Creamy Low-Carb Sardine Salad

This easy 5-ingredient canned fish salad is so easy to make and ideal to serve with any crunchy vegetables, leafy salad bowls or bell pepper halves.

Just like this Keto Everything Bagel Creamy Egg Salad and this Low-Carb Cold Plate with Smoked Salmon, it's an easy cold dinner or lunch recipe that won't heat up your kitchen. You can even have it for breakfast with a slice or two of my 90-Second Keto Bread.

Recipe Customizations

Just like all fatty fish, sardines are good for you, and that includes canned fish.

But not everyone is a fan, I get it! If this is your case, use canned salmon, mackerel or tuna instead. You could even use shredded chicken breasts but you may need double the mayonnaise to keep it nice and creamy.

This is a relatively small meal that's best as a light lunch or dinner option. If you need a more satisfying meal, you can simply double the recipe. If you need to make it egg-free or you want to reduce the amount of fat, swap sour cream for the mayonnaise.

You can make all of these customizations and lots more in our KetoDiet App!

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Step-by-step

1. Place the drained sardines, mayonnaise, diced red onion and lemon juice into a bowl.

   

2. Mash with a fork. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.

   

3. Serve on its own or with crunchy vegetables, leafy salad bowls, bell pepper halves, or with our 90-Second Keto Bread like this one. To store, keep in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

   

Recipe

Creamy Low-Carb Sardine Salad

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Creamy fish salad made with only 5 ingredients. An easy cold dinner or lunch recipe that won't heat up your ...

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Servings

1

1.4 g

Net carbs

22.5 g

Protein

22.8 g

Fat

305

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Ingredients makes 1 serving

• 1 can sardines, drained (90 g/ 3.2 oz)
• 1 tbsp paleo mayonnaise (15 ml) - you can make your own mayo
• ¹/₄ small red onion, finely diced (15 g/ 0.5 oz)
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
• sea salt and pepper, to taste
• Optional: endive (chicory) leaves, baby lettuce leaves, pepper halves or keto bread to serve

Instructions

1. Place the drained sardines, mayonnaise, diced red onion and lemon juice into a bowl.

2. Mash with a fork. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.

3. Serve on its own or with crunchy vegetables, leafy salad bowls, bell pepper halves, or with our 90-Second Keto Bread like this one. To store, keep in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition per serving, about 115 g/ 4 oz salad

Carbs 2%Protein 30%Fat 68% of calories

Net carbs

1.4 g

Total carbs

1.6 g

Fiber

0.3 g

Sugars

0.9 g

Protein

22.5 g

Fat

22.8 g

Saturated fat

3.1 g

Calories

305 kcal

Sodium

469 mg · 20.4% RDA

Magnesium

36 mg · 8.98% RDA

Potassium

388 mg · 19.4% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per about 115 g/ 4 oz salad	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Sardines, tinned (in oil)	0 g	22.2 g	10.3 g	187
Mayonnaise	0.1 g	0.2 g	12.5 g	111
Onion, red, fresh	1 g	0.2 g	0 g	6
Lemon juice, fresh	0.3 g	0 g	0 g	1
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	1.4 g	22.5 g	22.8 g	305

Serving size about 115 g/ 4 oz salad

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian