Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 7 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 pounds mussels, cleaned and scrubbed
1 white onion, chopped
½ cup veggie stock
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup water
A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Directions:
Set instant pot on Sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, garlic and onion, stir and cook for 4 minutes.
Add stock, stir and cook for 1 minute.
Add the steamer basket, add mussels inside, cover and cook on High for 2 minutes.
Arrange mussels on a platter and serve with some of the cooking juices drizzled all over.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 82, fat 3, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 2
Italian Mussels Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
28 ounces canned tomatoes, chopped
2 pounds mussels, scrubbed
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
½ cup white onion, chopped
¼ cup veggie stock
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes, crushed
2 garlic cloves, minced
Salt to the taste
½ cup basil, chopped
Directions:
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add oil heat it up, add tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, stock, vinegar, garlic and pepper flakes, stir and cook for 5 minutes
Add mussels, stir, cover, cook on Low for 4 minutes, add salt and basil, stir, divide everything into small bowls and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 82, fat 1, fiber 2, carbs 2, protein 6
Spicy Mussels
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 pounds mussels, scrubbed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
½ cup chicken stock
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
14 ounces tomatoes, chopped
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
2 teaspoons oregano, dried
Directions:
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add onions, stir and sauté for 3 minutes.
Add pepper flakes, garlic, stock, tomatoes, oregano and mussels, stir, cover and cook on Low for 3 minutes.
Divide mussels into small bowls and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 82, fat 1, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 2
Mussels Bowls
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 7 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 pounds mussels, scrubbed
12 ounces veggie stock
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
8 ounces spicy sausage, chopped
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
Directions:
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add onion and sausages, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
Add stock, paprika and mussels, stir, cover, cook on Low for 2 minutes, divide into bowls and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 112, fat 4, fiber 2, carbs 4, protein 10
Clams and Mussels
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 13 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
15 small clams
30 mussels, scrubbed
2 chorizo links, sliced
1 yellow onion, chopped
10 ounces veggie stock
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
Lemon wedges for serving
Directions:
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add onion and chorizo, stir and cook for 3 minutes.
Add clams, mussels and stock, stir, cover, cook on High for 10 minutes, add parsley, stir, divide into bowls and serve as an appetizer with lemon wedges on the side.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 172, fat 4, fiber 3, carbs 7, protein 12
Stuffed Clams
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
24 clams, shucked
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoons ghee
¼ cup parsley, chopped
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
1 cup almonds, crushed
2 cups water
Lemon wedges
Directions:
In a bowl, mix crushed almonds with parmesan, oregano, parsley, butter and garlic, stir and divide this into exposed clams.
Add the water to your instant pot, add steamer basket, add clams inside, cover and cook on High for 4 minutes.
Arrange clams on a platter and serve them as an appetizer with lemon wedges on the side.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 92, fat 3, fiber 3, carbs 6, protein 5
Shrimp and Sausage Appetizer Bowls
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 and ½ pounds shrimp, heads removed
12 ounces sausage, cooked and chopped
1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
16 ounces chicken stock
Salt and black pepper to the taste
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
2 sweet onions, cut into wedges
8 garlic cloves, minced
Directions:
In your instant pot, mix stock with old bay seasoning, pepper flakes, salt, black pepper, onions, garlic, sausage and shrimp, stir, cover and cook on High for 5 minutes.
Divide into small bowls and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 251, fat 4, fiber 3, carbs 6, protein 7
Asian Shrimp Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons coconut aminos
3 tablespoons vinegar
¾ cup pineapple juice
1 cup chicken stock
3 tablespoons stevia
Directions:
Put shrimp, pineapple juice, stock, aminos and stevia in your instant pot, stir a bit, cover and cook on High for 4 minutes.
Arrange shrimp on a platter, drizzle cooking juices all over and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 172, fat 4, fiber 1, carbs 3, protein 20
Mediterranean Octopus Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 16 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 octopus, cleaned and prepared
2 rosemary sprigs
2 teaspoons oregano, dried
½ yellow onion, chopped
4 thyme sprigs
½ lemon
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
3 tablespoons olive oil
For the marinade:
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice of ½ lemon
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 thyme sprigs
1 rosemary sprigs
Salt and black pepper to the taste
Directions:
Put the octopus in your instant pot, add oregano, 2 rosemary sprigs, 4 thyme sprigs, onion, lemon, 3 tablespoons olive oil, peppercorns and salt, stir, cover, cook on High for 10 minutes, transfer to a cutting board, cool it down, sepa
rate tentacles and transfer them to a bowl.
Add ¼ cup olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, 1 rosemary sprigs, 2 thyme sprigs, salt and pepper, toss to coat and leave aside for 1 hour.
Place octopus on preheated grill over medium high heat, cook for 3 minutes on each side, arrange on a platter and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 162, fat 3, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 7
Chinese Squid Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 squid, tentacles from 1 squid separated and chopped
1 cup cauliflower rice
14 ounces fish stock
4 tablespoons coconut aminos
1 tablespoon mirin
2 tablespoons stevia
Directions:
In a bowl, mix chopped tentacles with cauliflower rice, stir well and stuff each squid with the mix.
Place squid in your instant pot, add stock, aminos, mirin and stevia, stir, cover and cook on High for 15 minutes.
Arrange stuffed squid on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 162, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 10
Simple Artichokes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 big artichokes, trimmed
Salt and black pepper to the taste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
¼ cup olive oil
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups water
Directions:
Add the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add artichokes inside, cover and cook on High for 8 minutes.
In a bowl, mix lemon juice with vinegar, oil, salt, pepper, garlic and oregano and stir very well.
Cut artichokes in halves, add them to lemon and vinegar mix, toss well, place them on preheated grill over medium high heat, cook for 3 minutes on each side, arrange them on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 162, fat 4, fiber 2, carbs 3, protein 5
Cajun Shrimp
Preparation time: 4 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
½ tablespoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed
Directions:
Put the water in your instant pot, add steamer basket, add shrimp and asparagus inside, drizzle Cajun seasoning and oil over them, toss a bit, cover pot and cook on High for 3 minutes.
Arrange on appetizer plates and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 152, fat 2, fiber 3, carbs 8, protein 15
French Endives
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 7 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 endives, trimmed and halved
Salt and black pepper to the taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon ghee
Directions:
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add ghee, heat it up, add endives, season with salt and pepper, drizzle lemon juice, cover pot and cook them on High for 7 minutes.
Arrange endives on a platter, drizzle some of the cooking juice over them and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 100, fat 3, fiber 2, carbs 7, protein 2
Endives and Ham Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 endives, trimmed
1 cup water
Salt and black pepper to the taste
1 tablespoon coconut flour
2 tablespoons ghee
4 slices ham
½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground
14 ounces coconut milk
Directions:
Add the water to your instant pot, add steamer basket, add endives inside, cover, cook them on High for 10 minutes, wrap them in ham and transfer them to a baking dish
Clean your instant pot, set it on simmer mode, add the ghee, heat it up, add coconut flour, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg, stir and cook for 7 minutes.
Pour milk and nutmeg mix over endives, introduce them in preheated broiler and broil for 10 minutes.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 152, fat 3, fiber 3, carbs 6, protein 12
Eggplant Spread
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
2 pounds eggplant, peeled and cut into medium chunks
Salt and black pepper to the taste
¼ cup olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup water
3 olives, pitted and sliced
¼ cup lemon juice
1 bunch thyme, chopped
1 tablespoon sesame seed paste
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add eggplant pieces, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
Add garlic, water, salt and pepper, stir, cover, cook on High for 3 minutes, transfer to a blender, add sesame seed paste, lemon juice and thyme, stir and pulse really well.
Transfer to bowls, sprinkle olive slices on top and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 87, fat 4, fiber 2, carbs 6, protein 2
Okra Bowls
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 pound okra, trimmed
6 scallions, chopped
3 green bell peppers, chopped
Salt and black pepper to the taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon stevia
28 ounces canned tomatoes, chopped
Directions:
Set your instant pot on Sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add scallions and bell peppers, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
Add okra, salt, pepper, stevia and tomatoes, stir, cover, cook on High for 10 minutes, divide into small bowls and serve as an appetizer salad.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 121, fat 3, fiber 3, carbs 6, protein 4
Easy Leeks Platter
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 leeks, washed, roots and ends cut off
Salt and black pepper to the taste
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon ghee
Directions:
Put leeks in your instant pot, add water, ghee, salt and pepper, stir, cover and cook on High for 5 minutes.
Set the pot on sauté mode, cook leeks for a couple more minutes, arrange them on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 73, fat 3, fiber 4, carbs 9, protein 7
Tomatoes Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 tomatoes, tops cut off and pulp scooped
½ cup water
Salt and black pepper to the taste
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon ghee
2 tablespoons celery, chopped
½ cup mushrooms, chopped
1 cup cottage cheese
¼ teaspoon caraway seeds
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
Directions:
Set your instan
t pot on sauté mode, add ghee, heat it up, add onion and celery, stir and cook for 3 minutes.
Add tomato pulp, mushrooms, salt, pepper, cheese, parsley and caraway seeds, stir, cook for 3 minutes more and stuff tomatoes with this mix.
Add the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, and stuffed tomatoes inside, cover and cook on High for 4 minutes.
Arrange tomatoes on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 152, fat 2, fiber 4, carbs 6, protein 7
Cinnamon and Pumpkin Muffins
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 18
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons ghee