Recipe: Pan-roasted swordfish steak with creamed kale

I always try to cook a spectacular meal right before my weekly 32 hour fast starts! Just today I was walking through the local grocery store when I saw a managers special for 2 swordfish steaks for $4.25. I'm all for saving money and cooking something delicious at the same time. I grabbed this and added some mushrooms to my basket for good measure.

The original recipe I decided to use for my swordfish steak can be found here: swordfish steak

Now I know people always get a bad vibe from using butter. However generally speaking if it is a grass-fed butter it actually has a good amount of healthy fats (and flavor!). I plan to expand on what I mean by healthy fats in the future but if anyone is really curious check out what Mark has to say about using butter or animal fat to cook here: Animal Fats

While I was cooking the swordfish I quickly thought of a delicious side of veggies that would go perfect with it. Kale has become one of my favorite greens, easy wilted and soaks up flavors of creams very well. It also has potential health effects including phytonutrients believed to lower the risk of cancer and promote enzymes in your body that help the livers detoxifying process. Mushrooms are one of my favorites, especially when I am having anything creamy. I also thought the purple cabbage would really accent the meal with its crunch and powerful color.

Creamed kale, mushrooms and purple cabbage:

Ingredients:

2/3 cup chopped mushrooms

1/2 cup chopped red cabbage

1 cup chopped kale

1/2 cup goats milk yogurt or greek style yogurt

1.5 ounces extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1) Heat oil over medium heat

2) Saute mushrooms and purple cabbage for one minute

3) Add the kale and mix with other vegetables and cook another 2-3 minutes until kale starts to wilt

4) Reduce heat to medium-low and pour in goats milk yogurt or greek yogurt

5) Cook another few minutes, stirring occasionally until the yogurt has set well with the ingredients

6) salt and pepper to taste then serve and enjoy!

I threw some oregano on the top of the steak with the lemon zest for the aroma and voila: 

Combined I spent a total of 5 dollars on all the ingredients. That's two 6oz swordfish steaks both with a bit more than a cup of veggies. Such a great meal at 2.50 a piece is a steal! Whoever says eating healthy isn't delicious or cheap is fooling themselves!