As the weather heats up, our desire for the comforting stews and one-pots of winter are replaced with cravings for fresh, light salads with delicious dressings. This Keto Rainbow Salad is packed with flavour and at only 8.7 g of net carbs per serving, it won’t spike your ketone levels.
Topped with crumbly feta and toasted seeds for a super quick, low carb lunch.
Preparation timeHands-on: 15 minutes Overall: 15 minutes
| Total Carbs | 12.7 | grams |
| Fiber | 4 | grams |
| Net Carbs | 8.7 | grams |
| Protein | 10.8 | grams |
| Fat | 37.1 | grams |
| of which Saturated | 9.5 | grams |
| Energy | 414 | kcal |
| Magnesium | 116 | mg (29.1% RDA) |
| Potassium | 557 | mg (27.8% EMR) |
Macronutrient ratio: Calories from carbs (8%), protein (10%), fat (82%)
Ingredients (makes 3 servings) Salad:- 1 cup shredded white cabbage (70 g/ 2.5 oz)
- ¾ cup sliced radishes (90 g/ 3.1 oz)
- 1 medium carrot (90 g/ 3.1 oz)
- ½ medium zucchini (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- ½ medium cucumber (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- 3 baby red peppers or 1 regular pepper (74 g/ 2.6 oz)
- ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds (43 g/ 1.5 oz)
- ⅔ cup feta, crumbled (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- Optional: fresh mint for garnish
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil (30 ml)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (45 ml)
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated (15 g/ 0.5 oz)
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos (15 ml)
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ⅛ tsp each sea salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 190 C/ 375 F (fan assisted). Place the pumpkin seeds of a baking try and roast in the oven for 5 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Using a fine grater or a grating blade of a food processor, shred the cabbage and radish. Cut the carrots, courgette and peppers into fine matchsticks and slice or julienne the cucumber.
- Mix all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Add all the grated vegetables to a large bow.
- Toss through the salad dressing, toasted seeds and crumbled feta. Enjoy!
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