White leftovers

Every white hath its black, and every sweet its sour
Proverb: (c 1400)

This week I seemed to have a lot of “white” leftovers: celeriac, cauliflower and kohlrabi (and sweet potato, which strictly speaking isn’t  white, but never mind!).

We talk a lot about the goodness in vibrantly-coloured vegetables, but white is by no means bland and boring.  Mix these ingredients with a little shredded chicken, a few dry staples and an egg or two and hey presto! Some delicious dellychurros and baked training treats. Healthy, functional food – aaaaaaaaaand no waste!

 

Ingredients:

220 g cauliflower and kohlrabi mixed
80 g celeriac, cooked and chopped fine
145 g sweet potato mash
80 g poached and shredded chicken.
100 g sorghum flour
60 g chickpea flour
Small teaspoon dried thyme (2 g)
80 g kefir
2 eggs (keep the eggshells*)
15 g nutritional yeast

 

Cauliflower, kohlrabi, sweet potato, celeriac (plus shredded chicken)

Cauliflower, kohlrabi, sweet potato, celeriac (plus shredded chicken)

 

Place dry ingredients in mixing bowl, add shredded chicken.

Place dry ingredients for the treats in mixing bowl, add shredded chicken                                 shredded chicken

Blitz cauliflower and kohlrabi and chopped celeriac in food processor and add mixture to dry ingredients: add eggs, kefir and nutritional yeast.

Preheat oven to 170°C.

Blitzed cauliflower and kohlrabi and chopped celeriac added to dry ingredients for treats                                 adding eggs, kefir and nutritional yeast.

Mix thoroughly in kitchen mixer on high-speed. Fill piping bag (fold down piping bag over your hand and spoon the mixture in).
Pipe dellychurros onto baking sheet.

If you like, this mix can also be used to make baking treats in a silicone baking mat. I didn’t measure this: unbelievably, what I had left after filling one baking sheet with the dellychurros was precisely the right amount to fill the moulds in one mat!

Churro mixture piped onto baking sheet                                Treats mixture spread into small training treat silicone moulds

 

Place dellychurros in preheated oven on medium shelf and place treats in baking mat on lower shelf.
Cook for 50 minutes, turning dellychurros over halfway.

DoggyDelly churros and training treat mat in oven

Leave dellychurros and baking mat in oven as it cools.

These treats do not contain preservatives so must be kept in the refrigerator, in which case they should be used within 45 days. They can also be frozen for up to 4 weeks.

 

Finished White leftovers treats       

 

Important Considerations:

  • Always consult your veterinarian before making any significant dietary changes, particularly where there are pre-existing health conditions or dietary restrictions.
  • Ensure (where possible) that you use high-quality, organic products specifically formulated for pets (or better still, human grade ingredients) to avoid any potential adverse effects.
  • Introduce new foods gradually to avoid adverse effects such as gastrointestinal upset or diarrhoea.
  • I provide nutritional information purely as a helpful guide. Nutritional information on ingredients is obtained from the US Department of Agriculture’s FoodData Central site (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/index.html) and any nutritional information provided in recipes is based on an online calculator: calories and other information will vary based on brands, ingredients and other factors.
  • Check nutrient levels and recommendations for your dog’s weight, age and activity. For example, this nutritional guideline produced by FEDIAF.