Appetizers

  • Hot Artichoke Dip

    • Everyone loves spinach-artichoke dip, but it's a fat-and-calorie fiesta. Not this recipe - yet you'll never know it! (Recipe from Vegetarian Times)

      Ingredients:

      1 12-oz. pkg. light silken tofu
      2 Tbs. reduced-fat mayonnaise
      1 Tbs. dijon mustard
      1 Tbs. lemon juice
      2 cloves garlic,minced(about 2 tsp)
      1/2 tsp. onion powder
      1 15.5-oz. can artichoke quarters in water, drained, rinsed, chopped
      1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
      1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
      Paprika for dusting

      Servings: 2 1/2 cups

  • Smoked Salmon with Yogurt on a Rice Cake

    • (Compliments of Jesse Clark)

      Ingredients:

      Smoked Salmon
      Strained Yogurt
      Rice Cakes

      To strain yogurt, place several layers of cheesecloth over a mesh strainer and allow liquid whey to drain from the yogurt in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight. The result will be a creamy spreadable yogurt similar in consistency to cream cheese.

  • Tempeh Sticks

    • (Compliments of Jesse Clark)

      Ingredients:

      1 package tempeh sliced into sticks
      safflower oil
      sesame seeds, salt and pepper

      Pour 1-2 Tbsp of oil on a baking sheet. Roll each stick in the oil and then in the sesame seed mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes