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Simply Natural Cooking: 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
Lentil & Spinach Pate
Plantain Chips with Bean Dip
Savory Fig & Shallot Crostini
Spicy Thai Wontons
Sunflower Seed Hummus Finger Sandwiches
Sweet Potato Chips

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

Breakfast

Cinnamon & Sugar Apple Ring Fritters
Potato & Veggie Hash
Swiss Muesli with Barley and Oats
Feta Frittata & Greek Potatoes

Dessert

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

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 Peanut Butter Dessert Panini
Double Chocolate Pie with Raspberries
Figgie Pear Sauce w Gingersnap Crumble
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 Mint Ricotta & Fresh Berries
Lavender Lemon Mousse with Fresh Berries
Mexican Chocolate Fondue
Orange, Maple & Walnut Cottage Bake with Blackberry Coulis
Peach & Black Raspberry Crepes
Persimmon and Cranberry Sauce
Pistachio Cherry Fruit Dip
Pomegranate and Clementines with Honey-Lime-Cardamom Syrup
Pumpkin Pie Wontons
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
Vanilla Almond Tea Cookies
Vanilla Bean & Coconut Pineapple Sorbet
Warm Pears with Sweet Vanilla Cream
Whole Grain "O" Krispies

Dips/Sauces

Artichoke and White Bean Dip
Mushroom Gravy
Peanut Butter Hummus
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
BBQ Satay & Greens with Brown Rice

BBQ Greens w/Tofu Skewers & Sweet Potato Fries
Buffalo Strip Sandwich
California Burger
Carribean Black Bean Wrap
Chili Mac
Crustless Veggie Bake
Fettuccini with Cashew Alfredo, Peas and Asparagus
Fried Brown Rice with Asparagus & Almonds
Garlic Swiss Chard Linguini with Fried Eggs
Greek Lentil & Spinach Burgers
Greek Patties on Wilted Spinach
Grilled Primavera & Fresh Herb Penne
Indian Spinach Pita
Monster Black Bean Burgers
Pasta with Spinach & White Bean Sauce
Peanut & Cilantro Tempeh Wraps
Peanut Broccoli Pasta
Pinto & Cheese Poblanos
Polenta Pizza Bake
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
Taquitos al Horno
Two Bean Enchilada-Style Casserole
Vegetarian Mexican Pizza
Veggie Corn Cakes with Chive Oil & Lemon
Veggie Pockets

Salads

Arugula Salad with Warm Walnut & Orange Vinaigrette
Asian Napa Salad
Baby Artichoke Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing
Chickpea Cakes with Spring 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
Green Monster Salad
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
Roasted Sweet Potato & Arugula Salad
Seasoned Vinegar Cucumber Salad
Sesame Noodle 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
Cucumber, Radish & Mango Salad with Agave Lime Vinaigrette
Fried Black Beans & Fajita Rice
Garlic Breadcrumb Broccoli
Italian Spaghetti Squash
Nutty Brown Rice & Broccoli
Parmesan Root Gratin
Roasted Garlic Basil Vegetables
Sticky Sesame Green Beans

Soup

Carrot Ginger Soup with Walnuts
Garden Pea Soup with Fresh Chervil Oil
Greek Lentil & Greens Soup
Kale & Potato Soup
Mediterranean Bean Soup
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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