Hi again
So a good keto side salad can be made easily by putting some veg and some balsamic together. Throw in some cheese and its a visual and taste treat. Heres my balsamic roast veg and feta salad recipe.
Ingredients
three cups of sliced veges - I used zuchini, eggplant, mushrooms and cherry tomatos.
some crumbled feta cheese - as much or as little as you like
parsley
a sprinkle of toasted pinenuts
The marinade
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tablespoons good quality balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. dried thyme
salt and pepper
Mix the marinade together in a big bowl and then add the sliced veges. It might seem like alot of veges but they reduce as they cook. Leave to sit for half an hour to an hour if you can.
Heat the oven to 200 deg cel and line an oven tray with non stick tin foil.
Place the veges on the tray in a single layer and season again and place in the oven for 15-20 mins turning mid way. Once cooked place on a platter and scatter the feta, parsley and pinenuts on and enjoy hot.
Hi everyone.
So we are still on the keto diet. Key I find is to make it yummy for the eyes as well as the tummy. Tonight I made stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon. Yummy and definitely eye candy.
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts skin off
100 gms cream cheese (room temp or 10 secs in the microwave to make it slightly soft)
4 sundriend tomatos drained and chopped
a tablespoon of capers rinsed and drained and chopped
streaky bacon
a tablespoon of butter
a tablespoon of olive oil
Place a sheet of clear wrap on your bench. Halve the chicken breasts and place one half on the wrap and cover with another sheet. Break out the rolling pin and pound the chicken until its flat and even and about 1/4 inch thick or so. Repeat with the rest of the breasts.
Mix the cream cheese, sundried tomato and capers together in a bowl.
Now I find that if you have an old sushi mat then this is where it comes in handy. I put it in a ziplock bag for ease of cleaning. Lay it flat on the bench. Place 2 or 3 rashers of the bacon on the mat (opposite to the rolling length) then place one of the chicken breasts on the bacon facing out from you. Put a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture on the chicken breast. Then roll like you would sushi keeping it tight so that the bacon rolls up with the chicken. Once its in a tight roll place on a foil lined baking dish. Repeat with the other breasts. Lightly drizzle olive oil on the rolls and season.
Place in a pre heated oven at 200 deg cel for 20 mins. Pull out at the end of that time and check that its cooked by stabbing with a fork. If the juice runs clear we are cooked.
I then melt the butter in a frying pan and lightly fry the outside bacon. Place on a plate and enjoy with a nice roast veg salad.
Enjoy
