Low carb Solyanka soup

This is my favourite soup! It is rich, full of flavour, thick, super satisfying and YUMMY!

I normally cook a large pot, and freeze any leftovers so it can be eaten later. 

This soup is one of the best examples of Russian cuisine and every housewife has her own recipe, so here is my low carb version.

Ingredients

1/4 large celeriac root (or 1/2 of a small one) (cut into small cubes)

2 l stock or water

1 onion (chopped)

1 carrot  (grated)

2 celery sticks (cut into small cubes)

2 garlic cloves (chopped)

200 g cooking chorizo sausage (cut into small cubes)

200 g pork ham or good quality pork sausage (cut into small cubes)

 5-6 medium pickled cucumbers (I prefer Polish ones)

70 g pitted olives

2 tbs tomato puree 

salt 

black pepper

fresh parsley and dill (chopped)

lemon (optional)

Mediterranean salad, low carb side dish

This is one of my favourite salads. It is packed with goodness, super tasty and very easy to make. You can serve it as a side dish with meat or fish, but it is also suitable to eat on its own for lunch. It can be quickly prepared in the morning to take to work.

Ingredients

1/2 of large cucumber

150 g baby plum tomatoes

1/2 of large yellow or orange pepper

a good handful of pitted green olives

1 large ball of mozzarella cheese (mine is 250g)

chopped dill and parsley

dried Italian herbs

squeeze of lemon

extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper