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Beet & Olive Salad

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Another weird one, but another goodie. This salad is rich & filling due to the carbs + fats, but interesting enough to serve as a light lunch.

gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian, vegan

Beet & Olive Salad

4-6 pre-roasted & peeled beets, chopped

1/2 cup your favorite olives, chopped

1 medium shallot, minced

2 Tbsp capers, fried until just-crispy

Juice + zest of 1/2 a lemon

1/4 cup olive oil

3 Tbsp fresh mint, chopped

3 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

1 avocado, chopped

1 large hand full baby spinach per serving

Generous sprinkle red pepper flakes

Generous sprinkle your favorite nut (I used slivered almonds)

Flake salt & cracked black pepper

First, tear or roughly chop your beets, spray with oil and air fry 15 – 20 mins, shaking a few times, until a bit crispy around the edges.

In a large bowl, whisk the shallot, lemon, oil, herbs & red pepper.

Toss all the rest of the ingredients into the dressing; top with cracked pepper + flake salt.

Serves 2-3 for lunch

Thai Chopped Salad

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Bold in flavor, this Thai-inspired chopped salad is great for a make-ahead lunch.

gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, paleo, low-carb

Thai Chopped Salad

2 medium roasted beets, skinned and chopped

1 large carrot, diced

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

7-8 English breakfast radishes, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 thumb ginger, minced

1 head romaine, ribboned

2 large scallions, chopped

3 Tbsp lime juice

1 tsp maple, date or coconut syrup

1/4 cup nut butter

2 Tbsp coconut aminos, soy sauce or tamari

1 big pinch cayenne or other spicy ground pepper

1 tsp sesame oil

Flake salt & black pepper

1/2 cup toasted nuts – peanuts, almonds, or whatever kind of nut butter you used

In a large salad bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, lime juice, syrup, salty sauce, sesame oil and spicy pepper to form a dressing. If this ends up being a touch thick, thin out with a splash or two of water.

Add the veggies to the bowl and toss.

Add the lettuce and toss again.

Serve topped with flake salt, cracked pepper and roasted nuts.

Makes enough for 4 if your head of romaine is large

Korean BBQ Restaurant Salad

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This is my stab at re-creating (and enhancing) the table salad served at my favorite local Korean BBQ joint. Every time I see this salad I get excited about blueberries, so I added them to mine. I also added a splash of vinegar. Delicious.

gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, paleo

Korean BBQ Restaurant Salad

Half a package arugula

Generous amount pomegranate arils

Big hand full blueberries

Big hand full sliced black olives

1-2Tbsp ground toasted sesame seeds

Splash fruity vinegar

10-12 cherry tomatoes, halved

Sprinkle olive oil

Generous sprinkle flake salt & black pepper

Toss all ingredients in a large salad bowl & serve with your favorite protein.

Makes 2 big salads

Tarragon Chicken Pita

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This is a nice and light chicken salad – perfect tucked inside a pita or scooped up with cucumber rounds.

gluten-free, paleo-ish

Tarragon Chicken Pita

2/3 – 1 cup pulled rotisserie chicken, chopped

2tsp – 1Tbsp tarragon mustard

2-3Tbsp pickled onion, chopped

Enough mayo to bind your ingredients together

1/2 small shallot, diced

2tsp fruity vinegar

3Tbsp slivered almonds or pine nuts

Arugula

Your favorite kind of pita as a vessel for serving – or just in a bowl with cucumber rounds for scooping

Mix everything but the arugula & pita. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Serve as desired.

Makes enough for 2 people if they have normal sized pitas; I wolfed the entire batch down because I was starving and my pitas are Middle-East sized.

Strawberry Prawn Salad

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This one is light, refreshing, and tastes healthy.

It’s also delicious, and packed with protein.

Note: a little fresh Basil or cilantro would be a great addition to this salad.

gluten-free, paleo, pescatarian, low-carb

Strawberry Prawn Salad

200 – 250g prawns

Avocado

Baby spinach

1-2 Persian cucumbers

Slivered almonds

Garlic powder

Togarishi or other spicy mix if desired

1 pint strawberries

2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 tsp date molasses

3 Tbsp olive oil

Generous sprinkle black pepper

Generous sprinkle salt

Juice of 1 lime (about a Tablespoon)

To make the dressing, whiz together 4-5 strawberries, the olive oil, lime juice, balsamic, date molasses, olive oil, salt & pepper.

For the shrimp, season liberally with salt, pepper, garlic powder & togarishi. Cook through.

For the salad, add the rest of the strawberries, chopped; the avocado, also chopped; and chopped cucumbers to a large bowl. Add the shrimp & dressing and toss.

To assemble, add halt the shrimp mix to a bed of spinach and garnish with slivered almonds.

Serves 2

Steak Salad with Spicy Mango Dressing

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This is a fantastic lunch – or dinner – salad. It’s quick to make, bright and fresh, and with a hit of protein.

gluten-free, paleo

Steak Salad with Spicy Mango Dressing

Dressing:

1 mango

1 thumb ginger

4 cloves garlic

3 Tbsp orange juice

2 Tbsp rice vinegar

1 Tbsp soy sauce

Sprinkle red chili flakes

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp sesame oil

2 Tbsp hot & sweet sauce from Indifoods

Juice of 2 limes

Salt & pepper

Salad:

Leftover cooked steak

~ 1/2 c radish, sliced thin

3 small cucumber, sliced into thin half moons

1/3 – 1/2 c frozen peas, thawed

500g baby spinach

10-20 cherry tomatoes, halved

Assemble all dressing ingredients in a blender. Whiz to combine.

In a large bowl, assemble all salad ingredients and toss.

Toss with dressing and serve – I top with my favorite seedy salad topper mix.

Serves 3-ish if you’re having a big lunch salad

No Added Fat Crispy Air Fryer Potatoes

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This is a killer weeknight crispy potato recipe that comes together quickly and requires zero added fat.

gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, paleo

No Added Fat Crispy Air Fryer Potatoes

1 large baking potato, cut into bite-sized pieces

Lots of salt

A seasoning – I used chicken salt, but your current favorite potato seasoning would be perfect

Generously salt a pot of water.

Add your potatoes and bring up to a boil.

Boil until fork tender, about 8 mins.

During the last few minutes of cooking, preheat your air fryer to 400F.

When the potatoes are tender, drain and chuck back into the pot you cooked them in. Vigorously shake to break the potatoes up a bit and get them messy. Toss with your seasoning and air fry about 12 minutes, shaking a couple times during cooking, until your desired crispiness has been reached.

Serves 2, but can be quickly scaled

Simple Stir Fry

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This is a quick-n-dirty stir fry I threw together the first week back from vacation inspired by Thai flavors – without having to source a few specialty ingredients.

gluten-free, paleo

Simple Stir Fry

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts

Zucchini, sliced into half moons

Bell pepper, chopped bite sized

Yellow onion, sliced into thin half moons

Green beans, chopped bite sized

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 Tbsp fish sauce (check your labels for paleo & gluten free)

1 Tbsp coconut aminos or soy sauce

2 tsp chili garlic sauce

2 tsp ketjap manis (check your labels)

2 tsp molasses

Chop your veg. You are looking for about 5 – 6 cups total veg in whatever configuration you’ve got. Add to a large bowl.

Chop your chicken into bite sized pieces and add to the bowl.

In a small bowl, combine the sauces. Pour over the veg & meat and toss.

Preheat your air fryer to 400F for 3 mins.

Air fry your mixture for 8 or 9 minutes (I did 2 batches for a total of 19 minutes), tossing once or twice per go.

Serves 3 – 4 with no carbs; can easily stretch with carbs

Air Fryer Steak

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We’ve been eating one of these steaks most nights we have been home these last few months – DH has perfected his method to a science. I just tried it and smoked the damn house out (again) 😂🙄🤷‍♀️.

gluten-free, paleo, keto

Air Fryer Steak

A steak – preferably ribeye or strip of about 12 – 14 ounces and an inch thick

A little butter

Your favorite seasoning (we use Lowry’s Seasoning Salt)

Preheat your air fryer on 400F for 3 minutes.

Season 1 side of your steak, add to the basket of the air fryer seasoning side down and season the other.

Let cook 3 minutes.

While that’s cooking, get a pan ripping hot. When DH does this, he uses the center burner of our stove – which apparently doesn’t get as hot as my favorite burner, which smoked the house out.

Cook 1:30 per side.

Remove from the heat, pop your little bit of butter on, and let rest a few minutes.

We slice ours into bite-sized pieces because we are heathens and have been having great fun with ‘kitchen steak’. Seats are for sides. 😆

Serves 2

Pork Belly Meatballs

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These babies are a riff on Lions Head meatballs and use up a chunk of the bounty pork belly my wonderful DH brought home last week. One can only have so many days of pork belly slices in a row.

gluten-free, paleo

Pork Belly Meatballs

Meatballs:

500 – 600g pork belly, skin off

1 Tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos

1 Tbsp oyster sauce (check your labels!)

2 tsp rice vinegar

1 tsp maple syrup

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp white pepper

1 inch ginger, peeled and chopped

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp sichuan pepper (I mashed 6 – 10 peppercorns with the butt of my knife to crush)

To form the meatballs, chuck all the ingredients in a food processor and work into a paste. Form into ping pong sized balls and set aside.

Simmer Sauce:

1.5 Tbsp oil

1 cube sugar

2 Tbsp ginger, minced

5 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 tsp sichuan pepper

2 tsp 5-spice powder

2.5 c water

2.5 Tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos

1/4 c mirin

2 tsp sweet soy (check your labels!)

1 Tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tbsp water

Bring all simmer sauce ingredients but the cornstarch to a hard simmer in a large pan. Let simmer 5 minutes to reduce a bit and get the flavors to start working together.

Add the cornstarch slurry and let cook, stirring, a minute or so until you think it’s beginning to thicken.

Nestle the meatballs in the pan and cook, covered, 5 minutes.

Add 1/2 a package snow peas, halved, and a couple bok choy, chopped.

Pop the lid back on and let go 3 minutes. Take the lid off and continue cooking another 2 – 3 minutes.

Serves 3 – 4 for dinner as a stand-alone, if fleshed out with a carb could stretch another serving