Help needed for a low carb feast

[StuntNun]

I have friends coming for dinner next week and they're thinking about going low carb to help with a couple of health issues. Can anyone suggest anything for a delicious low carb feast to help persuade them?

[whitershadeofpale]

How about a surf and turf type thing? With salad.

No one can feel deprived with a great steak, king prawns cooked in garlic butter, salad with a delicious dressing and maybe a cheeseboard for afterwards.

[Iamdobby63]

How about pork with a cream and mustard sauce with celeriac (or turnip)chips or dauphinois and veg.

[BIWI]

Do you want 'gourmet', or 'everyday family anyone can do it' type of meals?

The former is impressive, the latter can demonstrate how easy/realistic it can be!

And are we talking 'lose weight' low carb, or just general 'lower carb and we can tolerate some carbs'?

[BIWI]

I might do something like pan-fried scallops, wrapped in pancetta, on a bed of pea and mint puree to start.

Fillet steak with a blue cheese sauce, with a green salad, and a celeriac dauphinoise for main

Pudding is obviously more difficult. You could serve a platter of berries, with a white chocolate and cream sauce (it's so sweet you really don't need much of it!), possibly with some crumbled meringue over the top for a bit of added texture. If you make your own, you could always use a sweetener. You could also make a vanilla cream, rather than a white chocolate one, using vanilla bean paste.

Or a lovely platter of cheese, with some celery.

[BIWI]

The shallot and Gruyere tart that's on the recipe thread is not only very easy to make, but also very delicious. You could do this with other salads - a green salad, and possibly some roasted veg or ratatouille.

[StuntNun]

This all sounds yummy! They're not trying to lose weight but my friend has fibromyalgia and apparently low carb can help with that.

[Purplemonkeydishwasherpimp]

"Fillet steak with a blue cheese sauce, with a green salad, and a celeriac dauphinoise for main"

BIWI it's ten past ten and I'm drooling at my desk!!!