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Healthy Grilling Recipe: A Nutty Taste of the Orient

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Now that the summer months are in full force, you are likely hooking up the barbeque and gathering with friends to enjoy dinner in the great outdoors. As enjoyable as these get-togethers can be, you do need to be cautious. Research has shown that grilling meat at high temperatures can create a number of harmful compounds.

High heat from an open flame creates cholesterol oxidation products (COPs), highly carcinogenic compounds that are similar to the oxidized cholesterol found in your bloodstream. Along with the COPs, high heat creates other groups of harmful compounds, including heterocyclic amines (HCAs).

Fortunately, a marinade of 10 percent plain soy sauce and one percent sugar has been found to cut the production of COPs by more than 60 percent. Heres one of my favorite recipes which combines the protection of soy sauce with the essential fatty acid and fiber benefits of nuts. I find this marinade works best with poultry or a mild fish, such as halibut.

A Nutty Taste of the Orient

1/2 cup organic almond or cashew butter
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon xylitol
1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Warm nut butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. When slightly softened, add soy sauce and remaining ingredients and blend well. Remove from heat and pour into large, shallow bowl. Add either fish or poultry, and marinate in refrigerator for about one to three hours. This marinade can also be used as a sauce.

Now its your turn: Whats your favorite food to put on the grill?