Sarah Di Lorenzo is a trusted name in nutrition.

Today, she is talking about winter weight loss foods.

They are classic comfort foods without the carbs.

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Di Lorenzo will make: Cheesy cauliflower bake (Sarah’s version of mac & cheese); Veggie lasagne; Turmeric chicken soup (similar to a laksa with coconut milk).

Recipe below:

Cosy comfy cauliflower “Mac n cheese”

Ingredients

Serves 4

1 cup of shredded tasty cheese

1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan

1/4 cup of milk

1/4 cup of Greek yoghurt

1 head of cauliflower, chopped into florets

2 tablespoons of olive oil

Salt

Pepper

1 tablespoon of butter

Garnish -fresh chives

Method

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper. Toss the cauliflower in the oil with salt and pepper. Add to the baking tray and bake for around 15 minutes or until the look golden brown.

Add the yoghurt, cheese, butter and milk to a small saucepan. Cook for a couple of minutes and keep stirring, just until all blended.

Add the cauliflower to a bowl, pour the sauce over the top until it is evenly coated. Then put into a baking dish, add the parmesan cheese over the top and bake for another 5 minutes

Serve with some freshly chopped chives as a garnish option.

DINNER

Turmeric chicken

Ingredients -

1 stalk of lemon grass

2 cm piece of ginger chopped

1/2 small chilli deseeded and chopped

1 spring onion chopped

1 clove of garlic

Zest of 1 lime and cut into wedges

2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil

100 ml coconut milk

1 teaspoon of turmeric

2/3 cup of vegetables stock

1 tablespoon of fish sauce

1 teaspoon of maple syrup

40 grams of green beans

100 gram chicken breast cut into thin strips

5 chopped cherry tomatoes

Method -

Blitz the lemongrass, ginger, chilli, spring onion, garlic, oil and zest to make a paste

Add the coconut milk to a sauce bap and bring to a high heat then simmer, add the made base and turmeric, add the stock, fish sauce, maple and 60 ml water and simmer for 5 - 7 minutes. Add beans and chicken and cook for a few minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Add the tomatoes in the last minute.

Serve with wedges, a leafy green salad, lime wedges or you could serve with rice, a cauliflower rice or noodles of choice.

Sarah’s Super Healthy Lasagna

Meat Sauce

2 tbsp of olive oil

1 onion finely chopped

1 carrot shredded

2 cloves of garlic

750 grams of beef mince

5 tablespoons of tomato paste

1 teaspoon of dried basil

2 x 425 g canned tomatoes

500 ml chicken stock

Salt and pepper

White Sauce

1 head of cauliflower

1 litre of vegetable stock

50 grams butter

1/ 2 chopped white onion

Salt and pepper

1 - 2 tablespoons of milk

Layers

4 zucchini sliced lengthways about 2 -3 mm in thickness.

5 Cabbage leaves

Extra -

1 cup of grated cheese to for between each layer and the topping.

Directions

Cook the meat sauce in a fry pan and set aside.

In a saucepan put the head of cauliflower and the 1 L of vegetable stock. Cook until the cauliflower is very soft.

In fry pan add the onion, butter and garlic and cook until transparent. Add the cooked cauliflower, garlic and onion to a blender, add salt, pepper and milk until it looks like a thick sauce.

Next start the assemble your lasagna, first layer the meat sauce, then the zucchini, then the white sauce, a sprinkle of cheese and repeat. The next layer use the cabbage for your “pasta sheet” layer and so on. Save about 1/2 the cup of cheese for the end for the topping.

Bake for 30 minutes on 180 Degrees.

Delish !

Notes - you may need more cabbage or zucchini to layer depending on the size of your dish.

Great for all my weight loss patients as well!