Legal Latke and Applesauce | Vegetable/Fruit Day
Makes 4 servings - uses approximately 8 oz of your daily vegetable allowance
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 onion
- salt
- pepper
- PAM butter or other zero-calorie cooking spray
- PAM olive oil or other zero-calorie cooking spray
Directions
- cut off one end of the spaghetti squash
- poke holes in it with a fork (as if you were baking a potato)
- cook in the microwave on high for 10 - 20 minutes depending on the size of the squash (note, you may bake it in the oven for 40 - 60 minutes)
- cut the cooked squash in half lengthwise and let cool
- when cool, scoop out all the seeds and excess “gushy bit”
- rake with a fork to remove the squash
- press dry using dish towel or paper towel to remove as much liquid as possible
- finely grate onion and drain, removing as much liquid as possible
- NOTE, removing the excess liquid is key to being able to form a “pancake”
- combine squash and onion in a bowl
- add salt and pepper to taste
- put frying pan on medium low heat and spray with PAM olive oil; do not begin cooking until pan is hot
- using your hands, make silver-dollar pancake sized pancakes with the mixture
- lightly spray both sides of the pancakes with PAM butter
- place in pan and cook both sides until lightly brown
- enjoy!
Krissy’s apple sauce
Makes 20 servings – uses 1 cup of your daily fruit allowance
ingredients
- 10 Golden Delicious apples
- 10 Macintosh apples
- Splenda or other zero-calorie sweetener
directions
- peel and core the apples
- boil apples in a little water (do not cover)
- cook until tender
- whisk together
- add sweetener, to taste
- enjoy!
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