Potluck - January 28th, 2015

Take a look at some of the delicious dishes served at our Client Potluck on January 28th 2015.

Turkey Casserole

Stir-Fry w mushrooms, peppers, and soy sauce

Zucchini spaghetti, Italian meatloaf, and Cauliflower rice w cumin & cilantro

Ham & Potato Puree Latke

Lettuce and Spinach salad base

Additional salad toppings and LillyPad's red pepper dressing

Dill Pickle Soup

This usual soup is delicious and excellent with fish. Add 8 oz of cod or haddock in cubes to make a Phase 1 chowder for dinner.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup of chicken broth
• 1 cup celery root, diced
• 1/2 cup leeks, sliced
• 1/2 cup whole large dill pickles, shredded
• 1/2 cup pickle juice (or less/more to taste)
• 1 tsp grapeseed oil 
• 1 tsp celery seed
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch ground dry mustard

Directions:

1. ‎Saute the celery root and leeks in grapeseed oil for 5 minutes. 
2. Add spices and saute for 2 more minutes. 
3. Add chicken broth and dill pickle juice. Cover and cook for 10 minutes until the celery root is cooked. 
4. Add 1/2 cup grated dill pickle. If you prefer a smoother soup, use an immersion blender to puree the vegetables before adding the dill pickle.

Our recipe featured in The Wedding Ring's Magazine

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Tuna Patty with Celery Seed

These patties are great hot or cold and perfect to take for a lunch. They go well with a salad or wrapped in lettuce leaves.

However, if tuna isn't to your taste, maybe our similar Crab Cake recipe will suit you better.

Ingredients:

• 1 can flaked tuna in water (approx. 184 grams)
• 1 - 2 Tbsp of tuna juice from can (save tuna juice to add to mix)
• 1/2 tsp celery seed
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 cup dill pickles, finely diced
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or to taste
• 1 packet Ideal Protein Potato Puree
• 1/8 cup egg whites

Directions:

1. In a bowl, combine flaked tuna, spices, pickles, and egg whites. 
2. Add the contents of the Ideal Protein Potato Puree and 1 Tbsp of tuna juice to the bowl and mix thoroughly. Stir adding more tuna juice to thin if needed. 
3. Heat grapeseed oil in a pan. Spoon in the fish cake mix to the size you want and carefully shape. Cook 4 to 5  minutes, flipping the patty when it is firm on the bottom. Cook for another 3 to 4 minutes. 

Makes 2 servings

Celery Seed

Celery seed comes from, you guessed it, the Celery plant.

Celery Seeds

It's most often used in North America in its powdered form and added to many recipes and products.You might be more used to finding celery salt, which is ground celery seed and salt, than plain celery seed powder. Celery seed is also part of most poultry seasonings.

Celery Seed Powder

How to use it in your kitchen
Celery seeds offer a concentrated celery like taste, so experiment with small amounts or you may overwhelm your dish.

• Adding celery seed to soups or stews gives an extra layer of flavour. It is slightly bitter and provides a contrast in dishes where you want a strong savoury taste. 
• Whole celery seeds can be baked with fish or vegetables to impart their flavour.

Big Mac in a bowl

Here is LillyPad's own low-carb take on this popular dish. A deliciously healthy and guilt free meal, the Walden Farms Thousand Island dressing is essential to achieve the perfect flavour.

LillyPad makes Big Mac in a Bowl

Ingredients:

• ‎8 oz lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup dill pickle, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2 cup lettuce, shredded
• Walden Farms Thousand Island dressing to taste 

Directions:

1. Cook lean ground beef ‎in a pan, draining any fat. 
2. Place shredded lettuce in a bowl. Add meat, dressing, pickles and onions on top. Serve immediately and enjoy.

Dill Pickles

Dill Pickles are actually small pickled cucumbers and have been prepared for hundreds of years. Sometimes also called gherkins, these small vegetables pack a lot of flavour.

Dill Pickles

There are many types of prepared pickles in grocery stores. Look for Dill Pickles in refrigerated deli sections or on shelves, often near vinegars, oils or other condiments. Check the labels to ensure that there are no carbs or sugars added. Bread and Butter versions of these pickles can be high in sugar.

How to enjoy your pickles

Pickles can be readily enjoyed as they are, served straight from the jar. However, there are other options.

• Use them to garnish a salad.
• Add them chopped to flake tuna or chicken, along with lemon, a little oil, and raw onions to make a low carb protein mix. Eat as is or wrap in a lettuce leaf.
• Make one of our fantastic dill pickle recipes this month!

"Fried" Dill Pickles

This tasty dill pickle recipe provides a nice addition to a meal and goes well with salad.

Ingredients:

• 4 slices from a jar of pre-sliced dill pickles
• 1/2 packet Southwest Cheese Curls, crushed in bag (Ideal Protein restricted packet)
• 1/4 cup egg white

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Slice the large dill pickle lengthwise into 4 slices. You won't need the ends but you can certainly eat them.
3. Place pickle slices on paper towel to soak up most of their liquid. 
4. Dip each pickle slice in egg white, then cover with crushed Southwest Cheese Curls.
5. Bake for 10 minutes. 
6. Remove and eat immediately as go soggy when stored.

Notes:
This recipe amounts to 1/2 cup of dill pickles if measured.
You can use the other half of the Southwest Cheese Curls packet to eat with your salad.