Squash Fritters

1 01 2013

These are super low in carbohydrates, high in protein & fibre and are designed to accompany your other brekkie foods. If you are going to have them on their own I would add some chopped ham, smoked salmon or bacon to give them a bit more of a flavour punch. I had these ones with some homemade sauerkraut of cabbage, beetroot & ginger then topped it with my Paleo Hummus. Yee ha!

1 cup squash (zucchini squash) grated & excess water squeezed out
2 tsp smoked paprika
Salt & pepper
1/4 cup flavourless whey protein (can substitute for more almond meal or flour of your choice but double the quantity ie- 1/2 a cup)
1/4 cup almond meal
3 eggs
1/2 red onion, very finely diced
Coconut oil- for cooking
OPTIONAL – 1 heaped tbs Pesto

Mix everything well in a bowl. Spoon into a hot frypan & cook like you would pancakes or fritters. Make them as big or small as you like. Top with a poached egg, smashed avocado, some bacon or smoked salmon! We also had ours with some grilled mushrooms. Haloumi would be delicious too. Use your imagination, I can’t do all the thinking for you :)

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OMG Chicken Nuggets

25 10 2012

Colonel Sanders eat your fat clogged heart out! I have used my own “7 Secret Herbs & Spices” (not going to be a secret for much longer is it?) and created my own deliciously healthy version of this KFC classic. I loved this so much I did it with some fish the next day but cooked the fish in the frypan not the oven.

High protein, not deep fried and using no processed cr@p, you are going to love these tasty little morsels! No almond meal? Almond meal is SO easy to make! Raw almonds, in the food processor, blend until they are powder… Magic and MUCH cheaper than the bags at the shop. Just do it.

4 eshallots- chopped in chunks
3 lge chicken breasts, chopped in chunks
1 cup coconut (dessicated or shredded is fine)
1 cup almond meal
2 tsp ground black pepper
1-2 tsp rock salt
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp dried rosemary
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried mint

Preheat your oven to 200C. In your food processor pop herbs, spices, almond meal and coconut and blitz until it is all a rough crumb consistency. Remove and place in a bowl. Now add your chicken and eshallots to the food processor and turn it into mince. Take a spoonful at a time of mince, shape it into “nuggets”, roll in the crumb mixture to coat completely. Place on a wire rack over an oven tray and pop in the oven for 20-30mins or until browned on the outside. Depending on how big or small you made your nuggets will depend on how long they take to cook. Mine seemed to get bigger as I got lazier while making them so mine took a bit longer. You can definitely chuck these in a frypan and cook them that way too. Freeze them, eat them, feed them to your kids.

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Roast Capsicum & Spinach Roulade

18 10 2012

If you would like a Paleo or dairy free option you can omit the goats cheese in this recipe, you will be very sad if you do, it is delicious. If you are looking for something quick and easy, this is NOT your dish! It is delicious but a little bit fiddly and takes a bit of time so this is perhaps more a Sunday-afternoon-I-have-loads-of-time deal rather than a Wednesday-night-just-home-from-work-chuck-something-together kinda dish.

High protein, low carbohydrate and downright tasty!

1 lge red capsicum, roasted and puréed
1 heaped tbs coconut oil
1 cup milk of your choice
1/2 cup flavorless protein, I used whey
1 red onion, diced finely
2 cloves garlic, crushed
200g baby spinach
1 cup Goat’s Milk Ricotta or any ricotta or goats cheese
4 eggs, separated

Preheat oven to 220C. Line a deep base dish (about 39x24x3cm) with baking paper.

In a small pot melt the coconut oil over a medium heat, add the protein powder and whisk to combine and remove any lumps. Once completely combined and smooth, remove from heat and gradually add milk, whisking as you do. Return to heat and bring to the boil, keep whisking. Turn heat to low and stir until it starts to thicken, minute or two should do then turn off heat.

In a frypan, sauté onion & garlic until onion is translucent. Add spinach and cook until it starts to wilt then remove from heat and pop aside to cool. Once cool you can mush through your Goats Milk Ricotta.

In a bowl, beat egg whites with electric beaters until they form soft peaks. Set aside.

In a bowl mix capsicum purée & egg yolks. Add the protein powder mix from the saucepan and stir well. Gently fold through the egg whites until it is just combined. You want to try and mix this as little and as gently as possible to keep all the air in it. Pour this mix into your lined baking dish and bake for 10-15 mins or until it springs back when touched. Once done, remove from oven and set aside to cool for at least 15mins.

Using a chopping board with baking paper on top, pop that on top of your roulade dish and flip it over so the roulade comes out onto your chopping board. Gently peel back the baking paper that will be on the top now.

Get your spinach mixture and line it along the roulade edge so that you can then gently roll it up. Once it’s rolled you can chop and serve! I told you it’s not quick, but I promise it’s worth the wait!

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Baked Chicken

12 10 2012

This is a super easy, low carb, high protein meal that is perfect for lunch or dinner. You can leave out the coconut cream if you really want to, but seriously, why would you want to? It is so delicious and so good for you. Don’t be deterred by the high fat content of coconut, the saturated fat in coconut is made up of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids the body quickly turns into energy instead of storing as fat. Therefore, even though it’s high in saturated fat, coconut can aid in weight loss. Half the medium-chain fatty acids in coconut are composed of lauric acid, which is anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and anti-fungal. Coconut can help boost the immune system.

1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried mint
1 tsp dried oregano
1 cup coconut cream (optional)
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 bunch asparagus
2 zucchini, cut into big chunks
4 chicken breasts

Preheat oven to 180C. Cut chicken breasts in half and lay them side by side in a baking dish. Pop the chopped zucchini around the dish on top of the chicken. In a bowl mix herbs, tomatoes and coconut cream together well then pour over chicken. Pop the asparagus spears on the top and cover with foil. Bake for 20mins then remove the foil and bake for another 20mins. Serve with a salad, some steamed quinoa or we had ours with a big pile of steamed broccoli.

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Peppermint Chocolate Rough

6 10 2012

This recipe only makes a small amount of this delicious treat but you can double the recipe if you want to make more. I used a tiny amount of stevia to sweeten mine as I wanted a sugar-free version but if you don’t like stevia you can use the substitute. Unlike the coconut rough you buy at the shops, this is loaded with protein and the chia and flaxseeds just add a little bit more goodness and crunch. Raw cacao has more than 4 times the antioxidants found in green tea and more magnesium than any other whole food.

I didn’t toast my coconut this time but next time I definitely would, I think it would taste that little bit more delicious. WARNING!! Go easy on the peppermint oil, add a drop at a time and taste it. That gear is STRONG and before you know it you will be breathing peppermint fire, and NOT in a good way. Same goes for the stevia. If you don’t like mint flavored things, just leave the peppermint oil out. Some goji berries would be delicious too!

1/4 cup protein powder (I used Vital Protein Vanilla because I was given some samples with my vitamin order, I normally use a flavorless whey)
2 heaped tbs raw cacao powder
Few drops peppermint oil
1/2 cup shredded coconut (toasted)
1 tbs flaxseed (optional)
1 tbs chia seeds (optional)
Stevia to taste (you can use agave syrup if you prefer)
2 tbs coconut oil or nut butter or coconut butter if you have it, I had run out :(

So, this is a tough recipe, you pretty much add everything to a bowl, mush it around until it is all combined. Line a container with some baking paper, pour the mix in. Flatten it out and pop it in the fridge (freezer for impatient players) for a couple of hours to set then you can chop it up and enjoy. I keep mine in a ziplock bag in the freezer so I cannot see it every time I open the fridge and it will last for ages in there too. Have fun.

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