Happy Saint Pat's to all, too!

As I am interested in the vegetable 'daikon' lately, so this weekend I made a soup:

Used 3 daikon - Cut up in bite size pieces - (they are long and look like a white radish - they are sweet and fibrous)
Used a pork loin which I cut up into bite size pieces or whatever pork cut you want to use.  We just so happened to have this in the freezer.
8 bok choy leafs (did I spell that right?)
Used one can of broth, I actually used chicken broth.  or you don't have to use broth and just use water instead.  With the both I added water to cover veggies and meat (store bought broth or you can use your own home made)

Placed all ingredients in stock pot and cooked until the daikon was tender which takes about an hour.
Sprinkled salt and pepper to taste in the stock pot and stir.

That's it.

You can add whatever you want to make it your own soup.

I am enjoying a bowl at the moment for lunch, too!

Thanks Umpa.  I just posted a no grain/no sugar pizza crust dough recipe.  I haven't tried it yet.  Sometime this week or weekend will give it a go.  The pizza sauce is our own canned sauce - no sugar - think hubby used xylitol.  So I am good with the sauce end of it!  Hope you are all doing well. 

Hmmm, Doug, I see you posted my daikon recipe on Linked In.  I may have to be careful how I state things in the future. 

You are so very welcome! 

We hired a new gal in the office who is from Thailand and she is introducing us all to many things.  One thing today was the vegetable...Daikon, which looks like a white radish.  There is a recipe I took off of the web and I think you may all enjoy it - the adventerous ones:  I am hoping that this truly is a good fiber veggy.  What do you think, Doug?

Daikon Bake:  4 servings:
1 pound of daikon radish
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tsp mixed dried herbs of your choice (can use fresh, too!)

Wash and peel the daikon.  Cut it into 3 or four pieces so they can fit your pot.  Boil or steam them for about 15 minutes or until a knife inserted into goes in easily but meets with some resistance.  Drain and Cool.

While the daikon is cooking, chop the garlic.  Sprinkle the salt on top.  Using the side of your knife, mash the salt into the garlic until it forms a smooth paste.  Set aside.

In a small saucepan, heat the olive oil.  Add the butter.  When the mixture foams, remove it from the heat and add the garlic pasts.  Set aside.

Slice the cooled daikon into thin rounds.  Set aside.

Lightly grease an 8x8 inch pan.  Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees.

Put a layer of the sliced daikon on the bottom of the plan.  Sprinkle with some of the dried herbs.  Spoon some of the oil-garlic mixture on top.  Put another layer of sliced daikon on top, sprinkle with more herbs and oil.  Repeat until all of the daikon is used.  Alternatively, if you don't want to mess with the layering, you can combine all the ingredients;  the sliced daikon, oil-garlic mixture and the herbs together, mix well, and spread it evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes until the edges and tops brown.

For the whole thing:  Total carbs=17; Fiber = 8; Net Carbs = 9

Net carbs per serving = 2.2


I took this right off the web, and the net carb count was provided.  I hope the net carb count is correct. 

poopake mushrooms when I type it is coming out twice now as poocake.  How come?  maybe the system thinks i am swearing and bleeps it out??  shi_ake mushroome.