Say Hi to the Queen of Salads! What makes it so special? The home-made bluecheese dressing

Kcal: 630 Proteins: 23 Fat: 50 Net Carbs: 18.5

Click to get more Easy, Healthy Recipes

  • Preparation Time

    5 minutes

  • Baking Time

    15-20 minutes

  • Difficulty Rating

    1

  • Health Level

    4

  • Serves

    2
By Leah Baumann
Total Shares 0

Ingredients

  • Sour Cream, 3/4 cup (162 g)
  • Blue Cheese, 3 oz (85 g)
  • Bacon, 4 slices (104 g)
  • Iceberg Lettuce, 1 head, small (324 g)
  • Lemon Juice, 1 tablespoons (15 g)
  • Garlic, 1 garlic clove (4 g)
  • Table salt, 1/3 teaspoon (1 g)
  • Black Pepper, 1/3 tsp, ground (1 g)
  • Buttermilk, 3/4 cup (184 g)
  • Chives, 1 tsp chopped (1 g)
  • Onion, Fresh, 1/2 cup (157 g)
  • Tomato, Fresh, medium (90 g)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F placing parchment paper. Bake the bacon slices for 15-20 minutes, until crispy.
  2. In a bowl combine sour cream, chopped garlic, buttermilk, chives, 2/3 of the blue cheese, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  3. Combine well with help of a fork until smooth. Set aside, if possible for 2 hours.
  4. Cut in small slices the iceberg lettuce, the tomato and the onion. Add the seasoning and bacon. Add also the remaining blue cheese.

    Wasn't that delicious? Do you want more?

    Comments 23

      • Ossie-Sharon

        Hi, Wbpcsp. Yes, the amount is correct – that is because the ingredients are mostly vegetables, which are an essential part of any nutrition plan, even keto. The fact that the fat amount is more than the combined amounts of protein+carbs mean this recipe is still keto-supportive. No worries.

          • Ossie-Sharon

            Hi, Bianca4810. There are two ways to do this.
            The simplest is to have half of a serving of you main meals, then have a serving of the keto items under the “Snacks” category of the recipes collection (link in the toolbar near the top of each site page) between meals, for a total of 3 main meals + 3 snacks. You can also type “keto” in the search box a select a snack from the search results. If you need, you can access this reference: http://www.trimdownclub.com/reducing-the-size-of-recipes.
            The fully personal personal way is to build your menu from scratch. To do this, follow these steps:
            1. Deselect”keto” from the “Dietary Needs” area of your profile (lower right area)
            2. Generate a new menu by clicking on the “New Menu” icon in the toolbar above your current menu.
            3. Click on the circular arrow icon on the far right of each meal, then start selecting keto-appropriate foods you like, guided by the meal pattern there, but with the following trades*:
            * For each carbohydrate exchange, select two fat exchanges
            * For each fruit exchange, select “Vegetable of your choice” or a low-carbohydrate fruit such as raspberries or cantaloupe
            * Don’t use the “sweet” exchange (other than for plain dark chocolate, of course), because you can just use a keto-friendly dessert as one of your snacks.
            If you have any questions, please repost.

      • Ossie-Sharon

        Hi, Markihoward. Below are some ideas for quicker meals:
        • Fresh cut raw non-starchy vegetables
        • Fresh cut avocado or coconut, or dried unsweetened coconut strips
        • Non-starchy vegetable “chips” prepared with oil and/or added cheese
        • Olives
        • Nuts
        • Seeds
        • Trail mix combinations of nuts, seeds, and coconut
        • Sandwiches with keto breads or wraps with lettuce leaves – with nut butters, avocado, hummus, tahini, canned or smoked fish, cheese, “cold cuts” from fresh meats, egg salad, etc.
        • Paleo or keto crackers plus any of the above
        • Hard-boiled eggs
        • Sliced or string cheese
        • Full-fat cottage or ricotta cheese
        • Full-fat yogurt (plain, sweetened with no-carbohydrate options like Stevia/erythritol, and flavoured with extracts like vanilla)
        • Whole milk or cream (dairy or coconut), plain or flavored with cocoa or vanilla extract + Stevia
        • Hearty soup in an insulated container (with meat/substitute plus non-starchy vegetables)
        • Hearty smoothie in a bottle (with non-starchy vegetables, whole milk or cream, nuts, seeds)
        • Keto or Paleo cereal or granola (cold in small sealable bag, or cooked in thermos)
        • Beef or turkey jerky – preferably pastured
        • Canned chicken or fish (tuna in canola or olive oil, sardines, mackerel, etc.)
        • Prepared healthy foods in containers – from leftovers or prepared the night or weekend before.

    Leave a Reply