Monday, January 7, 2013

Cauliflower Garlic Soup

Cauliflower Garlic Soup


1 head of cauliflower cut up into pieces
3 cloves of garlic, sliced
1 onion, diced
 4 cups of broth
(That's the base recipe - I added 1.5 small potatoes to enhance mouth feel)

Saute onion in 1 TBSP olive oil over med heat about five min; add garlic and saute a couple min more. Add cauliflower (potatoes if using) and broth. Bring to low boil, cover and cook til tender about 10-15 min. Blend with hand blender, food processor or blender til smooth. Leave it a little chunky if you prefer. If you do dairy, add milk if you'd like it thinner. I found my broth salty enough that I didn't add any salt. Added a bit of pepper, red pepper flakes and parsley. You can add parm cheese on top or in it if you prefer. 


Cauliflower (large head) 210 Cal.  1g fat  21g fiber

Onion 60 cal.  0 fat  3 fiber

Garlic 13 cal.  0 fat  0 fiber

Potato (med) 160 cal.  0 fat  4 fiber
1 TB olive oil

563 cal. 13g fat  28 fiber

Makes approximately 7/8 cups

1/2 of the recipe = 5 points  (about 1-2pt. per cup)

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Creamy Pesto Dressing

Copycat of Spaghetti Factory's Creamy Pesto Dressing - 2 versions

Regular Version:
1 1/2 cups Mayo
2 cups 1% buttermilk
4 TB Parmesan Cheese
4 TB dried basil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. salt

2480 calories
251 grams of fat

Recipe makes 4 cups, or 64 tablespoons = 39 calories, 4 grams of fat per TB



Lower Fat Version:
3/4 cups Mayo
2 cups 1% buttermilk
3/4 cups 4% cottage cheese (Daisy)
4 TB Parmesan Cheese
4 TB dried basil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. salt

1565 calories
138.5 grams of fat

Recipe makes 4 cups, or 64 tablespoons = 24.5 calories, 2.16 grams of fat per TB

Throw everything into a blender a puree until smooth.  The lower fat version will take a little longer.