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Appetizers

Lightened up and flavorful appetizers and starters, perfect for entertaining!

Creamy cowboy caviar on a large blue platter with tortilla chips.

Creamy Cowboy Caviar

Elote pasta salad topped with cotija cheese and cilantro, on a tablecloth with margaritas and limes for serving.

Elote Pasta Salad (Street Corn Pasta Salad)

Three salmon sliders topped with a homemade slaw and Greek yogurt dressing.

Salmon Sliders with Lemon Garlic Slaw

A close up shot of high protein hummus in a shallow bowl with olive oil, parsley and pita bread being dipped.

Easy Creamy High Protein Hummus

High protein jalapeño popper dip in a white ceramic baking dish, garnished with jalapeños and served with crostini.

Healthy Protein Jalapeño Popper Dip

A close up shot of feta pizza with spinach, kalamata olives and sundried tomatoes on parchment paper and a wooden board.

Feta Pizza with Spinach and 2-Ingredient Dough

A close up shot of winter pasta salad in a large serving bowl.

Winter Pasta Salad with Veggies and Balsamic Vinaigrette

Broccoli crunch salad mixed in a bowl.

Broccoli Crunch Salad with Creamy Greek Yogurt Dressing

French onion soup rice in a casserole dish topped with Gruyère cheese and thyme.

French Onion Soup Rice

A platter of fruit with cottage cheese fruit dip in a bowl.

Cottage Cheese Fruit Dip (High Protein + Healthy)

Kale and broccoli salad in a large bowl with wooden salad spoons.

Kale and Broccoli Salad with Easy Greek Yogurt Dressing

Whipped ricotta dip with honey and fresh herbs served with crackers and crostini.

Whipped Ricotta Dip with Rosemary + Thyme

A close shot of pumpkin cottage cheese dip with green apple slices and graham crackers.

Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Dip (High Protein)

Tortellini caprese salad in a bowl garnished with extra basil.

Tortellini Caprese Salad with White Balsamic Vinaigrette

Garlic zucchini bites on a plate with ranch dressing.

Cheesy Zucchini Garlic Bites

Beets, cucumbers, red onion, and feta cheese mixed together with a vinaigrette in a glass bowl.

Cucumber Beet Salad with Feta Cheese

A close up shot of deviled strawberries on a plate.

Cheesecake Deviled Strawberries (High Protein)

Cottage cheese taco dip topped with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.

Cottage Cheese Taco Dip (High Protein!)

Colorful healthy cowboy caviar in a large dish.

The BEST Healthy Cowboy Caviar

A hand holding up a chopped italian sliders with many sliders in the background.

Crazy Good Chopped Italian Sliders

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