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Keto Salmon Balls
Sunday, June 08, 2025Salmon Skewers with Wasabi Mayo
Friday, May 30, 2025 |
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Easy, flavour-packed grilled salmon skewers with an Asian glaze with soya sauce, mirin, sake, ginger and xylitol (or sugar), are perfect for a light and refreshing summer meal. The salty, sweet, and umami-flavoured glaze contains only a handful of ingredients and also doubles as a sauce to pour over the top. They are naturally glutenfree, dairy free and low carbs. Serve them on a bed of beansprout salad or steamed rice or soba if carbs ain’t an issue for you.
Keto Salmon Kiev
Monday, May 12, 2025 |
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Oozing with a flavorful butter-herb mixture, this keto-friendly fish version of this classic is definitely a winner. Perfect for entertaining or any weekday meal that will keep you satiated and energised. Butter mixture can be prepared beforehand and stored in the fridge until needed. The only thing I might change next time is to use MORE butter for the filling. If you want a thicker crust, then do a double crumb. You could serve this salmon Kiev with anything your heart desires, but a light salad or some blanched beans or asparagus would keep things really nutritious and healthy.
Spring Pancake with Smoked Salmon
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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For once, the pancakes are not served sweet for breakfast, but in a savoury version with smoked salmon and a hazelnut vinaigrette as a light meal. I used a springform pan to make a huge baked pancake, but you can make the regular one in a skillet. Besides smoked salmon, you can also serve the pancakes with poached eggs, or some stirfried chicken.
Kohlrabi Salad with Curry Dressing and Smoked Salmon
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 |
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This kohlrabi salad is really easy and quick to make and it makes a great change to the carb-loaded potato salad for grill. Kohlrabi, aka Kohlrübe, is a typical German vegetable, because nowhere else in the world consume such a large quantity of this root vegetable as in Germany. You can either peel and dice the kohlrabi before cooking, or boil them whole for 20 minutes to preserves valuable nutrients, then peel and dice. If you can't find kohlrabi, try using other root vegetables like turnips, parsnips or rutabaga. Dill can be substituted with flat parsley.
Garlic and Cumin Butter Prawns
Sunday, April 06, 2025The large Argentine red prawns are naturally sweet, succulent, and juicy that you don’t need tons of seasonings except garlic, butter and a tiny bit of sea salt. Prawns with shell on are for sure more flavourful, but can be difficult and messy to eat, esp. with sauce. So, the choice is yours. Either you leave the shell on or not, just don’t skip the deveining step. The black vein running along the back of prawn isn’t harmful, but it tastes bitter and looks unappetizing. Don’t over cook them, or else the meat turns rubbery. Get some homemade bread to mop up that sauce if you ain’t on keto.
White Asparagus Tonnato mit Caperberries
Friday, April 04, 2025 |
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Tonnato is a rich Italian velvety tuna sauce that is traditionally poured over finely sliced, lightly poached or roasted veal (Vitello Tonnato). Here I am using white asparagus instead. It’s gluten free, keto-friendly and so delicious! There are many versions of this classic condiment, with fresh egg yolks, hard-boiled eggs, no eggs, with mayonnaise, yoghurt or sour cream. Pick what you like the most.
Caperberries are not the same thing as capers. They are the berries that develop after the caper buds have bloomed. Caperberries are much larger, about the size of a cocktail olive, and make good substitutes for green olives. Caperberies are pickled with their stems on, and have a milder taste and crunchier texture.
Easy Caviar and Egg Tarts
Thursday, February 20, 2025 |
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The secret to stress-free, relaxed entertaining is with these easy nobake tartlets using premade tart shells from a local grocery store for convenience. Not only are they absolutely tasty, they are also ready in 15 minutes, meaning you can whip it up at a moment’s notice. Use all-butter crust shells if you can, after all, nothing beats what butter can provide. Otherwise, I would recommend making your own using this or this.
Seared Scallops with Kohlrabi and Mâche Purée
Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
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These panseared scallops are simple, easy, and just so quick and flavorful. Make sure to thoroughly dry the scallops. This step is crucial for creating a crust and so the scallops don’t steam from their own moisture. You want to keep an eye on them the entire time while they are cooking. You can easily overcook and make them hard and chewy. The best pan for searing scallops is a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, but you can use non-stick skillet too, just make sure it can stand high heat as you don't want to cook scallops at low heat or they will become rubber before even developing a beautiful caramelized crust.
Prawn Salad with Chickpeas and Pinenuts
Saturday, November 30, 2024 |
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This warm salad of spicy prawns, chickpeas and pine nuts comes together in just 15 minutes and requires very little effort. I used a small chilli pepper for a little heat, leave it out if you don't like. Swap the arugula for baby spinach or mâche and pinenuts for cashews or hazelnuts. Enjoy it with some homemade bread or cooked wholegrains.
Crispy Fried Anchovies
Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Anchovies might be small, but they have huge health benefits and flavour. They are a good source of omega-3, protein, various vitamins and minerals. So I hope that you embrace the idea of popping the whole fish (yes, heads, bones, fins..all is GOOD) into the mouth and savour every bit of this oily, bite-size superfood. The preparation is rather simple and straightforward-fresh anchovies are rinsed, dried and simply battered by tossing them with ground pork rind (or flour if you ain't on keto) and then in egg, and then quickly fried in tallow (or olive oil) until golden brown. They are great as a snack or an appetizer.
Oven Steamed Salmon with Sumac Walnuts and Tarator
Saturday, September 07, 2024 |
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Roasting whole salmon fillet at a low temperature with a tray of just boiled water results in a final product that is tender and deliciously juicy. A really simple way to prepare salmon and bring spectacular results every time with hardly any worry on the cook's part. It’s great served warm or at room temperature, and any leftover salmon served cold with a mix of greens next day.
Tarator here is a tahini based sauce. It is different from the Bulgarian tarator, which is a yoghurt-based cucumber soup similar to Greek tzatzik.