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Quinoa Citrus Mango Avocado Black Bean Salad Recipe

May 9, 2019 by Jeanette 17 Comments

Quinoa Citrus Mango Avocado Black Bean Salad

This Quinoa Citrus Mango Avocado Black Bean Salad would make an excellent addition to any meal. Bright with citrus fruits, juicy with mangoes, creamy with avocado, and chock full of protein from quinoa and black beans. Spring is here but temperatures continue to fluctuate between warm and cool.  Spring crops are just starting to come…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, Easter, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: avocado, citrus fruit, grapefruit, oranges, quinoa, salad

Mexican Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Yogurt Avocado Dressing Recipe

May 1, 2019 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Mexican Chopped Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Mexican Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Yogurt Avocado Dressing is so light, no one will guess the secret ingredients in the creamy dressing. The non-fat dressing is deceptively rich and creamy tasting. 148 calories/2 Freestyle points per serving). Last week, we started our Fall Bible Study and I volunteered to bring a savory dish. It…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dips and sauces, gluten-free, New Year, salads, side dishes, vegetables Tagged With: avocado, chopped salad, Greek yogurt, lime cilantro dressing, Mexican salad, oil free dressing, progressive dinner

Mango Avocado Black Bean Quinoa Salad Recipe

April 22, 2019 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Mango Avocado Black Bean Quinoa Salad - this beautiful healthy salad is perfect for entertaining

Mango Avocado Black Bean Quinoa Salad is a beautiful, healthy salad that is perfect as a vegetarian main course salad or a side dish. I first made this vegetarian salad six years ago for a Ladies’ church luncheon. We used to host monthly lunches at people’s homes, and our pastor would stop by for a short…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, dairy-free, Easter, Faith, gluten-free, main courses, New Year, salads, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: avocado, black bean, mango, quinoa, quinoa salad

Broccoli Strawberry Avocado Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

April 8, 2019 by Jeanette 1 Comment

broccoli strawberry avocado salad with poppy seed dressing

Broccoli Strawberry Avocado Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing is a fresh take on traditional broccoli salad. Have you ever had broccoli salad? It’s a popular salad for picnics and summer barbecues. The traditional dressing typically includes mayonnaise and sugar. In addition to broccoli, you might find raisins, bacon, sunflower seeds and cheddar cheese tossed…

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Filed Under: Easter, gluten-free, salads, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, broccoli salad, Easter, Greek yogurt, Spring, strawberries

Corn Tomato Avocado Salsa Salad Recipe

July 30, 2018 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Corn Avocado Tomato Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Corn Tomato Avocado Salsa Salad is perfect for warm weather entertaining. Serve it as a dip for an appetizer, salsa on top of grilled chicken or fish, or as a salad. Casual summer dinners, barbecues and get togethers call for easy recipes that can be thrown together quickly with fresh in-season ingredients. I love…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, salads, side dishes, snacks, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, cilantro, corn, dip, lime, salsa, summer, tomato

Avocado Kale Hummus Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl Recipe

April 17, 2017 by Jeanette 3 Comments

Avocado Kale Oatmeal Bowl - this healthy breakfast bowl is packed with nutrients

This Avocado Kale Hummus Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl is filling and packed with protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. I favor savory breakfasts over sweets in the morning, and find it interesting that in many countries outside of the United States, that breakfast is normally savory. Breakfast is often eaten 12-14 hours after dinner, so it’s important…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, New Year, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, kale, nutritional yeast, power breakfast bowl, savory breakfast

Avocado Banana Whole Wheat Muffins Recipe

June 20, 2016 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Avocado Banana Whole Wheat Muffins - these healthy muffins use avocado in place of butter and oil

These Avocado Banana Whole Wheat Muffins use avocado as a healthy substitute for butter and oil. A few weeks ago, my husband’s niece and cousin from Taiwan came up to Connecticut for a surprise visit. They love baked goods, so I decided to make some muffins for breakfast. I had spotted a recipe for Avocado Banana…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Clean Eating, dairy-free, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: avocado, banana, muffins, whole wheat pastry flour

Crab Avocado Tomato Basil Appetizer with Wasabi Soy Dressing Recipe

September 21, 2015 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Crabmeat Avocado Tomato Basil Appetizer with Wasabi Soy Dressing - impress your guests with this beautiful presentation. The wasabi soy dressing spices things up a bit

This elegant Crab Avocado Tomato Basil Appetizer with Wasabi Soy Dressing is fresh, light and healthy. Sponsored by Peapod. I developed this Crab Avocado Tomato Basil Appetizer with Wasabi Soy Dressing Appetizer for Peapod.com, inspired by an appetizer at the Outback Steakhouse. This light and healthy appetizer is super versatile – it’s elegant enough to serve for a dinner…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Holiday Appetizers, Seafood, shellfish Tagged With: appetizer, avocado, crab, Peapod

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse Recipe

February 10, 2015 by Jeanette 43 Comments

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse - just 145 calories! The perfect Valentine's Day treat!

This Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse is secretly healthy, the perfect treat for chocolate lovers. Valentine’s Day is this Saturday and I’ve got the perfect chocolate dessert for your loved one that is healthy and sugar-free too! After all, what’s Valentine’s Day without some chocolate. This recipe for Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse comes from my friend…

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Filed Under: book review, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, Brenda Bennett, chocolate mousse, cocoa powder, dairy-free, low carb, sugar-free, Sugar-Free Mom

Kale Guacamole Recipe

January 26, 2015 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Kale Guacamole - a healthy and easy guacamole recipe, perfect for Super Bowl!

Kale Guacamole is the perfect way to sneak in some healthy dark leafy greens. Recently, I sampled some kale guacamole at a local market and was surprised by how much I liked it. I’m a big fan of kale but I have to admit I was skeptical about mixing kale in with guacamole. The key…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, New Year, Super Bowl, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, dip, guacamole, Healthy Super Bowl Dips, Healthy Super Bowl Foods, healthy Super Bowl recipe, Healthy Super Bowl Snacks, kale

Smashed Avocado Miso Toast with Poached Egg and Furikake

September 10, 2014 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Smashed Avocado Toast with Poached Egg and Furikaki © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Try this Smashed Avocado Miso Toast with Poached Egg and Furikake for breakfast or brunch – it’s deliciously simple. Have you heard of furikake? This summer, our family celebrated the graduation of our twin boys in Hawaii, one of our favorite places to vacation. It’s a long trip from the East Coast, but no one…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, gluten-free, New Year, Recipes For Foodies, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, avocado toast, breakfast, furikake, poached egg, smashed avocado

Peach Kiwi Avocado Pepper Salsa Recipe

July 31, 2013 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Peach Kiwi Avocado Pepper Salsa © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Peach Kiwi Avocado Pepper Salsa highlights the sweetness and juiciness of summer peaches at their peak. Mint and ginger brighten up this salsa, which is perfect over grilled fish or chicken. 74 calories/serving; 1 Freestyle point/serving. Last summer when my family was vacationing down in Florida, I made a peach salsa for the first…

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Filed Under: csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, fruit salsa, ginger in salsa, kiwi, mint in salsa, peach salsa, peaches, red bell pepper, salsa for chicken, salsa for fish

Avocado Grapefruit Salad Recipe

March 16, 2012 by Jeanette 36 Comments

Grapefruit and Avocado Salad

Avocado Grapefruit Salad is easy, healthy and delicious. This salad is an example of the theory of food combining. Food combining is supposed to improve digestion and absorption of nutrients. Food Combining Theory Recently, I read an article entitled “The Most Powerful Food Secret” by Donna Gates, author of The Body Ecology Diet: Rediscovering Your…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, healthy choices, salads, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, avocado, food combining diet, grapefruit, Ina Garten

Soy Sesame Salmon Tartare with Avocado Recipe

December 30, 2011 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Soy Sesame Salmon Tartare with Avocado served on Cucumber Rounds

Today, I am sharing a recipe for an appetizer I’ve made more times than I can remember over the years, this Soy Sesame Salmon Tartare with Avocado. It is one of the easiest no-cook appetizer recipes and uses just a few fresh ingredients – salmon, scallions, avocado, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice and a few garnishes…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, Fish, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holiday Appetizers, Holidays, Seafood, snacks Tagged With: avocado, healthy appetizer, quick and easy appetizer, quick and easy recipe, salmon, salmon tartare

Zucchini Carpaccio Salad with Avocado Pistachios and Pistachio Oil

August 19, 2011 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Zucchini Carpaccio Salad

This simple but elegant presentation of Zucchini Carpaccio Salad with Avocado, Pistachio and Pistachio Oil highlights fresh zucchini in season. As many of you know, I bought a share in a CSA (“Community Supported Agriculture”) this growing season, which means I pick up a box of local vegetables each week, full of whatever is ripe…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Easter, gluten-free, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, pistachios nuts, salad, vegetable carpaccio, zucchini

Roasted Corn Avocado Black Bean Salsa

June 6, 2011 by Jeanette 35 Comments

Black Bean Corn Avocado Salsa

Roasted Corn Avocado Black Bean Salsa is delicious served as a dip, with tacos, or as an accompaniment to grilled chicken or grilled fish. Salsas are a favorite during the hot summer months. I always look forward to the first harvest of local corn at our farmer’s market. Although I love corn on the cob,…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, salads, snacks, vegan Tagged With: avocado, black beans, corn, dip, roasted corn, salsa

Two Easy Recipes for Salsa: Fresh Strawberry Salsa and Mango Avocado Pepper Salsa

May 2, 2011 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Fresh Strawberry Salsa Served on top of Simply Baked Salmon and Sauteed Spinach With the weather finally turning warming and the farmer’s market opening right around the corner, I can’t wait for the casual dinners that the coming months will bring. One of my favorite summer snacks is fresh salsa. Although I love tomato salsas,…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, snacks, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: allergy-free, avocado, dairy-free, gluten-free, mango, salsa, strawberry, vegan

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