Use your Instant Pot to create a hearty meal in minutes! If you have a large pressure cooker, you may want to double this recipe to have leftovers on hand! I like to place leftovers in a small pot, add a little water, and heat gently on the stove. Feel free to add other veggies you have on hand—potatoes, rutabaga, or sweet potatoes are great additions. Just be sure to cut them into large enough pieces, otherwise pressure cooking will turn them to mush.

Fresh figs and goat cheese pair well together, especially with spicy arugula and a tart balsamic vinaigrette! Figs grow here in the Pacific Northwest quite easily and need to be used soon after harvest. I like to make fresh salads with the fig harvest, and, to preserve them, I make fig popsicles and fig jam! Enjoy this salad with grilled balsamic chicken breasts for a balanced late summer meal. 

Purple daikon radishes are one of my favorite vegetables. They bring warmth to the digestive tract, stimulating the entire digestive process. If you feel sluggish or have weak digestion, try adding in daikon radishes and red radishes to your diet daily. Serve this salad with a meat or fish main dish for balance.

Serve this easy and nourishing chicken dinner with steamed green beans or steamed kale over a bed of basmati rice. For a keto or low-carb option, serve over riced cauliflower.

This is one of my favorite breakfasts! To make mornings go quickly, make a big batch of this recipe on the weekend and then reheat small portions as needed in a small skillet with a few tablespoons of water. Serve with a few spoonfuls of raw sauerkraut or a mixed organic green salad.

If you are looking for a very easy Elimination Diet breakfast meal that will keep you fueled throughout the day, then this recipe is for you. Applegate makes elimination diet-friendly (fully cooked) organic Italian sausages that can be used throughout the diet. I like to use yellowish-green plantains for this recipe—great if you’ve bought green plantains for another recipe and did not get a chance to use them before they began to ripen. Serve with raw organic sauerkraut for a balanced meal.

Enjoy this springtime dairy-free soup as part of a light dinner or lunch! It also freezes well for later use.

This simple, easy-to-digest soup takes just minutes to prepare! Serve it with a dollop of cooked brown rice or add in leftover cooked chicken, salmon, turkey, or lamb.

Serve this soup for breakfast; it will help you feel nourished and energized throughout the day. It is especially good on chilly mornings! Serve soup with a spoonful of raw sauerkraut (only if you are not following a low-histamine diet). You will need a food processor for this recipe; if you don't have one, dice all of the vegetables into small pieces. I use a 14-cup Cuisinart, which helps to cut down prep time significantly! 

Try these grain-free, vegan tortillas as your new wrap for any kind of filling. For a quick lunch on the go, fill them with sliced organic turkey, avocado, and lettuce. Try serving these with the Pomegranate Chicken Tacos—the combination is out-of-this-world good!

If you are accustomed to eating bread-y, baked things then this nutritious muffin recipe will help get you through the elimination diet process. Muffins made with plantains are quite filling and energizing—unripe plantains contain easily digested complex carbohydrates that actually feed the beneficial bacteria in your gut! Feel free to change up the ingredients here. Add in different spices such as ginger, nutmeg, cloves, or use different vegetables in place of the carrots such as grated parsnip, beets, or zucchini.

Serve this anti-inflammatory salad as a light lunch topped with leftover cooked salmon or chicken, or as part of a balanced dinner. The avocado dressing will last 2 to 3 days in the fridge. Avocados are an excellent source of potassium and a perfect base for a creamy dairy-free dressing.

Lacto-fermentation is the process in which beneficial microbes are allowed to grow and flourish in an anaerobic environment. This ancient method of food preservation unlocks nutrients from food, breaks down some of the starches, and adds beneficial bacteria and enzymes to every bite! If you were to eat one tablespoon of fermented vegetables it has about the equivalent of beneficial bacteria found in just one capsule of an over-the-counter probiotic supplement! Consume lacto-fermented vegetables daily for a healthy gut and body.

These grain-free and egg-free chicken fingers are so easy to make! Serve chicken fingers with carrot fries and Dilly Coconut Sour Cream or honey mustard for dipping.

We like to serve these burgers in lettuce leaves or collard greens with a dollop of Avocado-Mustard Mayo on top. Serve with parsnip fries, and some lacto-fermented vegetables for a balanced meal. You could replace the fresh rosemary with a handful of fresh cilantro or parsley.

Serve this egg-free meatloaf for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! The plantain adds a hint of sweetness and also helps bind the meatloaf together. Look for semi-ripe, yellow-skinned plantains. Serve meatloaf with baked kabocha squash and a green salad.

Serve this warming dish along side roasted chicken or fish and a large green salad. If you are new to using celeriac then you are in for a great surprise—it’s so delicious roasted! Celeriac, also known as celery root, has a flavor similar to celery, but with a more pronounced “earthy” taste. It looks like a knobby, round, whitish root. Oftentimes they are quite large, like the size of a mini soccer ball! Sometimes you can find them smaller, in which case, you would use a whole one in this recipe.

Use this soy-free, egg-free unprocessed mayonnaise spread onto a Brown Rice Tortilla with your favorite fillings, or use it to top the Rosemary-Salmon Burgers.

This is a great replacement for dairy sour cream—it’s so simple to make! Dollop it on top bean soups or tacos, use it as a base for herbed sour cream dips, or stir in a little honey and dollop it over fresh berries. Be sure to use the full fat coconut milk, not the light variety. For the probiotic powder, we use Klaire Labs Therbiotic Complete powder.

This recipe makes for a nourishing way to round out your meals. The pudding will thicken as it chills. Serve it cold or at room temperature with a little grated nutmeg on top.

This blueberry crumble will help to satisfy those cravings for desserts and sweet treats. Coconut butter is both the meat and oil of the whole coconut, blended together. You can find it at your local health food store or online. There are other names for it like coconut manna or coconut cream concentrate. You can easily make your own coconut butter by placing finely shredded, unsweetened organic coconut into a food processor or Vitamix and blending until super smooth and creamy.

I love serving this beverage before bed if I’m craving something rich and sweet. Coconut milk is naturally sweet and very filling so it will help you feel satisfied and sleep well. I use the Homemade Coconut Milk in this recipe because it is less fatty and lighter-tasting compared to canned coconut milk. Sometimes I like to add ½ cup of strong brewed rooibos or roasted dandelion root tea to the spiced coconut milk for more of a chai flavor.

Drinking plenty of water is key, however, if you are accustomed to consuming sweetened beverages then this recipe will help satisfy those cravings when you are working towards changing your diet. Use any fresh organic fruit you would like in this recipe. Try blackberries, raspberries, pineapple slices, or pitted cherries. I prefer to use frozen fruit because, by freezing, the cell walls in the fruit are broken down and release their flavor and nutrients more readily into the water.

Serve up this tasty, refreshing treat anytime you are in the mood for something sweet and rich tasting. Crack open a young coconut for the freshest, tastiest coconut water. You can also find coconut water at your local health food store in glass bottles or cans, or replace the coconut water with half canned organic coconut milk and half water.

This simple elimination diet recipe can be made very quickly—great for weeknight dinners. Serve with a scoop of white or brown rice, or a plantain tortilla. Store leftovers in your refrigerator and use them to nourish yourself throughout the week. Feel free to switch up the vegetables and meat in this recipe. Once you make this version, get creative!

Serve this nourishing green detox soup with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil or a swirl of homemade coconut milk. I also like to top it with chopped fresh cilantro or Thai basil.

I love to use leftover cooked rice or quinoa to make quick meals. You can stir fry up just about any veggie and use it in this recipe. If you cannot tolerate grains at this point then simply swap out the rice for about ½ to 1 pound of ground organic meat (turkey, chicken, or lamb). Serve topped with fresh cilantro and lacto-fermented vegetables.

This juicing recipe is free of fruit and only uses low-FODMAP vegetables. If you would like a bright green juice, try using white carrots—typically sold in "rainbow carrot" bunches along with other differently colored carrots. Enjoy this juice as an antioxidant-rich snack anytime of day!

This is one of my favorite juice recipes. I’ve been drinking it ever since I started going to juice bars and ordering custom-made juice blends. The fennel adds a nice sweet flavor—it feels like a treat to me! I use the whole fennel—the white bulb, green stalks, and feathery leaves.

When you are feeling out of balance, try including more fresh vegetable juices and smoothies! This cleansing juice supports the production of detoxification and antioxidant enzymes within the body. The plant compounds in this juice also help calm the gut and reduce inflammation throughout the body. I use a Hurom slow juicer, which keeps the fruits and vegetables cool while extracting the juices.

Enjoy this smoothie during all phases of the elimination diet—it’s rich in powerful antioxidant compounds called anthocyanins! When you are entering phase 3 and challenging oranges and citrus, add one whole peeled orange to this smoothie.

This smoothie, or a variation of it, is what we make most often at home for breakfast or snacks. Sometimes we will use tangerines or mandarins in place of the oranges. If there are a lot of seeds in the oranges, you can easily get them out by slicing the oranges in half after they have been peeled, and then taking the tip of a knife to pop them out.

We love harvesting strawberries from local organic farms in the summertime and then freezing them to use throughout the year. Try this summertime smoothie using either fresh or frozen fruit. Sometimes I will add in half of an avocado or 2 tablespoons of chia seeds for extra healthy fats.

This nutrient-dense smoothie keeps me going strong for hours without feeling hungry! If you would like it a little sweeter, add in a half of a frozen banana or two pitted medjool dates. Raw Vanilla Powder can be purchased online. It adds sweetness to smoothies, raw desserts, and baked goods without adding any sugar! 

Soaking almonds overnight makes them far more digestible and unlocks many of their nutrients. This is what happens when you plant a seed in the earth and then water it—it wakes up and prepares to germinate, unlocking its nutrients for use in growing into a plant. Serve this smoothie as a snack or as a light breakfast.

This is one of my children’s most requested breakfasts. We use whole, organic sprouted brown rice and then grind it in the dry container of our Vitamix. You can also use a coffee grinder to grind the rice into a fine meal. Serve with a sprinkling of coconut sugar and frozen blueberries, or, in Autumn, try serving the rice cereal with lightly sautéed apples and currants with cinnamon and a little maple syrup.

This quinoa porridge recipe creates a rich and nutritious way to start your day. Make a double batch so you can easily reheat leftovers the next morning!

This breakfast will nourish and sustain you for hours! Make up a big batch on the weekend and then reheat small portions as needed in a small skillet with a few tablespoons of water. Serve over Baked Winter Squash with a few spoonfuls of Cultured Vegetables if desired. I also like to add sliced avocados to my portion or drizzle the whole meal with the Green Goddess Dressing.

Try making a large batch of this on the weekend and then reheat small portions for breakfast throughout the week. Add in leftover cooked salmon, chicken, turkey, or cooked beans for added protein.

This meal gives you sustained energy to last all morning long. Substitute the lamb with ground turkey or cooked adzuki beans if desired. Serve with fresh organic salad greens or a fermented vegetable, such as the Pickled Cauliflower, Carrots, and Green Beans.