Salads
Steak and Salad with Ranch Dressing
Steak (on sale at Walmart) and Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, cucumber, a few raspberries, Ranch Dressing. A simple, but delicious, meal!
Read MorePan-fried Breaded Smelt and Salad (Recipe Link)
Pan-fried, breaded, wild-caught lake smelt. Wow, like eating fish and chips in one dish… so yummy, so crispy! Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, cucumbers, Ranch dressing. These are whole smelt; no need to clean them, you just eat the entire little fishies; you can’t even tell they have bones or…
Read MoreCheeseburgers and Salad
Air-fried cheeseburgers (4 oz each) and Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, a few raspberries, Balsamic mayo (1/2 T mayo, 1/2 T Balsamic salad dressing). I actually ate four burgers (see photo below). This was a delicious meal!
Read MoreTabbouleh Salad with Hemp Hearts, Feta Cheese, Pork and Chicken
Yesterday’s tabbouleh salad with cubed feta cheese, diced olives and cubed leftover pork and chicken. Also added some Balsamic vinegar. Original Recipe Here.
Read MoreTabbouleh Salad with Hemp Hearts (Recipe Link)
This pretty tabbouleh (tabouli) salad is made with hemp hearts instead of bulgur wheat, so it’s pretty low in carbs and also grain free. Note: I added a little Balsamic vinegar to the original recipe. The original recipe is here. Variations: Add chicken (in the salad or on the side), feta cheese, goat cheese crumbles,…
Read MoreBrisling Sardines (Sprats) and Potato Hash
Brisling sardine hash with green onions, a small potato (I’m on maintenance and can afford a few extra carbs), ginger/garlic/chili paste, salt; Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red peppers and salsa mayo. Delicious! However, this meal was low in protein (only 16 gm in the fishies), so I will likely need to eat something…
Read MoreSteak Salad with Balsamic and Fig Goat Cheese
“Inside Round Marinating Steak” (on sale at Walmart) marinated in Balsamic Salad Dressing and pan fried to medium-rare; Romaine lettuce salad with baby tomatoes, red onions, olives, “Woolwich Fig and Balsamic Goat Cheese” (5 gm carbs per 2 T, so a little carby, but you don’t need much to make a salad taste so delicious!).…
Read MoreRomaine Lettuce Salad with Tuna and Bacon
Romaine lettuce salad with Rio Mare tuna, bacon, red onion, baby tomatoes, salsa mayo. Another quick, simple, easy, delicious meal. For fun and interest’s sake, I calculated the macronutrients on this meal. Total carbs: 11.9 gms Protein: 49.4 gms Fat: 25.4 gms Calories: 477 So, I think you can see that I’m low on both…
Read MoreRomaine Lettuce Salad with Sausages, Eggs and Bacon
Romaine lettuce salad with orange bell pepper, red onions, olives, mild Italian sausages, two soft-boiled eggs, bacon, salsa mayo.
Read MoreCold Weather Salads
Even in fall and winter, salads still belong on the menu, and just a few tweaks will make them hearty and comforting in the cooler weather. But before we get started, please read my post on Elements of a Green Salad. Okay, now that you’ve done that, I want you to pick out elements of…
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