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Cook Flexitarian: Recipes
Below are healthy and calorie-conscious recipes I have developed and enjoy with my family and friends. I have shared and demonstrated each of these recipes in my cooking classes. All of the recipes are quick, delicious, energizing and flexitarian (semi-vegetarian). Enjoy!

Select from the following recipes:
Appetizers | Breakfast | Dessert | Dips/Sauces
Main dishes | Salads | Sides | Soup

Appetizers

Florentine Fritters
Fried White Beans & Garlic Greens Baguette
Garden Pea & Walnut Hummus
Herbed Goat Cheese & Zucchini Rolls
Lentil & Spinach Pate
Plantain Chips with Bean Dip
Samosas with Indian Pesto
Savory Fig & Shallot Crostini
Spicy Thai Wontons
Sunflower Seed Hummus Finger Sandwiches
Sweet Potato Chips

Swiss Chard & Lemon Rice Rolls
Thai Lettuce Tacos
Tuscan White Bean Crostini
Watercress & Roasted Garlic Crostini
White Bean Bruschetta Pita
Zucchini Fritters
Zucchini Carpaccio

Breakfast

Cinnamon & Sugar Apple Ring Fritters
Potato & Veggie Hash
Swiss Muesli with Barley and Oats
Feta Frittata & Greek Potatoes
Cinnamon Almond Oatmeal with Cranberry Marmalade
Potato & Mushroom Frittata with Roasted Red Pepper Puree

Dessert

Almond Date Truffles
Broiled Pears with Maple Vanilla Walnuts & Cranberries
Cashew Cookies

Chocolate Chia & Almond Bites
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Bars
Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake
Cinnamon Sugar Crisps with Warm Apples
Coconut-Date Candy
Dark Chocolate Mocha Mousse
Dark Chocolate Pistachio Apricots
Double Berry Almond Fruit Tart
Dark Chocolate Covered Grapes
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert Panini
Double Chocolate Pie with Raspberries
Dried Plum & Ginger Compote on Sliced Pears
Fig & Flax Bars
Figgie Pear Sauce w Gingersnap Crumble
Fresh Fruit Snow Cones
Fresh Mint Syrup
Fresh Peach Granola Crumble with Blackberry Puree
Ginger Bark
Golden Honey Rum Bananas with Pecans
Grilled Banana Sundaes
Grilled Pineapple w/ Vanilla Maple Pecan Syrup
Honey Apple Galette
Honey Mint Ricotta & Fresh Berries
Honey Poached Apples with Candied Ginger Ricotta
Lavender Lemon Mousse with Fresh Berries
Mexican Chocolate Fondue
Orange, Maple & Walnut Cottage Bake with Blackberry Coulis
Peach & Black Raspberry Crepes
Peach & Brown Sugar Ice Cream with Gingersnap Topping
Persimmon and Cranberry Sauce
Pistachio Cherry Fruit Dip
Pomegranate and Clementines with Honey-Lime-Cardamom Syrup
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Candied Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Pie Wontons
Raw Caramel Dip
Red Grape Tart
Sautéed Banana and Chocolate Nut Crepes
Sliced Strawberries with Whipped Mango Puree
Sticky Crunch Bars
Strawberries with Rosewater & Honey Creme
Strawberry Lime Ice
Summer Berry Brulee
Sunflower & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Three-Ingredient Honey Apple Tart
Vanilla Almond Tea Cookies

Vanilla Bean & Coconut Pineapple Sorbet
Warm Drunken Fig Sauce on Ice Cream
Warm Pears with Sweet Vanilla Cream
Whole Grain "O" Krispies

Dips/Sauces

Artichoke and White Bean Dip
Mushroom Gravy
Peanut Butter Hummus
Romesco Sauce with Grilled Baguette & Zucchini
Spinach Dip
Vidalia Onion and Herb Dip
Whipped Fresh Herb Cheese
White Bean and Basil Hummus

Main Dishes
Arugula Salad & Pesto Pizza
Avocado & Black Bean Rice Bowl

Bay Avocado Salad Sandwich
Better Mac & Cheese
BBQ Satay & Greens with Brown Rice

BBQ Greens w/Tofu Skewers & Sweet Potato Fries
Brown Rice Nori Rolls with Wasabi Chickpeas
Buffalo Strip Sandwich
California BBQ Veggie Sliders
California Burger
Carribean Black Bean Wrap
Carrot Coconut Curry
Chili Mac
Cornmeal Crusted Tomatoes on Chopped Honey Mustard Salad
Crustless Veggie Bake
Eggplant Manicotti with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Fettuccini with Cashew Alfredo, Peas and Asparagus
Fried Brown Rice with Asparagus & Almonds
Garlic Swiss Chard Linguini with Fried Eggs
Grilled Veggie & Fresh Mozzarella Sandwich with Basil Vinaigrette
Greek Lentil & Spinach Burgers
Greek Patties on Wilted Spinach
Grilled Primavera & Fresh Herb Penne
Indian Spinach Pita
Molasses Beans & Greens Stuffed Sweet Potato
Monster Black Bean Burgers
Pasta with Spinach & White Bean Sauce
Peanut & Cilantro Tempeh Wraps
Peanut Broccoli Pasta
Pinto & Cheese Poblanos
Polenta Pizza Bake
Portobello Parmesan
Shaved Brussels Sprouts & Pasta with Warm Walnut Vinaigrette
Skillet Kale & Pinenut Quiche with Feta Cheese
Soft Tacos with Creamy Guacamole Dressing
Spaghetti Squash w/Tomato, Artichoke & Black Olive Sauce
Spicy Eggplant Steak Wrap with Fresh Basil
Spring Fettuccine Bowl
Spring Fettucini with Cashew Alfredo
Sunflower Lentil Loaf
Taquitos al Horno
Two Bean Enchilada-Style Casserole
Ultimate Veggie Burger with Special Sauce
Vegetarian Mexican Pizza
Veggie Corn Cakes with Chive Oil & Lemon
Veggie Pockets
Winter Squash Rigatoni
Yellow Dahl with Brown Rice

Salads

Arugula Salad with Warm Walnut & Orange Vinaigrette
Asian Napa Salad
Baby Artichoke Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing
Bistro Salad with Potato Croutons and Pomegranate Dressing
Chickpea Cakes with Spring Salad
Crunchy Cabbage Salad
Cucumber Salad
Cucumber, Radish & Mango Salad with Agave Lime Vinaigrette
Curried Chickpea & Basmati Salad
Curried Quinoa Salad
Fennel Radicchio Salad with Apricots & Walnuts
Fig & Goat Cheese Arugula Salad
Greek Salad with Orzo & Feta
Green Monster Salad
Green Pea & Scallion Salad with Grilled Pitas
Grilled Corn Summer Salad
Jicama & Pepita Salad with Sweet Chili-Lime Dressing
Lemon Flax Vinaigrette on Spring Greens
Orzo Salad with Cilantro Lime Pesto
Pesto Tomato Salad
Potato & Asparagus Salad with Walnut Tarragon Vinaigrette
Quinoa & Chickpea Tabouli
Ranchy Romaine Salad
Raw Honey Mustard Kale Salad
Roasted Sweet Potato & Arugula Salad
Seasoned Vinegar Cucumber Salad
Sesame Noodle Salad
Simple Carrot & Mint Salad
Spinach Salad with Pumpkin Seeds and Avocado
Summer Beet & Walnut Salad
Taco Salad
Thai Peanut & Edamame Salad
Wheatberry Salad with Maple Orange Vinaigrette

Sides

Apples and Fennel w/ Warm Maple Vinaigrette
Autumn Vegetables with Brown Sage "Butter"
Barley Basilico
Barley with Dried Cranberries and Toasted Walnuts
Braised Kale with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Brussel Sprouts & Potatoes w/ Horseradish Aioli
Butternut Squash and Barley Pilaf
Butternut Squash Fries & Fried Zucchini
Caprese Couscous
Cashew Curry Sauce on Broccoli
Cucumber, Radish & Mango Salad with Agave Lime Vinaigrette
Fried Black Beans & Fajita Rice
Garlic Breadcrumb Broccoli
Hoisin Butter Sauce on Sautéed Kale
Kale Chips
Italian Spaghetti Squash
Nutty Brown Rice & Broccoli
Parmesan Root Gratin
Roasted Garlic Basil Vegetables
Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Giant Beans & Olives
Sticky Sesame Green Beans
Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Soup

Broccoli Soup with Lemon & Chives
Carrot Ginger Soup with Walnuts
Garden Pea Soup with Fresh Chervil Oil
Greek Lentil & Greens Soup
Kale & Potato Soup
Mediterranean Bean Soup
Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
Spicy Peanut Stew
Spicy Pepper Noodle
Summer Beet & Walnut Salad
Summer Zucchini & Basil Soup
White Bean & Greens Soup w/ Seasoned Breadsticks

Dawn Jackson Blatner RD, LDN

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