Easy Low-Carb Avocado & Bacon Salad

Avocados are my favourite keto-friendly superfood! I usually have an avocado every day - either as part of a complete meal or simple snack with just a pinch of salt. You're going to love this salad, it's so tasty, so simple and only takes a few minutes to prepare. Additionally, this recipe is suitable for the fat fast.

Including avocado in your diet is the best way to boost your electrolyte intake without taking supplements. Avocados are very high in fibre and very low in net carbs.

An average avocado has less than 4 grams of net carbs, is very high in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and contains 50% of your daily potassium. As you may know, sodium, magnesium and potassium are essential electrolytes and will help you beat "keto-flu". If you need to boost your electrolytes, here are even more recipes with avocados.

Easy Hard-Boiled Eggs

If you use hard-boiled eggs, here's how to cook them. Fill a small saucepan with water up to three quarters. Add a good pinch of salt. This will prevent the eggs from cracking. Bring to a boil. Using a spoon or hand, dip each egg in and out of the boiling water (be careful not to get burnt!). This will prevent the egg from cracking, as the temperature change won't be so dramatic. To get the eggs hard-boiled, you need round 10 minutes. When done, remove from the heat and place in a bowl filled with cold water.

Step-by-step

1. Start by crisping up the bacon. Place the slices in a hot pan. Add ¹/₂ cup of water and cook over a medium heat to render the fat and until the bacon is crisped up, for 10-15 minutes. When done, set aside.

   

2. Meanwhile, tear the lettuce and wash well with the spinach. Place in a or pat dry with a kitchen towel. Halve and deseed the avocados and slice into stripes.

   

3. Make the vinaigrette by mixing all the ingredients.

   

4. Assemble the salad by folding the lettuce and spinach in a bowl, add crisped up bacon torn in smaller pieces and sliced avocado. Enjoy immediately.

   

Recipe

Easy Low-Carb Avocado & Bacon Salad

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Quick and easy low-carb salad made with crispy bacon, spinach, sliced avocado, all drizzled with mustard ...

Hands on

10m

Overall

20m

Servings

2

6.7 g

Net carbs

14.2 g

Protein

65.6 g

Fat

699

kcal

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Ingredients makes 2 servings

• 2 large avocados (400 g/ 14.2 oz)
• 2 small heads lettuce (200 g/ 7.1 oz)
• 2 cups fresh spinach (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
• 1 medium spring onion (15 g/ 0.5 oz)
• 4 large slices bacon (120 g/ 4.2 oz)
• Optional: 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• Vinaigrette:
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (45 ml)
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard or wholegrain mustard (make your own)
• sea salt and black pepper, to taste
• Optional: dash Tabasco

Instructions

1. Start by crisping up the bacon. Place the slices in a hot pan. Add ¹/₂ cup of water and cook over a medium heat to render the fat and until the bacon is crisped up, for 10-15 minutes. When done, set aside.

2. Meanwhile, tear the lettuce and wash well with the spinach. Place in a or pat dry with a kitchen towel. Halve and deseed the avocados and slice into stripes.

3. Make the vinaigrette by mixing all the ingredients.

4. Assemble the salad by folding the lettuce and spinach in a bowl, add crisped up bacon torn in smaller pieces and sliced avocado. Enjoy immediately.

Nutrition per serving, 1 salad bowl

Carbs 4%Protein 8%Fat 88% of calories

Net carbs

6.7 g

Total carbs

22.2 g

Fiber

15.5 g

Sugars

2.4 g

Protein

14.2 g

Fat

65.6 g

Saturated fat

12.1 g

Calories

699 kcal

Sodium

896 mg · 39% RDA

Magnesium

109 mg · 27.3% RDA

Potassium

1,522 mg · 76.1% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 salad bowl	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Avocado, fresh	3.7 g	4 g	29.5 g	322
Lettuce (Little Gem), fresh	1.5 g	0.6 g	0.4 g	12
Spinach, fresh	0.4 g	0.9 g	0.1 g	7
Spring onion, scallion, green onion, fresh	0.4 g	0.1 g	0 g	2
Bacon, streaky (high fat content), organic	0 g	8.2 g	15.1 g	169
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	20.3 g	179
Apple cider vinegar	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	2
Mustard, wholegrain	0.2 g	0.2 g	0.3 g	5
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Garlic, fresh	0.5 g	0.1 g	0 g	2
Total	6.7 g	14.2 g	65.6 g	699

Serving size 1 salad bowl

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free