some vanilla bean ice cream? Heaven.
I can’t wait to try Kombucha!
Great recipe idea! How cool that your hubby is doing CapTex – my husband and I are racing it too! I will keep my eye out for you guys, even though he will probably be finishing when I’m starting 🙂
oh we must find each other!!
Yes – I checked the waves, and I really think he will be finishing when I’m starting… but I’ll be keeping my eye out and try to go check out the pro start where I’m guessing you’ll be sherpa-ing 🙂
I like the Honest Tea sodas, but I think I like Zevia better; however, the only flavor I tried was the Dr. Fizz so maybe it’s just the flavor! Larabars know the right flavors to make to attract a crowd… Pumpkin pie and peanut butter cookie <3 YUM.
no kidding. No plain jane flavors around here. haha Oh and try the orange Honest tea next!
I am dying to try these ALT bars they sound so good!!
The kombucha soda and the ALT bars sound delicious!! Will have to keep my eye out for those bars for sure… yummy finds!
Love the new ALT bars! I’ve been taking them on hikes with me.
must get my hands on the new ALT bars!!!
also, that trout looks fantastic. all about the grilling this time of year!
Yes, finally! Grill it up Girl!
Love your finds!!!! Will have to be checking them out more when I have time! I got the PB cookie bar at expowest & thought it was good! Peas make me toot but might be worth it! 😉 Those chewy bites look delish!
bahaha, same. But there it’s not a whole of pea protein. I didn’t toot. Phew!
Good luck Jason! Do those ALT bars have soy or dairy in them? I need to check those out! I love pea protein and need to find good sources of protein for when I travel…like this weekend! Two more days and I get to see your face!!!
yep, dairy free and soy free!
So if roasted fennel is amazing, I can only imagine what GRILLING it would do. I seriously need a grill in my life. Or maybe just a man who grills. 😉 [Oh, how terribly un-feminist of me. I swear I can grill! I have! I will!]
I need to seek out some of those ALT Bars. Maybe they will be in our swag bag at Blend? I think I still have a bunch of the Uber ones from LAST year.
I say yes to both. You can take turns grilling.
😉
I haven’t heard of the new Larabars, they sound great! I like to grill (or rather have my hubby grill) veggies and portobello mushrooms. Bring on the summer!
such a great idea! I love eat big Portabellas with spinach and chicken.
Oh I LOVE Honest teas, but I don’t think I’ve seen the fizzy ones…I must find them 🙂
Thanks for the trout recipe, I rarely see fennel in recipes anymore, maybe I’m not looking hard enough? But, I love that stuff. It’s one of those foods I only recently tried and wish I would have tried it years ago!
I know! Same. I don’t know what took e so long to try it!
I’m definitely trying your trout recipe! Love trout and fennel. Bet this would be good with some roasted grapefruit too!
2 days until I get to hug your neck!!!!!
i need your brain. Flavor queen
GL Jason! And btw I need a grill 😉
I really want to try the Alt bars. I do like larabars but always wish they had protein.
i think i have a way for you to try!!
I don’t know that I can narrow it down to one favorite, but my top three are salmon, asparagus and sweet potatoes! Oh–and grilled pineapple is pretty amazing!!
I am having a hard time coming up with a better spice/herb than fennel. I put it on anything that would remind me of pork and as a person who doesn’t eat meat/fish that taste is all that I need.
Thank you again for participating in the #EnduranceFoodies blog carnival. That recipe is right up my alley in #KeepItSimple #KeepItTasty.
Oh, and a few weeks ago I made grilled fennel bulbs and than braised them in homemade red gravy. They were perfect. Give it a try.
okay, red gravy? Do tell! How do you make it?!
Congratulations to the winners of your giveaway (even though I secretly wish it were me.. dont’ we all though, Ha Ha!)
what a great trout recipe. we used to have trout a lot going up from when my dad would be out fishing. So good!
i wish i could have everyone win! You would love the nuttzo creamy!
RAW LIVE KOMBUCHA?!
yes
please 🙂
raw kombucha soda?! now that sounds tasty!
it’s heavenly. Especially during the summer!
The pistachio chewy bites look delicious!!