Dukan Style Cabbage Rolls

For most people lose weight/get fit is their new years resolution. For the truly dedicated by late February they are still on the bandwagon. My family are currently doing the Dukan diet (although I have slipped up quite a bit) and it's easy to see our waistlines shrinking while eating lots of yummy foods and even some sweets (I'll post more about those later). 

For anyone else out there who is doing the Dukan (or even people who aren't because this recipe is super yummy) I have modified a cabbage roll recipe to comply with the diet for protein vegetable days.

Dukan Style Cabbage Rolls 

Ingredients

8 whole leaves  from the outer part of the cabbage (as big as possible)

225 g uncooked lean ground beef  

1 1/2 cups cauliflower rice (grated raw cauliflower)

2 ½ tsp water  

1/4 cup oatbran

1 medium uncooked carrot(s), peeled and grated  

1 medium uncooked onion(s), finely chopped  

1 clove garlic clove minced  

1 large egg white  

1/2 tsp table salt  

1/4 tsp black pepper  

2 tsp olive oil  

800g canned diced tomatoes, with basil, garlic and oregano   

Method

Steam cabbage leaves either in microwave or on stove top. When they are soft cut off the thick white portion of the spine. Place aside for later

Combine beef, cauliflower rice, water, oat bran, carrot, onion, garlic, egg white, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well.

Spoon about 1/4 cup of beef mixture onto center of each leaf. Fold up the cabbage leaf around the mixture.

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add cabbage rolls and sauté for a few minutes on each side. Add tomatoes and simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until beef mixture is fully cooked (about 30 minutes to an hour) stir occasionally to prevent rolls sticking.

Serve rolls on plate with tomatoes over the top or on the side.

Serves 4; yields 2 rolls per serving.

Adapted from the following recipe: http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeId=66741

Enjoy

x Stacey