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Low Carb Christmas Recipes

Kat, if you could copy+paste the error next time you get it, please email it to giverny@diabetes.co.uk and I'll look in to getting it fixed
 
Something tells me, I may not have got the spirit of this quite right yet.
 
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Don't spend ages fruitlessly looking for Christmassy cupcake cases

Buy the normal ones in Aldi. Five beautiful colours including 20 red and 20 green.

Very festive and only 99p for 100. Bargain!
 

What a pity!
(I HATE that chemical sweetener tang )
If I make it, I'll be using erythritol, so will let you know...
 
Im trying brandy soaked cherries in chocolate. I've got the cherries soaking now. Figured it'd be pretty low carb. And yummy!
 

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Low carb canapés!


SEARED HALOUMI WITH TOMATO SALSA



A tasty combination of seared haloumi and fresh tomato salsa.

PREP TIME10 minutes
COOK TIME2 minutes
SERVES
Serves 6

  • 1 bunch chives snipped
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 x 180 g pkts haloumi
  • 2 roasted red capsicums chopped
  • 1 tomato seeded, chopped

  1. To make salsa, combine capsicum, tomato, chives and 1 tbsp of the oil in a small bowl. Season to taste.
  2. Slice each piece of haloumi into 4 pieces. Heat remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan on high. Cook haloumi for 1 min each side, until golden.
  3. Serve haloumi topped with tomato salsa.
http://recipes.coles.com.au/recipes/2/seared-haloumi-with-tomato-salsa/
 

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They look yummy. I might be inclined to tweak the topping... I like very finely chopped red onion, red chilli, tomato, tsp mint sauce, lime juice and a bit of chopped coriander.
 

How about leave out the Truvia? Keep the cranberries and water, add some flaked almonds, a splash of vanilla essence and a sachet of Hartley's lemon and lime jelly. When cool, stir well before serving.
I can't say I've mastered this, in fact I haven't even tried it, I've just invented it. I will practise it this weekend and report back.
 
In your mind, are you adding the powdered jelly crystals to the mix or making up the jelly then adding it? I have a sachet of robinsons sugar free veggie lemon jelly so will give this a whirl. Thank you
 
cold ethyl said:
They look yummy. I might be inclined to tweak the topping... I like very finely chopped red onion, red chilli, tomato, tsp mint sauce, lime juice and a bit of chopped coriander.
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Stop reading my mind! Exactly what I was thinking. You can't make salsa without lime and chilli I reckon. Going to try these tonight
 
Update - I've just bought some fresh cranberries and realised that I have lots of orange jelly. Might use that instead instead of lemon. The sweetness of the orange might counteract the nippiness of the cranberries. Will try it tomorrow.
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
In your mind, are you adding the powdered jelly crystals to the mix or making up the jelly then adding it? I have a sachet of robinsons sugar free veggie lemon jelly so will give this a whirl. Thank you
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I think I will cook the cranberries with a minimum of water until popped, then add the jelly crystals already dissolved in about a half or a third of normal quantity of water - just because I find I have to stir it quite hard to get rid of lumps, and I won't want to mistreat the cranberries in the same way. Then I'll mix the two and leave to set. I'll give it a good stir then and do a taste test, and will add whole or flaked almonds and vanilla if I think there's any point. I could add cinnamon but I agree, as said above, that it might taste too medicinal, like Beecham's Powders, so I might not run that particular risk.
I reckon lemon or orange jelly would be just as nice as lemon&lime.
 
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