Low Carb Salads

LOW CARB SALADS

Portabello Mushroom Salad

Note: Serves 4, Total Carbohydrates: 56

Ingredients:
4 oz. Gorgonzola or other blue cheese, crumbled
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 salt and pepper
4 portabella mushrooms, 3-4 oz. each extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
2 romaine hearts
1 roasted red pepper, peeled, seeded and cut into 4 pieces

Mash the cheese to a paste.
Stir in the sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar and garlic.
Season to taste.
Remove the stem from the mushroom and scrape out the gills with a small spoon.
Score the tops in a cross-hatch pattern.
Season the mushrooms with the olive oil, salt and pepper.
Grill or broil, 2-3 minutes on each side until cooked through.
Cut the romaine hearts in half and place on 4 plates.
Drizzle with the dressing.
Top with a mushroom and a piece of red pepper.
Great low carb salad

Hot or Cold Chicken Salad

Ingredients:
8 oz chicken
3 to 4 T mayonnaise
1 c shredded Cheddar cheese
1 T Dijon mustard
1 T ea chopped: onion, red pepper, parsley
4 slices bacon, cooked crisp, crumbled

Mix all ingredients together.
Place in refrigerator to cool or bake at 350 for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.

(Serves 2 @ 3 carbs)

Taco Salad

Ingredients:
12 oz ground beef
4 cups lettuce
2 tsp. taco seasoning mix
4 oz cheddar, shredded
4 tbsp salsa
2 tbsp sour cream

Brown beef and stir in spices.
Divide lettuce onto two plates.
Top with half ground beef mixture, sprinkle with cheese, top with salsa and sour cream.
Serves 2 @ 8 carb.

Oriental Salad

Note: Makes 6 servings . Total Carbohydrates: 38
Fish sauce is the salty liquid condiment used extensively in Southeast Asian cooking. Well stocked grocery stores and Oriental supermarkets carry it, but you can use salt in its place. One of many low carb salad oriental recipes on the net.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery hearts
2 green onions, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 1-inch pieces
16 sprigs cilantro, leaves only
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
1 medium tomato, cut in half and cut into very thin slices
1/2 cup thinly sliced English cucumber
1 head Romaine lettuce, inner leaves only
1 head butter lettuce, inner leaves only
1 bunch watercress, large stems removed
2 hard cooked eggs, whites and yolks separated
6 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. Splenda
5 Tbsp. lemon Juice
1 Tbsp. fish sauce

Combine the celery, green onion, cilantro, mint, tomato, cucumber, lettuce and watercress.
Thinly slice the egg whites and add to the mix.
Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium heat.
Add the garlic and cook until the garlic turns pale gold.
Remove from the heat and let cool.
Mash the egg yolks.
Add the Splenda, lemon juice and fish sauce.
Beat in the garlic and oil.
Toss with the low carb salad, lightly pressing the ingredients together.

Delightful Parmesan Escarole

Note: Serves 8 , Total Carbohydrates: 90.
You can use chicory in place of escarole. The braising mellows the flavor and gives the greens a silky, rich texture.

Ingredients:
4 Tbsp. olive oil
1 cup thinly sliced onion
2 large heads escarole, washed, dried and cut into 2-inch (5-cm) strips
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat the oven to 325ºF (165ºC).
In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
Add the onion and sauté until lightly browned.
Add the escarole and garlic and cook until the escarole wilts.
Add the rosemary, lemon zest, white wine and chicken stock.
Bring to a boil, season lightly with salt and pepper and transfer to a wide, shallow baking dish.
Cover and place in the oven.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed.
Remove the dish from the oven and increase the temperature to 400ºF (200ºC).
Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese evenly over the top of the escarole.
Bake this low carb salad until the top is golden brown and crisp.

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