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Keto~LowCarb Salads & Dressings

Keto Eggplant Salad

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Keto Eggplant SaladKeto Eggplant SaladKeto Eggplant SaladKeto Eggplant Salad. I hope you think the pictures of this keto eggplant salad look good because the salad is as good as that picture looks. It can also be used as a dip or spread with low carb vegetables, I actually used it to smear on fried chicken skin chips and I’ll bet it would be pretty tasty with fried pork rinds too.

I have shown a couple of ways to cook the eggplant and the cubed is the easiest. I also used sliced red onion but I think it may just be easier to dice them and sprinkle over the top. Gads, this is so good. Using jarred roasted eggplant is also an alternative to sautéing raw eggplant and really quite easy to use. I have put a couple of pics up for you to see and any way you make keto eggplant salad, it’s divine to eat.

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Eggplant Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 2 Lbs Eggplant
  2. 6 T Olive Oil (Don’t Worry If You Need More)
  3. 3 T Sugar Free Rice Wine Vinegar
  4. 1 T Red Wine Vinegar
  5. 1½ t Balsamic Vinegar
  6. 1½ t Garlic Paste***
  7. ¼ C Finely Chopped Cilantro
  8. 2 T Minced Jalapeno Peppers (I Use Pickled Jalapenos)
  9. 4 Medium Dice Roma Tomatoes
  10. 2 t Salt (More To Taste If Wanted)
  11. ½ C Toasted Walnuts
  12. ½ Small Red Onion Either Finely Diced or Sliced Paper Thin (Shallots Work Equally As Well)
Instructions
  1. Toast walnuts at 325° for 8-10 minutes being careful not to burn them.
  2. Peel and slice eggplant into ¾” cubes.
  3. In very large skillet set to medium, heat 3 T olive oil.
  4. Add eggplant cubes, and drizzle last 3 T olive oil and leave to cook 10-15 minutes.
  5. Stir well,let cook another 5-7 minutes, repeating this for 50-60 minutes until eggplant is cooked and soft.
  6. Let eggplant cool and put into fridge until ready to assemble your salad.
  7. In a large bowl mix all three vinegars, garlic paste, cilantro, jalapeno peppers and salt.
  8. Blend in tomatoes and allow to sit 15 minutes.
  9. Blend in cold eggplant. If it seems dry add a little olive oil.
  10. Put into a large serving bowl, sprinkle with toasted walnuts, and decorate with onions.
  11. 8 Servings
  12. 184 Calories, 3.0g Protein, 16.3g Fat, 10.6g Carbs, 5.2g Fiber, 5.4g Net Carbs
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Keto Louis Salad

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Keto Louis SaladKeto Louis Salad. There are lots of things to be said of Keto Louis Salad and first, we should talk about the spelling of the name of this danged delicious salad. It can be spelled Louis or Louie but no matter how you spell it or where you see it on a menu, you will recognize what it is and Keto Louis Salad is as good as it is simple and delicious. I have always spelled it as Louis so that is the name of my salad.  I have left it as traditional and simple with only seafood, tomatoes and hard boiled eggs but many people and restaurants add asparagus and many other ingredients. My personal opinion: That’s called a Chef’s Salad where just about anything goes including a dressing of your choice. This is a specific salad & dressing and again in my opinion, should be made as such. Keto Louis Salad can be made with either bay shrimp or pulled crab and I made it using both.

Now in theory, the salad is to made with the dressing going down over everything but the seafood with tons of freshly ground pepper and then with the seafood kind of as the crowning glory, but for visual purposes I put the dressing to the side so I could get a better picture and don’t forget tons of freshly cracked pepper.

I don’t know if a Shrimp or Crab Louis Salad is truly the “king” of salads but it has to stand as right up there at the top. The dressing is fabulous on a Rueben sandwich (if you can eat one) and no, Louis Dressing is NOT 1,000 Island Dressing. Other large salads to be eaten as dinner might be Caesar Salad,  Bacon Broccoli Salad,  Vietnamese Shrimp Bowl,  Steak Salad,  and the famous Cobb Salad.

I do not use much iceberg lettuce (I think maybe 2-3 recipes on the site) but there are times when it is the only lettuce you can use. If prepped properly it is about the crispiest lettuce that I know of and the directions are below for exactly how to do it. I don’t always advocate chopping lettuce with a knife because it causes the lettuce to “rust” quickly (it is better torn) but in this case it will be used relatively quickly so for convenience I do use a knife.  The technique works with Romaine as well.

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Louis Salad
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Ingredients
  1. ½ C Mayonnaise
  2. 2 T Olive Oil
  3. 2 T Chili Sauce
  4. 2 T Sugar Free Ketchup
  5. 2 T Fresh Lemon Juice
  6. 2 T Finely Sliced Green Onion Tops
  7. 1 t Worcestershire Sauce
  8. ½ t Dijon Mustard
  9. ¼ t Onion Powder
  10. ¼ t Garlic Powder
  11. 8 C Crisp & Cold Chopped Iceberg Lettuce
  12. 1½ C Tomato Small Dice
  13. 4 Chopped Hard Boiled Eggs
  14. 1 Lb Bay Shrimp, Crab, Or Combo
  15. Lemon Wedges (Garnish)
  16. Freshly Cracked Pepper
Instructions
  1. DRESSING
  2. Mix all ingredients well, put in a 1 cup jar, and refrigerate.
  3. SALAD GREENS
  4. Take off the outer leaves of the head (if badly wilted) and core it. Cut in half and then cut to desires piece sizes-optimally about 1”. Put into sink of cold water and swish it around. Drain the sink, shake off the excess water, put is a bowl, cover with film, and put in the fridge for at least an hour. This will be the crispiest lettuce ever and it works very well for most lettuce and no, you do not need ice. That crispy lettuce you get in a restaurant? Well, that’s how they do it-by the tubful.
  5. ASSEMBLY
  6. Put down lettuce, top with egg, then tomatoes, then sauce, then cracked pepper, and lastly sprinkle on the shrimp. Serve with a side wedge of lemon.
  7. 4 Servings
  8. 449 Calories, 9.1g Protein, 36.0g Fat, 14.3g Carbs, 4.8g Fiber, 9.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Good Grief, this is good and is easily enhanced with asparagus, cucumbers or...
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Keto Stuffed Mini Peppers

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Keto Stuffed Mini PeppersKeto Stuffed Mini PeppersKeto Stuffed Mini Peppers. I am unable to see how large your mini peppers are, as they come in different sizes so, I am going to use kind of an average in telling you how many you may need. These keto stuffed mini peppers are very easy to make, can be table ready in 10-15 minutes, and if you have a bit of help, even less time than that. I happened to pick up a bag of mixed colored peppers and the next thing ya know, in another store, there are seedless red minis which I would have purchased…If only I had known. These little puppies can be used as an appetizer or a replacement for a salad and no matter your choice they are good, good, good and…if you have kids & don’t make them too spicy, they will love them too.

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Stuffed Mini Peppers
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Ingredients
  1. 6 Mini Peppers Stems Off, Cut In Half, And Seeded & Deveined
  2. 4 Oz. Grated Cheddar Cheese (About 1 Cup)
  3. 2 Oz Room Temperature Cream Cheese
  4. 2 Oz Drained Chopped Pimentos
  5. 2 T Mayonnaise
  6. 1 T Soft Butter
  7. 1 T Lime Juice
  8. 1 T Heavy Cream
  9. ⅛ t Salt (More To Taste)
  10. Ground Cumin
  11. Chipotle Powder Or Chili Powder (Optional But Really Good)
Instructions
  1. Cut off tops and tips of peppers, cut in half, and clean out seeds.
  2. Beat cream cheese, butter, mayonnaise, lime juice & salt.
  3. Beat in heavy cream.
  4. Add grated cheese and pimentos & mix well.
  5. Fill pepper halves & lightly sprinkle on ground cumin, chili powder, chipotle powder, or any combo you like.
  6. Refrigerate until ready to eat.
  7. 12 Servings
  8. 69 Calories, 2.7g Protein, 6.2g Fat, 1.1g Carbs, 0.2g Fiber, 0.9g Net Carbs
  9. 6 Servings
  10. 138 Calories, 15.4g Protein, 12.3g Fat, 2.3g Carbs, 0.4g Fiber, 1.9g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I grated my own cheese and used a larger holed grater. It will probably be handier and a lot faster to buy already shredded cheese.
  2. If you need another pepper so be it. If you have more peppers than filling just eat 'em.
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Keto Bacon Broccoli Salad

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Keto Bacon Broccoli SaladKeto Bacon Broccoli SaladKeto Bacon Broccoli SaladKeto Bacon Broccoli Salad.  I am here to tell you that this salad in a keto winner. It is very easy to make, piquant beyond belief, and because of its high fat content, is a perfect adjunct to any keto dinner. Really, do not have any long diatribe about this keto bacon broccoli salad recipe…the proof is in the eating.

As you look at the pic I hope you are noticing that I cut my broccoli pieces very small and there is a reason for this. If your pieces are too large, they are difficult to get into your mouth without smearing it about your face. As a kid I probably didn’t care about it and as an adult, I don’t like it. The peppers are also cut into smaller pieces. With that said, you may cut them any way you like cause this salad is going to be yours-not mine.

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Bacon Broccoli Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Lb Small Cut Broccoli
  2. ½ Lb Bacon
  3. 1 C Small Cut Diced Red Peppers
  4. 1 C Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  5. ½ C Sliced Green Onion Tops
  6. ½ C Toasted Chopped Macadamia Nuts
  7. ⅓ C Small Chopped Pickled Jalapeno Peppers
  8. ½ C Mayonnaise
  9. 2 T Apple Cider Vinegar
  10. 3 Drops Liquid Sucralose***
Instructions
  1. Cut broccoli to your own personal size, blanch for 30-45 seconds, immediately run them under cold water, drain well, and put into large mixing bowl.
  2. Cook and crumble bacon. Add to bowl.
  3. Toast nuts & add to bowl.
  4. Add green onions, jalapenos, and cheese to bowl and toss all.
  5. In small bowl add mayo, cider vinegar, & sucralose mixing well. This may or may not be enough depending on how much mayo you want but it’s a start and you can always add more as needed/wanted.
  6. Blend mayo mixture into bowl, making sure everything is well coated.
  7. Refrigerate.
  8. Decorate with 8-10 quartered cherry tomatoes.
  9. 8 Servings
  10. 244 Calories, 7.7g Protein, 21.9g Fat, 6.0g Carbs, 2.9g Fiber, 3.1g Net Carbs
  11. 6 Servings
  12. 325 Calories, 10.2g Protein, 29.3g Fat, 8.0g Carbs, 3.9g Fiber, 4.1g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Do toast your nuts as it makes all the difference not only is texture but in taste as well. Sliced toasted almonds will also work but macadamia absolutely do make the salad shine.
  2. Please don't cut off the broccoli stems as they are as usable as the crowns. Just be sure to cut them small enough.
  3. The day I ate this I had fixed myself three chicken tenders flash fried in browned butter with a little salt and pepper and even at the time I realized it would have been so easy to have chopped up the chicken, topped the salad and called dinner good to go. Well, there is always a next time and...you can see, I fixed this as a luncheon with a friend a week later and...this time I had the chicken for it.
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Keto Sherry Wine Vinaigrette

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Keto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine Vinaigrette. If you don’t know much about cooking or how to make a simple salad dressing,  you can make this. It is an easy emulsion dressing with all the flavor in the world and takes 10 minutes to do.  Keto sherry wine vinaigrette will need a bit of time to marry the flavors but that’s just time sitting on your kitchen counter and no, it does not need refrigeration and you can be doing other things while all this magic happens.

I have shown and used both the sherry and red wine vinegar because I think they make a good combo.  The sherry is much more mellow than any vinegar would be, but you also need a bit of vinegar for bite.  Wait until you taste this…you’ll see what I mean.

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Sherry Wine Vinaigrette
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Ingredients
  1. 8 T Olive Oil
  2. 3 T Sherry Wine
  3. 1T Red Wine Vinegar
  4. 2 t Dijon Mustard
  5. 2 t Garlic Paste***
  6. 1 Minced Shallot
  7. ½ t Salt
  8. ¼ t Pepper
Instructions
  1. Add sherry wine, vinegar, garlic, mustard, salt, and mix well.
  2. Let sit a minute or two to dissolve the salt as it doesn't dissolve well in oil.
  3. Meanwhile, mince the shallot.
  4. Begin very slowly adding a bit of oil at a time and whisking briskly and constantly until all oil is used and dressing is thickened and holds the oil in suspension.
  5. Whisk in shallots and pepper and that's all folks.
  6. Taste and correct any seasoning and remembering you will be adding lettuce and any number of unseasoned veggies.
  7. It will taste "young" to begin with, and as it sits...well you'll see.
  8. Allow to sit on counter at least 3-4 hours and all day is great too.
  9. 6 Servings
  10. 179 Calories, 0.2g Protein, 18.7g Fat, 20g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 2.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. This dressing will go on about any salad (not fruit) and the addition of Parmesan will send it over the top.
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Keto Ranch Dressing

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Keto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch Dressing. I distinctly remember where I was and what restaurant we were in, the very first time I ever tasted buttermilk ranch dressing. It was probably in about 1978-79 in a kind of upscale steakhouse joint just to the right off I-25 headed north in the Denver Tech Center.  You know the routine; waitress lists off the salad dressings and then tell us about this new dressing called buttermilk ranch.  I bit, ordered, and oh Lordy, It. Was. So. Good.  Of course I had never had anything even close and was obsessed to figure out how to make it. I never did need to learn to make it on my own because the next thing you know it was being shown at all the restaurant shows and it was suddenly available everywhere.  Now, it had actually been invented by a dude ranch owner in the 1950’s but as I used to eat in a lot of different restaurants, I had never come across it until this time. One of the first things you see in the ingredients list on a ranch dressing dried powder packet is sugar in the form of maltodextrin and though mine tastes like the original ranch I had had, it does not have any added sugar.

The reason I finally made my own keto ranch dressing from scratch all these years later is that I wanted to do a recipe for Chicken Milanese and I wanted it sugar-free.  I also eat Buffalo Wings from time to time and now…I have my very own keto ranch dressing so I made wings the  next night.  I would like to give a huge shout-out to Chef Taffiny Elrod from NY who became a real life friend from Twitter when she came to Portland to attend a conference a couple of weeks ago. Met and had a fabulous dinner at Ox restaurant after. Ran into Nora Gedgaudas  that night, we spoke briefly, and you know if Nora eats at Ox it’s a gonna be good.  Taffiny and Nicole gave me my own swag bag with a couple of cheeses and some of it is in the upper left picture.

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Ranch Dressing
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Ingredients
  1. 2 T Heavy Cream
  2. 2 T Water
  3. 1 T Buttermilk Powder
  4. ½ C Mayonnaise
  5. ¼ C Full Fat Sour Cream
  6. 1½ T Dried Parsley Flakes
  7. ½ T Lemon Juice
  8. 1 t Maggi Seasoning (More To Taste Later If Needed/Wanted)
  9. 1 t Nutritional (Torula) Yeast (This Is The Secret Ingredient)
  10. ¼ t Garlic Powder
  11. ¼ t Onion Powder
  12. ¼ t Fresh Ground Pepper
Instructions
  1. Mix first three ingredient.
  2. Add rest of ingredients, mix well, refrigerate for at least 4 hours and overnight is best.
  3. 8 Servings 2 T
  4. 119 Calories, 0.5 Protein, 13.3g Fat 0.8g Carbs, 0.1g Fiber, 0.7 Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Torula yeast is umami on steroids and can be found in most grocery stores that sell bulk foods because...it is a secret ingredient in most vegan food.
  2. This will make 1 C dressing which is about the amount you get in a bottle of store-bought stuff. If you decide you love this dressing it is probably a good idea to double the recipe because 1 C is not enough. Besides being better than Ranch Dressing making your own is a lot cheaper.
  3. Do use freshly ground pepper~it makes a big difference.
  4. To use as a dip instead of a dressing just omit 1 T Water. It should be plenty thick enough.
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Keto Tomato Cucumber Rounds

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Keto Tomato Cucumber RoundsKeto Tomato Cucumber RoundsKeto Tomato Cucumber RoundsKeto Tomato Cucumber Rounds.  I don’t know if anyone who reads and/or uses the recipes on this site has noticed this or not, but I do not have any categories under breakfast or snacks and I have lots of recipes under Appetizers,  Salads, and a few others under Odd Balls.  I personally do not believe in eating snacks and I pretty much eat once a day at around 3:00-4:00 in the afternoon.  I have eaten this way most all my adult life and about the only things that have changed are the amounts and to a lesser extent, what I eat.  This recipe is one that I would put under appetizers but it is actually eaten all over the Mediterranean and Middle East nearly everyday for breakfast. Yes, there are a few variations but not too many.  They eat pita bread and certainly lots of cheese.  People use the spices shown in copious amounts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  I didn’t use olives because they are easier to eat with your fingers without them, and olives are always pretty much used as a scoop and conveyance vehicle for dips like hummus, real yogurt etc.  When I was in Dubai in 2010 I was introduced to this breakfast and have eaten and loved it ever since.  Me?  I eat mine as dinner-in a bowl-or…sometimes make it for dinner guests as shown-or…eat it as my salad.

These Keto Tomato Cucumber Rounds should be about 2-3 bites so be careful as you eat them because they are so good, you may end up like me, stuffing yourself with no room left for dinner. As an appetizer I would allow two rounds, as breakfast four rounds, as salad whatever you can get on the plate, and as dinner in a bowl, just pile it in there.  I try to take pictures before adding olive oil because it makes them so dark but rest assured…I do use it.

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Mediterranean Tomato Cucumber Rounds
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Ingredients
  1. 2 Large Roma Tomatoes
  2. ½-¾ Cucumber
  3. ¼ C Labne (Or A Really Thick Yogurt)
  4. 1 t Mint
  5. 1 t Sumac
  6. 2 t Aleppo Pepper
  7. 2 t Za’atar
  8. 2 t Black Seed (Sativa)
  9. Salt
  10. 2-3 T Olive Oil
Instructions
  1. Slice each tomato into 8 ⅛” rounds trying to get 8 slices per tomato. Plate.
  2. Partially peel cucumber, slice into 16 rounds, spread top with 1 t labne and place on top of tomato.
  3. Lightly salt labne.
  4. Sprinkle with all spices then drizzle with olive oil.
  5. 8 Servings As Appetizer
  6. 48 Calories, .6g Protein, 3.9g Fat, 2.9g Carbs, 0.5g Fiber, 2.4g Net Carbs
  7. 4 Servings As Salad or Breakfast
  8. 97 Calories, 1.2g Protein, 7.8g Fat, 5.8g Carbs, .9g Fiber, 4.9g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I don’t know how to tell you to use yogurt other than what I am showing. For the most part American yogurt, is too thin and watery so all I can say, you need a good quality thick high fat yogurt.
  2. Now, in Mediterranean and Middle East cuisine all of this would be drizzled copiously with olive oil and you may surely do this and it makes it a little less easy to eat with your fingers but hey, just lick you fingers.
  3. You serve this to anyone and they are going to KNOW they have had something different from what they have every had before.
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Keto Red Radish Potato Salad

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Red Radish Potato SaladRed Radish Potato SaladKeto Red Radish Potato Salad.  No, and not made with any potatoes but you will never, ever know.  It looks like potato salad, it tastes like potato salad but…it has no potatoes-go figure.  The first “potato” salad recipe I put up was made with daikon radish but this is easier in that it does not take as long to cook red radishes and…it really does look like it was made with little red potatoes.  It’s summer now, lots of people are cooking out and picnicking, so this dandy little number is perfect timing.  Good with hamburgers, hot dogs, Fried Chicken, and the sky’s the limits.

For those of you who see that little bottle of Spike in the picture?  It is divine in this keto red radish potato salad, can be found in nearly all grocery stores and if you make egg salad it is the perfect blend of spices to add.  I listed salt below but if you have Spike I would use it~and do.

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Red Radish Potato Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 1½ Lb Red Radishes Cut Into Quarters Unless They Are Small-Cut In Half (The Idea Is To Make Your Cuts Bite Size)
  2. 4 Chopped Hard-Boiled Eggs
  3. ½ C Finely Chopped Dill Pickles (No Garlic)
  4. ½ C Finely Chopped Celery
  5. ⅓ C Finely Chopped Purple Onion
  6. ½ C Mayo
  7. 2 T Yellow Mustard
  8. ½ t Paprika
  9. ½ t Salt
  10. ¼ t Dried Dill
  11. ¼ t Pepper
  12. ¼ C Finely Sliced Green Onion Tops (For Garnish)
  13. More Freshly Ground Pepper To Taste
Instructions
  1. Boil radish pieces 8-10 minutes or until fork tender. Cool in cold water & drain well.
  2. Put radish, eggs, pickles, celery & purple onion in large mixing bowl.
  3. In a smaller bowl add next 6 ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
  4. Add to radish mixture, blending thoroughly, and stick in the fridge for at least an hour-longer is better.
  5. Served garnished with green onions.
  6. Pepper to taste.
  7. 8 Servings
  8. 153 Calories, 3.9g Protein, 14.5g Fat, 3.7g Carbs, 1.6g Fiber, 2.1g Net Carbs
  9. 6 Servings
  10. 204 Calories, 5.2g Protein, 19.3g Fat, 5.0g Carbs, 2.1g Fiber, 2.9g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. This should be part of any picnicking venture you may undertake during the summer although, I will say it is good anytime.
  2. I want to say that I made this with red radishes for the authentic look but if you don't care about the redish look, daikon radishes are much less expensive and will taste EXACTLY the same.
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Keto Asian Onion Relish

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Keto Asian Onion RelishKeto Asian Onion RelishKeto Asian Onion Relish. If you like onions this is heavenly.  Not something you eat a ton of at any given time, but it goes really well as a side dish to a lot of meats and particularly  well with Crispy Pork Belly.  It is very easy and made in about 10 minutes at most.  It should be refrigerated for 2-3 hours but that doesn’t count in any prep time. You can make it in the morning and have it ready for dinner.  The Asians seem to have a gift for making foods that are sweet, sour, bitter and salty with a little umami thrown in and this has it all.  Anytime you are using even a little soy sauce you are going to get umami and as I said, keto Asian onion relish has it all.  I had already named this as keto before I realized it was not.  It is actually low carb but the actual fat content percentage is only 35% just so you know.

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Asian Onion Relish
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Ingredients
  1. 1 C Yellow Slivered Onions About 1½” Long
  2. 1 C Purple Slivered Onions About 1½” Long
  3. 1 T Tamari
  4. 2 T Allulose***
  5. 2 t Cider Vinegar
  6. 2 t Sesame Seeds
  7. 1 t Sesame Oil
  8. ¼ t Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
  1. Cut both slivered onions and put into a small bowl.
  2. Mix tamari, cider vinegar, pepper flakes and allulose until melted and well incorporated.
  3. Add sesame oil and mix again.
  4. Sprinkle sesame seeds onto onions, dress with liquid ingredients, and mix well.
  5. Refrigerate for at least several hours.
  6. 6 Servings
  7. 34 Calories, 1.0g Protein, 1.3g Fat, 5.1g Carbs, 1.1g Fiber, 4.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. For as little sesame oil as most recipes call for please, make sure it is 100% sesame oil and not mixed with some other seed oils which is definitely not cool.
  2. This is a pretty spicy little number but if you want even more add more red pepper flakes as appropriate.
  3. If you don't already have a good sesame oil then by all means please use olive oil instead. It will not have the intense flavor of sesame but it is pretty danged good and the idea is that it is an onion relish and the flavor of onions will come through loud and clear.
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Keto Pickled Persian Cucumbers

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Keto Pickled Persian CucumbersKeto Pickled Persian CucumbersKeto Pickled Persian CucumbersKeto Pickled Persian CucumbersKeto Pickled Persian Cucumbers.  It seems such a silly notion to put a recipe up for this but… there are so many people who miss the taste of sweetened pickles I thought I would do it anyway.  Persian cucumbers are much smaller than a regular cucumber, much more crunchy, and less likely  to give up much liquid.  They couldn’t be much easier to make and if you double the recipe you can jar them, refrigerator them, and have them ready to highlight a meal anytime as you can see in the bottom right picture to the right of the shrimp.

After 24 hours in the fridge they take on a nice curl and stay crunchy. They are pretty much like any other Asian dish as they are sweet, sour, salty, and bitter although I do not taste any bitterness which would probably come from the cucumbers?  If you plan on making extra then do not garnish with the sesame seeds until you finally decide how you will be eating these fabulous keto pickled Persian cucumbers and the longer they sit the better they get.

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Pickled Persian Cucumbers
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Lb Persian Cucumbers (About 7-8)
  2. 1½ t Salt
  3. ½ C Sugarfree Rice Vinegar
  4. ½ C White Distilled Vinegar
  5. ¼ C Allulose***
  6. 1 t Tamari
  7. 1 t Sesame Oil
  8. 1 t Sesame Seeds
Instructions
  1. Slice cucumbers about ⅛" thick and if you have a mandoline (you should) they are quickly done and all the same thickness.
  2. Sprinkle salt on cucumbers and toss to distribute.
  3. Allow cucumbers to sit maybe 10-15 minutes.
  4. Mix vinegar, tamari, sesame oil, allulose & pour over cucumbers.
  5. Allow to sit an additional 5 minutes, stir, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and they are ready for service.
  6. 6 Servings
  7. 25 Calories, 0.2g Protein, 1.0g Fat, 3.5g Carbs, 1.7g Fiber, 1.8g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you don't happen to have sesame oil and although it contributes to the overall flavors, you can sub olive oil.
  2. The juice is so good that I actually ate them with a spoon so I could catch a little of it with every bite.
  3. Want a stronger Asian flavor? Add a dash of powdered ginger.
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Keto Zaatar Salad

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Keto Zaatar SaladKeto Zaatar SaladKeto Zaatar Salad.  Many times it is not a recipe per se that is from a particular region of the world, but the spices that go into it that make it.  If you knew just some of the main Middle Eastern spices, tasted this, you might guess the salad came from somewhere in Africa or the Middle East.  In this case it is the za’atar that gives it away.  Yes, it is a spice blend but it is also a condiment on every table.  It is dipped into and sprinkled on everything.  It is also baked into breads, put into dips and sprinkled on eggs, and used as a rub on meats. Sumac is another oft used Middle Eastern spice.  It is a beautiful dark red in color with the taste of a kind of tart lemon.  Black seeds (Nigella Sativa) and not to be confused with black sesame seeds, are another to die for condiment on African and Middle Eastern tables and if you happen to have them they are perfect sprinkled on this salad. Pine nuts are a symbol of love and care for the people being fed as well as showing that the husband is capable of caring for his family.  Yes, pine nuts are expensive all over the world.  I try to eat zaatar 4-5 times a week and this keto zaatar salad is only one of them.  I most often put in on eggplant.

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Zaatar Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 4 C Chopped Lettuce (Your Choice & Mix & Match If/As Desired)
  2. 1 C Fresh Diced Tomatoes (About 2-3 Romas)
  3. 1 C Diced Cucumbers
  4. ½ C Thinly Sliced Red Onion
  5. 1 T Dried Mint
  6. ¼ C Olive Oil
  7. ¼ C Lemon Juice
  8. 2 Tablespoons Za’atar
  9. 1 T Crushed Garlic***
  10. 4 t Aleppo Pepper (If You Happen To Have It)
  11. 4 t Pine Nuts For Garnish (If You Happen To Have Them)
Instructions
  1. Place the first 5 ingredients in a large salad bowl (romaine through mint) and toss.
  2. Squeeze lemon juice & olive oil into a small bowl.
  3. Add garlic paste, 1½ T za’atar and whisk briskly.
  4. Drizzle salad with dressing mixture, then sprinkle with more za’atar, Aleppo pepper, & pine nuts.
  5. 4 Servings
  6. 162 Calories, 1.7g Protein, 15.2g Fat, 7.4g Carbs, 2.8g Fiber, 4.4g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. There are zero carbs in Aleppo peppers and pine nuts will only increase the fat as there are 92g fat per cup. Yikes.
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Low Carb Cilantro Lime Dressing

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Low Carb Cilantro Lime DressingLow Carb Cilantro Lime DressingLow Carb Cilantro Lime DressingLow Carb Cilantro Lime DressingLow Carb Cilantro Lime Dressing. This is of course delicious on any salad as a dressing but it is also good on tomatoes, avocados, and surprisingly, on strawberries which probably explains why the Strawberry Salsa is so good. It has many of the same flavors.

Not much to talk about here except to say the dressing will last a lot longer in the fridge than it will on your table.

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Cilantro Lime Dressing
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Ingredients
  1. 2 C Packed Chopped Cilantro
  2. ½ C Olive Oil
  3. 3 T Lime Juice
  4. 2 T Water
  5. 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
  6. 2 t Allulose***
  7. 1 t Garlic Paste***
  8. 1 t Dried Oregano
  9. ¼ t Salt
  10. Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
  1. Put all ingredients in a small processor and process until cilantro is pulverized.
  2. 8 Servings
  3. 129 Calories, 0.3g Protein, 14.2 Fat, 0.7g Carbs, 0.4g Fiber, 0.3g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Depending on how you use (drizzle) this dressing, it may yield more than 8 servings which is about 2 T per person. This may not seem like a lot but I don't think I used that much on either of the pictures shown.
  2. Refrigeration should solidify you olive oil so take it out before using, stir it, and leave it on the counter for ½ an hour or so.
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