Low carb can be delicious: recipes that'll have your mouth watering
Low in carbs, high in flavour
Before you can make delicious low-carb meals you'll need to know what's what in the world of low carb, so you know how low you need to go. Below is a list of ingredients that are all low-carb friendly.
| Low-carb veggies |
|---|
| Broccoli |
| Cauliflower |
| Mushrooms |
| Peppers |
| Asparagus |
| Spinach |
| Green beans |
| Leeks or onions |
| Tomatoes |
| Brussel sprouts |
| Avocado |
| Turnips |
| Cabbage |
| Carrots (moderate carbs) |
| Eggs and dairy |
| Free-range eggs |
| Full-fat unsweetened yogurt or kefir |
| Raw whole milk |
| Hard cheese, sour cream and heavy cream |
| Cheeses low in carbs include blue cheese, cheddar cheese, goat, feta, Swiss and Parmesan |
| Meat and seafood |
| Salmon |
| Haddock |
| Trout |
| Halibut |
| Sardines |
| Anchovies |
| Mackerel |
| Tuna or cod |
| Grass-fed beef and other fatty red meats like lamb are also fine |
| Poultry and free-range eggs |
| Nuts and seeds |
| Chia seeds |
| Flaxseeds |
| Almonds |
| Walnuts |
| Pumpkin, sesame or hemp seeds |
| Cashews and Brazil nuts (and just about all other nuts or seeds too) |
| Oils and fats (all have zero carbs) |
| Coconut, olive, hemp, flaxseed, walnut or avocado oil |
| Butter or ghee |
Now, what's not to love about those yummy ingredients? We can only think of delicious dishes to make with them! Below are a few low-carb but high in flavour dishes you can whip up at home.
You say potato we say… cauliflower
Cauliflower is a great alternative to the normal side of starch like potatoes, rice or pasta. It's so easy to make and tastes delicious when cooked with butter or coconut oil and spices.
The how low can you go breakfast wrap
Fry up some tomatoes, mushrooms and beef sausages. Make an omelette from whisked eggs and milk. Add cheese to your omelette after it's cooked for 2 minutes and make sure the cheese melts in. Add your fry up to the middle and wrap both ends over with a spatula and seal with some melted cheese. That is a wrap!
Avocado filled with tuna - avo boats
Slice an avo in half and remove the pip
Mix tuna and mayo and seasoning together in a bowl and add a scoop to each avo - voila! Tuna avo boats! You can take this up a notch by grilling fresh salmon and dressing it with lemon and olive oil instead of the canned tuna.
Brussel sprout and lettuce buns
Burgers are still delicious without the bun! After all, the flavour is in the meat pattie, cheese and sauce. Swap out your high-carb bun or lettuce and if you're making mini sliders try halved and grilled brussel sprouts.
Don't be upsetti there's zuchinni spaghetti
Saying arrivederci to pasta is not easy and probably the one thing you feel you cannot part with. But, we have good news for you! The alternatives taste delicious and compliment your bolognaise, cheese and walnut sauce, arrabbiata and cabonara sauce perfectly! Zuchinni spaghetti can be made at home by thinly grating zuchinni and boiling it for about 2 minutes. If you own a spirilizer even better, but it is also available in most supermarkets along with cauliflower noodles and spinach pasta.
The above dishes should have wet your appetites enough to want to get home and start cooking. If you ever need recipe ideas or advice then Google is your friend - there are loads of recipes for low-carb meals and each one as yummy as the next.
https://draxe.com/low-carb-foods-recipe-ideas-tips/
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a19637783/keto-taco-cups-recipe/