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Thai Chopped Salad

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This Thai Chopped Salad is the perfect summer salad: it packs a big flavor punch while still being light and refreshing on a hot summer day. Even better news?? This easy salad is vegan, grain free, and gluten free – even easily made paleo if you swap for a different nut butter.

Thai Chopped Salad

I love this salad as a big side dish, or you can make it a hearty full meal by adding in some quinoa or brown rice, and topping with shredded chicken, tofu or sauteed shrimp if you’re feeling for some protein.

I kept the ingredients simple and accessible – they’ve been available at Sprouts every time I’ve been in the past few months. I’ve been loving shopping at my local Sprouts during these crazy times. I’ve been super fortunate to choose from a huge selection of farm fresh produce every time I’ve been in to shop.

And if you don’t happen to have these veggies on hand in your home, you can swap in other veggies (different greens, add cucumber or some jalapenos!) or a different nut butter for the dressing based (almond butter or cashew butter would also taste great).

Packed with cruciferous veggies, plant-based protein, and healthy fats, this Thai chopped salad is what summertime dreams are made of

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Thai Chopped Salad

The perfect summer salad that packs a big flavor punch while being light and refreshing at the same time. It's also vegan, gluten free, and grain free to fit any diet type.

Ingredients

Salad Ingredeints

  • 3 cups shredded purple cabbage
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 2 handfuls spinach
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely sliced
  • 1/4 cup green onions, finely sliced
  • 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • 1 lime, sliced (for garnish)
  • 1/3 cup raw cashews

Peanut Butter Dressing

  • 1/2 cup salted creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos or gluten free soy sauce
  • 2-3 tbsp maple syrup (adjust to desired sweetness)
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 limes, juiced (about 3-4 tbs)
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  • Add the cabbage, carrots, spinach, red bell pepper and cilantro into a large mixing bowl. Toss to combine. 
  • In a small bowl, whisk together ingredients for the nut butter sauce. You want it to drizzle easily, so you may need to add a few tablespoons of water to thin it out depending on how thick your peanut butter is. 
  • Mix in the dressing with the vegetables, and toss until completely coated. 
  • Top with raw cashews and serve with a slice of lime to squeeze for garnish
  • Serve immediately

Whole30 Egg Bowl

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When you hear “no gluten, no grains, no dairy, no sugar, no processed foods”, it can be pretty intimidating to figure out what the heck you’re going to eat. But doing Whole30 doesn’t have to be tasteless or a total headache. Rather, you can enjoy crazy flavorful and filling meals all month long. 

I have some variation of this bowl every week, and it’s an absolute favorite. All you really need to keep my happy is a couple simple ingredients cooked well.

Whole30 Buffalo Chicken

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Shredded Whole 30 buffalo chicken is my current obsession. I seriously can’t get enough of this recipe: it’s so flavorful, juicy, and insanely easy to make! It’s the perfect make-ahead meal, and makes amazing leftovers all week long. 

 There are also so many ways to serve this up: stuffed in a baked sweet potato, paired with some roasted veggies and avocado ranch, or even tossed with some zoodles. Pretty much any combo is insanely delicious, so you can’t go wrong.  

You can make the chicken in a slow cooker, Dutch oven, or instant pot (or hell, a covered glass baking dish) aka it works for errrbody’s cooking style.

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Whole30 Buffalo Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breast
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 cup "The New Primal" medium buffalo sauce
  • 2 tbs ghee
  • 3 tbs coconut aminos
  • Hefty pinch of cayenne optional

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in pot of choice.
  • COOK: Slow cooker (4-6 hours on low), Dutch oven/covered glass baking dish (2.5 – 3 hours at 280), Instant pot (8 mins manual setting)
  • Shred chicken with two forks, then stir back into sauce.
  • Top with @primalkitchenfoods ranch (or any ranch you want!)

Sweet Potato Toast

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Coming at ya here with whole30 friendly sweet potato toasts! Gosh these are the tastiest and the best substitute for that bread.  The best part is they can be savory or deliciously sweet. You guys can literally pile up any toppings and they will taste amazing. Here’s some fun examples:

  • Almond butter with blueberries and coconut
  • Avocado, everything but the bagel seasoning, and microgreens
  • Banana, pomegranate seeds, and freeze dried raspberries
  • Honey crisp apple slices with coconut and cashew butter

Now let’s start with baking these beauts.

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Sweet Potato Toast

Ingredients

  • 1 Sweet Potato
  • Assorted Ingredients (see above for inspo)

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 425
  • Slice sweet potato into long, ¼ inch thick strips
  • Rub with coconut, olive, or avocado oil
  • Bake for 20-15 minutes, flip at 10 minute mark
  • Top with toppings!

Notes

These are not crispy crunchy toasts like bread. Sorry, that ain’t gonna happen without frying. But these do make a wonderful alternative if you’re keeping it plant based, vegan, and grain free!

Probiotic PB&J Smoothie

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This baby is literally my childhood just blended up into a bomb breakfast smoothie.  If only I got this snack as a kid… definitely more boujee than my white bread pb&j sandies. Not only is it the tastiest treat, but it’s grain free, packed with protein, probiotics, fiber, and healthy fats.  I mean, c’mon! The perfect post- workout drink! Honestly wish I could have this every day.

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Probiotic PB&J Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup frozen berries
  • 1/2 cup frozen raw zucchini
  • 1/2 frozen banana
  • 2 scoops Terra Origin berry probiotic collagen peptides
  • 2 tbs hemp seeds
  • 1 tbs peanut butter you can swap for almond or cashew butter to keep paleo
  • 1/2 cup Califia Farms almond milk

Instructions

  • Blend together in high powered blender (I use a Vitamix). Topped mine off with a drizzle of peanut butter, blueberries, hemp seeds, and Purely Elizabeth grain free banana walnut granola