Swedish Meatballs with Turnip Mash

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

• 1 pound turkey, ground
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground sage
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons ghee or butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• dash nutmeg
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups beef, chicken or vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 coconut milk*
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Garlic Mash:

• 2 large turnips, peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon ghee or butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup coconut milk*

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine ingredients for meatballs. Form into 1-inch balls and place in a skillet with 1 tablespoon coconut oil. Cook meatballs over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until cooked completely through, turning halfway through. Remove meatballs from the skillet.

Add ghee or butter and onion into skillet and cook for about 5 minutes. Add in salt, pepper, nutmeg, and flour. Stir until mixture has thickened. Slowly add in broth and vinegar. Stir constantly until mixture starts to thicken. Add in coconut milk and parsley. Return meatballs to sauce.

While the meatballs are cooking, add turnips to a medium saucepan and cover with water. Cover, bring to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes or until soft. Drain water from turnips. Add ghee, garlic, salt, and coconut milk to turnips. Mash or blend together using a mixer.

Serve meatballs and sauce over mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with parsley.

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Dairy-Free Creamy Curry Mahimahi

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Rice:

• 2 cups black rice, cooked

Dairy Free Creamy Curry Sauce:

• 1 cup coconut milk*
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 lime, juice and zest
• 1 teaspoon raw honey
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

Mahi Mahi:

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 4 small mahimahi fillets
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

In a small saucepan, combine ingredients for curry sauce over low heat. Bring sauce to simmer, stirring frequently.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat coconut oil. Place mahimahi fillets in the hot skillet and sprinkle both sides with a little salt and pepper. Cook fish for about 6–8 minutes on each side or until cooked through.

Place mahimahi fillets on top of warm black rice and pour over a little curry sauce. Top with additional chopped cilantro and parsley, if desired.

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Dairy-Free White Chocolate Bark

Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup raw, cacao butter
• 1 cup palm shortening
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Directions:

Slowly melt the cacao butter and palm shortening in a double boiler. Once melted, allow to cool on counter for 15 minutes. Add in honey and vanilla. Use an immersion blender to mix well, then chill it in the refrigerator for 15 more minutes.

Use your immersion blender again to mix it well. It will turn to a nice light color. The white chocolate mixture should be uniform now and will not separate.

To make white chocolate bark, fold in your mix-in and spread the mixture into a 9 x 13-inch glass dish lined with parchment paper. Put in fridge and allow to harden completely, then break the bark apart into serving size pieces.

Other mix-in ideas: orange peel, dried cranberry, chocolate chips, dried raspberries, freeze dried blueberries, mint extract, peppermint candy, nuts.

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