Dieting Plans

Low Carb Diet and Atkins Recipes

2/17/2013

Blue Cheese and Celery Soup

  • Course:Lunch
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Cooking time: 40 Minutes
  • Quantity:4 Persons
Ingredients

  1. 150 gr. blue cheese
  2. 1000 ml water
  3. 6 celery stalk
  4. 1 onion, fresh, med
  5. 2 tbsp butter

Preparation instructions
melt the butter in a large pot, add onions and saute for 10 mins. Add the celery and water, bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer for 30 mins. Add 2/3 of the cheese to the soup, puree the soup in small batches. When done, pour into bowls and sprinkle with rest of the blue cheese.

Blue Cheese and Bacon Soup

  • Course:Lunch
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Cooking time: 25 Minutes
  • Quantity:6 Persons
Ingredients

  1. 156 gr. blue cheese
  2. 1.50 cup cauliflower florets
  3. 2 cup mushrooms
  4. 2 fresh leeks
  5. 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  6. 6 smoked bacon
  7. 0.50 cup water
  8. 906 gr. chicken broth

Preparation instructions
To cook bacon: heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add bacon 3-4 strips at a time (do not over crowd pan). Cook until crispy on one side then flip over and cook until crispy throughout. Remove strips from pan and place on a paper towel to draw off remaining fat. Repeat with remaining bacon untill all are cooked. Use as needed. Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add leeks, mushrooms and cauliflower. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.Add broth and water; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until vegetables are very tender.Puree soup in batches in a blender or food processor. Return pureed soup to soup pot. Add blue cheese to last batch of soup and puree until smooth. Heat through, if necessary. Before serving, top with crumbled bacon.