Low Carb Classic Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Elevate your salad game with this Low Carb Classic Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing—an irresistible blend of crisp romaine lettuce, juicy cherry tomatoes, creamy avocado, and crunchy cucumber, topped with a rich and tangy homemade blue cheese dressing. Perfect for keto enthusiasts and health-conscious foodies, this colorful dish is easy to prepare in just 20 minutes and packs bold flavors without compromising on fresh, wholesome ingredients. With a medley of textures and a dressing made from sour cream, mayonnaise, and crumbled blue cheese, this salad offers a restaurant-quality experience right at home. Serve it as a gourmet side or a satisfying main dish for up to four people—it's a crowd-pleaser that truly delivers!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 head Romaine lettuce
- 1 cup Cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium Cucumber
- 1 whole Avocado
- 0.5 small Red onion
- 0.5 cup Crumbled blue cheese
- 0.5 cup Sour cream
- 0.25 cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 0.5 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 0.25 teaspoon Black pepper
Instructions
Wash and dry the romaine lettuce. Cut it into bite-sized pieces and place them in a large salad bowl.
Halve the cherry tomatoes and thinly slice the cucumber. Add them to the salad bowl.
Peel and pit the avocado, then cut it into cubes. Add the avocado cubes to the salad bowl.
Thinly slice the red onion and scatter it over the salad.
In a separate bowl, combine the crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix until well combined to form the blue cheese dressing.
Drizzle the blue cheese dressing over the salad and toss everything gently until evenly coated.
Serve the salad immediately or chill it in the refrigerator for up to an hour before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1294 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 106.9 g | 137% | |
| Saturated Fat | 33.4 g | 167% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3.3 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 159 mg | 53% | |
| Sodium | 1816 mg | 79% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 72.3 g | 26% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 21.9 g | 78% | |
| Total Sugars | 25.5 g | ||
| Protein | 31.4 g | 63% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 768 mg | 59% | |
| Iron | 7.4 mg | 41% | |
| Potassium | 2804 mg | 60% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
