Low Carb Vegetable Calzones. Oozy goozy with gruyere cheese and have just about everything but the kitchen sink in ’em. Served with a Caesar Salad/Dressing and maybe dipped in your favorite marinara sauce it’s a meal fit for any self-respecting Italian. We will be using the same ingredients as Vegetable Mélange Encased In Pastry just made in a different and easier configuration.
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- 1½ C Carbalose Flour
- 2 T Coconut Flour
- 2 T Golden Flaxseed Meal
- 2 T Refined Coconut Oil
- 1 T Gluten
- ½ t Salt
- ⅛ t Guar Gum
- ⅛ t Xanthan Gum
- 1 Large Egg Beaten (Reserve 2 T For Brushing)
- ¼ C Heavy Cream
- 4 Drops Liquid Sucralose
- ½ C Warm Water
- 1 T Yeast
- 1 t Sugar
- Reserved 2 T To Egg Wash Pastry
- ¼ C Olive Oil
- 1 Zucchini Small Diced & Sautéed
- ¾ C Onion Small Diced & Sautéed
- ¾ C Mushrooms Chopped & Sautéed
- ¾ C Chopped & Wilted Fresh Spinach (Frozen Works Well & Be Sure To Squeeze Dry)
- 1½ C Diced Fresh Tomatoes
- 1½ T Crushed Garlic
- 1 t Porcini Dust (If You Have It)
- ¾ t Salt
- ¾ t Pepper
- 3 T Parmesan Cheese
- 4 Oz Shredded Gruyere Cheese
- More Salt & Pepper To Taste
- Heat oil to medium high to sauté zucchini and transfer to bowl.
- In leftover oil, sauté mushrooms then sauté onions and add garlic.
- Mix all sautéed vegetables with rest of filling ingredients.
- Put first 8 ingredients in processor.
- Bloom yeast with sugar in warm water for 10 minutes.
- Add Sucralose to top of bloomed yeast.
- With processor running add beaten egg (don’t forget to reserve 2 T), add bloomed yeast & cream and process for at least one minute.
- Carbalose flour is not sticky but eggs are so this time your dough might be a little sticky and as you beginning forming your balls they will end up pretty much non-sticky.
- Put dough in bowl and allow to rise 20-25 minutes.
- Divide dough into 4 equal portioned gently kneaded dough balls and allow to rest 5 minutes.
- On Silpat or bench floured countertop roll out four 6"-7” circles.
- Brush a 1” perimeter with egg wash.
- Spread ¼ filling of ½ of circle, top with Gruyere cheese, fold over, crimp with gusto, and roll edges. Repeat.
- Brush calzones with remaining egg wash, make 2 small scores in top, and allow to rest 10 minutes on Silpat or parchment paper. They will not rise much but will in the oven.
- Put in 350° preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
- 4 Servings
- 540 Calories, 26.8g Protein, 36.8g Fat, 25.2g Carbs, 12.6 Fiber, 12.6g Net Carbs
- Now let’s compare our low carb calzone with a couple others.
- Pizza Hut Meatless Cheese Calzone: 1632 Calories & 116.5 g Net Carbs
- Wegman’s Spinach Ricotta: 900 Calories & 86g Net Carbs.
- Hot Pocket Supreme: 560 Calories & 62g Net Carbs and who can eat just one of these abominations?
- If you don’t have a Silpat you should absolutely get one. They are worth their weight in gold.
- I'll bet you can think of plenty of your own concoctions to fill a calzone.