Keto Saganaki Greek Fried Cheese

Saganaki is a delicious, easy to prepare Greek dish that is usually served as a quick appetiser. It can be made with different types of cheese like KefalotyriTrusted sourceWikipediaWikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous volunteers who write without pay.Open link that I brought from my recent trip to Greece. Instead of flour, I used keto breading made with a blend of flax meal and almond flour. You can either fry it with the breading like I did - or broil it without any breading at all.

Step-by-step

1. Cut the cheese into about 1 ¹/₂ - 2 cm (¹/₂ - ³/₄ inch) thick slices. I used kefalotyri cheese - alternatively, you can use other types such as graviera, kefalograviera, halloumi or kasseri.

   

2. Pour cold water into a bowl and set aside. Place the flaxmeal and almond flour into another bowl. Dip each slice in the bowl with cold water and then place in the second bowl with the "breading".

   

3. Cover from all sides, shake off the excess breading and set aside on a chopping board. Heat a heavy-bottom pan with ghee.

   

4. When the oil is hot (you can test that by adding a few grains of the breading), add the breaded cheese slices. Fry over a high heat for about 2 minutes, until the breading is golden brown, and flip on the other side. Cook for 1-2 more minutes.

   

5. When done, place on a serving plate. Serve with lemon wedges and crispy greens while still hot.

   Alternatively, you can skip the breading and broil the cheese in the oven until light golden.

   

Recipe

Keto Saganaki Greek Fried Cheese

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Saganaki is a delicious, easy to prepare Greek dish that is usually served as a quick appetiser. It can be ...

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Servings

2

4.5 g

Net carbs

24.5 g

Protein

43.3 g

Fat

516

kcal

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Ingredients makes 2 servings

• 150 g kefalotyri or halloumi cheese (5.3 oz) - more tips in step 1
• 3 level tbsp flaxmeal (21 g/ 0.7 oz)
• 3 heaping tbsp almond flour (24 g/ 0.8 oz)
• ghee for frying - should be about ¹/₂ cm (¹/₄ inch) in the pan
• lemon wedges to serve with

Instructions

1. Cut the cheese into about 1 ¹/₂ - 2 cm (¹/₂ - ³/₄ inch) thick slices. I used kefalotyri cheese - alternatively, you can use other types such as graviera, kefalograviera, halloumi or kasseri.

2. Pour cold water into a bowl and set aside. Place the flaxmeal and almond flour into another bowl. Dip each slice in the bowl with cold water and then place in the second bowl with the "breading".

3. Cover from all sides, shake off the excess breading and set aside on a chopping board. Heat a heavy-bottom pan with ghee.

4. When the oil is hot (you can test that by adding a few grains of the breading), add the breaded cheese slices. Fry over a high heat for about 2 minutes, until the breading is golden brown, and flip on the other side. Cook for 1-2 more minutes.

5. When done, place on a serving plate. Serve with lemon wedges and crispy greens while still hot.

   Alternatively, you can skip the breading and broil the cheese in the oven until light golden.

Nutrition per serving

Carbs 4%Protein 19%Fat 77% of calories

Net carbs

4.5 g

Total carbs

8.6 g

Fiber

4.1 g

Sugars

1 g

Protein

24.5 g

Fat

43.3 g

Saturated fat

17.4 g

Calories

516 kcal

Sodium

607 mg · 26.4% RDA

Magnesium

97 mg · 24.2% RDA

Potassium

255 mg · 12.8% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per serving	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Kefalotyri, Greek cheese	2.5 g	20 g	17.5 g	250
Flaxmeal (flax meal), ground flaxseed	0.2 g	1.9 g	4.4 g	56
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)	1.1 g	2.6 g	6.3 g	71
Ghee	0 g	0 g	15 g	136
Lemon juice, fresh	0.8 g	0 g	0 g	3
Total	4.5 g	24.5 g	43.3 g	516

• Gluten free
• Egg free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Pescatarian
• Low FODMAP
• Vegetarian