Ingredients
- 2 cups of salad leaves of your choice
- 1/4 cup of paleo mayo (60 ml)
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- ½ Granny Smith apple (or other green apple), thinly sliced
- 2 stalks of celery, thinly sliced at an angle
- 6 grapes, quartered
- 30g walnuts, roughly chopped (1oz)
Recipe Description
DESCRIPTION: Enjoy it as a quick and easy side salad to accompany your steak.
Fruit is often labeled off-limits on ketogenic diets. But, it doesn’t have to be.
Fruits are very nutritious and quite tasty.
But unfortunately, they do contain relatively high amounts of carbohydrates.
And that’s why we recommend avoiding most fruits on a Keto diet.
If we look at the net carbs in common fruits (net carbs = total carbs minus fiber taken), you can see they are pretty high in net carbs.
Grapes (1 cup) – 26 grams
Apple (1 medium) – 21 grams
Blueberries (1 cup) – 17 grams
Strawberries (1 cup) – 8 grams
Kiwi (1 medium) – 9 grams
But, there are a couple things to keep in mind.
First, portion size. You’re not eating the entire cup of grapes, you’re using six grapes.
While it may seem like an insignificant amount, the halved grapes in this salad add up to a lot of flavors.
Same thing with the apple. You’ll only use half an apple, and slice it quite thin. The tart, crunchy apple adds texture and variety, but the reasonable portion keeps your carbs in check.
Recipe Directions
- Simply toss all the ingredients together after prepping and slicing as indicated in the ingredients list.
- Divide between two bowls and enjoy!
