Z2: Starters, Salads & Sauces – Conquer the Crave

Baked Kale or Swiss Chard Chips

ZS-5 Ingredients or Less,Z2-Appetizers & Snacks,ZSpecialties,Z2-Sides

If you have a hankering for potato chips, try these!

Smokey-Sweet Barbecue Sauce

Z2-Sauces & Dressings,Z3-Sauces & Dressings

This Smokey-Sweet Barbecue Sauce is a great addition to your recipe collection. This can be made spicier with the addition of cayenne. I kept mine mild and spiced it up for my husband.

Cocktail Sauce

ZSpecialties,ZS-Dieter Favorites,ZS-5 Ingredients or Less,Z2-Seafood,Z2-Sauces & Dressings

Shrimp cocktail is a simple snack on ZReduction. If you plan to eat it regularly, you might want to consider making your own cocktail sauce. It's quick, easy and delicious.

Egg Drop Soup

Z2-Appetizers & Snacks,Z2-Eggs,ZSpecialties,Z2-Vegetarian,ZS-Dieter Favorites,Z2-Soup,ZS-5 Ingredients or Less

This soup is a staple at Chinese restaurants. It is filling, delicate and delicious. Unfortunately, one of the ingredients in most restaurant egg drop soup recipes is MSG. The recipe below is an MSG-free version of the traditional classic, so it won't taste exactly the same, but we think it's just as delicious.

Lois’ Green Salsa Verde with Tomatillos

ZSpecialties,ZS-Dieter Favorites,Z2-Appetizers & Snacks,ZS-5 Ingredients or Less,Z2-Sauces & Dressings

A spicy and refreshing salsa can jazz up any dish. Dieter Lois shared this recipe for her ZReduction-friendly salsa verde. She whipped up a batch to put over her eggs, but this would be good on just about anything.

Tzatziki Sauce

Z2-Sauces & Dressings

In ZReduction, limit yourself to 2 Tbl per serving. This sauce is normally served along with a gyro or other Greek lamb dish. I got creative and served it with my simple crusted salmon and it was divine! We ate every morsel!

Lois’ Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad

Z2-Salads,Z2-Vegetarian

When brainstorming veggie ideas in the Plan Z Facebook group, dieter Lois shared this salad recipe. We tried it, and it's delicious.

Sesame Kale

Z2-Salads,ZS-Holiday,Z2-Vegetarian,ZS-Dieter Favorites,Z2-Sides,ZSpecialties,ZS-5 Ingredients or Less

This recipe was submitted by Plan Z coach, Pearl. She loves kale and makes this recipe often.

Insanely Good Marinade

Z2-Sauces & Dressings

My husband loves this marinade. I used to marinate steaks in just soy sauce and olive oil with a bit of Worcestershire sauce but not anymore!

Waldorf Salad

ZS-5 Ingredients or Less,Z2-Vegetarian,ZSpecialties,Z2-Appetizers & Snacks,Z2-Salads

A traditional Waldorf salad has grapes or raisins and lots of walnuts -- but it doesn’t have to. This one worked great as a side dish. Be sure to cut your fruit portion for this meal in half.

Asian Chicken with Veggie Slaw (ZReduction Version)

ZSpecialties,Z2-Salads,Z2-Poultry,ZS-Zola to Go

This looks like a lot of ingredients, but you’ll see it’s sort of a dump and cook recipe. Not difficult at all. If you love making Asian food you probably have many of these ingredients in the house.

BBQ Ranch Sauce (Smear) for Burgers

ZS-5 Ingredients or Less,ZSpecialties,Z2-Sauces & Dressings

This will go well with beef burgers or even ground chicken breast burgers or grilled chicken breasts; even a steak.

Lime-Cumin Vinaigrette

Z2-Sauces & Dressings

This makes a mild but flavorful dressing to accent anything Mexican or Southwestern. If you want it spicy you can add a dusting of cayenne before blending.

Grilled Romaine

Z2-Appetizers & Snacks,Z2-Salads,Z2-Sides

Okay, don’t freak on me. Grilled romaine is really good and tastes better than it looks. Impress your guests with something they’ve probably never had before.

Celery Apple Salad

Z2-Appetizers & Snacks

The inspiration for this recipe came from a new one offered up by Bon Appetit. I must give them some of the credit. I changed it enough to make it my own, but the original is in a cookbook by Molly Baz called Cook this Book.