A beautiful side dish with a small ingredient list that packs great flavor.
Type of dish: Side Dish
Equipment: Pot with steamer basket and lid, sauté pan
Servings: Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients:
2 to 2 1/2 pounds asparagus, washed, tough bottom parts broken off, and sliced into one-inch pieces
1 TB traditional fat of choice
5 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1/2 cup almonds, sliced or roughly chopped
juice of one lemon
salt to taste
Directions:
Steam asparagus in covered pot with steamer basket, with one to two" ...
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Beet soup can be served hot or chilled. It's especially good served hot in cold weather, but serve this soup however you'd like!
Type of dish: Side Dish, Soup
Equipment: Soup pot, optional blender or immersion blender
Servings: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
1 yellow onion, chopped large
1 TB fat of choice
4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
4 cups peeled and chopped beets, 1 inch cubes (about 3 beets , but depends on the size of the beets)
1 1/2 cups peeled carrots, cut ...
This is a simplified version of the Indonesian stew called rendang, using readily available ingredients. The prep time for this dish is quick, as this is a recipe that does not require browning the meat.
Type of dish: Entree
Equipment: Food processor or blender, large oven-safe pot
Servings: Makes 2 to 4 servings
Ingredients:
2 lbs. beef stew cubes
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
3 stalks lemongrass
6 shallots or 1 1/2 red onions, roughly chopped (or substitute any onion if more readily available)
2 red ...
Enjoy this easy, delicious snack - perfect for bringing to work or part of a nice breakfast.
Type of dish: Snack
Equipment: Food processor, pot with lid
Servings: Makes 1-2 servings.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 cup fresh basil, packed
1 large or 2 small cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
3 TB pine nuts, lightly toasted or raw
1/4 cup olive oil
salt to taste -about 1/8 to 1/4 tsp
a few grinds black pepper
Directions:
Hard boil the eggs. Bring a pot of water to a simmer. Use ...
This recipe is particularly good with almonds, but feel free to substitute any nut you like. A delicious, healthy snack.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 tsp olive oil or other fat of choice
2 tsp fresh rosemary leaves, minced
1/2 tsp minced or pressed garlic (about 2 medium sized cloves of garlic)
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
1/8 tsp salt
Directions:
Place the almonds in a bowl and mix with the 1/2 tsp oil.
In a small bowl, mix the rosemary, garlic, onion ...
Today's recipe isn't quite a recipe - it's a useful trick in the kitchen. On a paleo/primal diet, it's difficult to find appropriate thickeners for sauces and soups. Today, your problem is solved! Try these squash thickener cubes for easy thickening of most recipes.
Note: this trick won't work very well with egg-based emulsions sauces like Hollandaise, but works very well with stock-based sauces and soups.
Ingredients:
2lbs squash (you can make a smaller or larger batch if necessary ...
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