Food Forum Challenge

[Chicklady]

Re: Food Forum Challenge

Okay Our swamp cabbage is the size of a large head of cabbage, and is literally, swamp cabbage....which explains why we don't eat it

[Elizellen]

Re: Food Forum Challenge

I found this recipe...though maybe you could change it up to be more adkins friendly

All you need to do to make it Atkins-legal would be to omit the dough and just make the filling!
Crustless quiches are so much nicer than those made with a dough crust anyway!

[kate58]

Re: Food Forum Challenge

Rutabaga/turnip/swede was a veg I hardly ever ate before Atkins, but have all the time now. It has to be hands down the most versatile veg ever and is a great potato replacement. I find it much better - in flavour and texture - than ordinary white turnips, though it is somewhat higher in carbs so not induction friendly. Very filling and high in Vit C too.

I use it in these ways:

• Rutabaga hash (the BEST, recipe below)
• Boiled and then mashed, with a little fried onion or some chives and a good knob of butter and perhaps a little cream mixed in. Black pepper adds something good here.
• Boiled, mashed, seasoned, and mixed with grated cheddar cheese as a pie topping, Brill on shepard's pie.
• Chopped into french fries shapes, tossed in a mix of half and half sesame and olive oil and roasted in the oven. Not as crisp as french fries but great replacement. You could probably get them crisper by deep frying - I don't own a deep fryer.
• Cut in large chunks - about 1 - 1.5 inches in diameter - to put around a roast like roast potatoes.
• Cut into very thin slices, dried well, tossed in beaten egg and then either parmesan, grated cheddar or ground almonds and whatever seasoning you like (piri-piri spices are very good), then roast in the oven on some foil rubbed with oil. These are really delicious
• Cut into small cubes, then either boiled or roast, cooled and used instead of potato in salads. Very nice with either a garlic or mustard mayo.

RUTABAGA HASH

So easy it's barely a recipe at all really.

Per person:

1 cup cubed rutabaga
1 oz bacon pieces
0.5 small red onion, chopped
Any seasoning you like - I usually use paprike and/or a little garlic powder. Curry powder is good too.

Heat a pan and add the bacon, stir for a minute or so, then add onion. Stir for another minute or so. You may need to add some butter or oil at this point if your bacon is not releasing much fat. Add rutabaga. Stir until the rutabaga is starting to brown, then reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and leave for about 5-10 mins, stirring occasionally, until rutabaga is just getting soft, but not too soft. Serve. Eat. Yum.

14g total carbs, 4g fiber, for 10 net carbs per serving. Not real low, but a very satisfying dish with a lot of bang for the carb buck.