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Recipes - Appetizers
This popcorn looks like a winter wonderland, and is a great alternative to high-sugar kettle corn or the unhealthy oils found in microwave popcorn.
An easy, healthy, and delicious nut mix for your holiday parties.
This recipe features fresh, roasted pumpkin, which is easy and so much more delicious than canned. You'll make more roasted pumpkin here than you'll need for one loaf; visit ElanasPantry.com for more pumpkin recipes.
The perfect fall dip — and an easy way to get your kids to eat their fruit.
This simple-to-make baked treat from Elana's Pantry delivers on flavor and whole-food goodness.
Quick, yummy, and nutritious — these pizza bites serve as a healthy alternative to store-bought versions.
These gluten-free energy bars from the new book Rocket Fuel are easy to mix up for a pre- or postworkout snack.
Not only do many spices naturally boost your metabolism, they’re also delicious. These spice mixes will make you much more likely to opt for raw veggies when you’re looking for something to munch on in the afternoon.
These bites are a great option for an after-school snack or game-time appetizer.
Enjoy with whole-grain pita or your favorite sliced veggies.
Guacamole is the perfect dip, spread, or topping to use up your avocados whether they’re perfectly ripe or a little mushy.
Use to add flavor to your meals or enjoy as a healthy snack.
Topped with creamy goat cheese and sweet figs for the perfect appetizer, snack, or breakfast.
Most store-bought sauces contain high-fructose corn syrup and other artificial ingredients and preservatives. Try this healthy, sweet, and spicy sauce instead.
Blackening is a Cajun technique in which food is coated with a medley of spices and cooked over high heat, usually in a cast-iron skillet or on a grill. To give your food big, complex flavors, toast whole spices, then pulverize them in a mortar or spice grinder. This blackened seasoning pairs well with vegetables like the grilled okra seen here.
Garlic scapes are the tender shoots of the garlic plant that grow up and out of the stem, curling their way toward the sky. Most commercial growers remove the scapes to preserve the energy of the garlic bulbs and increase yield. For home cooks, though, they’re a real treat. Look for scapes at farmers’ markets in early summer. You can chop and prepare them like green beans or slice them thinly and sauté to bring out their delicate aroma. Scapes have a far milder taste than mature garlic.
A gremolata is a condiment made from chopped aromatic herbs and citrus zest. This variation is a particularly pretty one, and tastes great served with roast lamb, other roasted or grilled meats, or fish. Lemon zest is used traditionally, but you can change it up by trying lime, grapefruit, or orange zest.
Earthy and crunchy, these cumin- and coriander-infused pumpkinseeds are a cinch to make.
Scared or simply annoyed by fresh fava beans, which seem to require cracking open pod after pod before cooking? Don’t be, writes Kristen Miglore in Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook.