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Friday, January 4, 2019
Break Out the Cuisinart: 12 Amazing Food Processor Recipes
There are a few magical appliances that actually belong in your kitchen (ahem *you don’t actually need an Instant Pot*) and a food processor is definitely one of them.
Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Stack and Snap Food Processor, $49.99 on Amazon
From big batches of nut butter to fresh salsa and slaw, this top-rated model handles every job beautifully.
Perfect for keeping kitchen prep to a minimum, there are a few secrets to the food processor that go beyond blending hummus, and not all recipes are meant for the processor. Use these tips when deciding when to break out the machine:
Avoid Hot Foods
A food processor produces lots of friction and heat when it is doing its thing, so trying to process hot foods in your machine can have dangerous results. Be sure to cool down foods like toasted nuts, roasted tomatoes, and boiling hot water before processing to avoid accidents.
Don’t Over-Fill
Unlike a blender, the food processor isn’t really equipped to hold large amounts of liquid. If you want to make a large batch of a liquid-based food, be sure to divide it into batches to avoid the inevitable mess and never fill the bowl of the processor more than two thirds of the way full.
Running vs. Pulse
The food processor can be an incredible prep tool, but be sure to plan out the steps of your recipe in order to properly process. Some foods like onions, nuts, and doughs can be over-processed to create undesirably gummy or mushy results while smooth nut butters and dips need more time. Use the ‘pulse’ function to better control more delicate chopping jobs and the running feature for smooth purées that require longer processing to achieve the desired texture.
Break Out the Extra Blades
Remember the extra chopping blades you probably never took out of the plastic? Use them to their full potential by quickly prepping vegetables. Shredding carrots for carrot cake or slicing potatoes for quick chips happens in seconds with the blade attachments. If saving time prepping your veggies is going to be worth the extra blade to wash, we say go for it.
From Indian-inspired naan to dark chocolate avocado mousse, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite food processor recipes to break out your kitchen’s favorite appliance.
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When it comes to super-flaky crust, a food processor is a pie crust’s best friend. Cold butter is the key to perfect crust, but with the traditional way of cutting butter into the flour using your hands or a pastry cutter, the butter can get soft and sticky. A processor whizzes the job in a few seconds, yielding even bits of butter throughout the crust and leaving more time to focus on awesome pie fillings. Get our Easy Pie Crust recipe.
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Move aside, hummus. Lentils are here to steal your summertime spread game with higher protein and lower fat content. Cooked lentils are puréed with fresh lemon juice and herbs in a processor until smooth, making for an awesome poolside dip that’s ready in less than ten minutes. Get our Lentil Dip recipe.
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Pesto is a food processor’s crowning achievement, inspiring riffs on the classic basil pesto since the processor’s introduction to market in the 1970s. In this rendition, fresh and spicy watercress and toasty walnuts are puréed into a smooth paste for an easy, one-bowl sauce. Get our Watercress-Walnut Pesto recipe.
Gimme Some Oven
If 2016 had one good thing going, it was the advent of homemade nut butters. From almond to cashew to DIY tahini, the food processor is a best friend to the nut butter obsessed. Learn the basics with classic creamy peanut butter, then go forth with dreams of combinations like pepita, sunflower, and walnut. Get the Homemade Peanut Butter recipe.
Fusion Craftiness
Basic bread dough may be a food processor’s best kept secret and this naan is no exception. This quick dough is ‘kneaded’ by the blade in a few seconds, leaving most of the time required left to a rise before cooking. Due to the sharp blade and the size of the machine’s bowl, not all doughs are appropriate for the food processor, but leave the magic machine for breads like pizza dough and naan anytime. Get the Easy Homemade Naan recipe.
Coffee and Crayons
The food processor seems to have been created in anticipation for vegetable ‘ricing’ in 2017. The machine takes a plain ol’ head of cauliflower and transforms it into small, rice-like pieces to forget you’re not eating carbs. Check out this basic recipe, and bulk it up with more sauteed vegetables and inspired dressings for a complete meal. Get the Cauliflower Rice recipe.
Gimme Some Oven
Don’t tell the French, but we’ve got a delicious mousse that doesn’t have a trace of dairy. Ripe avocados are paired with rich dark chocolate for a vegan (and delicious!) take on the classic dessert. The fast-moving blade will whip more air into this mousse for richness and disguising the vegetable component altogether. Don’t tell the kids! Get the Dark Chocolate Avocado Mousse recipe.
Completely Delicious
With your cake batter bowl definitely still sitting in the sink, break out the food processor to whip up a quick batch of frosting. This dreamy fudge buttercream handles the butter beautifully, but might need a quick sit in the fridge before it’s ready to spread. Get the Easy Buttercream Icing recipe.
Pinch Of Yum
Grinding meat can be tricky in the food processor, but fresh salmon achieves the perfect consistency for burger patties after a quick blitz. If you’re looking to add chopped onions or herbs to the mix, be sure to chop your vegetables and process your protein separately to avoid tough and sticky fish burger mix. Get the Lemon Herb Salmon Burgers recipe.
The Brewer and the Baker
Fresh homemade butter is easier than you think with the magical food processor on your side. Leave fresh, heavy cream to process for a few minutes until the buttermilk and milk solids separate, leaving the creamiest butter ever. Get the Homemade Butter recipe.
I Wash You Dry
This recipe is a seaside dream, quickly pulsing a mix for fresh shrimp burgers to eat on lettuce wraps or a toasted bun. Don’t forget, you can also mix up a quick rémoulade sauce in the processor to garnish these seafood patties. Get the Shrimp Burger recipe.
Life As a Strawberry
Never buy a tub of overpriced pico de gallo again. When tomatoes are in season, this should be your recipe on repeat. Roughly chop tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños to fit in the processor, and pulse until you’ve got a fresh, chunky mix at a desired consistency. Get the Salsa Fresca recipe.
Note: This article was originally published on July 19, 2017 and was updated on January 4, 2019 with new links.
Related Video: An Easy Way to Make Ice Cream In Your Food Processor
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20 Easy and Healthy Food Processor Recipes
Dips are my favorite food. They are the reason I attend sports-watching get-togethers. I love their variety, from hot and cheesy to cool and minty, and there are few foods I have not used as a vehicle for said dips. Often just my fingers. Each one here is easy to make with a food processor.
Get on Amazon, pick out a machine, and two days later you’ll be knee-deep in these delicious dips.
Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Stack and Snap Food Processor, $49.99 on Amazon
This top-rated model does everything, from sauces and dips to slaw and nut butter.
A few minutes, a few ingredients, and this one key piece of equipment will make you want to host the Super Bowl at your place. It’s the most adult purchase you’ll make before buying a house, so come on, stop waiting to get a wedding registry (and a fiancé)—be a grown-up and get a food processor—and then make these (mostly) healthy food processor recipes.
Any leftover dip makes a perfect sandwich condiment or quick pasta sauce for midweek meals!
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Walnuts bring a nutty depth to the bitterness of the watercress. Get our Watercress Walnut Dip recipe.
Love and Lemons
Take a break from basil pesto and use kale as the flavorful green instead. Walnuts, garlic, and lemon juice lighten things up. Get the Kale and Walnut Pesto recipe.
3. Hummus
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Just think about how much you spend on hummus at the grocery store, and how much you’ll save making it at home. Get our Hummus recipe.
Natasha’s Kitchen
A great salad dressing that is also perfect to use as chip or pretzel fodder. Get the Perfect Caesar Dressing recipe.
5. White Bean and Edamame Hummus
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Toasted sesame oil lends a nutty flavor to this healthy Asian-inspired take on hummus. Get our White Bean and Edamame Hummus recipe.
PopSugar
Loaded with herbs, this will get anyone eating more vegetables. Get the Green Goddess Dip recipe.
7. Whipped Feta with Sweet and Hot Peppers
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Tangy, salty, and spicy—this one is perfect for turkey sandwiches. Get our Whipped Feta with Sweet and Hot Peppers recipe.
Minimalist Baker
It’s packed with vitamins and vibrant pink—couldn’t ask for more. Get the Roasted Beet Hummus recipe.
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Vibrant in both color and flavor, this hummus is also extra nutritious thanks to the pound of carrots packed in. Get our Spicy Carrot Hummus recipe.
10. Sweet Pea and Ricotta Crostini with Spring Onion Gremolata
No Spoon Necessary
Sweet green peas are blended with fluffy ricotta for a fantastic toast topper, but this elegant snack or appetizer is made even better with the addition of spring onion gremolata and toasted pine nuts. Get the Sweet Pea and Ricotta Crostini with Spring Onion Gremolata recipe.
11. Harissa
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This is great with chicken wings at night and eggs the next morning, but beware: It packs some serious heat. Get our Harissa recipe.
12. Spicy Feta Dip with Roasted Red Peppers
A Spicy Perspective
A creamy feta dip with roasted red peppers, garlic, and herbs, it’s perfect served with briny olives and pita wedges. Get the Spicy Feta Dip with Roasted Red Peppers recipe.
Gimme Some Oven
Always a classic, always a hit. Get the Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe.
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A food processor makes quick work of all the herbs in this Argentinian steak sauce. Get our Chimichurri Sauce recipe.
15. Tzatziki
Simple Food 4 You
Lamb’s best friend. Get the Tzatziki recipe.
Kim’s Healthy Eats
A few quick pulses and you’ve got fresh salsa in under a minute. Get the FreshHomemade Salsa recipe.
17. Tomatillo Salsa
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Pleasantly chunky and tangy tomatillo salsa is a great addition to tacos or burritos, but also perfect for dipping tortilla chips. Get our Tomatillo Salsa recipe.
Epicurious
A healthy yet incredibly silky and creamy take on ranch, with a deep umami kick from the miso. Get the Miso-Tofu Ranch recipe.
Cookie and Kate
Perfect for skewers, spring rolls, or even cold noodles, you can combine everything in a food processor instead of whisking—and even replace the store-bought peanut butter with fresh roasted peanuts and grind them in the food processor yourself, along with the other ingredients. Get the Peanut Dipping Sauce recipe.
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This is a fall favorite and surprisingly simple. Get our Chicken Liver–Port Pâté recipe.
Go ahead, break out your food processor, or buy one if you’ve yet to acquire one…you’ll be glad you did. Until you realize how much you’re spending on crackers.
See our vegan sauce recipe round-up too, and if you want to get even more use out of your food processor, try juicing with it! For more tips, tricks, and healthy recipes, check out our healthy living page.
Related Video: Here’s Why Every Kitchen Needs a Food Processor
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11 Vegetarian Blogs to Inspire Healthy Eating All Year Long
Keeping up healthy vegetarian habits in the new year is easier when you surround yourself with people who inspire those habits. Although these bloggers are spread out all over the world, it will feel like they’re in your living room with you as they share recipes and tips for healthy vegetarian eating.
Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook: Eat Like You Give a F*ck, $14.49 on Amazon
Thug Kitchen started their wildly popular website to inspire people to eatsome goddamn vegetables and adopt a healthier lifestyle.
The First Mess
The First Mess
Laura from The First Mess brings us into her old farmhouse to share vegetable-heavy recipes through large and inspiring photos. Start with her veggie-centric carrot, chickpea, and harissa dip (pictured) or Moroccan stew.
A Couple Cooks
A Couple Cooks
Sonja and Alex are a couple based in Indianapolis who share simple and nourishing recipes. Several years back, they decided to cut out processed and fast food from their diet and have since developed hundreds of whole-food recipes that they share over at A Couple Cooks. Try their healthy buckeyes (pictured) or their rosemary–white bean dip recipe the next time you have people over.
Earthy Feast
Earthy Feast
Earthy Feast focuses on festive whole-food recipes that range from simple salads (lentil salad with roasted vegetables, pictured) to filling meat-alternatives (Apple, Herb, & “Sausage” Stuffing).
Oh, Ladycakes
Oh, Ladycakes
Although Oh, Ladycakes is a baking blog, the recipes are as healthy as baked goods come, with the main ingredients being natural sugars and alternative flours. We’d recommend starting with Ashlae’s Whole Grain Caramel Apple Hand Pies (pictured) or the Peanut Butter Cookies made with spelt flour.
Sprouted Kitchen
Sprouted Kitchen
The authors behind Sprouted Kitchen create accessible and delicious vegetarian cuisine. Their focus is often on healthy recipes that are ideal for entertaining, like their Holiday Slaw or Berry-Ginger Cocktail (pictured).
Green Kitchen Stories
Green Kitchen Stories
Green Kitchen Stories is a couple and daughter who share their healthy twist on vegetarian recipes. They have several cookbooks, like “Green Kitchen Travels” (with recipes inspired by food from around the world), but you can also check out their recipes, like this Spiced Parsnip Cake, for free on their blog.
Naturally Ella
Naturally Ella
Erin from Naturally Ella turned to healthy eating after watching her father go through numerous medical issues due to his traditional American meat-and-potato diet. Start by checking out her Barley Chocolate Chip Cookies or the Mediterranean Flatbread (pictured).
Vegetarian ‘Ventures
Vegetarian ‘Ventures
Though I may be biased since it is my own blog, Vegetarian ‘Ventures is all about serving up delicious vegetarian recipes that focus on local and in-season ingredients, and is worth checking out; particularly if you like the sound of Savory Cheddar & Cornmeal Waffles or Salted Maple Dark Chocolate Raspberry Crumble (pictured). [Ed. Note: Check out Shelly’s Pistachio-Crusted Tofu with Red Chimichurri, Sweet Cinnamon Fruit Dip, and Skillet Bagel Eggs with Lemon-Rosemary Butter too!]
Cookie + Kate
Cookie + Kate
Cookie + Kate is a vegetarian blog about a girl and her dog creating healthy habits in the kitchen. In addition to recipes (like the above Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Crispy Baked Tofu with Honey-Sesame Glaze), Kate also shares regular “What to Cook This Month” guides so you can stay on top of eating seasonally.
Oh My Veggies
Oh My Veggies
Oh My Veggies is a wonderful resource not only for recipes, but also for learning more about vegetarian topics like the differences in tofu types and how to make rice out of cauliflower (pictured).
Love & Lemons
Love & Lemons
The Austin-based couple behind Love & Lemons are experts at turning traditional recipes into healthy, vegan versions that are just as fantastic. We’d recommend you start with the Vegan Mac & Cheese or the Chocolate PB&J Cups.
Shelly Westerhausen is the founder of Vegetarian ‘Ventures, a food blog that focuses on planet-based recipes and healthy eating habits. In her free time, you can find her rocking a wolf T-shirt, sipping on hibiscus tea, and working on her magazine, Driftless.
For more tips, tricks, and healthy recipes, check out our healthy living page.
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