Sides and Sauces

Chinese 5-spice turkey lettuce cups

Chinese 5-spice turkey lettuce cups

Asian flavors are tough to replace, but the deep, rich flavor that was once only found in soy sauce is brought out with a fermented coconut product called coconut aminos. You can find coconut aminos in most health food stores as well as from online retailers. As with…

Buffalo chicken lettuce wraps

Buffalo chicken lettuce wraps

Lettuce wraps are one of my favorite ways to take whatever random protein I have in the refrigerator and turn it into something delicious and handheld. The crunch and freshness of lettuce wrapped around this spicy chicken is a fun change of pace from Buffalo wings….

Slippery Wings

Slippery Wings

Serves 2 humans Ingredients 1 lb chicken wings coarse ground sea salt, to taste Instructions Preheat the oven to 375F. | Pat chicken wings dry using paper towels. Transfer to a 15×10 rimmed baking sheet and season with sea salt. | Bake for 45 minutes or until the…

Citrus Fennel Salad with Beets

Citrus Fennel Salad with Beets

Serves 4-6 humans Ingredients 2 beets 1 golden beet 2 fennel bulbs, stalks and fronds 1/2 red onion, sliced 2 pears, sliced (1 Bosc & 1 Red D’Anjou for extra color) 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped 1 orange 1 lemon 1 lime 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil…

Ceaser Salad

Ceaser Salad

Serves 4-6 humans This is not a typical creamy Caesar salad with croutons and Parmesan cheese, but you can find one of those on Paleo Porn. This is the salad that was constantly requested by friends when we would attend parties. Since this was before Jeff and I were…

Sweet Potato Salad

Sweet Potato Salad

Serves 4-6 humans Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped 2 celery ribs, sliced 2 green onions, sliced fresh dill, minced coarse ground sea salt coarse ground black pepper Instructions Individually wrap sweet potatoes in foil. Bake at 350F for one…

Paleo Chicken Salad

Paleo Chicken Salad

Serves 2-3 humans Ingredients 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cubed 1/4 cup Paleo Mayo 1 Portobello mushroom, chopped 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped 1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground sea salt fresh parsley fresh basil…

Pesto Stuffed Avocado

Pesto Stuffed Avocado

Serves 4 humans Ingredients 2 avocados 1 cup cabbage, shredded Cashew Pesto Instructions Slice avocados in half, remove the pit and set aside. Use a food processor (or handheld box grater) to shred the cabbage. Use leftover cabbage to make Coleslaw. Stuff each avocado…

Kale Chips

Kale Chips

Serves 3-4 humans Ingredients 1 bunch fresh organic lacinato kale 2–3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted coarse ground sea salt, to taste Instructions Preheat the oven to 300F. Rinse the kale under running water. Pat dry between two paper towels. Tear leaves from stems…

Truffle Shoestring Sweet Potato Fries

Truffle Shoestring Sweet Potato Fries

Serves 3-4 humans Ingredients 1 lb sweet potato duck fat 1 teaspoon black truffle oil Truffle Salt, to taste Instructions Cut ends off the sweet potato. Using the shredder blade of a spiralizer (or a julienne peeler) cut the sweet potato into long spaghetti-like…

Duck Fat Shoestring Sweet Potato Fries

Duck Fat Shoestring Sweet Potato Fries

Serves 3-4 humans Ingredients 1 lb sweet potato duck fat Instructions Cut ends off the sweet potato. Using the shredder blade of a spiralizer (or a julienne peeler) cut the sweet potato into long spaghetti-like spiral strands. Transfer the spiralized sweet potato to a…