Appetizers

Looking for an easy, flavorful vegetarian dumpling recipe? These Napa Cabbage & Tofu Dumplings are packed with savory umami thanks to vegetarian oyster sauce, and you don’t even have to pre-cook the filling!

If you're looking for a flavorful and easy Asian appetizer recipe, this Asian Meatballs with Sweet Chili Sauce is perfect!

Run Bing (Taiwanese Spring Roll) is like the Taiwanese version of a burrito! It's got many delicious tasty ingredients such as meat and veggies and usually also grounded peanuts wrapped in a thin soft crepe.

Wood ear mushroom salad is a Chinese cold dish or appetizer made with wood ear mushrooms, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. The salad is refreshing and dressed with a simple vinaigrette that brings out the flavor of the mushrooms.

Chinese Steamed Eggplant with Garlic Soy Sauce is a tasty veggie side dish that we like to make at home! It is made by steaming Chinese eggplants until it is soft and tender, then drizzling it with a flavorful sauce.

Chinese Garlic Chives Pancakes or Jiu Cai Bing (韭菜餅) is a traditional Chinese dish that can be served as a snack, appetizer, or light meal. It's actually not super hard to make either! I'll show you step by step in this post.

The traditional British Pasty is a hearty, savory dish that has been around for centuries. It is believed to have originated in Cornwall, England over 500 years ago and has since spread throughout the United Kingdom. 

This Air Fryer Chinese Chicken Wings dish is tasty and easy to make! The chicken wings are marinated with a mix of sauces and air fried for less than 20 minutes.

It's no surprise Asian food has gotten so popular, it's all so delicious! If you're planning to make an appetizer (or two) for a party, look no further! I've got plenty of delicious Asian appetizers listed here for you to try!

This Chinese Cucumber Salad is super refreshing and perfect when it's warm out! We make this as a side dish often, and the garlicky goodness and spicy kick to it is so delicious!

This Pork and Napa Cabbage Dumplings recipe is our go to method of making some delicious home cooked dumplings! It's made with svory ground pork, finely chopped napa cabbage, fragrant scallions, and more!

Make your own tasty Garlic Parmesan Wings in the Air Fryer! One of the reasons I got an air fryer was because I love fried crispy food, such as chicken wings, but it always pains me to know that frying food involves a crapload of unhealthy oil. With an Air Fryer, I can use so …

Are you a football fan? Looking forward to the Super Bowl? To be honest, I'm not the biggest football fan, but you know what I am a fan of? All the appetizers, snacks, yes - the food that is part of watching the Super Bowl! If you're on a keto diet, this may be hard …

I was super in the mood for some Mexican food the other day, and since I've been staying in and not going out to eat (like most of us), I decided I was going to make a Mexican dinner! What's on the menu? Steak fajitas, pico de gallo, and of course guacamole! Guacamole is actually …

Gluten free and keto salmon patties with cucumber dipping sauce - I didn’t make any major new year’s resolutions this year, but I did want to incorporate more seafood into my diet. Salmon is one of my favorite types of fish. Salmon is high in omega-3’s, minerals, B vitamins and protein. While fresh salmon is …

Simple Marinated Shrimp Salad - I love summer so much! But sometimes when I'm hot, I can't even think about cooking or eating hot food. This no-heat shrimp salad will keep you and your kitchen cool -- but it's also got a ton of amazing nutrients and it tastes really refreshing and bright. It'll last …

The very last of this year's garden was harvested this week.  I'll have to wait another 7 months before the first of next year's harvests. It is a sad day at my house when I have to pull up the last of the greens and root veggies.  I set to lighten the mood this year …

Paleo Baked Crab Cakes - I love seafood in the summertime. It's light but filling and there are so many fun ways to prepare it. This was my first time making crab cakes, so there was quite a bit of trial and error in this recipe. When I finally got to this version of the …

It is officially summer and temperatures definitely got the memo! It has consistently been above 80 degrees for the past week and the last thing I want to do is be in the kitchen! Once temperatures gets above 90 degrees, it is just too hot to even eat! Well, not really. A girl has got …

Sausage, bacon and avocado are one of my favorite flavor combinations on this planet. It's salty, savory and creamy all at once, and perfect for any occasion. This Sausage, Bacon and Avocado Stuffed Mushrooms recipe utilizes these flavors in a way that is fantastic for a cookout -- stuffing them in a big, meaty mushroom …

The Super Bowl is today, and while my boyfriend and I typically watch the game together and don't engage in the whole party aspect of the event, we HAVE to have some good game time snacks! This year, my contribution is these yummy meatballs (turkey and bacon? How can you go wrong?) with a sweet-with-a-little-heat …

Paleo BLT Wrap with Avocado - The BLT used to be my most favorite sandwich. I think it was because having bacon as the main protein meant I could get away with eating it for breakfast, lunch or dinner! There is just something about its simplicity and the smokiness of the bacon with the acidity …

This Spicy Shrimp Super Salad recipe evolved in my head slowly, over time. And once it came together I couldn't wait to share it! It's inspired by deconstructed shrimp tacos, as you'll notice by the flavor profile and the slaw-like salad base. But as I researched different ingredients, I realized that I could pack quite …

So, zucchini noodles are zoodles.  Does that mean sweet potato noodles are spoodles? Whatever they are called, sweet potatoes have the perfect texture for a Paleo Spicy Thai Noodle Salad. Tahini and coconut aminos pair together perfectly to give this salad the creamy umami that makes a good thai noodle salad.  The sweet heartiness of the …

Planning to throw a Super Bowl get together?  Can't forget the most important part, and I'm not talking about the television... I'm talking about the food!  I put together this giant list of delicious Paleo Super Bowl Recipes including wings, meatballs, chili, chips and dips, bite sized snacks and appetizers and more!!

With the holidays and New Year right around the corner, I'm getting invites left and right to Holiday Potlucks. That's why I thought it would be an awesome idea to make Paleo Sriracha Meatballs as my guest blog post on Predominantly Paleo!  These are easy, yummy, and perfect for entertaining!

I love meatballs. They are super easy to make and down right addicting! Enjoy them in a good marinara or in a steaming bowl of soup. Heck, serve these Paleo Turkey Meatballs plain on the end of toothpick or a fast and easy appetizer!

Paleo Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe - I just got back from an amazing vacation in Toronto, Ontario with my mom, and of course, while we were there we ate like queens. There were so many amazing and different recipes that I got to try, and yet, when I got home, the first thing that I …

Holy YUM - these Keto Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers are so delicious, super easy to make, and awesome for sharing....or NOT!  It definitely was even more exciting for me that I was using FRESH JALAPENOS from the garden!  Nothing beats fresh produce from the garden!

When it's sunny and hot out, all I want to do is play yard games and swim in the lake. The last thing I want to do when I get home from work is to be indoors in a hot kitchen. This Paleo Grilled Steak Nicoise Salad is almost completely cooked on the grill, making …

So I recently discovered Chicken Carbonara... oh my. It's heaven in my mouth, but weighs a little heavy on the guilty-pleasure scale. But I've always been a firm believer that just because food is healthy, it doesn't have to be boring. So I found a way to create guilt-free Chicken Carbonara: in salad form, of …

I had Pinch of Yum's Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Miso Dressing open on my tablet for weeks, staring me in the face and begging me to make it. It looked so refreshing and yummy and it seemed like the perfect lunch for the rising summer temperatures. This Spicy Shrimp and Avocado with Tahini Dressing …

Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Salad - Imagine waiting over 30 years to find something. That's how long it took my mom to finally convince me that Brussels sprouts are actually edible. As a kid, I remember them being one of her favorite vegetables. But to me, they always smelled like hot garbage and I …

It's almost New Year's Eve!  Which means there's going to be lots of parties, which means there's going to be lots of food. Whether you're hosting or you're a guest, it's always nice to make something - so why not make it delicious and healthy?  Here's 30+ Paleo Appetizers/Finger Foods to try!

Did you know that Bell Peppers are in season?  Well, it is!  Green bell peppers are available year round but peak season is actually from July to September.  You know what's great about bell peppers?  They're super healthy!  They are packed with vitamins (Vitamin C, E, B6)  and other health benefits.  I think this is …

There's actually a lot of versions of Bacon Wrapped Asparagus out there, but mine is slightly different.  Most people bunch several asparagus together and then wrap it together with bacon, but when I'm serving it to guests, I like to make mine a little fancier, and wrap it in singles!  The trick is NOT to wrap …

Tomato Mushroom Spinach Salad - Three awesome things about this salad. One, it's super freakin' easy.  Two, it looks beautiful.  Three, It's healthy and paleo!  You might be thinking - well, it's a salad, so of course it's healthy - but you'd be wrong.  There are plenty of salads out there that's not and usually …

When it's warm out, I find myself craving salads for lunch!  There are so many ways to put together a yummy salad.  Here are 30+ Delicious and Healthy Summer Salad Recipes made with healthy ingredients that I've collected! 

This is THE easiest way to make Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms.  Most recipes require you to cook the sausage beforehand, but what if you're just feeling ridiculously lazy or you ain't got no time for that! Also, these are Paleo, Keto, and Gluten Free if you eat a specific diet.

Probably a bit late for those of you that aren't procrastinators, but for those of you that are... I have great news!  One of my favorite things is looking at the newest yummiest recipes, and since the Super Bowl is tonight.... well, you can guess what kind of recipes I've been looking up!  So here's …