With the start of a new year comes the opportunity for a fresh start. Taking better care of yourself through healthy eating and fitness are two common resolutions for the new year. Prioritizing your health in 2020 is a great resolution as it will contribute to an enhanced quality of life physically, mentally and emotionally. At Gabriel’s Restaurant, we’re ready to help.
We realize that adopting a healthier lifestyle isn’t always easy. One common challenge to eating healthy is the impact it has on social events. Many people feel as though they cannot go out and enjoy drinks, treats or a meal with family and friends because these social interactions will hinder their commitment to healthy living.
Not so! We’re here to tell you that with some extra care and consideration, it is possible to enjoy social events while also maintaining a commitment to a healthy lifestyle. At Gabriel’s Restaurant we offer many healthy menu items to ensure that you can stick to your goals while enjoying the luxury of having someone else cook for you; all while spending time with your friends and loved ones. Here’s how:
Choose Your Greens
We offer a vibrant menu full of healthy options. With eight salads to choose from, there’s something to satisfy everyone’s tastes!
Mixed Green
The mixed green salad features a medley of baby greens and wedged tomato with a home-made balsamic dressing. This salad is both fresh to taste and sits light in your stomach!
Gabriel Salad
A house feature, the Gabriel salad is a blend of field greens and spinach leaves with pine nuts and Quebec blue cheese tossed in our home-made pesto balsamic dressing. For added flavour, this salad is served on a bed of sliced tomato and Bermuda onion.
Goat Cheese Raspberry Pecan Salad
Looking for something sweet? The goat cheese raspberry pecan salad is a combination of spinach leaves, baby greens, pecans and berries tossed in our home-made raspberry dressing and topped with crumbled goat cheese.
Caprese Salad
If you love cheese, you will love the Caprese salad. Fresh sliced tomato combined with bocconcini cheese, herbs, extra virgin olive oil and tender greens tossed in a 15-year aged balsamic vinegar are sure to have your mouth watering.
Caesar Salad
A classic, the Caesar salad features crisp romaine lettuce, croutons and Padano cheese tossed in a zesty, home-made dressing.
Greek Salad
You can’t go wrong with a Greek salad! Our version combines iceberg lettuce, onion, tomato, cucumber, and black olives. It is tossed in our home-made creamy Greek dressing and topped with feta cheese.
Village Salad
A twist on a Greek salad, the village salad blends the freshest vegetables; julienned red peppers, green peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and black olives with feta cheese, extra virgin olive oil and 15-year aged balsamic vinegar.
Spinach Salad
Finally, the spinach salad is a house favourite. It features baby spinach tossed with juicy blueberries, fresh pears, goat cheese, spicy glazed pecans with a home-made honey mustard dressing.
Looking for something a little bit more substantial than just a salad? We have four great protein add-ons including grilled chicken breast, blackened or seared cod, grilled tiger shrimp and an assortment of baby shrimp. Or choose from grilled or blackened prime beef striploin. All these proteins can be added to any salad! Just let your server know your preference.
Seafood
Sustainable seafood is a healthy, nutritious option that’s been linked to better brain health. We have four tempting options that are delicious and served fresh:
Grilled Wild Salmon
Good for your health and your tastebuds, we carefully grill a choice fillet of Sockeye salmon (sustainably caught off the waters of British Columbia) and serve it with an assortment of fresh, seasonal vegetables.
Grouper Florentine or Pacific Red Snapper
Our Pacific red grouper is topped with creamed spinach and oven-baked to perfection, while our fresh Pacific red snapper is topped with saffron-infused rice and oven-baked. Both are served with fresh, seasonal vegetables.
Halibut
This delicious Canadian Halibut is wrapped with prosciutto and topped with a poached egg for a delightful combination that makes a powerful protein dish! Served with seasonal vegetables, this dish is one of our specialties.At Gabriel’s Restaurant, you don’t have to choose between social gatherings and nutrition. Enjoy one of our delicious health-conscious entreés that will support your healthy resolutions while offering special moments with those you love.
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