Low carb Christmas recipes: complete and light supper! – GOOD SHAPE

– (Alex Silva/)

Christmas is coming! And if you are already preparing the menu of the big night, you can’t miss these suggestions. In addition to being delicious, they are light. see the low carb christmas recipes:

Low carb Christmas recipes: complete supper and reduced in simple carbohydrates

Main course: Roasted sirloin with sweet and sour sauce

Illustrative picture– (niolox/Thinkstock/Getty Images)

Ingredients:

3 minced garlic cloves; 1/2 cup (100 ml) dry white wine; 3 col. (soup) lemon juice; 3 blond leaves; 2 col. (coffee) sea salt (or pink salt); 1 col. (coffee) white pepper (ground on time); 1 whole piece (1 kg) of pork loin.

Sauce Ingredients:

1/2 cup (100 ml) of natural orange juice (strained); 1 col. (tea) of cornstarch.

Method of preparation:

In a bowl, combine the garlic, wine, lemon juice, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Make some holes in the loin and water with the marinade. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 4 hours. Bake in the preheated oven at 180°C for about 2 hours or until tender (keep covered with aluminum foil for 1 hour and then, every 15 minutes, drizzle the loin with the marinade that remains at the bottom of the pan). Remove from the oven, drain all the liquid part (reserve) and cut the meat into thin slices. Serve with the sauce. Sauce: strain the reserved liquid into a small pan, place over low heat and add the starch already diluted in the orange juice. Stir until thickened. Yields: 6 servings (5 thin slices each). Calories per serving: 187.

Accompaniment: grilled vegetables with nuts

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Ingredients:

2 minced garlic cloves; 6 mini onions; 6 whole mini eggplants (or cut in half); 6 whole mini zucchinis (or cut in half); 10 whole baby corn; 10 whole baby carrots; 10 mini colored peppers (red, yellow, green) whole; 1 col. (coffee) sea salt (or pink salt); 1/2 col. (soup) of oregano; 2 col. (dessert) of extra virgin olive oil; 1 col. (soup) of chopped parsley.

Method of preparation:

In a deep bowl, combine garlic and vegetables. Add salt, oregano and olive oil. Mix well and place on a non-stick baking sheet. Take to preheated oven at 200°C and bake until golden. Remove from the oven and add the parsley. Yields: 6 servings. Calories per serving: 140.

Side 2: cauliflower rice with almonds and raisins

Ingredients:

1 large raw cauliflower; 1 col. (dessert) of extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 chopped medium onion; 2 minced garlic cloves; 1/2 col. (coffee) sea salt (or pink salt); 1 col. (soup) chopped parsley; 6 unsalted toasted almonds, coarsely chopped; 1 col. (soup) seedless raisin.

Method of preparation:

Separate the cauliflower bouquets, rub them on a coarse grater and set aside. In a pan, heat the oil and sauté the onion and garlic (just until wilted). Add cauliflower and salt. Stir and, if necessary, add a few drops of water. Cook al dente. Turn off the heat and add the parsley, almonds and raisins. Yields: 4 servings. Calories per serving: 88.

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Dessert: Berry Crumble

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Ingredients:

1 col. (soup) coconut oil (consistent); 2 col. (soup) of culinary sweetener; 5 col. (soup) of almond flour (or 15 tablespoons of toasted almonds without the shell, chopped); 2 col. (tea) cinnamon powder; 12 blackberries; 1 cup. (tea) blueberry; 15 chopped strawberries.

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Method of preparation:

In the processor (or blender), add the oil, sweetener, flour (or chopped almonds) and cinnamon. Blend quickly to obtain a coarse crumb. Reserve. Mix the fruits and distribute between 4 individual refractories (ramekin type) or place in a small refractory platter. Cover with the farofa and sprinkle with the cinnamon. Take to preheated oven at 160°C and bake for 15 minutes. Serve hot or cold (if you like, serve with 1 scoop of cream ice cream or natural light frozen Greek yogurt). Yields: 4 servings. Calories per serving: 132 (just the crumble).

drink: fresh apple

Ingredients:

Juice of 2 Sicilian lemons; 8 ice cubes; 1 green apple; 2 glasses (200 ml) of sparkling water; 2 glasses (400 ml) of sparkling wine.

Method of preparation:

In a pitcher or cocktail shaker, combine lemon juice and ice. Divide among four bowls. Add the apple, water and sparkling wine. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 bowls. Calories per serving: 108.

Recipes suggested by functional nutritionist Roseli Rossi, from the Equilíbrio Nutricional clinic, in São Paulo.

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