Salads & Dressings



BLT Salad

CarbsPerServing:7g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
7 slices bacon – cooked crisp,drained and crumbled 1 cup chopped lettuce 1/8 cup chopped onion1/2 medium tomato – chopped 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
How to Prepare:
Stir mayo into lettuce,onion and tomato until evenly coated. Toss in bacon.


Bacon & Egg Salad

CarbsPerServing:23g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
8 eggs 1 cup mayonnaise ½ pound bacon 1 cup hot pepper cheese3 tablespoons chives – 4 thin radishes – sliced thin 1 head lettuce – torn fine for salad 1 avocado – cubed
How to Prepare:
Boil the eggs, until hard and dice them. Fry the bacon and crumble it. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
NOTES: Carbs for avocado based on 14.85 for 1 3/8 cup – adjust accordingly. Carbs for lettuce base on 2 for 1 cup – adjust accordingly Carbs for hot pepper cheese not included in above total – adjust accordingly
Blue Cheese Dip/Dressing

CarbsPerServing:8g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
4 ounces bleu cheese, crumbled 4 ounces sour cream 4 ounces mayonnaise1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
How to Prepare:
Mix ingredients and refrigerate ½ hour before serving.
Chicken Bacon Club Salad

Serves:4-6,5
CarbsPerServing:Unsure, but think it is minimal
Prep Time:30 minutes
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 Cup Mayo 6 slices bacon 2Cups shredded cheddar cheese
How to Prepare:
Cook bacon until crisp, then crumble. Cube chicken breast and cook thoroughly. Mix all ingredients together. Spred into a 8” cake pan. Bake for about 15 minutes. Serve on top of a bed of lettuce. Top with black olives if you like. Very yummy!
Old Fashioned Cole Slaw

Serves:8 Servings.
CarbsPerServing:6 grams carb 2 grams fiber (ECC=4)
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
2/3 cup vinegar ½ cup whipping cream 2 large eggs, lightly beaten ¼-1/2 cup Splenda Pinch of salt 1 ½ tablespoons butter cut into pieces 1 (2-pound) head cabbage, shredded
How to Prepare:
Combine first 5 ingredients in a small, heavy saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk, 8 to 10 minutes or until thickened (mixture will appear curdled until it thickens). Remove from heat. Add butter, stirring until it melts. Pour over cabbage; toss gently to coat. Cover and chill. You can add ½ cup chopped walnuts and only raise the carb count by ½ gram. If you’re on maintenance, ½ cup dried, chopped cranberries and the walnuts brings you in at a little under 10 grams.
Dijon Vinaigrette

CarbsPerServing:5g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon olive oil1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ¼ tablespoon garlic powder
How to Prepare:
Combine all in a bowl. Blend well with a whisk. Chill overnight to blend flavors.

Goji Juice
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Cajun Chicken Caesar Salad

CarbsPerServing:4g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
1 large chicken breast cajun spice or cayenne pepper to taste 2 tablespoons Hot Sauce2 Cups romaine lettuce 2 tablespoons caesar dressing 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
How to Prepare:
Sprinke spices on chicken breast. May be grill on the BBQ (my favourite), baked, fried, etc. Cut in to 1 inch cubes and toss with hot sauce. Set aside. Mix lettuce, dressing and cheese. Put on a plate and top with chicken. Top with addittional parmesan cheese if desired. I like mine really hot and spicy so I use cayenne Cajun spice will make it a little milder. NOTES : Counts for cajun spice and caesar dressing not included in totals.
Italian Cauliflower Salad

Serves:6
CarbsPerServing:23g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
3 cups cauliflower 2 tablespoons diced green bell pepper 2 tablespoons diced onion ¼ cup water 3 tablespoons italian salad dressing1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon oregano – dry 1/8 teaspoon basil – dry 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
How to Prepare:
Combine all ingredients in pan. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring once in a while till ‘flower is tender crisp, about 10 mins Chill thoroughly.
Lime & Cilantro Viniagrette

CarbsPerServing:7g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons lime juice ¼ teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup cilantro leaves, whole 1 clove garlic1 tablespoon egg substitute, liquid – (or 1 egg yolk) 2 teaspoons prepared mustard ½ cup oil 1 pinch salt
How to Prepare:
Put everything but half the cilantro and all of the oil in a blender. Process until smooth. With the blender running, slowly pour in the oil until it’s well blended. Chop the remaining cilantro very fine and stir into the dressing. The cilantro taste is very strong. Start with just 2T if you like. The vinaigrette is an excellent marinade for ribs or fish. If you like a stronger lime flavor(for marinades) add 1T lime zest to the blender as well.
Shrimp Egg Salad

CarbsPerServing:3g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
2 eggs – hard boiled 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 cup shrimp – frozen, cocktail
How to Prepare:
Chop boiled eggs into bowl add mayonnaise and mix well. Dump frozen shrimp into boiling water for 1 min then drain. Add shrimp to egg salad. Mix and chill This is good on Atkins bread, a bed of chopped spinach, or just by itself.

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