March 27 2016 recipe by Anne Aobadia![Anne Aobadia]()
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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE![Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE]()
in Recipes, Lunch, Meal
, photo by Emma Shevtzoff
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Lunch, Meal Keto avocado, bacon and goat cheese salad
Are you tired of the same old salad? Do we have a surprise for you! This lightning-quick lunch or dinner salad will have your tastebuds dancing with bright and peppery arugula, creamy avocado, salty bacon, baked goat cheese, and crunchy nuts to boot.
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servingservings
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup 120 ml mayonnaise or vegan mayonnaise
- ¼ cup 60 ml olive oil
- salt and pepper
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking dish with parchment paper.
- Using a sharp knife, slice the goat cheese into round, 1/2" (1 cm) slices and place in the baking dish. Bake on the upper rack for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden.
- Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large, non-stick pan. Fry over medium heat until crispy, turning occasionally.
- Place the avocado slices on top of the arugula. Add the fried bacon and goat cheese. Sprinkle walnuts on top and serve with the dressing.
- Add the dressing ingredients to a tall and narrow, mixing container. Using an immersion blender, blend together until well combined.
Dressing
Tip
To prevent the goat cheese from crumbling when slicing, fill a cup with water, dip a sharp knife into the water, scrape the knife sides on the edge of the cup and then slice, and repeat. The knife will glide right through the cheese!
Looking for a little more variety? While this dressing is mouthwatering on its own, feel free to add your favorite herbs to make it even more irresistible. Fresh parsley, dill, or thyme, will round out the dressing nicely.
Recommended special equipment
Immersion blender
Hi Monica!
You can add it to the dressing if you like, gives great flavor. Good luck!
Really like the ideas from the post before me.
Thanks for the tip on how to get the goat cheese the beautiful color as well as the tip on the nuts with sugar substitute.
Can't wait to try this one soon.
Obviously I changed the recipe but gave it 5 stars for what I ended up with!
Yes, you can use feta.
On average, 1 avocado has about 4g net carbs.
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/09037?fgcd=&manu=&f...
Some tips concerning the cheese as I see many had issues with the cheese, and one recommendation about the lemon juice used in the dressing:
Cheese.- make sure you buy normal goat cheese in block not the soft kind or crumbled. Also place it in the oven first thing as you preparare the rest. It definitely takes longer than the prescribed time to bake. Just leave it in the over and keep an eye on it. It will eventually get brown.
Dressing.- I doubled the amount of lemon and it was perfect! Also no need to get complicated and use a blender, simply use a fork. It will look watery because the amount of lemon used by to me it made a difference as I liked it better.
I wish the site would allow to post pics so I can show the results, it was amazing!
Lastly, remember that if you do not like arugula then you won’t like the salad as arugula had a peculiar taste, thus replace it with another kind of green.
Good luck!
Many people like feta, and find it to be more mild than goat cheese.
My eyes stopped watering, inflammation is down, tons of energy, think clearer. I am an RN and for the past 40 years, I have been taught that all this fat clogs your arteries. well, my triglycerides are down and HDL is awesome. I am learning. I do not like to cook!!!!! but.......I will continue this for I am a sugar holic and have just gotten sicker over the years. This is a new start for me. I have no hunger and am able to fast over 12 hours if necessary with no problems. plenty of water, multivitamin, magnesium, mct and fish oil daily.
Awesome, Dolly! Thanks for sharing!
Susan.
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