Keto Salad with Bacon Grease Dressing

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This bacon grease dressing is full of flavor and is perfect for pouring over your favorite keto salad! Plus it's a great way of using up leftover bacon fat!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 11

Net Carbs: 5

Calories: 509

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

1 head of Romaine lettuce roughly chopped
6 cherry tomatoes halved
1 avocado diced
4 slices cooked bacon crumbled

To Make the Bacon Fat Dressing

3 tbs solidified bacon grease
1 tbs red wine vinegar
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
black pepper to taste

Equipment

Step-by-Step Instructions

Place the lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and bacon on a serving bowl or platter.
To make the warm bacon dressing, spoon some of the bacon fat into a microwave-safe bowl and cook on half power until it has fully melted.
Whisk in the red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and black pepper.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 509kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 14gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 28gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 486mgFiber: 15gSugar: 6gNet Carbs: 5g

Notes

This recipe was created when I already had cooked the bacon the day before. You could totally cook the bacon fresh for this recipe instead, and use the grease that it creates.

5g net carbs per serving (half the recipe).

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Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. Net carbs are calculated as the total grams carbs minus the total grams of fiber.