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[2017] 500 Paleo Diet Recipes

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by Jennifer Evans


  4 cups mixed salad greens

  1 avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped

  A handful cherry tomatoes, halved

  2 tablespoons scallions, chopped

  Directions:

  In a bowl, mix ghee with a pinch of salt, black pepper, dill and paprika and stir well.

  Put shrimp in a bowl, add half of the ghee mix over them toss well and leave aside in the fridge for 1 hour.

  Heat up a pan over medium high heat, add shrimp, cook for 3 minutes on each side and transfer to a bowl.

  Add the rest of the ghee mix, bacon, mixed greens, avocado, tomatoes and scallions, toss everything well and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutrition: calories 200, fat 3, fiber 5, carbs 7, protein 15

  Green Apple And Shrimp Salad

  The combination is just right for a summer dinner!

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 0 minutes

  Servings: 3

  Ingredients:

  1 green apple, cored and chopped

  2 cups shrimp, peeled, deveined, cooked and chopped

  3 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and chopped

  1 small red onion, chopped

  ¼ cup Dijon mustard

  4 celery stalks, chopped

  1 tablespoon olive oil

  2 tablespoons vinegar

  ½ teaspoon thyme, chopped

  ½ teaspoon parsley, chopped

  ½ teaspoon basil, chopped

  A pinch of sea salt

  Black pepper to the taste

  Directions:

  In a big salad bowl, mix apple pieces with shrimp, eggs, onion and celery and stir.

  In another bowl, mix mustard with oil, vinegar, thyme, parsley, basil, a pinch of salt and black pepper and whisk well.

  Add this to your salad, toss well and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutrition: calories 110, fat 2, fiber 4, carbs 7, protein 15

  Simple Cucumber Salad

  This really special summer salad will be ready in no time!

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 0 minutes

  Servings: 4

  Ingredients:

  1 zucchini, cut with a spiralizer

  3 big cucumbers, cut with a spiralizer

  2 garlic cloves, minced

  1 and ½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar

  ¼ teaspoon ginger, grated

  A pinch of sea salt

  Black pepper to the taste

  2 teaspoons sesame oil

  1 small red jalapeno pepper, chopped

  5 mint leaves, chopped

  Directions:

  In a salad bowl, mix zucchini noodles with cucumber ones, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper and stir.

  Add vinegar, oil, jalapeno and mint, toss to coat and serve right away.

  Enjoy!

  Nutrition: calories 90, fat 0, fiber 1, carbs 1, protein 5

  Cuban Radish Salad

  This is just great!

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 0 minutes

  Servings: 4

  Ingredients:

  6 radishes, sliced

  1 romaine lettuce head, chopped

  1 avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped

  2 tomatoes, roughly chopped

  1 red onion, chopped

  For the salad dressing:

  ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

  ½ cup olive oil

  ¼ cup lime juice

  3 garlic cloves, minced

  A pinch of sea salt

  Black pepper to the taste

  Directions:

  In a salad bowl, mix radishes with lettuce leaves, avocado, onion and tomatoes and stir.

  In another bowl, mix vinegar with oil, lime juice, garlic, a pinch of salt and black pepper and whisk well.

  Add this to salad, toss to coat and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutrition: calories 100, fat 0.6, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 4

  Radish And Eggs Salad

  It’s a creamy and very healthy Paleo salad!

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 10 minutes

  Servings: 2

  Ingredients:

  8 radishes, sliced

  2 eggs

  ½ cup green onions, chopped

  1 tablespoon mayonnaise

  ½ teaspoon mustard

  1 tablespoon lemon juice

  A pinch of sea salt

  Black pepper to the taste

  A few lettuce leaves, chopped

  Directions:

  Put water in a pot, add eggs, bring to a boil over medium high heat, cook for 10 minutes, transfer eggs to a bowl filled with ice water, leave them to cool down, peel and chop them.

  In a salad bowl, mix lettuce leaves with chopped eggs, green onions and radishes.

  Add mustard, mayo, lemon juice, a pinch of salt and black pepper, toss to coat well and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutrition: calories 110, fat 1, fiber 2, carbs 4, protein 10

  Paleo Dessert Recipes

  Paleo Hazelnut Balls

  After a delicious paleo meal, you must enjoy a delicious paleo dessert! Try this one!

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 30 minutes

  Cooking time: 0 minute

  Ingredients:

  10 hazelnuts, roasted

  1 cup hazelnuts, roasted and chopped

  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  2 tablespoons raw cocoa powder

  ¼ cup maple syrup

  Directions:

  Put ½ cup chopped hazelnuts in your food processor and blend well.

  Add vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and maple syrup and blend again well.

  Roll the 10 hazelnuts in cocoa powder mix, dip them in the rest of the chopped hazelnuts and arrange balls on a lined baking sheet.

  Introduce in the freezer for 20 minutes and then serve them.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 47, fat 2, carbs 11, fiber 0.1, sugar 7, protein 2

  Paleo Pumpkin Cookies

  These cookies are a real treat! We recommend you to try them soon!

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 20 minutes

  Ingredients:

  ¼ cup apple sauce

  1 and ½ cup pumpkin puree

  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  ¼ cup coconut milk

  1 cup almond milk

  ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

  ½ cup coconut flour

  Directions:

  In a bowl, mix applesauce with pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and coconut milk and stir very well.

  Add almond meal, pumpkin pie spice, and coconut flour and stir well again.

  Drop spoonfuls of batter on a lined baking sheet, flatten with a fork, introduce in the oven at 350 degrees F and bake for 25 minutes.

  Take cookies out of the oven, leave aside to cool down, transfer to a platter and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 140, fat 18, carbs 22, fiber 1.1, protein 10

  Paleo Almond Bars

  It’s so easy to make a delicious paleo dessert! This recipe is the perfect example!

  Servings: 9

  Preparation time: 30 minutes

  Cooking time: 7 minutes

  Ingredients:

  ½ cup coconut butter

  ¾ cup melted coconut oil

  ½ cup cocoa powder

  ½ cup maple syrup

  ¼ cup dark chocolate, chopped

  ½ cup raspberries

  ¼ cup almonds, roasted and chopped

  Directions:

  Heat up a pan over medium heat, add coconut oil, coconut butter, maple syrup and cocoa powder and stir well until everything blends.

  Add chocolate pieces, almonds, and raspberries and stir again.

  Pour this mix into a lined baking tray, introduce in the freezer for 20 minutes, slice, arrange on plates and serve.

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  Nutritional value: calories 120, fat 3.5, carbs 5, fiber 0, protein 1

  Paleo Muffins

  Make these today, and you can even enjoy them tomorrow for breakfast!

  Servings: 8

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 30 minutes

  Ingredients:

  1 cup almond butter

  1 egg, whisked

  3 bananas, chopped

  ½ cup cocoa powder

  2 tablespoons raw honey

  2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  Directions:

  In a bowl, mix almond butter with bananas, cocoa powder, egg, vanilla extract and honey and stir very well.

  Pour this into a muffin tray, introduce in the oven at 375 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes.

  Leave muffins to cool down for 5 minutes, removed from muffin tray and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 171, fat 19, carbs 24, fiber 1, protein 10

  Paleo Stuffed Apples

  It may seem like a classic fall dessert, but it’s actually more than that!

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 40 minutes

  Ingredients:

  4 apples, peeled

  1 cup fresh blueberries

  2 teaspoons lemon juice

  ½ cup apple juice

  ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ground

  4 tablespoons almond meal

  4 tablespoons coconut flakes

  Directions:

  Scoop the inside of each apple, brush them with lemon juice and place in a baking dish.

  Fill apples with blueberries and sprinkle cinnamon on top.

  Spread the rest of the blueberries in the baking dish, pour apple juice, sprinkle almond meal and coconut flakes on each apple, introduce everything in the oven at 375 degrees F and bake for 40 minutes.

  Take apples out of the oven, leave them to cool down, divide between plates and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 169, fat 1.4, carbs 38, fiber 4.7, sugar 31, protein 3.8

  Paleo Raspberry Popsicles

  Are you looking for something refreshing to eat on a hot summer day? Try this amazing paleo dessert.

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 2 hours

  Cooking time: 15 minutes

  Ingredients:

  1 and ½ cups raspberries

  2 cups water

  Directions:

  Put raspberries and water in a pan, heat up over medium heat, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.

  Take off heat, pour the mix into an ice cube tray, add a popsicle stick in each, introduce in the freezer and chill for 2 hours.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 58, fat 0.4, carbs 0, fiber 2. protein 1.4

  Paleo Pumpkin Pudding

  It’s so creamy and perfect! It’s one of our favorite paleo desserts!

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 8 minutes

  Ingredients:

  1 and ¾ cup almond milk

  ½ cup pumpkin puree

  2 tablespoons tapioca starch

  ¼ cup raw honey

  1 tablespoon water

  1 egg

  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ground

  ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ground

  1/8 teaspoon allspice, ground

  ¼ teaspoon ginger, ground

  Directions:

  In a bowl, mix tapioca starch with water and stir well.

  Put almond milk in a pot and mix with honey and egg.

  Stir, bring to a boil and stir in the tapioca starch mix.

  Cook for 2 minutes and take off heat.

  In a bowl, mix pumpkin puree with vanilla extract, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and ginger and stir well.

  Pour this into almond milk mix, stir and place over medium high heat.

  Cook for 4 minutes, transfer to dessert bowls and serve after you’ve chilled in the freezer for 2 hours.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 246, fat 5.3, carbs 43, fiber 0.5, sugar 5, protein 6

  Paleo Hazelnut Pancakes

  These are perfect for dessert but also for breakfast!

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 15 minutes

  Cooking time: 20 minutes

  Ingredients:

  ¼ cup coconut milk

  1 banana, peeled and mashed

  4 eggs

  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  1 and ½ cups hazelnut meal

  2 tablespoons coconut flour

  ½ teaspoon baking soda

  Ghee for cooking

  For the sauce:

  2 tablespoons coconut oil

  1 tablespoon lemon juice

  2 blood oranges, peeled and sliced

  Juice from 1 blood orange

  2 teaspoons honey

  1 vanilla bean

  Directions:

  Heat up a pan with the coconut oil over medium heat, add orange juice, lemon juice, honey and vanilla bean, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes stirring from time to time.

  In a bowl, mix eggs with vanilla extract and coconut milk and stir.

  Add mashed banana, coconut flour, baking soda and hazelnut meal and stir very well.

  Heat up a pan with the ghee over medium heat, spoon ¼ cup pancake mix, spread a bit, cook for 3 minutes on one side, flip, cook for 1 more minute and transfer to a plate.

  Repeat this with the rest of the batter and serve pancakes with orange slices on the side and with the orange sauce on top.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 90, fat 4.2, carbs 10, fiber 0.5, sugar 2.7, protein 2.4

  Simple Paleo Cherry Jam

  There are a lot of ways to make a good jam, but this recipe is one of the best!

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 40 minutes

  Ingredients:

  1 cup raw honey

  1 tablespoon lemon juice

  6 cups cherries, pitted and roughly chopped

  Directions:

  Put cherries in a pan, add honey and leave aside for 10 minutes.

  Place pan over medium heat, bring to a simmer and mix with lemon juice.

  Cook for 30 minutes, stirring all the time, take off heat and serve in small dessert bowls.

  Keep the rest in the fridge.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 50, fat 0, carbs 12, fiber 0, sugar 13, protein 0

  Paleo Coconut Macaroons

  It’s a dessert with such an intense flavor! It’s really good!

  Servings: 4

  Preparation time: 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 40 minutes

  Ingredients:

  1 egg white

  3 cups coconut flakes

  2/3 cup almond milk

  ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

  1 teaspoon lemon juice

  1 teaspoon lemon zest

  For the lemon curd:

  5 tablespoons ghee, softened

  ½ cup raw honey

  2 egg yolks

  2 eggs

  1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated

  2/3 cup lemon juice

  Directions:

  In a bowl, mix honey with ghee and stir with a mixer for 3 minutes.

  Add 2 egg yolks and 2 eggs and mix again well.

  Add 2/3 cup lemon juice and mix 1 minute more.

  Transfer this to a pot, heat up over medium-low heat and cook for 15 minutes stirring often.

  Add 1 teaspoon lemon zest, stir, take off heat, transfer to a bowl and keep in the fridge for now.

  In a bowl, mix coconut flakes with almond milk, 1 egg white, vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon zest and stir well.

  Shape small cookies, arrange them on a lined baking sheet, introduce in the oven at 325 degrees F and bake 20 minutes.

 
Take cookies out of the oven, leave aside for 5 minutes and arrange them on a platter.

  Fill each macaroon with the lemon curd you’ve made and serve.

  Enjoy!

  Nutritional value: calories 100, fat 4, carbs 11, fiber 2, sugar 9, protein 1

  Spring Cheesecake

  Think about how happy you’ll make everyone with this Paleo dessert!

  Preparation time: 2 hours and 10 minutes

  Cooking time: 0 minutes

  Servings: 4

  Ingredients:

  For the crust:

  ½ cup pecans

  ½ cup macadamia nuts

  ½ cup dates

  ½ cup walnuts

  For the filling:

  1 cup date paste

  3 cups cashews, soaked for 3 hours

  ½ cup almond milk

  2 cups strawberries

  ¾ cup coconut oil

  ¼ cup lime juice

  Sliced limes for serving

  Sliced strawberries for serving

 

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