MidEast Paleo

Paleo Chocolate Mousse

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Chocolate mousse, my absolute favorite dessert! I don’t have much of a sweet tooth but I occasionally crave something chocolatey– I mean, don’t we all? This Paleo chocolate mousse hits the spot every time. With a special star ingredient, it’s a healthier alternative to most desserts. It is so thick and decadent, your friends will never guess that it’s Paleo and that it took less than 5 minutes to make. No cooking or baking required; all you need is your trusty food processor or blender and a few ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.

So what’s that star ingredient you may ask?

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Middle Eastern Paleo Baba Ghanoush

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Paleo_Middle_Eastern_Baba_Ghanoush-MIDEASTPALEOI know I’ve been MIA for a while but life has been very busy. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I am currently in the Middle East visiting my family. I had a few Fall recipes I wanted to share before I left but I didn’t get the chance. I got sick the week before we left and I spent that week cleaning, organizing, packing and doing some last minute shopping. Our journey to get here was long but needless to say, my daughter and I arrived in one piece and have been enjoying ourselves.

One of my favorite things about being home is spending time with family and enjoying all the delicious food the Middle East has to offer. [Read more…]

Paleo Red Cabbage Salad

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During this time of the year, when everyone is out grilling, it’s usually easy to find a Paleo meat option but it’s difficult to find a Paleo friendly salad. This red cabbage salad is Paleo approved and Whole30 compliant, made with ingredients you probably already have at home; all you need is a red cabbage. You’ll surprise all your friends when you take this simple healthy salad to a potluck. It’s so vibrant in color, fresh, crisp and tangy that they’ll never guess it’s Paleo. [Read more…]

Paleo Beet Salad

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When I visited my family in the Middle East last year, my mom always had two types of salad in the refrigerator. This beautiful red beet salad and another cabbage salad, that I’ll talk about in another post.

I bought a lot of beets recently for a 72 hour juice cleanse that I was doing. I ended up not juicing the third day and had a lot of beets left over. [Read more…]

Paleo Middle Eastern Rice Stuffing- Hashwet Ruz

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Paleo_Middle_Eastern_Rice_Stuffing-MIDEASTPALEOOne of my dad’s favorite meals is his mom’s chicken and rice. Not just any chicken and rice, her special chicken and rice. She would make it for us every Sunday we would visit growing up. We would walk into my grandparents house and smell the chicken roasting and the aroma of all the blend of spices she used in the rice. All of my uncles, aunts and cousins would gather together and enjoy our Tata’s delicious food.

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Cauliflower Rice

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Cauliflower_Rice-MIDEASTPALEORice. If you’re Middle Eastern, been to the Middle East, or have ever had Middle Eastern food, you know that our food revolves around rice. Almost every dish is rice based. The first thing that my family and friends ask when I tell them I eat Paleo or Whole30 is, “What do you mean you don’t eat rice? What DO you eat?” My answer is always, “I make rice out of cauliflower.” The stunned look on their faces is quite priceless! My little family loves cauli-rice and we eat it all the time. It is full of vitamins and nutrients and it has more calcium than milk. My daughter prefers cauli-rice over regular rice, and honestly, so do I. [Read more…]

Protein Tuna Salad

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My go-to lunch nowadays, has been this protein filled salad. It could easily feed two but I eat it alone and it keeps me very full until dinner. You can double the recipe and make it for dinner. My two year old loved to pick out the almonds and coconut flakes. She doesn’t like tuna but she loves this *salad.

Ingredients:
  • 1-2 tbsp of toasted slivered almonds
  • 1 tbsp of unsweetened toasted coconut flakes
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 1 hard cooked egg, sliced
  • 1 can of salt free tuna packed in water (I like Raincoast Trading’s Solid White Albacore Tuna or Wild Planet White Albacore Tuna)
  • 3 cups romaine lettuce or mixed salad greens
  • A drizzle of compliant dressing (I make my own)
Instructions:
  1. Arrange the greens on a plate.
  2. Place tuna, sliced avocado and egg on top.
  3. Drizzle your dressing on top.
  4. Add toasted coconut flakes and almonds at the end for extra crunch.

Sahtain!

*Arabic word for salad: salata