Discover 5 easy keto lunch recipes that are delicious and satisfying! From hearty salads to savory meal prep ideas, keep your keto lunch exciting and low carb.
Rarely has any type of diet or diet captured as much interest from the public and the media as the ketogenic diet. It is a diet with a minimum carbohydrate content and a high fat content, with which the goal is to redirect the body to use fat as a source of energy.
In addition to the ketogenic diet, many people also use the ketogenic diet to lose excess weight, but also to improve health or relieve many ailments, for which the ketogenic diet has proven effects.
⇒ Note: 5 Recipes for Dinner According to the Rules of the Ketogenic Diet
Here are 5 recipes for lunch prepared according to the principles of the ketogenic diet:
Caesar salad
Ingredients:
- 150 g chicken breast
- 50 g Parmesan leaves
- 50 g lettuce
- 3-4 cherry tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons yogurt
- spices: salt, pepper, chilly tomatoes
Procedure:
Season the chicken as desired and fry in a pan. When the meat is done, set it aside to allow the meat to cool and release the juices.
⇒ Note: Keto Breakfast
Meanwhile, in a deep plate or bowl, mix the lettuce and the cherry tomatoes that you have cut into smaller pieces. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, olive oil and spices. Cut the meat into strips and mix with the vegetables. Top with a mixture of yogurt and olive. Put Parmesan leaves on top and enjoy.
Chicken with vegetables in Asian sauces
Ingredients:
- 200 g chicken (breast)
- 1/2 bell pepper, green
- 1/2 bell pepper, red
- 1/2 bell pepper, yellow
- 1 onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- 10 ml soy sauce
- olive oil
- spices: fresh parsley, salt, pepper
Procedure:
Fry the meat on a grill pan, 3-4 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the piece. When the meat is done, remove it from the pan and set it aside, to rest a bit and let the juices flow.
Put olive oil in a pan (or in a wok) and when it heats up, add all three peppers, cut into strips and stir constantly, so that the vegetables become crispy. Add the sliced onion, garlic and, if desired, salt and pepper.
Then add the soy sauce and stir just a little so that the vegetables absorb the aroma, then put on a plate, then add the chicken. You can sprinkle fresh parsley on top.
Meatloaf with egg
Ingredients:
- 400 g minced beef
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 onion
- 1 egg
- salt, pepper, fresh parsley
Procedure:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Boil the eggs, then peel them and let them cool. In a bowl, mix the meat, finely chopped garlic and onion, egg and spices. Mix everything thoroughly.
Place the meat on baking paper and roll it out so that the meat is about 2 cm thick. Put boiled eggs in the middle and fold the meat over the eggs and connect so that the eggs are nowhere to be seen, and that you have formed a loaf. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes.
Serve with a green salad.
Smoked salmon and feta cheese salad
Ingredients:
- 100 g smoked salmon
- 50 g feta cheese
- 1 tomato
- 1 handful of lettuce
- 1 handful of red radicchio
- 1 handful of arugula
- 4-5 olives, pitted
- 1/2 paprika
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Basil
Procedure:
In a bowl, mix olive oil, aceto and basil. Cut the feta cheese into cubes and place in a larger bowl. Cut the salmon into strips. Add all ingredients to the cheese bowl and pour over the spice mixture. Stir and serve.
Cod with fennel
Ingredients:
- 200 g cod fillets
- 3-4 mushrooms
- 1 small fennel
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic
Procedure:
Heat a little olive oil in a pan and put on finely chopped garlic, so that it glazes. Then add the cod and cook on each side for 2-3 minutes. In addition to the second pan, you can also grill it, well heated, add half- or quarter-sliced fennel and a little later the champignons cut in half. Bake with constant stirring, but make sure that your fennel remains crispy, and the mushrooms do not wilt completely.
