For anyone living with Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, or other food allergies, here’s the latest from Gluten Free Gigi’s gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free recipe box, along with recipes that fit the Gluten Free Casein Free Diet for Autism. You’ll also find many vegetarian and vegan options, and even a raw foods recipe or two! Enjoy!
Take my naturally Gluten Free Roasted Vegetable Salad to your next holiday gathering!
What are YOU going to bring?
We all get this question when the holidays roll around. With plenty of parties and potlucks to attend from November through January, even the most accomplished cook feels pressure to take along the “perfect” dish.
While I love the social aspect of the holiday season, I’m not a fan of the pressure, especially when it comes to food.
Food should be fun. Preparing it should be relaxing.
For me, cooking is a refuge of sorts. My kitchen is a place to dance and sing, figuratively, and sometimes, even literally. It is where I create, where I practice my craft. Where I engage in one of my passions. It’s where I am able to be “me”.
Cooking brings me joy, and I believe that joy comes across in the finished dish, no matter how simple the food.
What better time to share joy than the holidays?!
This season, let’s abandon the pressure and embrace sweet simplicity, even in the dishes we prepare.
While I love the social aspect of the holiday season, I’m not a fan of the pressure, especially when it comes to food.
Food should be fun. Preparing it should be relaxing.
For me, cooking is a refuge of sorts. My kitchen is a place to dance and sing, figuratively, and sometimes, even literally. It is where I create, where I practice my craft. Where I engage in one of my passions. It’s where I am able to be “me”.
Cooking brings me joy, and I believe that joy comes across in the finished dish, no matter how simple the food.
What better time to share joy than the holidays?!
This season, let’s abandon the pressure and embrace sweet simplicity, even in the dishes we prepare.
Let’s make our dishes pretty, but not fussy, and make the most of the delightful flavors of the season.
I guarantee you this joy will carry oven from you to your dish to your next holiday gathering!
So why don't we get started with this “perfect” holiday dish, Roasted Vegetable Salad with Orange Vinaigrette, for your next potluck or party?!
See how I make Roasted Vegetable Salad!
Roasted Vegetable Salad with Orange Vinaigrette
For the salad:
1 butternut squash, approximately 2-3 pounds, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
2 Honey Crisp, or other apple that is in season, peeled and cubed
1 red onion, peeled and cubed
1 fennel bulb, halved and sliced (reserve a small frond to mince for the vinaigrette)
1 cup cranberries (frozen or fresh, I used frozen)
1 orange (you will use the orange zest here and its juice in the vinaigrette)
3 Tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons orange zest (from the orange)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried ground sage
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
For the vinaigrette:
Juice from 1 orange
3 - 4 Tablespoons (additional) olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
2 teaspoons of minced fennel fronds
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with foil.
Once your squash, apples, onion, and fennel are prepped and cubed, place them in a large mixing bowl.
Remove 2 teaspoons of zest from orange (make sure you only use the orange out skin and do not zest into the white pith, which will be bitter).
Add the orange zest to the fruits and veggies in the mixing bowl along with the salt, pepper, sage, 3 Tablespoons of olive oil. Give everything a good toss, making sure everything has a good coating of oil and seasonings.
Spoon the mixture onto the foil-lined pan in a single layer.
Roast for 20 minutes, remove from oven, carefully stir the mixture to turn (this will insure even roasting). Make sure your fruits and veggies are in single layer again, and return them to the oven for 15-20 minutes more roasting.
Remove pan from oven and allow veggies to remain on the pan while you prepare the vinaigrette.
To prepare the vinaigrette, squeeze the juice from the orange (that you used for the zest) into a large serving bowl. Drizzle in 3-4 Tablespoons of olive oil, whisking as you drizzle. Add salt and minced fennel fronds. Whisk to combine.
Spoon warm veggies and fruits from the baking pan into the serving bowl with vinaigrette and toss gently to combine.
Serve immediately or at room temperature.
You can also allow the veggies to cool completely and spoon the mixture over a large bowl of arugula or other greens. Toss and serve.
I know you’ll love this healthy, naturally gluten free autumn salad and it will be a hit at your next potluck or party!
Know what else you’ll love?!
That I’ve taken this same approach of delicious simplicity and incorporated it into my 2011 Holiday Guide! The Guide is full of everyone’s holiday favorite dishes so that everyone can enjoy Thanksgiving the way they remember it tasting, even on a special diet!
In my easy-to-follow how-to videos for every dish, I show you exactly how to quickly, affordably create perfect celebration dishes for your holiday feast!
That means you spend less time concerned with preparing the food, and more time sharing and enjoying it with those you love this holiday season!
Now, that’s something to be thankful for!
With only 9 days until the BIG day, get your Holiday Guide NOW! Give yourself plenty of time to pick what you want to serve and then do your shopping!
In my easy-to-follow how-to videos for every dish, I show you exactly how to quickly, affordably create perfect celebration dishes for your holiday feast!
That means you spend less time concerned with preparing the food, and more time sharing and enjoying it with those you love this holiday season!
Now, that’s something to be thankful for!
With only 9 days until the BIG day, get your Holiday Guide NOW! Give yourself plenty of time to pick what you want to serve and then do your shopping!
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This Week's Trivia Question:
This Week's Trivia Question:
If it’s not the turkey that’s making you sleepy after that Thanksgiving meal, then what is it?!
Come back on Thursday and I’ll uncover the mystery to why so many of us feel the need to hit the sofa after the big Turkey Day dinner! You really don’t want to miss this informative piece!
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As always, I encourage you to get in the kitchen and try some of these gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free recipes to see how tasty a special diet for your food allergy can be!
And don’t forget... with ONLY 9 DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING, I can help you with you special diet recipes for a safe and healthy holiday!
It’s simple... You can have me right by your side in over 40 How-To videos featuring gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free holiday favorites!
I’ve even made it easy to create delicious Vegan dishes and Raw Foods dishes that fit into your special diet that everyone at your holiday table will enjoy!
Get your copy of my 2011 Holiday Guide today and start planning your holiday!
And don’t forget... with ONLY 9 DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING, I can help you with you special diet recipes for a safe and healthy holiday!
It’s simple... You can have me right by your side in over 40 How-To videos featuring gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free holiday favorites!
I’ve even made it easy to create delicious Vegan dishes and Raw Foods dishes that fit into your special diet that everyone at your holiday table will enjoy!
Get your copy of my 2011 Holiday Guide today and start planning your holiday!
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Up Next on GlutenFreeGigi.com...
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Thank you for visiting! No matter what your food allergy or health goals are, know what I’m doing here at GlutenFreeGigi.com is for YOU because I understand what being on a special diet means!
Have a look around, get comfortable, and come back often to check out new information and recipes each Tuesday and Thursday. Leave a comment below or get your special diet and food allergy questions answered by sending me an email at mailbox (at) glutefreegigi (dot) com. I’ll always get back to you!
I’m glad we’re sharing the journey!
xo,
Gluten Free Gigi
Have a look around, get comfortable, and come back often to check out new information and recipes each Tuesday and Thursday. Leave a comment below or get your special diet and food allergy questions answered by sending me an email at mailbox (at) glutefreegigi (dot) com. I’ll always get back to you!
I’m glad we’re sharing the journey!
xo,
Gluten Free Gigi
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