AIP Diet Spring Recipes

This Simple Avocado Tuna Salad is my go-to no-cook recipe. All you need to do is add a few veggies and you have a really healthy AIP diet friendly meal.

The only way to make avocados better is to turn them into AIP Guacamole. This paleo guacamole is nightshade free and made with only fresh ingredients for an authentic flavor. This recipe fits the Paleo, AIP and Whole30 diets.

If you’re looking for a cheesy sauce to dip your chips or drizzle over your favorite veggies, try this AIP Nacho ‘Cheese’ Sauce.

This recipe for Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables using carrots, cucumbers and daikon radishes is quick pickled. That means they are done in an hour or two and last weeks in the fridge. They are the perfect side dish to burgers or ribs.

This Dairy Free Crab Dip is the perfect appetizer for your holiday meal or special occasion. It’s a cheesy dip filled with lump crab meat. And it’s sure to please not just your dairy free friends but also Paleo, Whole30 and Autoimmune Protocol peeps.

This AIP Smoked Oyster Dip is a creamy, citrusy dip with a hint of smoke. This is a great way for canned oyster beginners to try this nutrient dense food.

Naturally tart and sweet fruit make this Tart Cherry and Plum Gummies the perfect snack or dessert.

These crispy Sweet Potato Avocado Toast with Cilantro Mayo are the perfect for anyone following the Autoimmune Protocol diet. Crispy sweet potato slices spread with egg free cilantro mayo, topped with turmeric onions, avocado, and radishes, these simple toast slices are just what you're looking for to replace your non-AIP avocado toast habit.

This AIP Sourdough Flatbread Recipe is paleo, vegan, grain-free and absolutely delicious. This recipe is very versatile and makes an amazing pizza crust!

This legume-free Roasted Turnip Hummus meets the needs of practically everyone! Perfect for people who are following AIP and it also happens to be vegan and can be modified for low-FODMAP needs by using a garlic infused olive oil instead of the garlic cloves.

These Pickled Radishes with Ginger and Garlic make a colorful and tasty addition to salads, tacos, burgers, and dishes of all kinds. Or, just eat them straight out of the jar!

This Wild Salmon and Leek Pate is snack perfection! I like to keep a large jar’s worth in the fridge for when the mood strikes and fill small, freezable glass containers to squirrel away in the freezer for another time.

This AIP Beef Stew is so good that even your non-paleo pals will enjoy it. The beef melts in your mouth and the slow cooking makes for a super flavorful broth.

This simple but flavorful Instant Pot Carrot Ginger Soup uses just a few fresh ingredients to create a delicious and healthy dish. This recipe is allergy friendly (gluten, dairy, shellfish, nut, egg, and soy free) and suits the autoimmune protocol diet (AIP), paleo, and whole30 diets.

Packed full of delicious and healthy ingredients like turmeric, bok choy and shrimp for a healthy gluten free soup recipe. This Shrimp, Bok Choy and Turmeric Soup recipe is gluten, dairy, nut, egg, and soy free, suits the autoimmune protocol (AIP) and paleo diets.

If you’re in need of a nourishing but light bowl of soup look no further! This Instant Pot Chicken Soup, which I affectionately call my Green Detox Soup, is so soothing to an upset tummy. It’s packed with bone broth, leafy greens and warming ginger that helps detox your body from whatever ails you.

Asian Pork and Spinach Soup is a great way to celebrate the Lunar New Year or just for a fast and flavorful weeknight meal. It’s totally AIP/Paleo and can easily be made in less than 30 minutes. 

This healthy Creamy Whole30 Asparagus Soup is so deliciously creamy without any dairy, and makes a wonderful low carb side dish to welcome Spring! You can even make it vegan or AIP-compliant with easy substitutions.

This Creamy Paleo Carrot Soup is slightly sweet and so comforting, and you’ll love the flavorful crispy bites from the bacon. It’s also Whole30 and AIP friendly!

Though this Nightshade Free "Pozole" Verde is lacking in actual pozole, the fresh, bright flavors, and warmth remain.

Remember canned cream of asparagus soup? Well, this Asparagus Soup is the healthy whole food equivalent.

Root vegetables combine to make a smooth and Creamy Turnip and Parsnip Soup with nary a drop of dairy in sight! Great for AIP, Whole30, and even vegan eaters.

This hearty Beef Stew with Turnips and Carrots is delicious, easy, and nutrient dense. And preparing it in the Instant Pot makes it fast food!

Nothing says spring more than a vibrant green asparagus and garlic scape soup! Use your choice of greens - kale, spinach, chard, or even mustard or dandelion greens - and make it creamy with either cauliflower or white sweet potato, depending on your preference and dietary need.

This refreshing Avocado Cucumber Soup is so simple and no-cook! It actually comes together in 20 minutes.

This Grilled Artichokes with Artichoke Dipping Sauce is the best artichoke recipe. Grilling adds a smoky flavor that is delicious. The dip is cooling and creamy. The dip is so good that it would go really well with grilled chicken or fish.

These AIP Baked Artichokes require very little prep and very few ways to screw up this recipe. It’s super easy and definitely a beginner friendly recipe. The whole fresh artichokes are baked with lemon and garlic, which infuses it with flavor. There’s a little bit of lemon garlic is each bite. It’s absolutely delicious.

Taro Cake is a humble dish made with only a handful of ingredients. The name is misleading, as it’s not sweet but a fried savory dish. It’s filled with taro, obviously, but also bacon, shrimp and lots of spices then topped with scallions and served with coconut aminos as a dipping sauce.

This Oven Roasted Radishes recipe takes advantage of the fresh produce from your garden. After roasting the radishes, they have an almost sweet taste that’s completely different from the sharper raw flavor. 

The AIP Cauliflower Rice (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan) recipe is transformed by the addition of the cilantro, shallots, salt and garlic powder. This is a really simple cauliflower rice recipe that I use when I want something simple but satisfying. Using frozen cauliflower rice cuts down your time so that this dish can be on the table in 15 minutes!

This AIP Focaccia Bread recipe is everything you love about traditional focaccia but totally gluten, dairy, egg, soy and nightshade free. This recipe fits the AIP and Paleo diets.

This really is the Best Chopped Salad recipe ever. It’s made with spring veggies and herbs then topped with the best herby red wine vinaigrette. It’s great as a side or ever as a meal. Perfect for feeding a crowd!

A simple recipe for an autoimmune protocol approved Mediterranean Salad. Romaine lettuce is the base for lots of onions, tomatoes, kalamata olives and homemade Mediterranean Salad Dressing. 

If you love Olive Garden’s house salad, here’s an easy copycat recipe so that you can make it at home.

This Creamed Leeks Without Cream recipe is a great springtime leek side dish. It’s easy and requires only a few ingredients to let those leeks shine. This recipe is allergy friendly (gluten, dairy, shellfish, nut, egg, and soy free) and suits the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), Whole30 and Paleo diets.

Did you know that you can eat leek greens?? No need to throw the greens in the trash! They are totally edible and I’ve shared my recipe for Sautéed Leek Greens with Apples and Bacon along with a few other recipe ideas.

Carrots are naturally sweet & cooking them in their own juices just intensifies the sweetness. This makes AIP Braised Carrots a delicious AIP side dish.

This Blueberry Kale Salad with Cinnamon Honey Dressing is simple, light and takes minimal effort to make. Yay!

This No Mayo Broccoli Salad Recipe is easy, quick, healthy and completely AIP compliant, not to mention really tasty.

The combination of Rainbow Chard with Sweet Potatoes and Mushrooms makes for an easy meal and packed with nutrients.

This Roasted Cauliflower Arugula Salad combines tender yet crispy roasted cauliflower, tangy-sweet caramelized onions, arugula, creamy avocado, balsamic vinegar, and avocado oil to make a tasty side salad or easy weeknight meal.

This Cucumber Salad with Avocado and Blueberries is a great make-ahead lunch that is quick to put together, gluten-free, nutrient-dense, and paleo friendly—a healthy and filling salad that only takes 10 minutes from start to finish!

If you need an easy side dish this AIP Lemon Honey Roasted Carrots recipe is perfect. There’s very little prep and with a cooking time of 30 minutes you can enjoy this dish any night of the week.

This AIP Grilled Romaine Salad with Salmon and Lemon Avocado Dressing is very easy to prepare and cook and even easier to enjoy.

With a light, Asian-inspired sauce, this Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus is a full flavored side dish.

This Crispy Chicken Gingered Chicken Salad is a California inspired dish.

This Beet, Grapefruit and Fig Salad will transform some beet haters into beet lovers! 

This Ribboned Asparagus and Fennel Salad is an incredibly simple and flavorful way to prepare this early spring vegetable — asparagus!

This Simple Beet and Fennel Salad is a colorful and delicious harvest salad.

This Roasted Beet and Citrus Salad is a beautiful, vibrant and deliciously festive winter salad that is AIP, paleo, Whole30 and vegan. 

This AIP, paleo and vegan Avocado Grapefruit Salad is refreshingly light and delicious and comes together in no time.

Bitter and flavorful swiss chard is an excellent match for caramelized onions and apples in this delicious Swiss Chard with Apples side that is paleo, AIP and vegan.

This 4 ingredients recipe for Balsamic Roasted Beets is simple, delicious and nutritious.

This Simple Fennel Salad recipe is a celebration of very simple ingredients and preparation, allowing the flavor and crunch of fennel to shine. 

Japanese Turnips with Orange Rosemary Pan Sauce yummy when they are sautéed and sauced.

This Green Salad with Thai Dressing is a simple salad with amazing flavor.

The combination of the sweet apricots, the peppery arugula and the tangy balsamic vinaigrette makes this simple Apricot and Arugula Salad taste absolutely marvelous.

The simple combination of cucumber, radish, and fresh herbs in this Cucumber and Radish Salad is a spring time delight!

This exotic tasting Lemongrass and Daikon Radish Salad is easy to make and is a refreshing accompaniment to heavier dishes like curies.

It doesn't get any easier than this mess-free recipe for Easy Roasted Beets! Make them during your next batch cooking session and plan to eat them cold or re-warmed.

Here is an elegant and effective solution for the challenges of grilling asparagus, plus a delicious lemon herb sauce that turns this humble vegetable into something really special. This Grilled Asparagus with Lemon Herb Sauce is a must try recipe!

This Curry Sweet Potato and Asparagus Salad is inspired by a seasonal "tarkari" and can also be enjoyed hot. Be sure to use a compliant curry powder if you need it to be AIP compliant.

Simplicity and flavor combine for a "faster than takeout" Easy Shrimp and Asparagus Stir Fry! Because this comes together so quickly, be sure you prep all of the ingredients before you start cooking.

This Easy Broiled Asparagus is the fastest and most delicious way to prepare asparagus, while also retaining much of the high nutrient value.

Tilapia Lettuce Wraps with Mango Papaya Salsa are a fresh and healthy dinner that requires very little cooking. 

Light cod dish with very flavorful and fresh dressing of oregano and parsley. It’s different but utterly delicious. 

Braised leeks are buttery and delicious. Add in some chicken and you’ve got a meal! 

These Baked Italian Meatballs are super juicy and savory just like meatballs of my youth (i.e. filled with breadcrumbs, cheese and eggs) except these are totally AIP diet friendly. With the addition of pork, acorn squash and Italian seasonings this baked meatballs recipe has just the right balance fat and flavor.

This Baked Fish with Cauliflower Rice Pilaf is a sheet pan meal that can be on your dinner table in under an hour. If you can chop, you can make this meal. It’s healthy, delicious, easy and fast which checks all the busy mom boxes!

This Baked Meatballs, Cauliflower Rice and Sautéed Spinach Meal Prep is three delicious dishes rolled into one easy to follow recipe. Each recipe is delicious on its own but together they make a really amazing meal. It’s a hearty and nutritious meal that comes together in under an hour.

The definition of beef stroganoff is very loosely described in Wikipedia as sautéed pieces of beef with a sauce and sour cream. Since beef stroganoff is so loosely defined this AIP Ground Beef Stroganoff with Spinach recipe may be completely different from what you remember but still delicious and AIP diet friendly.

This Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken is the perfect recipe to make for an easy weeknight meal. As a bonus, it's also a gluten free and Paleo version of one of my favorite takeout meals. If you feel the same way, look no further than this Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe. You can serve it with rice to refuel after a hard workout, or modify it slightly to make it keto.

This Big Mac Salad is about to blow you away! Reminiscent of the popular fast-food favorite, this Big Mac Salad is as healthy as they come. This easy low carb lunch is full of wholesome ingredients. It’s Keto, Whole30, and AIP but tastes nostalgic and comforting!

This tender and flavorful Whole30 and keto Instant Pot pot roast is an easy and delicious recipe for the whole family. Made low carb using radishes and can easily be made AIP as well!

This Whole30 pineapple teriyaki chicken recipe is a quick and healthy weeknight meal, only sweetened with pineapple that’s blended in the addicting sauce. It comes together in 15 minutes and you’ll never get takeout again!

This easy Keto and Whole30 Mongolian Beef is so much healthier and tastier than takeout and it only takes 20 minutes to make, with an AIP option!

This Instant Pot Pineapple Carnitas iis dead east and incredibly delicious. And using an Instant Pot is one of the quickest and foolproof ways to turn a big hunk of meat into tender, shreddable protein.

Apricots and other stone fruits are delicious with pork, especially with a little roasting. This Sheet Pan Apricot Pork and Veggies are the perfect pairing.

This recipe for Grilled Pork Chops with Cherry Compote is super easy,  delicious, Whole30, paleo and AIP compliant. Pork chops are marinated in fresh herbs, grilled on the BBQ until they’re perfectly juicy and then served with a sweet and tangy cherry compote.

The flavors of this Basil Avocado Baked Salmon are somewhere between guacamole and pesto. The creaminess reminds me of an old salmon dish I used to make where it was coated with mayonnaise before baking. 

Tropical flavors with shredded, poached chicken swimming in a lime-cilantro vinaigrette! The textures and flavors really come to life and will have you craving salads.

One Pan Salmon and Rainbow Swiss Chard with Garlic and Tarragon is a flavorful and nutrient dense combination, perfect for AIP and other healing diets. This recipe makes it fast and easy, and all in a single pan!

You can use any combination of fresh leafy herbs in these Herb Meatballs and Sautéed Swiss Chard with Raisins. Great options include parsley, cilantro, mint, basil, tarragon, or marjoram.

This Chicken with Leeks and Preserved Lemon is an easy one pot meal that allows the unique flavor of preserved lemon to really shine.

Fall of the bone Pork Spare Ribs with Peach Cherry BBQ Sauce in just over an hour? Yes, please!

We tend to think "cucumber" and "dill" when we hear the word "pickle," but there is no reason you can't go with carrots and some more exotic spices! This AIP-friendly Quick Pickled Carrots recipe can be easily adapted for SCD, Whole30, or other special diets.

This version of Thai basil beef packs lots of flavor and is AIP-compliant. Trust me, you won't miss the spice!

If you’re a fan of sardines, you’re in for a treat. If you’re on the fence or don’t like them, be sure to give this Pasta Con Le Sarde a try – you may just be converted.

This Chicken and Fennel Tray Bake is a one pan dish that you’ll turn to time and again – and your family and friends will be clamoring to join in too!

This Lime-Crusted Cod with a Warm Olive Vinaigrette can be ready in a matter of minutes. And it's so god that you should be prepared for two thumbs up from your family!

Of course the simplicity and time-saving preparation is incentive enough to make this Chargrilled Prawns and Delicata Squash with Arugula and Herb Oil recipe. But this recipe wins more gold stars for flavor and that’s before we even start thinking about nutritional content. 

This Nomato Sauce or no nightshade pasta sauce recipe is a veggie packed alternative to the traditional tomato-based sauce.

Not much can compare to the unique combination of mayo, Parmesan, and anchovies that is Caesar dressing. However, this Avocado Caesar Dressing tastes so similar that you can easily fool your friends into thinking they are eating the real thing. Seriously, this AIP salad dressing will knock your socks off!

This Carrot Ginger Salad Dressing is just like the ones you get in Japanese restaurants. It’s made with whole carrots and fresh ginger so it’s really healthy. 

This recipe for Best Ever Nomato Sauce is so easy, you'll never go back to store bought! This sauce has so many uses – my favorite is to make it for lasagna or pasta. The texture and flavor are spot on with that of a traditional tomato sauce or marinara, but without all the inflammatory nightshade vegetables. AIP, Paleo, and Whole30 friendly!

This Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) friendly recipe makes the most perfect avocado aioli. Full of antioxidants and flavor, this Cilantro Avocado Aioli is truly a healthy addition to your weekly meal plan. Whether you're looking for a creamy, egg free sauce to spread on avocado toast, or seeking a dip for fresh veggies, this avocado aioli recipe is golden.

This Wild Leek Pesto is  Spring in a bowl. It’s also nut  and dairy free, made with sweet and garlicky wild leeks, basil, parsley, garlic, lemon and olive oil.

Looks and tastes like ketchup but this AIP Kinda Ketchup is totally nightshade and sugar free.

This AIP Avocado Smoothie is a healthy green smoothie made with avocado but with a handful of mint thrown in for a slight kick.

Filled with good for you greens, this Spinach and Apple smoothie has the right balance of fruit to veggie so that it actually tastes good. It’s the perfect beginner green smoothie recipe for newbies to AIP smoothies! 

This Mango Kombucha recipe has the right balance of fruity sweetness from the mango and the tartness of the kombucha. The mango leaves the kombucha a wonderful golden color, like liquid sunshine. It’s delicious and the best kombucha flavor!

This Carrot Cake Smoothie has all the flavors of carrot cake but in a healthy smoothie. And it’s a piece of cake to make!

This Piña Colada Smoothie Bowl is a quick and easy option that contains a full serving of collagen protein, plenty of energy-fueling glucose, and filling fats! It will definitely be a go-to light meal or snack.

This beautiful Strawberry-Beet Kvass is super easy to make and FULL of probiotics!

Here’s a simple treat that uses the best of spring/summer produce, AIP Instant Pot Strawberry Rhubarb Compote. All you need is 4 ingredients and 20 minutes to enjoy this AIP dessert.

This Strawberry Rhubarb Panna Cotta is the perfect summertime treat. The coconut milk tempers the tartness of the rhubarb and the strawberries are so sweet! 

These awesome little AIP Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins that have just the right amount of sweetness. These work perfectly as a dessert or snack.

Roast Pork with Cherry Rhubarb Sauce that is inspired by the flavors of summer and extra-porky goodness from pastured pigs.

A delicious Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp that comes together in just under an hour.

Healthy 5-ingredient dessert made with fresh apricots and blackberries.

Here’s a Mango Sticky ‘Rice’ that’s full of coconut flavor, just minus the rice. Plantains replace the rice in this recipe to make it AIP-friendly.

Mango Coconut Jelly Mooncakes (snowskin mooncakes) made with agar agar, coconut milk and fresh mango to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

A paleo carrot cake that is also AIP friendly! Topped with whipped coconut frosting.

Everyone can enjoy this naturally sweetened, no sugar added, dairy-free Cherry Ice Cream.

This Meyer Lemon Fluff is very definitely a lemon cloud-like fluff of a sweet and refreshing delicacy. It’s very much like a panna cotta, only lighter still and even fluffier – hence the name.