Mango Gazpacho

Ingredients:

3 medium to large mangos peeling and cubed

2 cup OJ (fresh squeezed is better)

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 English cucumber peeled, seeded, & cubed

1 small red onion chopped

2 cloves garlic diced

4 Tbsp lime juice

1 seeded and chopped red or orange bell pepper

1 jalapeno seeded & chopped (wear gloves)

Instruction:

After chopping everything pull a small bit of mango & cucumber to the side to garnish.

Put everything (except garnish) in food processor and mix until smooth.

Refrigerate for at least one hr.

Add diced mango and cucumber to bowl for tooth.

Garnish with cilantro &/or sour cream.

Nutrition: 8 servings

Calories – 122 (1.8 fiber)

Fat – 3.9

Carbs – 21.7

Protein 1.6

Vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free

Pumpkin pie cheesecake

Gluten free, vegetarian

Ingredients:

Graham crackers crust (I used MI-DEL gluten free)

12 ounces softened cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 cup pure pumpkin

2 eggs

Instructions:

Soften cream cheese (either set on counter to warm up or put cream cheese in microwave on 10 second bursts until soft).

Mix cream cheese, pumpkin pie spice, & sugar. Mix on medium until incorporated and fluffy. Stir in pumpkin and eggs. Pour into crust and bake in over at 350F for 40 min.

Cool and put in fridge for min 3 hrs.

Nutrition:

Serves 8

Calories: 346

Fat: 22g

Carbs: 35.5g

Protein: 5.5g

Spiced walnuts

Gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, vegan

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp oil (I used vegetable oil)

2 cups walnuts chopped

3 Tbsp granulated sugar

1/2 salt

1/2 cinnamon

1/4 cayenne

Instructions:

Put oil in pan.

add walnuts and toss/stir them to coat.

Add sugar, salt, cinnamon, & cayenne.

Heat until sugar caramelizes (melts).

Nutrition:

serving size 1 Tbsp

57 calories

5.2g fat

2.2g carbs

1.1g protein