Meal Type: Appetizers

Summer Squash Chèvre

Summer Squash Chèvre

These roasted summer squash coins drizzled with oil and topped with fresh thyme make a simple side dish or elegant appetizer.

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Apple Cheese Slices

Apple Cheese Slices

A simple, sweet snack that you can serve to your family, or for your next dinner party as an appetizer.

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Breaded Chicken Strips

Breaded Chicken Strips

Gluten-free breaded chicken strips that taste just like KFC… minus the unhealthy fats, high calorie count, and deep fried hangover.

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Dhal Aloo Kofta (Vegan ‘Meat’balls)

Dhal Aloo Kofta (Vegan ‘Meat’balls)

The word kofta is derived from Persian k?fta which means “to beat” or “to grind” or meatball. The kofta in India is generally made vegetarian by replacing the ground meat with a variety of vegetables and cheeses. In my homemade rendition I chose to use lentils (aka dhal) and potato (aloo).

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Bacon Wrapped Figs

Bacon Wrapped Figs

Serve these easy to make bacon wrapped figs during the big game and feel good knowing you’re offering a healthier snack. Each wrapped fig is under 100 calories!

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Bacon Wrapped Dates

Bacon Wrapped Dates

The thing I love most about these wrapped dates is that they can be prepared up to 2 days in advance letting you worry about other, more important things (like how the Patriots are going to WIN on Sunday!!!)

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Sweet Almond Pâté

Sweet Almond Pâté

Easily my favorite recipe on the blog. Eat it with a spoon, stir it around with pasta, or use as a cracker or vegetable dip. Any way you enjoy it will change the way you look at almonds.

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Cranberry Turkey Meatballs

Cranberry Turkey Meatballs

These cranberry turkey meatballs are full of flavor and remind me of Thanksgiving dinner, all rolled up in a little ball!

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Pump up your Greens ‘Creamed’ Soup

Pump up your Greens ‘Creamed’ Soup

I’m digging this soup in a big way this week! My favorite way to enjoy it is served cold over top of a bed of long grain brown rice. It would also make a fabulous cracker dip!

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Oil-free Sweet Basil Hummus

Oil-free Sweet Basil Hummus

It tastes like my pesto, it (kinda) looks like my pesto… but wait, it’s low in fat?!

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