Category Archives: Appetizers

GUILT FREE PIZZA BITES

GUILT FREE PIZZA BITES

(This recipe is gluten-free, low-carb, higher in protein, guilt-free, low in fat, high in fiber and freaking the best craving solution ever!)

Makes 24 Cauliflower Pizza Bites

Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups Grated Cauliflower (washed, dried and grated using a food processor or cheese grater by hand until rice-like or thinner – Note – Approximately one head of cauliflower)
  • 1/4 Cup Egg Whites
  • 1 Cup 1% Cottage Cheese (drained)
  • 1 Tsp Oregano
  • 2 Tsp Parsley
  • 1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil (Optional)
  • 1-2 Tbsp Frank’s Hot Sauce (Optional)

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat your oven to 450 F.
  2. Using a healthy cooking oil spray your mini muffin tin.
  3. In a hot frying stir fry the “cauliflower rice” until the cauliflower is slightly translucent (about 6-8 minutes). Place in a bowl and let cool.
  4. Place all other ingredients the food processor and blend until smooth.
  5. In a bowl combine both the “cauliflower rice” and blended ingredients. Mix completely.
  6. Evenly spoon mixture into your muffin tin molds. Press pizza dough down evenly and firmly (*The pressing down firmly is very important to make sure these stick together).
  7. Place in your oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
  8. Remove the pizza bites from the oven and let set until cool (This is also very important – let these pizza bites set in their pan for 5 – 10 minutes before removing – If you take them out while they are too hot they will break).
  9. Once cool remove from muffin tin (either by tipping them out OR by running a thin knife down along the side and popping them out).
  10. Use organic, natural pizza or pasta sauce for dipping Enjoy!

Tips – Here are my main tips to make your pizza bites crusty:

  1. Make sure your cauliflower is dry after washing.
  2. Bake until crust-like. If you peak at your crust at the recommended cooking time and they are not golden… cook longer.

Guacamole

GUACAMOLE

3 ripe avocadoes
1 ripe tomato, 1/4″ chop
1/3 red onion, 1/8″ chop
2 tbsp minced garlic
1-2 tbsp finely chopped jalapeno
1/4-1/2 fresh squeezed lime juice

Mash avocadoes by hand or spoon-chop into a chunky paste.

Add & mix remaining ingredients.

Kosher salt & pepper to taste. 

Serve with tortilla chips or even veggies.

You can make your own chips by baking some Josephs Lavash Bread. Just be careful when broiling as it can easily burn. You will need to keep flipping it over every 1 to 2 mins until crisp.

I am not sure of the counts on this- you will just have to manually add it by looking up the ingredients then dividing by the servings. This makes roughly 2-3 cups.

Fresh Mango Salsa

Fresh Mango Salsa
By FIT Happens LLC

1 Mango, peeled and diced
2 large Tomatoes, diced
1/2 Red Bell Pepper, diced
1/2 Red Onion, diced
1 Cucumber, peeled and diced
1 Lime, juiced
1 tsp. Cayenne Powder (more or less to taste)
1 tsp. Black Pepper
3 Tbs. Fresh Cilantro Leaves, finely chopped (optional)

Mix chopped tomatoes, mango, bell pepper, onion and cucumber in a large bowl. Drizzle lime juice over the chopped veggies. Sprinkle with cilantro and spices. Toss all the ingredients together gently until thoroughly mixed. Let chill in the fridge before serving.