Super Bowl of Salad for the ultimate vegetarian halftime appetizers A lot of mindless snacking goes on during football games--might as well get some veggie goodness in. Plus, diet food swaps are good for football fans who are packing on weigh in the end zone. Set it up stadium snacks style. Put salad greens in a rectangular cake pan (for football field). Mix baby spinach, spring mix and chopped romaine lettuce. Throw in shredded purple cabbage and shredded carrots. Arrange Super Bowl of Salad toppings around salad to look like football stands. Set out square dishes of broccoli and cauliflower florets, alfalfa spouts, sliced sweet onions, sliced red and green peppers, chopped and zucchini and tomatoes, cubed avocado, shredded cheese, sliced mini bella mushrooms, green and black olives, raisins, cottage cheese, sliced almonds, beets, grilled chicken cubes, chopped hard boiled eggs and croutons. Add an assortment of salad dressing, vinegar and oil. These halftime appetizers are meals in themselves.
Super Bowl cauliflower buffalo wings. These super yummies won't supersize with diet food swaps. For vegetarian halftime appetizers, make buffalo cauliflower. Parboil cauliflower. Remove skin from wings. Swap butter in buffalo sauce for non-stick cooking spray or light yogurt butter. Baste wings and cauliflower. Mix red pepper, paprika, black pepper, garlic, onion juice, lemon juice and celery seed. Shake cauliflower and wings in seasoning. Bake in oven till tender. Or simmer in crock pot with a little water.
Vegetarian rainbow chili halftime appetizers. Swap Hambeens 15 bean soup mix, protein pasta, baby bella mushrooms and/ or sweet potatoes for meat. Ramp up the vegetables and use lowfat cheese. I add chopped rainbow peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, red and sweet onions, scallions, garlic, cauliflower, shredded green and purple cabbage, garlic, jalapeno, turnips, leeks and celery. Season with bay leaves, smoked paprika, red pepper, oregano, cumin and celery salt.
Breadless rollups for halftime appetizers. Roll up lettuce leaves, sliced turkey, avocado and cranberry sauce. Make breadless sandwiches using romaine leaves, your favorite lunchmeat and cheese slices and little avocado mayo and Dijon mustard. Or skip the lunchmeat and substitute tuna salad or salmon or apple slices.
Lighten up salty snacks for Super Bowl. Serve cut vegetable tray, pretzels and baked tortilla chips with hummus and salsa instead of chips and dip.
Homemade hummus and pickled turnips for the win.. For hummus, blend chick peas or black beans with lemon juice, garlic, tahini, cumin and celery salt. To pickle turnips, slice turnips and beets into sticks. Coat with salt allow to dehydrate a few days. Then add sliced jalapeno and celery sticks and cover with vinegar. Turnips will turn a dazzling shade of pink.
Dessert diet food swaps for tailgate party favorites.. Trade cakes and cookies for fruit desserts. Make "Super Bowl Sundaes" with light ice cream or frozen yogurt. Put out fruit toppings in team colors. Serve bowls of sliced strawberries, bananas, blueberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges and sliced pineapple. Use light whipped topping and nuts. Layer fruit, angel food cake and whipped topping in a glass bowl to create a pretty Super Bowl trifle. Or make Jello salad in team colors. Make sugar-free Jello and allow to partially set. Blend in sliced fruit and whipped topping. Continue to chill.
My tummy is rumbling just thinking of these yummies and I don't even watch Super Bowl!
