Stuffed onions make a fabulous keto side dish — when you drop the carby breadcrumbs used in the traditional recipes and add tasty, full-fat ingredients like heavy cream, extra virgin olive oil, and Parmesan. Onions release their naturally sweet flavors when cooked, and when you include some herbs to complement the flavors, you’ll get a super-flavorful side that’s worth raving about!
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Chantilly Cauliflower
Want to get some twist to your old mashed cauliflower — in an easy and fun way? Then don’t let the fancy name of this dish freak you out: just read on and find out how this simple recipe will surprise you with its easiness and scrumptiousness.
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Easy Fried Keto Eggplant
Eggplant is a really versatile low-carb veggie. Its taste is quite mild, which gives you lots of options for spicing it up with your favorite seasonings. This method here produces a super-succulent interior with a crispy surface. Serve as a fabulous side dish, appetizer, or as a light meal: just pair it with green salad and a vinaigrette dressing.
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Zippy Lemon Cauliflower Rice with Garlic and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Cauliflower rice makes a wonderful alternative to starchy, nutrition-poor regular rice. This fragrant and flavorful lemony cauli-rice is jazzed up with garlic, then scattered with toasted pumpkin seeds for extra flavor and nutrients and a satisfying crunch. And the best part is that this recipe takes just a few minutes to make. In all its deliciousness and simplicity, this Zippy Lemon Cauliflower Rice with Garlic and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds is a perfect keto side dish!
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Foolproof 4-Ingredient Blender Hollandaise — Super-Buttery!
This recipe for a classic, keto-friendly hollandaise sauce is another good example of how the best recipes are almost always the simplest. This one checks all the boxes: it’s quick to make, super-easy to prepare (foolproof, really!) — and calls for just 4 simple, everyday ingredients! Tastewise, it’s rich, buttery, and has just the right amount of tang. Best served with asparagus, fish, or grilled veggies. Try it also with Keto Eggs Benedict and some smoked salmon. Say hello to your new favorite keto condiment!
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Maple-Glazed Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus
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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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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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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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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