Brocolli Leaf Wraps with Spicy Lamb, Yoghurt and Cauliflower [Gluten-free, Banting, LCHF, Low Carb]

What do you do when you need a delicious yet light meal on a hot Summer’s day/evening? Brocolli leaf wraps of course. I discovered these leaves by chance actually while doing my shopping at the local Checkers store. They come in a bag with some kale leaves. I took the plunge and decided to try them with some scrambled eggs one day and I was sold. THEN, the genius idea hit me and I thought let me try the brocolli leaves as wraps. Why not? They are ‘almost’ big enough so I guess you could also call them brocolli tacos lol. I used left over lamb that I made using my Spicy Lamb Marinade .

Brocolli Leaf and Lamb wraps with yoghurt

Ingredients:

Makes 4 wraps

4 Brocolli Leaves

3 lamb ribs, deboned and chopped

0.5 onion finely chopped

4 Tablespoons of plain yoghurt or greek yoghurt

4 Tablespoons of fried cauli rice (herbed and spiced as you please or lightly salted with some himalayan salt and pepper)

1 Avocado (skinned, pip scooped out and thinly sliced)

Method:

15 Minutes Preparation

Place the brocolli leaves in some hot water for 3 minutes in order to soften them or leave them as is if you prefer them crunchy. Take one leave and place a tablespoon of rice, a little bit of avocado, a little bit of lamb ribs, onion and a tablespoon of yoghurt. Secure with toothpicks. Do the same with the rest of the brocolli leaves. You could also do this with blanched cabbage leaves, swiss chard, lettuce or whatever leaf you fancy the most. But let me just say, that the brocolli leaves are by far the most filling ;-).

lamb and brocolli leaf wraps

 

Get creative and enjoy!

Chicken Liver Pate [Banting Friendly, Paleo, Gluten-free, Budget Friendly]

Perfect for snacking on some seed crackers and packed with nutrients. Simply cook your chicken livers as normal then blend!

Chicken Liver Pate

Ingredients:

500g of fresh free range chicken livers (chopped)

2 Tablespoons of coconut oil or butter or ghee

0.5 teaspoon of turmeric

0.5 onion grated or finely chopped

2 small grated tomatoes

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 Teaspoon of ground garlic or garlic flakes

0.5 Teaspoon of ground ginger or ginger powder

0.5 teaspoon paprika

0.5 teaspoon salt

0.5 teaspoon pepper

2 Tablespoons of tomato paste

1 teaspoon of ground parsley

2 Tablespoons of butter for topping

2 sprigs of thyme

Method:

10 Minutes 

Heat a pan over high heat and add the onions. Fry till the onions are translucent. Add the chicken livers and fry till there is no blood or till they are lightly brown. Add the garlic, ginger, paprika and masala and mix well. Lower the heat then add the tomato paste, grated tomato, parsley, turmeric, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 Minutes. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool. Add to a blender and blend till soft and smooth – you may add a little cream or coconut oil if it is too thick. Place in a container and top up with some thyme and butter to preserve.

Pack it for your next picnic or snack 😉

Enjoy

Creamy brocolli salad (banting, low carb, lchf, budget-friendly)

This salad was inspired by a salad I had at a braai(bbq) but as fate would have it, it wasn’t so banting friendly so I decided to create my own. Here goes. 

Ingredients:

1 head of brocolli (chopped) 

1 clove ground garlic or 1 teaspoon ginger powder

2  tablespoons grated onion

100g chopped cheddar

1 teaspoon ground ginger or 0.5 teaspoon ginger powder 

2 tablespoons chopped coriander OR 1 tablespoon  coriander powder 

1 teaspoon salt

0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper 

1 teaspoon erythritol  OR  xylitol 

Juice of half a lemon 

1 cup thick cream (if using fresh cream just beat it till it becomes slightly thick but a little runny or pour into a bottle and shake till it starts to thicken) 

3 slices of tongue OR cold meat (chopped) 

Method:

Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl and enjoy. That’s really all you need to do.  

Bon apetit! 🙂

Heba Pap Fish Cakes [Gluten-Free, Paleo, Banting, Low Carb, LCHF]

Fish cakes make for a very quick and easy dinner that is budget friendly. I used Heba Pap to Bind these, if you can’t get hold of the product then add two eggs and 30ml of coconut flour.

Ingredients:

Makes 8 fish Cakes

1 tin of middle cut OR 1 tin pilchards in tomato sauce

3 Tablespoons tomato paste (use tomato paste if using fish in water – if the fish is in tomato sauce already skip the tomato paste)

Half onion, chopped finely and fried in coconut oil till translucent

1 teaspoon crushed garlic

0.5 teaspoon ginger

0.5 teaspoon paprika

0.5 teaspoon thyme

0.5 teaspoon oregano

0.25 teaspoon salt

0.5 teaspoon crushed black pepper

4 Table Spoons Heba Pap

2 Tablespoons coconut oil or ghee

Method

15 Minutes

In a bowl mix the following: fish along with the tomato sauce or tomato paste, onion, garlic, ginger,paprika, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper and heba pap. Mix well using a spoon then spoon into your hand and shape into small cakes. Fry in some coconut oil over medium heat until nicely browned. Enjoy with vegetables or salad of your choice.

paleo fish cakes

 

Low Carb “Potato Salad” with Creamy Yoghurt and Fennel Dressing [Gluten-free, banting-friendly, low carb, lchf]

A really great addition to a braai/bbq, this is a twist on the traditional potato salad but using cleaner ingredients and carries less carbs.

Ingredients:

4 Small sweet potatoes or 2 large sweet potatoes

0.5 cup water

Dressing:

2 Tablespoons thick cream

3 Tablespoons double cream thick yoghurt

2 Tablespoons finely chopped fennel

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Juice of half a medium lemon

1 tablespoon grated onion

1 teaspoon ginger powder or ground ginger

Method:

15 Minutes to steam

5 Minutes to mix

Total: 20 Minutes

Place the sweet potato into a pot with the water then steam until tender but firm. Remove from the stove then mix in a bowl with the cream.

In a separate bowl: Mix the yoghurt with the rest of the ingredients. Then pour over the sweet potato and mix well.

Bon apetit!

sweet potato salad with creamy yoghurt and fennel dressing

 

15 Minute Prawn and Zucchini Stir Fry [Paleo, Gluten-Free, Banting, Low Carb]

So it’s Spring here in South Africa and I have been working on my Spring Edition meals. This is one of them 🙂

Ingredients:

350g prawns (defrosted or fresh – de-veined)

350g zucchini spirals

2 tablespoons ghee

1 tablespoon crushed garlic

Half red pepper (sliced)

Half red onion (chopped)

2 tablespoons tomato paste

30ml coconut milk or water

Salt

Pepper

1 tablespoon chilli flakes

0.5 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon thyme

Method:

15 Minutes (I kid you not)

Heat a pan over high heat and add ghee. Then add the onion and fry till translucent. Add the garlic, red pepper and ginger – fry for 5 minutes. Add the zucchini and the prawns and fry for a further 3 minutes. Add the chilli flakes, thyme, water/coconut milk and tomato paste. Lower the heat and allow to simmer for 4 minutes. Serve with some sliced lemons.

prawn and zucchini stir fry

Enjoy 🙂

 

Banting/Paleo Wraps with Sweet Chilli Chicken [low carb, lchf, gluten-free]

In the mood for a wrap? Try this quick recipe and use as a base for a pizza, use them as flat bread or as a quick wrap.

Ingredients: Makes 4-5 thin wraps or 3 thicker ones

2 Tablespoons Ghee (melted)

2 Tablespoons flax powder

3 Tablespoons heba pap (you can substitute heba with 50/50 coconut flour and sunflower seed flower but the taste and consistence won’t be exactly the same)

2 Tablespoons almond flour

2 Tablespoons chia goo (chia seeds soaked in water till they become jelly-like)

120ml hot water

2 Large eggs

2 Teaspoons erythritol

0.5 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda/baking soda

Coconut oil (for frying)

Method:

Mixing: 5 Minutes

Frying: 15 Minutes

Total Cooking Time: 20 Minutes

Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Form a well in the middle then add all the wet ingredients – consistency should be wet but thick (like a slightly thick pancake mix. Add a little bit more water if it is too thick). Mix thoroughly then heat up some coconut oil in a pan. Use a spoon or pour the mixture into the pan – heat must be medium to hot but not very hot. Fry both sides for about 4 minutes each or until done. Remove from the pan using a flat spoon and allow to cool.

Sweet Chilli Chicken:

Fry two cubed chicken breasts and 0.5 teaspoon crushed garlic in 2 tablespoons of ghee. Add 2 teaspoons each of turmeric and cayenne pepper. Add salt to taste. Add half a sliced sweet red pepper (parlemo, pimento or normal red pepper). Add half a teaspoon grated nutmeg and 3 tablespoons of erythritol. Lower the heat and sprinkle with some rosemary. Spoon onto your wrap over a bed of wild rocket. Drizzle with some carb smart sweet chilli sauce and enjoy 🙂

Banting wrap with sweet chilli chicken

Paleo and Banting Friendly Chicken Nuggets [heba pap recipe, lchf, low carb, gluten-free]

It took me not more than 30 minutes to whip these up and they are absolutely divine. You’d never say that they are so healthy ;-). This recipe can also double up as a coating for fried chicken. Eating clean has never felt soooo good.

low carb chicken nuggets

Ingredients (makes about 4 cups worth)

2 Large chicken breasts or 4 small chicken breasts (cubed)

2/3 cup heba pap (if you don’t have any just use some coconut flour – taste will be slightly different)

1 cup sunflower seed flour

60ml desiccated coconut

1.5 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda/baking soda

0.5 teaspoon himalayan salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 large eggs

Method:

5 Minutes to mix

20 Minutes to fry

Total: 25 Minutes

Heat up some coconut oil in a pan (3 tablespoons)

In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl beat the eggs then dip the chicken into the eggs till fully coated. Then place in  the dry ingredients and coat fully. Carefully drop the raw nuggets into the hot coconut oil and fry for 5 minutes on each side. Remove from the oil and allow to drain on paper towels. Enjoy with a baby spinach and green beans salad.

Salad:

Fry a few green beans in the leftover coconut oil with some salt and a teaspoon of garlic. Serve on a bed of baby spinach with thinly sliced red onion.

It is that easy 😀

paleo and banting chicken nuggets

Heba bread rolls [wors roll, paleo bread, paleo,banting, lchf, gluten-free, dairy-free]

Boerewors rolls are a South African favourite and really quite a simple meal: simply a sausage inside a long bread roll. These paleo friendly rolls made with Heba Pap (mix of coconut flour, sunflower seeds, psyllium husk, xantham gum, flax seeds and Himalayan salt that comes ready mixed in a packet) makes excellent boere rolls that are clean and tasty with a bready feel.

Ingredients: (makes 6 small rolls or 2 large rolls – 1 is quite filling)

250ml heba

2 extra large eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder

0.5 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

3/4 cup boiling water

Method:

5 Minutes to mix

45 Minutes to bake

Total: 50 Minutes

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then add eggs and mix well. Add the boiling water and mix thoroughly. Form into desires shape and place on baking paper or a baking dish sprinkled with coconut flour. Place in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius and bake for 45 minutes or until done. If doubtful place in the microwave for a further 2 minutes and allow to cool.

How to make your own Boeri rolls

– clean sausage or boerewors

– chopped avocado

– 1sliced tomato

– fresh wild rocket

– Caramelised onions (Thinly slice 1 large onion and then fry it in coconut oil till slightly browned. Add 2 teaspoons ground ginger and cook on a low heat till browned)

– cheese (optional)

– hot sauce

– bread roll

Bon apetit!

 

Toasted bread with cream cheese and sliced Strawberries [gluten-free, banting, lchf, low carb]

​Gluten free banting bread. Toasted and served with my home made cream cheese and sliced Strawberries. Check my recipes for various banting breads that you can use or get yourself some heba pap and make bread in a mug. 

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