Bacon-wrapped asparagus is nothing new — but when you glaze those succulent, pork-covered shoots with sweet, sugar-free maple “syrup” and sprinkle them with crushed pecans, the dish enters a totally different realm. This splendid springtime treat is sure to charm the whole family, and it makes a stunning side dish for dinner parties, too!
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Accompaniments & Side Dishes
Roasted Cabbage Steaks with Horseradish and Browned Butter
This delicious low-carb main course (or succulent side dish) combines healthy, leafy-green cabbage with piquant horseradish and rich, fragrant browned butter. It’s that simple: you only need those three ingredients—plus salt and pepper—to prepare it!
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Spicy Stir-Fried Cauli Rice with Bacon and Avocado
A low-carber’s all-time favorites combine in this spicy, satisfying and quick-to-make keto dish: it includes bacon, egg, cauliflower, and avocado, all bound together with a splash of piquant hot sauce. This scrumptious recipe creates fireworks of flavors and different textures, from soft and creamy to crispy and crunchy, yet it’s so simple and easy to make!
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Olive Oil Roasted Eggplant with Lemon Pepper and Parmesan
Eggplant often gets neglected in my kitchen — without any obvious reason. But no more! This simple yet delicious dish proves that eggplant is truly the queen of the veggies. Thick slices of eggplant are brushed with olive oil, and seasoned with lemon pepper and salt: then freshly grated Parmesan is added in the middle of baking to produce a tasty, crispy, crusty surface you won’t be able to resist!
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Low-Carb Colcannon with Kale
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! That is, happy St. Patrick’s Day (in advance!) This Colcannon with Kale is a healthy low-carb option for your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. But you don’t have to wait for March 17th to enjoy it; with just 5 ingredients, it’s equally yummy any time of year.
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Mashed Zucchini with Peanuts
This healthy side dish is bursting with bright flavors and contrasting textures. Mellow, velvety zucchini gets spiced up with garlic and lemon juice, and the whole thing is tied up in a bow with extra-virgin olive oil and crunchy salted peanuts. Every spoonful is bliss!
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Bacon-Wrapped Butternut Squash or Pumpkin
This ingenious 3-ingredient recipe makes the best cool-weather snack or appetizer: it matches the supremely good combination of bacon and pumpkin with a carefully-tested seasoning. Read on to find out more!
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Stuffed Avocados with Creamy, Crunchy Chicken Salad
Welcome to keto food at its best! This dish is the ideal light-but-incredibly-satisfying meal, and it’s a symphony of different textures: crunchy radishes, tender avocado and meaty chicken. It’s lovely to look at, too. Summer is almost over, and the last fresh crunchy radishes of the season deserve a beautiful (and tasty!) presentation.
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4-Ingredient Baked Keto Broccoli Cheese Balls
These versatile broccoli cheese balls are so simple to make—with only 4 ingredients—that they’re sure to become one of your low-carb staples. Enjoy these gems as a snack: just pop a couple into your mouth when hunger hits. Or serve them as an appetizer, side dish, or party food (they’re especially delicious alongside a sharp, flavorful dip). They’re a great way to sneak some veggies into your kids’ diet, too!
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Roasted Cabbage with Bacon and Blue Cheese
Finally! Remember how in my previous post I was ranting about my failed cabbage experiments and how everything I tried ended up tasting bland? And how I promised to post a cabbage recipe once I developed a perfect one? Well, my dear reader, I’m happy to tell you I managed to develop a super-tasty (and simple!) recipe for Roasted Cabbage with Bacon and Blue Cheese. Doesn’t it sound incredible already? Just wait until you actually taste it; it’s going to blow your mind.
Read more about my experiments below and get some tips on how to prepare this easy dish. And if you’re not a fan of blue cheese, don’t worry: there are some bluecheeseless variations at the end of this post!
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