Dieting always requires so kind of carb reduction, which is a scary thing, because it means no more pasta, rice, bread, chips! So to make your diet experience a little tastier, here are 7 delicious low carb recipes.
Breakfast: Tofu Scramble
Ingredients
- 100g blocks extra-firm tofu
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- Pinch salt, pinch pepper
Preparation
- Once drained, smash tofu.
- Heat oil in a fry pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and peppers; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3-4 minutes. Stir in eggs, tofu, coriander, and cumin and cook until fragrant. Stir in tofu, then turmeric. Season with salt and pepper.
Breakfast: Cinnamon Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups almond flour
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk (or more to desired thickness)
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- Coconut oil
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl using a hand blender until batter is a nice consistency.
- Make one test pancake to check for desired thickness and texture.
- Cook all pancakes in coconut oil in fry pan for approximately 2-3 minutes per side until bubble form and both sides are golden brown.
Lunch: Tuna patties
Ingredients
- 1 Capsicum, diced
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, grated
- ½ cup almond meal
- 2 X big cans tuna
- Egg (1 whole, 2 whites).
Method
- Simply brown onion and capsicum
- Then mix all ingredients together
- Then with minimal oil cook through
Lunch: Clean Zucchini Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 500g zucchini, grated
- 2 cups trimmed spring onions, chopped
- 200g crumbled goats feta cheese
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- Olive oil for cooking
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- ½ cup chick pea flour or almond meal
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh thyme
- ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- ½ tsp. ground pepper
Method:
- Place grated zucchini in colander. Sprinkle zucchini with salt and let stand 30 minutes to drain. Squeeze zucchini between hands to remove liquid, then squeeze dry in a tea towel.
- Combine zucchini, chopped spring onions, eggs, flour, chopped herbs, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Mix well.
- Then mix in crumbled feta cheese and chopped walnuts into zucchini mixture.
- Add a little olive oil to a non-stick frying pan. Working in batches, drop zucchini mixture into pan using a large spoon. Fry until pancakes are golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
Dinner: Pesto Chilli Vegetable Stack
Ingredients:
- 12 whole Eggs
- 1 white onion, sliced into rings
- 1 small tub low fat ricotta cheese
- 2 red capsicums, oven roasted and skin removed
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and sliced thinly
- Pesto paste
2 eggplants, sliced and chargrilled - 1/2 a bag baby spinach leaves
- 1 zucchini, sliced lengthways and chargrilled
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Chargrill the vegetables listed above and set aside.
- Layer all the vegetables in a baking dish the way you like.
- Combine eggs with the pesto in a bowl and mix well.
- Pour the mixture over the veggies until covered.
- Place dollops of ricotta on top and bake in oven for 1 hour.
Dinner: Clean San Choy Bow
Ingredients:
- 500gm turkey mince
- 1 large white onion
- 1 large zucchini1 x large Carrot
- 1 heaped teaspoon crushed garlic
- 1/2 tsp crushed ginger
- 1 teaspoon organic tamari
- 2 tablespoon of sesame oil
- 1/2 bunch fresh coriander leaves
- 1 Iceberg lettuce (remove leaves carefully to use as cups!)
Method:
- Finely chop onion, carrot and zucchini and set aside.
- Heat a non-stick fry pan and cook mince until browned.
- Add onion, carrot, zucchini, garlic, ginger, tamari, and sesame oil and stir, cooking for approx 4-5mins.
- Turn heat off and place chopped coriander and sesame seeds on top and allow coriander to wilt.
- Once wilted, stir through and serve in lettuce cups.
Dessert: Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients:
- 1 cup almond meal
- 4 egg whites
- 3 teaspoons greek yoghurt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp stevia
- ½ cup blueberries.
Method
- Combine almond meal, egg whites, greek yoghurt, baking soda, stevia and blueberries.
- Spoon into muffin tray and bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked through!