Thermomix Recipes and Low Carb Treats

MEXICAN

2011-10-20T00:28:00.000-07:00

I love mexican - We're a household of pastes/condiments/sauces and stuff in the fridge.
so it's always full but theres nothing to eat without cooking!
Anyway, my gf makes this for me in the TMX - i am not sure what goes into it, as i am usually on guacamole duty while she has prepared it.

It is my favourite thing ever to eat!

FENNEL AND ALMOND SOUP!

2011-10-20T00:14:00.000-07:00

I got sick of eating pumpkin soup and brocolli soup and really i am not a massive fan of vegies. but sometimes you just want soup!

Ingredients;
2 -3 TSP of Fennel seeds
1 large onion quartered
3 garlic cloves
2 fennel bulbs quartered
75g almond meal
700ml vegetable stock

Method
Place fennel seeds on TMX - roast on 100 for 10 minutes at speed 1
Add onion, garlic and fennel - pulse to speed 4 for 3 secondss
add a tablespoon of oil.
10 minutes/100 degrees/speed 1
Add almond meal and stock
15 minutes/100 degrees/speed 1
Let it cool for a couple of minutes
PULSE to blend.

I am slowly becoming obsessed with garnishes
The one here is as follows;

1 garlic clove
1/4 cup italian parsely
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
a tablespoon of lemon juice
Olive oil

Put in TMX and blitz

Drizzle over soup.
I also drizzle over some balsamic vinegar

Breakfast Quiche

2010-04-13T06:05:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (serves 4 - 8)

1 tray of sausages ( i use Chevups as they are low carb)
150g cream cheese
150g of feta
70g of cream
4 eggs
10 oregano/sage/basil leaves
3 teaspoons of onion relish (or you could use garlic or 1/2 an onion)
a handful of spinach
6 baby tomatoes
salt and pepper
splash of oil

Method

1. Place sausages into a baking dish - i use a lasagne dish and you can press chevups down or you can cut other sausages in half and spread out. Place in oven at 160degrees for about 5 minutes
2. Place cream cheese, fetta, cream eggs and salt and pepper into TMX - speed 5 for 90 seconds
3. place onion relish, spinach and tomatos (halved) into TMX. place on reverse for 10 seconds at soft spoon.
4. Take sausage baking dish out and place herbs of choice over sausage. then place spinach and pour cheese mixture over sausage
5. Bake for 40 minutes

Low Carb Truffles

2010-04-13T05:58:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

150g of sugarfree chocolate (you can use white chocolate or milk but dark sugarfree is almost zero carbs)
100g of cream
50g of nuts (macadamia nuts are my favourite but you can use anything)
cocoa

Method

1. Break chocolate into cubes and place in TMX with nuts and pulse for 5 seconds on speed 4 or 5
2. Add cream and set TMX to 8 minutes at 80 degrees at soft spoon. should all be melted but very thick
3. you can leave in TMX and place in fridge or transfer to a bowl and place in fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour
4. When chilled use teaspoons to roll into balls - this will get the truffles slightly warm in your hands and then you place into cocoa and then onto a tray in the fridge

Low Carb Strawberry Creamy Icecream

2010-04-13T05:46:00.000-07:00

I guess you could make this without the strawberries - again this was adapted from the EDC

Ingredients (serves 4 - 8)

2 Egg Yolks (save the whites for sorbet)
1 punnet of strawberries (250g)
250g of cream
250g of milk (i use half cream/half water instead)
15g splenda (or 150g sugar)
1 Vanilla Bean (or 1 teaspoon of essence)
pinch salt

Method

1. Place everything aside from the strawberries in the TMX - 5 minutes at 80 degrees at speed 4
2. place mixture into stainless steel bowl with half the strawberries. place in freezer for 3 - 4 hours til firm but not frozen.
3. Take from freezer and cut into medium sized pieces and place into TMX - mix for 20 seconds on speed 9, then 10 seconds on speed 4 - use spatula.
4. Cut remaining strawberries into quarters and mix through icecream - return to freezer.

Curry Mayonaise

2010-04-13T05:37:00.000-07:00

This has been adapted from the Mayonaise Recipe in the EDC

Ingredients (serves 4 - 8)

2 cloves of garlic
1 egg (room temperature and separated)
1 teaspoon of mustard
1 tablespoon of white vinegar
250g of grapeseed oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Juice of 1 lemon
3 teaspoons of curry powder
6 basil leaves
Method

1. Put garlic in TMX - 5 seconds on speed 9, scrape down sides
2. Insert butterfly - Place egg yolk, salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar in TMX. 1 minute on speed 4, scrape down sides
3. Set TMX to 6 minutes on speed 4. add oil slowly through the top very slowly (should take about 4 minutes).
4. Add curry powder and basil leaves and egg white - 10 seconds on speed 4.
5. Squeeze in lemon and mix - 5 seconds going from speed 1 to 4.

Onion Relish

2010-04-13T05:28:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

500 - 600 g of red onions peeled and in quarters
1 to 2 garlic cloves peeled
5g of splenda (or 50g of castor sugar if you want non-lowcarb)
15 g of coarse salt
25g of extra virgin olive oil
20g of soy sauce
20g of balsamic vinegar
Method

1. Place onions and garlic in TMX for 4 seconds on speed 5. Should look rustic
2. Add salt and oil and cook on 100 degrees for 7 - 8 minutes on spoon setting
3. Add splenda, soy and balsamic, mix through going from speeds 1 to 2 for a couple of minutes
4. Cook at 100 degrees for 15 minutes on spoon setting. No MC

Creamy Sundried Tomato Soup

2010-04-13T05:16:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (serves 4 - 8)

8-10 tomatoes cut into quarties
1/2 cup of sundried tomatos in oil/herbs
1 onion
1 cup of chicken stock
1 Tablespoon butter
1 chopped or diced onion
2-3 garlic bulbs
1 teaspoon splenda or sugar
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
3-4 Basil leaves
3 oz cream cheese

Method

1. Place onions and garlic in TMX - speed 6 for 5 seconds.
2. Place butter in TM and speed 3 at 100 degrees for 3 minutes
3. Add splenda/sugar, pepper, and salt and cook at 100 degrees on the spoon setting for another 2 minutes
4. Add sun-dried tomatoes, tomatoes and basil leaves and cook at 100 degrees for 3 minutes on spoon setting.
5. Add chicken stock and simmer at 70 degrees on slow spoon for 30 - 40 minutes
6. Blend by moving from speed 1 to 8 with the MC on for about 1 1/2 minutes
7. add in the cream cheese and blend from speed 1 to 8 for approximately 30 - 40 seconds

OPENING BLOG

2010-04-13T05:14:00.000-07:00

This will be my blog on food

Mostly all Thermomix and all my recipes but I will credit others