Great Green Dip
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup almond milk
2 garlic cloves, minced
28 ounces artichokes, canned, drained and chopped
1 cup cashews, soaked for 2 hours and drained
8 ounces canned water chestnuts, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons mustard
8 ounces spinach
Black pepper to the taste
1 tablespoon Paleo mayonnaise
Directions:
In your food processor, mix cashews with garlic, almond milk, mustard and lemon juice, blend well and transfer to your instant pot.
Add chestnuts, spinach, black pepper and artichokes, stir, cover and cook on high for 3 hours.
Transfer to a bowl, cool down, add mayo, stir and serve as a party dip.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 130, fat 4, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 4
Carrot Snack
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Servings: 14
Ingredients:
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 cup water
1 egg white, whisked
1 cup baby carrots, grated
¾ cup pecans, chopped
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons coconut flour
2 tablespoons flax meal
Directions:
In a bowl, mix baby carrots with egg white, cinnamon, pecans, honey, flax meal and coconut flour, stir well and shape 14 balls out of this mix.
Add the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add carrot balls, cover and cook on High for 6 minutes.
Arrange carrot balls on a platter and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 120, fat 2, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 3
Mushroom Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 pound chorizo, chopped
1 pound big white mushroom caps, stems separated and chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup water
1 yellow onion, chopped
A pinch of black pepper
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add mushrooms stems, onion and a pinch of black pepper, stir and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add chorizo, stir, transfer to a bowl, cool down and stuff mushrooms with this mix.
Clean your instant pot, add the water, add the steamer basket, place stuffed mushrooms inside, cover and cook on High for 7 minutes.
Arrange on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 135, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 4, protein 12
Zucchini Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3 zucchinis, thinly sliced lengthwise
14 bacon slices
1 cup water
½ cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
½ cup basil, chopped
Black pepper to the taste
Directions:
Put zucchini slices in a bowl, add vinegar, toss a bit and leave aside for 10 minutes.
Drain and arrange zucchini slices on a cutting board.
Divide bacon slices, basil and sundried tomatoes into each zucchini slices, season with a pinch of black pepper, wrap and secure with toothpicks.
Add the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add zucchini rolls, cover and cook on High for 5 minutes.
Arrange on a platter and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 143, fat 2, fiber 3, carbs 5, protein 3
Crazy And Unique Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons curry powder
1 cup almond flour
1 cup water
3 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless and cut into thin strips
2 teaspoons turmeric powder
1 tablespoon cumin, ground
1 tablespoon garlic powder
Black pepper to the taste
Directions:
In a bowl, mix curry powder with flour, turmeric, cumin, garlic powder and black pepper, stir well, add chicken strips and toss to coat.
Put the water in your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add chicken strips, cover and cook on High for 10 minutes.
Arrange on a platter and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 100, fat 2, fiber 3, carbs 4, protein 2
Almonds Surprise
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons cinnamon powder
3 tablespoons stevia
4 and ½ cups almonds, raw
2 cups water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
In a bowl, mix 1 cup water with vanilla extract and whisk.
In another bowl, mix cinnamon with stevia and stir.
Dip almonds in water, then in cinnamon mix and place them in a heatproof dish.
Add the rest of the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add the dish inside, cover and cook on High for 10 minutes.
Transfer almond to a bowl and serve them as a snack.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 100, fat 3, fiber 4, carbs 3, protein 4
Sweet Potato Spread
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
2 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
¼ cup sesame seeds paste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon cumin, ground
2 cups water+ 2 tablespoons water
A pinch of salt
Directions:
Put 2 cups water in your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add potatoes, cover and cook on High for 12 minutes.
Transfer potatoes to your food processor, add 2 tablespoons water, sesame seeds paste, lemon juice, garlic, oil, cumin and a pinch of salt and pulse really well.
Divide into bowls and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 130, fat 3, fiber 1, carbs 4, protein 7
Mint Dip
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 bunch spinach, chopped
½ cup water
2 tablespoons mint, chopped
1 scallion, sliced
¾ cup coconut cream
Black pepper to the taste
Directions:
Put spinach and water in your instant pot, cover and cook on High for 4 minutes.
Drain spinach well, transfer it to a bowl, add mint, scallion, cream and black pepper and stir really well.
Leave this dip aside for 10 minutes before serving it.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 140, fat 3, fiber 3, carbs 3, protein 3
Popular Shrimp Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 2 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
2 pounds big shrimp, deveined
4 cup water
1 lemon, halved
2 bay leaves
1 medium lemon, sliced for serving
¾ cup tomato paste
2 and ½ tablespoons horseradish, prepared
¼ te
aspoon hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions:
Put the water in your instant pot, add halved lemon and bay leaves.
Add shrimp, cover and cook on High for 2 minutes.
Transfer shrimp to a bowl filled with ice water, cool it down and transfer to smaller bowls filled with ice.
In a separate bowl, mix hot sauce with tomato paste, lemon juice and horseradish and whisk.
Serve your shrimp with the sauce you made and lemon slices on the side.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 140, fat 1, fiber 3, carbs 5, protein 2
Incredible Scallops
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 jalapeno pepper, seedless and minced
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ teaspoon mustard
Black pepper to the taste
A pinch cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
12 big sea scallops
2 oranges, sliced
Directions:
In your blender, mix jalapeno with olive oil, mustard, black and vinegar and pulse really well.
Season scallops with cayenne pepper.
Heat up a pan with the vegetable oil over high temperature, add scallops and cook them for 3 minutes on each side.
Divide scallops on plates, place orange slices on top and drizzle the jalapeno vinaigrette.
Enjoy!
Broiled Lobster Tails
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
2 big whole lobster tails
½ teaspoon paprika
½ cup coconut butter
White pepper to the taste
1 lemon cut into wedges
Directions
Place lobster tails on a baking sheet, cut top side of lobster shells and pull them apart
Season with white pepper and paprika.
Add butter and toss gently
Introduce lobster tails in preheated broiler and broil for 10 minutes.
Divide among plates, garnish with lemon wedges and serve right away!
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 140, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 6, protein 6
Delightful Herring Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
10 pieces herring roe, soaked in water for half a day and drained
3 cups water
2 tablespoons stevia
3 tablespoons coconut aminos
1 handful mild chili flakes
Directions:
In your instant pot, mix water with stevia, aminos, chili flakes and herring roe.
Cover, cook on High for 2 minutes, divide into bowls and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 140, fat 2, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 3
Salmon Patties
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 pound salmon, ground
2 tablespoons lemon zest
Black pepper to the taste
A pinch of sea salt
1 teaspoon olive oil
½ cup flax meal
Directions:
In your food processor, mix salmon with flax meal, salt, pepper and lemon zest, pulse well, shape 4 patties out of this mix and place them on a plate.
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add the oil and heat it up.
Add patties, cover pot and cook on High for 10 minutes.
Arrange patties on a platter and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 142, fat 3, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 4
Clams And Mussels Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 chorizo links, chopped
15 clams
30 mussels, scrubbed
10 ounces veggies stock
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
Lemon wedges
Directions:
Put the oil in your instant pot, set it on Sauté mode, heat it up, add onions and chorizo, stir and cook for 4 minutes.
Add clams, mussels and stock, stir, cover and cook on High for 10 minutes.
Release pressure, add parsley, stir, divide into bowls and serve with lemon wedges on the side.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 142, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 6
Special Shrimp Appetizer
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons coconut aminos
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup chicken stock
3 tablespoon stevia
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
¾ cup pineapple juice
Directions:
In your instant pot, mix shrimp with aminos, stock, vinegar, pineapple juice and stevia, stir everything well, cover pot and cook on High for 4 minutes.
Divide into bowls and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 132, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 5
Stuffed Squid
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
14 ounces veggie stock
3 tablespoons coconut aminos
4 squid, tentacles separated and chopped
1 cup cauliflower rice
2 tablespoon water
2 tablespoons stevia
Directions:
In a bowl, mix tentacles with cauliflower rice, stir and stuff squid with this mix.
Place stuffed squid in your instant pot, add aminos, stock, stevia and water stir, cover and cook on High for 15 minutes.
Arrange on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 162, fat 3, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 6
Exotic Anchovies
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon stevia
1 cup anchovies, dried
1 and ½ tablespoons olive oil
Black sesame seeds for serving
Roasted sesame seeds for serving
Directions:
In a bowl, mix water with garlic and stevia, stir and leave aside for a couple of minutes.
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add anchovies, stir, cook them for 1 minute and transfer to a bowl
Add oil, heat up for 1 minute, add garlic mixture and anchovies, cover, cook on High for 2 minutes and transfer to bowls.
Add black sesame seeds and roasted ones, toss and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 132, fat 3, fiber 3, carbs 5, protein 5
Appetizer Salad
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
½ pounds mushrooms, roughly sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tomato, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon basil, dried
1 tablespoon coriander, chopped
Black pepper to the taste
3 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup water
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add garli
c and mushrooms, stir and sauté for 3 minutes.
Add basil, water, tomato, lemon juice and black pepper, stir, cover and cook on High for 5 minutes.
Divide into small bowls, sprinkle coriander on top and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 90, fat 2, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 3
Carrot Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 9 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
¼ yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup water
4 carrots, cut into thin matchsticks
1 garlic clove, minced
6 ounces canned white tuna, drained and flaked
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