Calling all Atkins know-it-all's!!!

[Kraftmacincheese]

Hey everyone I am summoning anyone and everyone to help me with this one. I don't know if any of you have ever had the sweet onion sauce that is over at subway. I LOVE THIS SAUCE! I just found a copy cat recipe for it but it is loaded with stuff that looks bad. So in summation... If someone would be so kind as to offer their take on how I can make this recipe a low carb
Thanks yall!


Sweet Onion teriyaki sauce

1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon minced white onion
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon buttermilk powder
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/8 teaspoon salt
pinch cracked black pepper
pinch garlic powder

1. Combine all ingredients in a small microwave-safe bowl.
2. Heat mixture uncovered in the microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on high until mixture boils rapidly.
3. Whisk well, cover and cool.

[not2late]

Re: Calling all Atkins know-it-all's!!!

I highlighted the ingredients that you cannot use on Atkins in red

I highlighted the ingredients that you can use during the OWL phase and beyond in blue

Sweet Onion teriyaki sauce

1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon minced white onion
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon buttermilk powder
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/8 teaspoon salt
pinch cracked black pepper
pinch garlic powder

1. Combine all ingredients in a small microwave-safe bowl.
2. Heat mixture uncovered in the microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on high until mixture boils rapidly.
3. Whisk well, cover and cool.

Balsamic vinegar contains either added sugar or fruit juice to fake the taste of real balsamic vinegar. So it's not allowed. Real balsalmic vinegar is expensive stuff----$50-100 dollars per fluid ounce. So the stuff in the supermarket is a mass marketing vinegar that's doctored to taste like the real stuff.

What cracks me up about some recipes is that they add alot of a souring agent, like vinegar. Then they have to add alot of sugar to counterbalance all the vinegar they threw in. Or vice versa.

And this recipe isn't kidding when it calls itself "sweet", but calling itself "onion" is stretching it alittle if it uses only 1 tablespoon of onion.

[mizski]

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I was always amazed how Subway is so proud of this fat-free sauce without any regard to all the sugar it contains.

Making a low-carb copy is very difficult because of all the corn syrup plus other ingredients not allowed during Induction (balsamic vinegar, poppy seeds, buttermilk powder--other copycat recipes call for buttermilk baking powder aka bisquick)

So you could try an Induction friendly version:

Sweet Onion teriyaki sauce

1/2 cup light corn syrup sub 1/4 c. DaVinci Sweetener Sugar Free Syrup (Reviewers of this recipe all said the 1/2 c. was way too sweet)
1 tablespoon minced white onion
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar ELIMINATE - not allowed on Induction
1 teaspoon brown sugar sub 1 tsp. Sugar Twin Brown or Sweet 'n Low Brown
1 teaspoon buttermilk powder ELIMINATE - not allowed on Induction
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon poppy seeds ELIMINATE - not allowed on Induction
1/8 teaspoon salt
pinch cracked black pepper
pinch garlic powder

OR

You could try Walden Farms Jersey Sweet Onion dressing.

p.s. I'm not an Atkins know-it-all, just a foodie.

[Kraftmacincheese]

Re: Calling all Atkins know-it-all's!!!

I'm not a fan of the walden products, kinda thin and nasty.
The davinci syrup is a great idea, still hoping that I can make it yummy

[JulieB]

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Just a thought: You could try adding 1/2 tsp of cream in lieu of the buttermilk powder rather than eliminating it. Or try it without & add it if you feel something is missing

[Kraftmacincheese]

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Oooo, that is a good idea!
I saw something on the food network last night that would be nice to go on this atkins sandwich I want to make with this sauce. Get this... Drum roll please.....

Battered and deep fried thick cut apple wood smoked baconnnnn

I just found on netrition some pita bread that people are swearing by and so I ordered some. I want to make a BLT with some deep fried bacon and sweet onion sauce.
Next I want to see if I can make me some dough and make a breadbowl with some LC penne pasta. yum

[imagood1]

Re: Calling all Atkins know-it-all's!!!

bread isn't allowed on induction -- low carb or not. The only foods allowed are those on the acceptable food list. http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html.

[Kraftmacincheese]

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Well I figured I would try it and see what happens. I have eaten other stuff that has sugar in it and it didn't stall me. Soooo, who knows? Can't blame me for trying lol