FALAFEL MOCK BALLS LOW CARB
1 cup raw cauliflower pureed
½ cup ground almonds
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 clove garlic minced
2 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped
2 large eggs mixed well
3 tablespoon coconut flour (you could take coconut flakes and grind it well in the food processor)-

Mix all the ingredients well.
Form balls or patties and fry in olive oil until brown.
Serve with ranch dressing for a dip.
Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

CAULIFLOWER EGG FRIED RICE LOW CARB
1 head cauliflower
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 eggs
¼ cup fresh chopped green onion
Boil the head of cauliflower in water with salt until soft.
Drain the water and mash with a hand masher until the consistency of rice. Be careful not to make mashed cauliflower.
Heat up the sesame oil in a pan.
Add the eggs and stir fry in oil until cooked.
Add the cauliflower and soy sauce cook through.
Do not over stir it will become mushy.
Sprinkle green onion over and serve as a side dish to chicken or beef.

Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

CHEESY CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP LOW CARB
1 small cauliflower chopped into florets
4 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoon cream cheese
1 teaspoon minced garlic
black pepper
1 medium head of broccoli chopped
1 cup cheese grated
a pinch of nutmeg
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Add all ingredients in a pot and boil together until soft. Add more water if needed.
Blend together with hand blender or just mash with hand masher.
Mix well and add the cheese at the end just before serving.
Garnish with green onion.
Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

LAYERED SALAD LOW CARB

Layers:  chopped cabbage, dressed with a mixture of mayonnaise and a touch of vinegar,
next layer is grated cheese,
one green pepper and
one red pepper cubed,
finely chopped cauliflower,
red onion chopped,
bacon (I used a spicy sausage as bacon do not exist where I live).
Topped off with pieces of chicken.
I added a sprinkle of green onion for a bit of extra color.
This was one delicious salad. Enough to feed a crowd.

Bron: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

CAULIFLOWER SUSHI ROLLS – LOW CARB
I love sushi rolls and Korean kimbab rolls. In low carb white rice is off limits. I really missed eating these tasty seaweed delights dipped on soy sauce.
THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY LOW CARBING!
I boiled a whole head of cauliflower in salted water until soft.
Drain the cauliflower well and mash until the texture of rice.
Making the fillings:
Make 3 eggs into an omelette and slice in thin strips.
Slice cucumber in thin strips.
Slice carrots in juliene strips and cook in a bit of butter until soft.
You could use thinly sliced cooked chicken or beef strips, tuna or salmon.
Lay a sheet of seaweed on a flat surface and spread the cauliflower rice onto it, arrange the filling in a line on the cauliflower. Roll up and slice in circles with a sharp edged knife.
Serve with soy sauce for a dipping sauce.

Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

ZUCCHINI CRISPS – LOW CARB
Slice the zucchini in circles
Place them single layer on parchment paper on a baking tray
Base them with olive oil and flavoring
I used barbecue salt and cayenne pepper
It was too spicy for me, next time I will use paprika for the color
A sprinkle of garlic would be really nice too.

Put in preheated oven on 180ºC until brown and crisp. I turned off the oven and let them sit until they were cooled down. They were so good served with ranch dressing as a dip.

Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

SPINACH CHEESE FLATBREAD – LOW CARB
I used about 250 g frozen spinach and defrosted it in the microwave.
Squeeze the water out of the defrosted spinach.
Use 5 large eggs
1 ½ cups grated cheese
salt and black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon mixed Italian herbs
a pinch of paprika

Mix the ingredients well.
Spread onto parchment paper in a baking tray.
Bake in a preheated oven on 180ºC until brown and crisp.

Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

STUFFED PEPPERS – LOW CARB
Peppers
Cream cheese
Grated cheese
Tomato
Cooked ground meat
Onion
Garlic
Cut of the tops of the peppers and remove the seeds.
Stuff with cream cheese, grated cheese, tomato, cooked ground meat, onion, garlic and what ever you fancy.
Sit them standing up in an oven baking dish.
Cover and bake at 180ºC for half an hour.
Open and bake for another 15 minutes until brown.

Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

FLAX SEED LOAF – LOW CARB
2 cups ground flaxseed meal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
5 eggs lightly beaten
1/3 cup olive oil
½ cup water
Stir the ingredients well, scoop into prepared loaf pan.
Bake at 180ºC for 20 to 30 minutes.
Slice and store as needed.
Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar

POUND CAKE – LOW CARB
½ cup butter
½ cup cream cheese
sweetener to taste
5 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1¾ cups almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Mix together with a whisk.
Do not over mix.
Bake at 180ºC for an hour.
Recipe: Karin Van Coller Minnaar