Whitney Aronoff

Starseed Kitchen

Lunch & Salads

Lunch & Salads

Pear Panzanella Salad with Pistachios & Burrata

This recipe is not your classic, traditional Italian or Greek Panzanella salad. I’ve elevated the ingredients to make this salad a stand out starter or entrée for your next dinner party or meal prep.   What makes this salad extra special is using two different types of pears along with a golden white balsamic vinaigrette.   WHAT DOES PANZANELLA MEAN Panzanella is a Tuscan, Italian style of salad. It traditionally is made with anchovies, chop vegetables, salad greens, and bread pieces soaked in dressing.  Often this salad is made with green basil, white ... Read More

Dinner

Mighty Vibrant Green Soup

GET YOU GREENS This soup is inspired by Erewhon Market’s Mighty Green Soup. This vibrant soup packs in a large variety of leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables, which makes it surprisingly filling. This soup is naturally alkalizing to the body. Filled with celery, broccoli, kale, chard and spinach, it is an easy way to get your greens. EREWHON NATURAL FOODS Erewhon Market is a healthy, natural foods market and deli with locations throughout Los Angeles. Envision a wellness playground for beginners or extreme health nuts. Many wellness warriors consider it the hot spot and food ... Read More

Lunch & Salads

Balsamic Marinated Beets with Fennel & Arugula Salad

WELCOME TO FALL Fresh arugula and thinly slivered fennel are served with warm balsamic marinated red beets, roasted rainbow heirloom carrots and cinnamon toasted pecans.  This meal works well in your meal prep rotation, as you can pair the roasted carrots, leftover beets, and extra salad dressing with other proteins and vegetables throughout the week. EATING WITH THE SEASONS Blending warm vegetables with cold leafy greens takes a salad to a whole new level. This is a perfect fall salad that does just that, helping you transition with the seasons. This time a year, the ... Read More

Lunch & Salads

Whipped Balsamic Vinaigrette

This is a clean, healthy recipe for whipped balsamic vinaigrette that is sugar-free, additive free and delicious to even the pickiest eaters. The quality ingredients in this dressing can be enjoyed by most who have food intolerances, including those following a gluten-free, lectin-free, paleo and keto lifestyle. WHY MAKE YOUR OWN SALAD DRESSINGS Making your own salad dressings is a huge cost savings. More importantly, it is the best way to control the ingredients you are consuming. Check the labels store bought balsamic vinaigrettes, and you’ll see you are getting a variety of ... Read More

Lunch & Salads

My Go-To Fall Meal Prep Salad

Roasted vegetables with mixed greens & pesto dressing helps your mind & body flow with the change in season The summer to fall transition isn’t easy for everyone. If you’ve worked all summer and didn’t make time to play and take in the season, it is harder to embrace the change. I always find adjusting our diets to the season helps us mentally transition. In spring and summer we fill our diets with vegetables and plants that grow above ground such as leafy greens, green beans, stone fruit. In fall and winter we are soothed by food the grows deep into the ground. Root vegetables ... Read More

Dinner

Radicchio & Golden Beet Salad with Warm Barley

This recipe was developed for my clients who adhere to a plant based diet. They prefer meals that are heavy on vegetables and leafy greens, and light on grains and legumes. Balance is key when I prepare any meal for a plant-based diet. When a dish has a balance of flavors, vegetables, protein, fat and nutrients, we eat less and are satisfied longer.  TIPS FOR PREPARING PLANT BASED MEALS For plant-based meals, I always let the vegetables be the star of the show. Whether a leafy green, cruciferous, squash, root, or tuber, I put the vegetable at the forefront. I will then compliment ... Read More

Lunch & Salads

Whipped Lemon Vinaigrette

LIQUID GOLD As a health supportive chef, I work with clients with varying food allergies. I create custom, fresh prepared meals for clients who follow lifestyles that range from Gluten-Free, Lectin-Free, Paleo, Keto, Candida, Plant Based and more. This dressing agrees with all of them. Whipped Lemon Vinaigrette is versatile when preparing most types of salad. I make a fresh batch for many of my clients weekly, and for myself. If you follow me on social media, you know I lovingly refer to it as liquid gold. I pair it regularly with the following types of salads: Arugula saladRoasted ... Read More

Lunch & Salads

Everyday Detox Cilantro Dressing

The cilantro dressing you’ll make on repeat all year round I started making this dressing for a client in Huntington Beach who follows a gluten-free and lectin-free diet. Lectins are found in vegetables in the night shade family and can cause inflammation and joint pain in some people. My clients goal is to reduce inflammation while enjoying meals that make her feel vibrant and energized. Using fresh herbs is a great way to infuse flavor into a strict or limited diet. My client and I share a love for cilantro. We love the taste, but we are also passionate about its heavy metal ... Read More

Lunch & Salads

Roasted Curry Cauliflower Salad

A one-sheet pan meal full of flavor I am always looking for new ways to add turmeric to my food, and pairing it with curry powder and cauliflower is consistently my favorite way to do so. That’s because it is gaining the reputation to be the single most important herb for many health and dietary needs. Turmeric has quickly become one of the most studied botanicals in modern science. “If I had only one single herb to depend upon for all possible health and dietary needs, I would without much hesitation choose Turmeric.” - Dr. David Frawley, Founder of the American Institute for Vedic ... Read More

Lunch & Salads

My Go-To Spring Salad

This shredded fennel, fresh mint and dill makes for the perfect salad to add to your meal prep rotation. When you get bored of salad, using a mandolin to slice your vegetables will make it taste like a whole new meal. It’s amazing how changing the way you slice your food will make it taste different. Texture plays a bigger role then we realize in making a dish feel balanced. EASY MEAL PREP SALAD This salad is one of my go-to meal prep entrees. It holds in the fridge for a full week, still tasting fresh whenever I reach for it. Slicing the fennel on the mandolin makes it thin enough ... Read More

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