Another salad recipe is always handy for keeping your diet varied and interesting. This one packs in the veggies and is great to take to work or to have as a side to a big hunk of protein.
Cucumber & Mixed Greens Salad with Rosemary Vinaigrette
Salad1/4 Iceberg lettuce ((head chopped/torn))3 cups Fresh spinach ((chopped/torn))1/4 c Parsley ((fresh chopped))1/4 c Cilantro ((fresh chopped))1/2 Cucumber ((large, thinly sliced))1/2 Red onion ((thinly sliced))Vinaigrette2 cloves garlicJuice of 2 limes ((about 1/4 c))1/4 c EVOO2 tbsp Dijon mustard ((clean))1 tbsp White vinegar2 tbsp Honey1/2 tsp Sea salt1/2 tsp Fresh ...
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Chocolate Chili Stuffed Sweet Potato
This recipe is a meal like no other! Sweet potatoes are delicious enough but when you add chocolate chili, your taste buds go crazy. This is a must-try. It's also fairly simple to make and very easy to scale up or down according to the number of mouths you're feeding. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chili Stuffed Sweet Potato
1 batch Chocolate Chili*4 Sweet potatoes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and pierce sweet potatoes with a fork.Pour a tsp or so of olive oil into your hands and grease up each of the sweet potatoes.Sprinkle potatoes with sea salt and bake for one hour or until they start to drip “sweetness”.Remove sweet potatoes from ...
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Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
This recipe is ideal both for families whose kids aren't keen on their healthy paleo lifestyle and for hosts who want to show that paleo can be fun. These chicken nuggets are a classier version of normal chicken nuggets and, dipped in the sauce, are suitable for dinner parties and finger food.
Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
Nuggets2 lbs Boneless skinless chicken breasts1/2 c Vinegar1 Egg ((whisked))1/4 c Arrowroot powder1/2 tbsp PaprikaSalt and pepper ((to taste))1 tsp Garlic powderCayenne ((to taste))1/2 c Coconut oil ((or other preferred cooking fat))Sauce1/4 c Yellow mustard1/4 c Honey
Chop ...
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Sweet Potato Hash with Chorizo
So what the hell is chorizo? Chorizo is a seasoned sausage that's common in Mexican and Spanish cuisine. But no worries if you can’t find chorizo, just use any sausage which is free of nasty nitrates and other crap we want to avoid.
Sweet potatoes are usually accepted by the paleo crowd. However my own experience shows that that they are best avoided when trying to lose weight and best used only for occasion indulgence or when you just can’t keep the carb monsters at bay. But your experience may differ - eat at your own delicious risk!
Sweet Potato Hash with Chorizo
1 Chorizo sausage ((Nitrate- and gluten-free, sliced into ...
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Coffee Steak Surprise
So what’s the surprise? It tastes frickin’ awesome - that’s the surprise! Who would have thought that steak and coffee would be the next peanut butter and jelly? Well, we don’t do peanut butter or jelly with our paleo predilections, so hand over the Coffee Steak Surprise, please.
Coffee Steak Surprise
Two 8 − 10 oz Strip steaks1 cup Black coffee ((Strong brewed))1 clove garlic ((minced))1 Shallot ((minced))1 tbs Honey ((leave out if preferred))2 tbs Balsamic vinegar1 tbs olive oil1/4 tsp Rosemary ((dried))1/4 tsp Thyme ((dried))1/4 tsp Salt1/4 tsp Black pepper
While the coffee is still hot, blend with the honey in ...
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Apple Broccoli Salad
This salad makes for a filling and fresh snack or side and makes a change from the usual leafy greens plus cucumber and tomatoes job. If you struggle to get your kids to eat their greens, try them out on this salad because the fruit adds some sweetness that they might enjoy.
Apple Broccoli Salad
Salad1 Head broccoli ((florets, and stem, chopped))1 Red apple ((large, diced))1 cup Green olives ((halved))1/2 c Red onion ((thinly sliced))1 cup Fresh pineapple ((diced, or canned in 100% juice))Optional Ingredients1/4 c Raisins and/or 1/4toasted almond sliversVinaigrette2 cloves garlicJuice of 2 limes1/4 c EVOO2 tbsp ...
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Eggplant & Eggs
Might I say this dish is eggsellent? I don’t know why I bought an eggplant. It was probably because it was on sale and I couldn’t resist. I’d never bought, let alone cooked, an eggplant before I made this recipe. In fact, I can count the number of times I’ve eaten it... on two fingers. I am always looking to try new vegetables, so I figured I would give the eggplant a try. This was a simple and tasty ingredient to cook with. It's also quite healthy. 1 cup of eggplant is only 33 calories. It is not only full of vitamins and minerals but antioxidants too!
1 cup eggplant:
Calories: 33
Carbohydrates: 8g
Protein: 1g
Eggplant & ...
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Sweet Potato Lasagna: No Noodles
Sweet Potato Lasagna
Sweet Potato Lasagna! All I can say is yummy! This special treat will have even your non-paleo friends running back to the table for seconds.
Before we begin I want to give you a fair warning, we will be dirtying a few cooking vessels for this scrumptious recipe. But I promise it will all be worth it in the end.
We are using the ever delicious, yet filling, sweet potato again to work around the gluten found in regular lasagna noodles. So this may not be the best recipe for you if you're looking for something to eat regularly while cutting weight. However, it does make a great weekend ...
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Bacon & Red Onion Brussels Sprouts
Two of our favorite paleo foods in one recipe! You can practically smell this dish just from looking at the photo. Luckily, all of the ingredients used in this recipe are super simple to get hold of. You might even have all of them in your kitchen already. Enjoy!
Bacon & Red Onion Brussels Sprouts
1 lb Brussels sprouts ((fresh or frozen))1/2 Red onion ((large, diced))4 strips bacon ((roughly chopped))1 tbsp ButterBalsamic vinegarCracked black pepper
Toss raw, diced bacon into a large pan and begin to brown. Stir frequently.Meanwhile, steam Brussels sprouts. I steamed my frozen Brussels sprouts in the microwave for ...
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Paleo Hot Cocoa
I think the photo speaks for itself with this recipe. Warm chocolatey goodness. The perfect way to wind down at the end of the day or a healthy treat to keep the kids on board. However you drink it, we're sure you'll love our paleo hot cocoa.
Paleo Hot Cocoa
1 c Coconut milk2 tbsp Dark chocolate cocoa powder ((unsweetened))Stevia ((to taste))
Combine powdered chocolate and coconut milk in a blender.Put chocolate milk mixture into a small saucepan and heat to desired temp.For additional sweetness, add a dash of Stevia. Coffee lovers might consider drinking the unsweetened cocoa as a coffee substitute because the dark ...
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