Category: gluten free

Summer Wedge Salad with Creamy BBQ Dressing

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A summery twist on the average wedge salad. The BBQ dressing is creamy but light, using a low sugar BBQ sauce for big flavor and low fat yogurt for a creamy texture.

summer wedge salad with creamy bbq dressing

Feeds 4-6. 30-45 minutes

Recipe

  • 1 head of iceberg lettuce
  • 2 ears corn, kernels removed
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1/4 cup chopped banana peppers
  • Big pinch kosher salt
  • 1 5.3 oz container of plain, low fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup low sugar BBQ sauce
  • 1 tsp cider or rice vinegar
  • 1 T water
  • Heaping 1/4 tsp salt

Start by hard boiling eggs. Bring salted water to a boil in a small sauce pan. Slide eggs into pan of boiling water, turn off heat, cover pan and let sit for 9-10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Combine corn through kosher salt in a small bowl and toss to combine. Set aside. To make dressing, combine yogurt through salt and whisk until combined. Peel cooled eggs and cut each in half. Cut iceberg lettuce into wedges. Place each wedge on a plate, drizzle with dressing. Toss corn, then spoon over each wedge. Place egg halves on each plate, drizzle with more dressing, if desired, and serve.

This wedge salad makes the brings all the fresh flavors of summer to one filling, high fiber salad.

White Bean Picnic Salad

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I’m not sure what to call this salad. This salad is everything that I love about Macaroni Salad without the macaroni. PASTA?!! I hardly ever eat pasta because my brain just sets off “bad food” alarms. Pasta is a five alarm emergency in my mind, which makes it hard to enjoy eating it. For everyone else, I believe that pasta in moderation has it’s place but I don’t give myself that much grace. My refined carb phobia is at the bottom of my “things to work on” list. If you, too, have a refined carb phobia, please enjoy this salad as a replacement for macaroni salad when you just want that creamy, crunchy salad next to some bbq chicken.

Creamy but not mayo laden, white bean picnic salad

Serves 4-6 but could easily be doubled. Takes only 10-20 minutes. Gluten Free, Vegetarianish (contains egg)

Recipe

  • 1 can of white beans.
  • 2 eggs, hard boiled
  • 1 c sliced celery
  • 1/2 c diced onion
  • 1/2 green pepper, diced
  • 1/3 c diced dill pickles
  • 1/2 c crème fraiche
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 tsp white or rice vinegar
  • 3/4 tsp agave
  • 1/4 tsp salt (maybe less if pickles are ex salty)
  • Freshly ground black pepper, couple cranks

After you have hard boiled the eggs, drain and rinse the white beans. Place beans in a medium bowl with chopped eggs-pickles and gently mix. Combine crème fraiche-black pepper in a small bowl and mix to combine. Add crème fraiche mixture to the bean mixture and toss to combine, being carefull not to crush the beans. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.

Crab Frittata

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A light main course for breakfast or lunch. High in protein, low fat, low carbrohydrate, and gluten-free. Pair with a green salad, fruit, or roasted potatoes.

Slice of crab fritatta on a pretty plate

Feeds 6. Takes 20 minutes to make. Bakes for 45 minutes. You will need a 9” round cake pan or oven proof skillet.

Recipe

  • 8 eggs
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/3 cup crème fraiche
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2tsp minced jalapeño
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions. Whites and some green.
  • 1 cup freshly grated Swiss cheese
  • 1 cup crab meat. Shredded or chopped and all shell removed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • Cooking spray for pan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Start by prepping green onion, garlic, and jalapeño. Set aside in a small bowl. Grate Swiss cheese, and set aside. Crack eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk well, without over mixing. Mix in crème fraiche, salt and pepper. Next, fold in remaining ingredients.

Spray a deep, 9” round cake pan with cooking spray and pour mixture into pan. Place pan in oven and bake for 45 minutes. Frittata should begin to pull away from the sides of the pan, and the center should be set, when it is ready to be taken out of the oven. Allow to cool slightly before cutting.

Fritatta in the pan