DOLCE DIET LIFESTYLE:
Happy Holidays Side Dishes
by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD
These warm, super easy recipes are the perfect sides to go along with your favorite Dolce Diet dishes year-round, or save them for the holidays! They’re sure to be a hit!
Pumpkin Bean Dip
Ingredients
• 1 heaping cup organic canned pumpkin
• 1 cup black beans, rinsed
• 1/2 cup cannellini beans, rinsed
• 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• juice from 2 lemons
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
Directions
1. Blend all ingredients in food processor until smooth.
Sweet Potato with Blueberries
Ingredients
• 1 large sweet potato, cleaned
• ½ cup wild blueberries
• 1-2 tbsp. ricotta cheese
• 2 tbsp. roasted pecan pieces
• 1 tsp. organic real maple syrup
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of sea salt
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Poke holes in baked potato and wrap in aluminum foil. Bake 45-60 minutes, depending on the size of the potato.
3. Once cooled, carefully slice open top of potato and scoop out flesh into a small bowl.
4. Place potato shell onto small baking dish or cookie sheet.
5. To the potato flesh, add ricotta cheese, spices, maple syrup and mix until well combined. Taste and adjust spices as necessary.
6. Carefully spoon mixture back into potato shell and reheat in oven until warmed through, about 10 minutes.
7. While sweet potato is reheating, toast pecans in dry sauté pan. Set aside.
8. Heat blueberries in small sauce pan until warmed through.
9. Serve sweet potato topped with blueberries, sprinkle with pecans, and drizzle maple syrup, if desired.
Maple Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
• 3 cups of Brussels sprouts
• 1 tbsp. organic of maple syrup
• 1 tbsp. of sesame seed oil
• 1 tbsp. of fresh ginger, finely chopped
Directions
1. In a small pot, cook ginger in oil for 2-3 minutes over medium flame.
2. Add maple syrup, mix in with ginger, and then add the Brussels sprouts.
3. Cook for 5-7 minutes on medium-high flame with the lid on, until the sprouts are a deep golden brown. Enjoy!
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