Holiday recipes: Healthy-eating ideas for your holiday parties

Create a healthy holiday menu with these great-tasting holiday recipes.

The holiday season means get-togethers with family and friends and, of course, food. Do you know what you're serving? These healthy holiday recipes can get you started planning a spectacular celebration.

Holiday appetizers

• Recipe: Artichokes alla Romana
• Recipe: Pita wedges with green olive tapenade
• Recipe: Fresh fruit kebabs with lemon lime dip
• Recipe: Chipotle spiced shrimp
• Recipe: Sweet and spicy snack mix
• Recipe: Chickpea hummus
• Appetizer recipes

Holiday meal recipes

• Recipe: New York strip steak with whiskey-mushroom sauce
• Recipe: Jamaican barbecued pork tenderloin
• Recipe: Herb-rubbed turkey au jus
• Recipe: Spinach lasagna with sun-dried tomato sauce
• Recipe: Grilled flank steak salad with roasted corn vinaigrette
• Recipe: Polenta with roasted Mediterranean vegetables
• Poultry and meat recipes
• Fish and shellfish recipes

Fruit and vegetable sides

• Recipe: Seasonal fruit palette
• Recipe: Green beans with red pepper and garlic
• Recipe: Grapes and walnuts with lemon sour cream sauce
• Recipe: Baby minted carrots
• Recipe: Butternut squash and plantain mash
• Recipe: Spicy red cabbage
• Side dish recipes

Salad recipes

• Recipe: French green lentil salad
• Recipe: Apple salad with figs and almonds
• Recipe: Tabbouleh salad (cracked wheat salad)
• Recipe: Spring greens with butternut squash
• Recipe: Portobello and blue cheese salad
• Recipe: Warm coleslaw with honey dressing
• Salad recipes

Bread and muffin recipes

• Recipe: Popovers
• Recipe: Whole-grain buttermilk biscuits
• Recipe: Irish brown bread
• Recipe: Pumpkin-hazelnut tea cake
• Recipe: Morning glory muffins
• Recipe: Double-corn spoon bread
• Bread recipes

Holiday dessert recipes

• Recipe: Carrot cake
• Recipe: Baked apples with cherries and almonds
• Recipe: Fruited rice pudding
• Recipe: Warm chocolate souffles
• Recipe: Caramelized pear bread pudding
• Recipe: Lemon custards with fresh blueberry sauce
• Dessert recipes

MORE ON THIS TOPIC

• Video: Making healthy turkey and turkey gravy
• Holiday drinks: Good cheer, but watch the calories