Appetizers

These tender gluten free zucchini fries are very tasty and deceptively healthy. Enrobed in crunchy tortilla chips, they give the illusion of fries. Serve them alone or with your favorite gluten-free dipping sauce.

I enjoyed a horseradish green bean appetizer at a favorite restaurant and hurried home to recreate it. It evolved into this hearty, delicious gluten-free salad. Green beans belong to the same family as shell beans or common beans, like pinto, black and kidney beans. However, green beans are picked when immature. Anti-inflammatory green beans are a good source of antioxidants, plus minerals important to bone health. Shrimp turns this easy dish into an elegant summer entrée. If seafood is off limits for you, replace the shrimp with grilled chicken. For a vegetarian dish, toss in 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans; they absorb the flavors and complement the dish.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Fortunately, serving something that’s plant-based and holiday-worthy is easy with this stuffed squash on your menu. Bursting with Thanksgiving flavor in a pretty presentation and loaded with protein, it’s a tasty stand-in for turkey. Best of all, it comes together quickly.

This cornbread is slightly sweet with a spicy twist. Serve it as a special dinner bread or crumble it to make Cracked Pepper Cornbread and Apple Stuffing. It can be made 1 to 2 days ahead.

This sweet and savory apple-stuffed acorn squash makes a great holiday side dish or a main course offering for vegetarian guests.

A mouthful of flavors awaits when you serve these bacon wrapped brie and fig appetizers. They can be assembled and refrigerated up to 24 hours before broiling. If you prefer, use hickory-smoked bacon in place of the turkey bacon.

Roasting parsnips in the oven is an easy way to bring out the vibrant flavors of autumn. For variety, roast Brussels sprouts with the parsnips. Serve them tossed with fresh herbs and a sprinkle of salt or with Thyme Sauce.

This Italian-style dish combines Brussels sprouts with cannellini beans and stock. Top it with shaved Parmesan or Grana Padano cheese or a dairy-free cheese replacement, if desired.

Smoked paprika and garlic powder give this paleo breadsticks recipe a spicy, savory lift. For flavor variation, try adding fresh rosemary, curry powder or caraway seeds in place of the paprika. For best results, do not replace the eggs in this recipe.

A dollop of crème fraiche balances the heat of these curry sweet potato latkes but if you prefer less spice, cut back on the chipotle and curry.