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This recipe archive contains my personal BEST and favorite healthy recipes. You can find everything from delicious salads which are full of great vitamins to whole-grain bread which are full of filling dietary fibers. Besides international classics you can of course also find plenty of Nordic and Scandinavian inspired healthy recipes. All these healthy recipes are made by a Danish guy and with a Nordic twist.

Danish Cauliflower Pancakes with Parmesan

Categories: Breakfast/ Healthy Food/ Lunch

Recipe for Danish Cauliflower Pancakes with Parmesan

We have heard about cauliflower pancakes several times and we have to confess it did not sound like something we would like. However, one day we had an extra cauliflower in the fridge, and we always try to avoid throwing out food, so we decided to try out the cauliflower pancakes - and we are glad that we did!

Cauliflower pancakes are pretty famous in the food blogging world, mostly because they are healthy and easy to cook, but also because they are very delicious. These pancakes go perfectly for each meal a day - breakfast, lunch, dinner or maybe just as a snack.

We would also like to recommend our healthy pancakes with oats and apples, and our famous healthy pancakes with banana - both recipes are healthy and super delicious!

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Danish Cauliflower Pancakes with Parmesan

Healthy and delicious cauliflower parmesan pancakes. These pancakes are a perfect and healthy alternative to regular pancakes. Serve as breakfast or an afternoon snack.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Danish
Servings: 3 people
Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

  • 350 g cauliflower
  • 2 tbsp grated Parmesan
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp chickpea flour (or all-purpose flour)
  • 2 tbsp whole-wheat flour
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Divide the cauliflower into smaller florets and fine chop them in a food processor.
  • Mix the chopped cauliflower with the grated Parmesan, eggs, flour. Mix it all well.
  • Heat up some oil in a frying pan and pour on two tbsp. of the pancake dough. Fry them for a couple of minutes on each side.

Recipe for Danish Cauliflower Pancakes with Parmesan

Recipe for Danish Cauliflower Pancakes with Parmesan

Spinach Salad with Strawberries and Green Asparagus

Categories: Healthy Food/ Salads/ Side Dish

Recipe for Homemade and Healthy Spinach Salad with Strawberries and Green Asparagus

This spinach salad with strawberries and green asparagus is a real summer salad and it's perfect to be served as a side dish for a barbecue party. The fresh strawberries are a great element which brings a fresh and sweet taste to the salad but also gives it a nice look. We are having salads for almost all of our dinner meals mostly because a salad can very delicious but also because it's a great way of getting good oils and vitamins. This salad has many great and very healthy ingredients which makes it one of our favorite salads, and at the same time it's super delicious. [Read more...]

Simple Green Salad with Apples and Almonds

Categories: Healthy Food/ Salads/ Side Dish

Recipe for Homemade and Simple Green Salad with Apples and Almonds


This is a recipe for a very simple and delicious green salad with apples and almonds. The salad takes about 10-15 minutes to prepare and can be served as a side dish for most meat. Because this salad is very light it's a great summer salad and perfect if you are having a barbecue. We normally make this salad if we are in a hurry and still want a healthy element in our dinner. In general we have salads for most of our dinner meals - a salad can be very easy to make and it's a great way of getting a wide variety of different vitamins and oils. [Read more...]

Nordic Healthy Pancakes with Oats and Apples

Categories: Breakfast/ Desserts/ Healthy Food

Recipe for Homemade Healthy Pancakes with Oats and Apples 2

In the weekends we love to sleep in and wake up and make some delicious breakfast/brunch. We prefer if it is not too unhealthy and always end up making some healthy banana pancakes or these pancakes with oats and apples - both are super delicious! Then we usually serve the pancakes with some rye-bread or our healthy homemade stone-age-break which is full of nuts and free of sugar and flour. Together with some fresh fruit and maybe some scrambled eggs you have an great and healthy breakfast.

The recipe for these pancakes with oats and apples are easy to make and they can be used for both breakfast and lunch or maybe an afternoon snack. I you want to save time in the morning, when you wake up hungry, you can make the pancake dough the day before and then just fry them in the morning. If you want some even healthier pancakes you can leave out the sugar and then add some sweetener.

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Nordic Healthy Pancakes with Oats and Apples

Recipe for Nordic healthy pancakes with oats and apples. These pancakes are perfect as a breakfast or as a snack in the late afternoon. Serve with chopped nuts and fresh fruit.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Danish
Servings: 10 pancakes
Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

  • 1 dl oats
  • 2 dl water
  • 2 apples
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp whole-wheat flour (or spelt flour)
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 dl milk
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Mix the oats and water in a bowl and use the microwave oven to make an oatmeal (about 2 minutes). I you do not have a microwave oven you can use a saucepan. Boil until you have a smooth porridge.
  • Peel the apples and grate them.
  • Mix the oatmeal with the rest of the ingredients.
  • Heat up a frying pan with some oil. Pour on some pancake dough and use a knife to even it out a bit. The thickness of the pancakes depends on your preferences.
  • When the surface of the pancakes starts to bubble flip them over and fry until they are done.

Notes

Serve the pancake as breakfast or just as an afternoon snack. They go great together with some fresh berries like raspberries and blueberries. Enjoy!

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Grilled Chicken Meatballs on Wooden Sticks

Categories: Chicken/ Dinner/ Healthy Food

Recipe for Healthy Chicken Meatballs on Wooden Sticks

In the summertime our grill is used regularly, there is just something great about preparing food in a grill. You get this particular grill taste to the food and the entire area has this nice grill smell. Whether your are in your backyard, on your apartment balcony or at the beach, food made on a grill is just great. In this page I have listed one of my favorite grill recipes, small grilled chicken meatballs on wooden sticks.

These meatballs are very simple and easy to prepare and goes perfectly together with some bread and a salad. This dish is very healthy and can be made in under one hour. The small meatballs are loved by kids and are great as a pre-snack if you are waiting for the main dish to be done.

If you do not own a grill you can fry the chicken meatballs in a saucepan or in the oven.

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Grilled Chicken Meatball

Super easy recipe for grilled chicken meatballs on wooden sticks. These chicken meatballs are healthy and a great option for your barbecue party.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Danish
Keyword: Barbecue recipe
Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Equipment

  • Wooden sticks

Ingredients

  • 400 g ground chicken
  • 1 egg
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1/2 dl all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 dl bread crumbs
  • 1 dl grated parmesan
  • salt
  • rosemary
  • chili powder
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Place the wooden sticks in a bowl of water (15-20 minutes). This will prevent the sticks from burning when you grill the chicken meatballs.
  • Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Add some salt, rosemary and chili powder as your prefer.
  • Shape the meat into 30 small balls and put 3-4 balls on each wooden stick.
  • Grill the meatball sticks approximately five minutes on two sides. You can also fry the meatballs on a saucepan or in the oven.

Notes

Serve the meat balls with a salad and some sweet-chili sauce

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Recipe for Healthy Chicken Meatballs on Wooden Sticks

Pulled Chicken

Categories: Chicken/ Dinner/ Healthy Food

Recipe for homemade Pulled Chicken

I am completely in love with pulled pork. I normally make pulled pork out of 4-5 kg (9-11 pounds) pork and then I just freeze the prepared meat in small plastic bags. Then I can take it out of the freezer in the morning and reheat it for dinner in the evening. Simple and super delicious! After having had so must pulled pork I decided to try out pulled chicken. In this page I describe how you can make healthy and tasteful pulled chicken. The great thing about pulled chicken is that it is not that difficult and time consuming to make compared to pulled pork, at least if you follow my recipe.

See also: Recipe for pulled pork

The cooking time of the chicken fillets is only about 3 hours compared to 10-15 hours for pulled pork. However, you get the best result if you marinade the chicken fillets overnight to make sure all the nice spices kicks in. The marinate step can be skipped if you are in a hurry.
Because pulled chicken is made out of chicken fillets it is a very healthy alternative to regular pulled pork which has a larger amount of fat and calories. You can choose to serve the pulled chicken with homemade burger buns or maybe in a homemade flour tortilla. In both cases the chicken goes great with coleslaw.

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Pulled Chicken

Simple recipe how to make pulled chicken. Compared to the traditional pulled pork - pulled chicken has way fewer calories and is therefore a healthier alternative.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time3 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Danish
Keyword: Chicken
Servings: 3 people
Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken fillets

Marinade

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp liquid smoke (optional)
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

  • Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
  • Put the chicken fillets on a piece of aluminum foil and place them in a baking dish.
  • Pour the marinade on top of the fillets.
  • Use the extra aluminum foil to wrap around the fillets and put the them in the fridge for a couple of hours or preferred overnight. If you are in a hurry simply skip this step.
  • Put the chicken in the oven at 150 C (300 F) for about 15 minutes. Turn down the heat to 110 C (230 F) and let the chicken cook for about 3 hours.
  • After the 3 hours take out the chicken and use two forks to pull the meat into small pieces.
  • Serve the pulled chicken with some freshly baked burger buns and some coleslaw.


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Danish Broccoli Salad

Categories: Healthy Food/ Salads/ Traditional Danish

Homemade Danish broccoli salad

I think most of you have tasted a crunchy broccoli salad sometime in your life. This recipe contains raisins, red onions and pineapple and of course crunchy bacon pieces on top of the salad. It is most definitely the sweet and sour dressing that takes this broccoli salad to the next level.

See also: Recipe for traditional Danish rye bread

You can serve this salad to practically anything you would like – or maybe just as it is for yourself at lunch. [Read more...]