The Best Keto Spinach Salad! (low carb)
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If you’re one of the many cutting carbs from your diet right now, this Keto Spinach Salad w/ chicken, bacon, eggs, and avocado is low carb and just what you need. It might very well be your new favorite salad!
It seems that everyone was starting a new diet or emphasizing healthy eating as part of their new year’s resolutions. January may be over, but hopefully, for most of us, those healthy eating patterns are still in place.
Refined carbs are usually one of the first ingredients to go from a diet and while I haven’t made any direct resolutions, I have been trying to eat a bit healthier after the holidays. This Low Carb Spinach Salad has become one of my new go-to low-carb recipes. (See a few more yummy low-carb recipes here.)
Why Make this Keto Spinach Salad
- Super simple and so good! This salad is super simple to make but soo delicious. With spinach, avocado, chicken, bacon, and eggs, it only takes a few minutes to prepare.
- Healthy. The best part is that the salad is high in both protein and flavor, making it perfect for lunch or dinner; and with all the healthy fats, it will definitely leave you feeling satisfied. (Plus, we all know spinach is a super-food, high in almost everything.)
- Kid-friendly (if your kid will eat fresh spinach.) The ingredients (bacon, eggs, chicken) are kid-friendly so it’s not too hard to get away with making this for an easy and healthy weeknight dinner. Since many of the ingredients can be cooked ahead of time, it’s easy to throw together on days that I have little time to cook.
Ingredients plus tips for the Keto Spinach Salad
- Fresh spinach leaves | I like to use baby spinach, in my opinion, it has a “less earthy” taste. You’ll need about 3 cups per serving.
- Boiled Eggs | 2 large eggs, sliced. Love my Pampered Chef egg slicer!
- Precooked chicken |
- 1 ripe avocado |
- Bacon | 3 to 4 slices cooked til crispy and crumbled.
- Optional; diced red onion | If you are not sensitive to raw onion, a bit of diced red onion will give a nice “bite” to the salad.
How to make this Low Carb Spinach Salad
So easy; just add all the ingredients to a large salad bowl and toss to combine. I like to use a fork to “mush” the avocado and egg into the salad.
That’s it!
You might have noticed I didn’t mention a dressing – that’s because you don’t need one! As you eat, just mush the avocado with your fork. The egg yolk and avocado combine and coat the spinach leaves to come together as the perfect dressing for this salad. This helps to keep the carb count down (and eliminates lots of other not-so-healthy ingredients, too), and you get all of the health benefits of eating an avocado.
Salad Variations
Make this salad your own by changing the dressing or adding toppings. A few good toppings that come to mind are:
- Change up the greens. Spring mix, romaine, iceberg. Or any mix of fresh greens would work.
- Cheese, feta, Monterey jack, or cheddar.
- For extra crunch, add any nut you like, sliced almonds, walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, or macadamia nuts; all sound good.
- Dried or fresh fruit. Strawberries or blueberries would be awesome.
- Mushrooms, red onions, or a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
How to store leftovers
Place leftovers in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to three days. However, this keto spinach salad is best served fresh, so I suggest only making a salad large enough to consume in one meal.
FAQ’s
How many carbs in Spinach
According to My Fitness Pal, there are 7 calories, 1.2 carbs, .7 grams of fiber, and .9 grams of protein in one cup of spinach. (One cup is equivalent to +\- 32 grams.)
How many carbs/protein/fat are in this Salad?
I calculated the nutritional information according to the recipe as written in the recipe card below, using a small avocado, 3 slices of the Hormel pre-cooked bacon, no onion or dressing. The net carbs are 8, protein 42, and fat 33.
What Keto Spinach Salad Dressing Do You Recommend?
If you feel you need a dressing, I recommend this simple homemade dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 shallot, minced (I used the white part of a green onion)
- salt and pepper to taste
Add all ingredients to a small mason jar. Shake to combine
Can I use another lettuce?
Of course, if spinach is not your thing, try swapping it out for Romaine, a spring mix or any fresh greens.
What else can I add to this salad?
If you like a bit of crunch, consider adding sliced almonds, walnuts, pecans, or sunflower seeds.
Strawberries, mushroom slices, nuts, feta cheese
Another protein, like shrimp or steak
Can This Salad Be Made Ahead Of Time?
You can prep the eggs, bacon, and optional dressing ahead of time, but I do not recommend assembling the salad or slicing the avocados until you are ready to serve.
If you like spinach salads, you’ll definitely love this Warm Spinach Salad with Fried Egg and Potatoes.
More low carb/ Keto Friendly recipes
- Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings
- Shrimp Salad With Fresh Dill
- Low Carb/Sugar Free Jello Fluff Salad Recipe
- Cucumber And Tomato Salad
- Low Carb Green Chile Enchilada Soup
This is my all-time favorite low carb salad and one of my favorite salads, in general. It’s perfect for everyone cutting carbs from their diet but it’s delicious enough that everyone can enjoy it – regardless of whether they’re watching carbs or not.
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The Best Keto Spinach Salad! (low carb)
- Prep Time: 10
- Total Time: 10
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: main dish
Description
If you’re one of the many cutting carbs from your diet right now, this keto Spinach Salad w/ chicken, bacon, eggs, and avocado is low carb and just what you need. It might very well be your new favorite salad!
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh spinach, torn, stems removed
- 2 boiled eggs, sliced
- 3 oz chopped precooked chicken
- 1 ripe avocado diced
- 3 to 4 slices crispy bacon, diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- optional; 1/8 cup of diced red onion (I will add a bit of red onion if I have it. The onion give a nice “bite” to the salad.
Optional Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar (I used apple cider)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 shallot, minced (I used the white part of a green onion)
- salt and pepper to taste
Add all ingredients to a small mason jar. Shake to combine.
Enjoy!
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large salad bowl.
- Toss to combine.
- Add dressing if desired or use fork to “mush” the avocado and egg into the salad.
Notes
* nutritional info calculated on the recipe as written above with no dressing using a small avocado and three slices of Hormel precooked bacon.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 505
- Fat: 33
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 42
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