Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Crazy Good Cauliflower Pizza

New twist on the good ol' pizza. Trying to be less of a carb-eater? Make this surprisingly easy  and delicious cauliflower crusted pizza!



Serves 2-3 people
1 hour to prepare and cook

Ingredients:

  • For the crust
    • 1 1/2 grated cauliflower
    • 3 1/2 tbsp greek yoghurt
    • 2 eggs
    • mix of dried herbs
    • sea salt and ground pepper
  • For the topping
    • Cheese of your liking
    • pizza sauce
    • any topping your heart desires!

Directions:
  1. Preheat your oven to 200 C.
  2. Clean the cauliflower and put it in the food processor until it is grainy.
  3. Try to strain the cauliflower as much as possible to get out the water.
  4. Mix the cauliflower, the greek yoghurt, the eggs and the herbs together in a bowl. If it is still quite watery, try to strain as much as the moisture out of the mix.
  5. Put the cauliflower "dough" on a tray covered with a baking sheet, spread out with your hands. Tada! The crust is almost ready.
  6. Cook the crust in the oven for about 30 minutes or until it becomes light brown/golden.
  7. Take it out, put on your favourite toppings, and put it back in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Voilà!
Bon Appétit!


Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Brilliant Bread Rolls with Raisins, Hazelnuts and Apricots

Hello again,
I am back after completing all my exams and back to being food-inspired.
This summer´s project is (even more) healty and delicious food. I am doing this with one of my bestfriends because it´s always easier doing it with someone right? 
So, to the actual recipe. I made this a few weeks ago when I was bored of the usual dark bread I eat for breakfast and wanted to try something new. I found this recipe on a Norwegian page where healthy carbs is all the rage nowadays and decided to give it a go. I actual halfed the recipe, but I am giving you the original one here.



For 20 bread rolls (these do well in the freezer so don´t be afraid to make this many)

Ingredients:
  • 4 dl skimmed milk
  • 5 dl water
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 50 g fresh yeast (This would convert to a little less than a whole small packet of dried yeast)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 350 g plain flour
  • 350 g whole wheat flour (I couldn´t fint this in the store so I just doubled the plain four)
  • 3 dl oatmeal
  • 200 g rye flour
  • 100 g sunflower seeds
  • 150 g hazelnuts
  • 100 g dried apricots
  • 150 g raisins
Now I know this seems like a lot, but remember, you can always play around and do your own things. Don´t be a stickler for the rules, if you are missing something, just compensate with something else.

Directions:
  1. Add all the dry ingredients (including the dry yeast) together in a large bowl. If you are using fresh yeast, heat the milk and water together until lukewarm and add it.
  2. Chop up the nuts and dried fruit and add to the dry mixture.
  3. If you have not already done so, mix the water and milk together and heat up until lukewarm, then add the canola oil and pour the liquid over the dry. Mix this together well with a wooden spoon (it makes less of a mess). The dough should be a bit sticky.
  4. Cover with plasticfoil and let it raise for about 30 minutes.
  5. When this is done, part the dough in equally-sized pieces and shape them into rolls. Remember that these will also raise, so don´t make them too big.
  6. Put your rolls on oventray covered with greaseproof paper. Cover again for 45 minutes.
  7. Pre-heat your oven to 225 C.
  8. Before putting the rolls in, you can cover them with a light coat of milk or water.
  9. Cook them for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  10. Let cool for a few minutes before you dig in.



Bon Appétit!