High Protein Recipes

A high protein diet is recommended for people, who are either into bodybuilding or want to lose weight. However, it should not be confused with low carb diet. Adequate amount of protein is required for building the skeletal muscles and other tissues. However, when people start to follow the diet, they get bored of eating the similar kind of food. This is when they start looking for high protein recipes. These high protein diet recipes do taste good and also help the person to follow the diet, he wants to follow. We will now see recipes which have high protein content for weight loss as well as for bodybuilding or for people, who want to follow a high protein diet.

Healthy High Protein Dish Recipes

We are often, not aware of the easy, high and healthy protein recipes, which we can substitute for the unhealthy recipes, that we use. There are also a number of high protein snacks, which you can make use of as well. Below, you will find some vegan as well as some non-vegetarian recipes, that will leave you asking for more.

Miso Vegetable and Tofu Salad
This is one of the recipes for vegans, who want to eat high protein low calorie foods.

Ingredients

• Miso 6 oz
• Sake ¼ cup
• Mirin ½ cup
• Sifted sugar 3 tablespoons
• Red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon
• Bite sized vegetables (asparagus, broccoli florets, green beans, cauliflower, etc.) 4 cups
• Baked or grilled tofu 12 ounces

Method

• Cut the tofu into bite sized pieces.
• In a sauce pan combine miso, sake, mirin and sugar and bring it to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and let the dressing simmer for about 20 minutes, till the dressing thickens a little.
• At last add red pepper flakes and remove from heat and allow the dressing to cool.
• While the dressing is being made, in another pot bring water to a boil, add salt to the water and blanch the vegetable in the hot water, for about a minute or a little more than a minute.
• Remove the vegetable from the hot water and run cold water on the vegetables.
• Place the vegetables in a large bowl and pour one third of a cup of the dressing on the vegetables, till the vegetables are well coated.
• Then add tofu to the vegetables and toss well again.
• At last you may want to sprinkle some red pepper flakes on the salad.

Grilled Turkey Salad
If you want a great tasting high protein diet recipes, then this is the one for you.

Ingredients

• Turkey breast (grilled) 1 pound
• Cherry tomatoes (cut into half) 12 to 16
• Mushrooms (cut into half) 12 to 16
• Red onion 1
• Sweet red pepper 1
• Parsley (coarsely chopped) ½ cup
• Dijon mustard dressing ½ cup
• Mixed salad greens 4 cups
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method

• Peel the onion, thinly slice it and separate the rings.
• The red pepper should be cored, seeded and cut into long thin strips.
• As far as possible chill the salad greens.
• Using a sharp knife, cut the grilled turkey into 1 ½ inch strips.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey, tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, sweet red pepper strips and chopped parsley.
• Add the dressing and coat the ingredients in the bowl.
• Line the plates with lettuce and spoon the salad on to the plates.
• Sprinkle ground black pepper on the salad and serve.

If you like sprouts, you can also use them to make high protein recipes, as they are high protein foods. Along with the sprouts, lentils, tofu, etc. are also high protein foods for vegetarians. If you are a non-vegetarian, then there are a lot of high protein diet recipes, which can be made using lean meat. When you are using meat, then it is recommended, that you use white meat, as opposed to red meat. At the same time, it is recommended to use a lean cut piece or the breast piece, so that the meat does not have too much of fats in it.