EVERYDAY SIDE SALAD
2 ounces leaf lettuce or fresh baby spinach, roughly torn, about 2 cups
1 ounce tomato, chopped, about 1/4 cup
1/2 ounce cucumber, sliced, about 2-3 slices
1 tablespoon dressing of your choice
Freshly ground black pepper
Chives, chopped
1 teaspoon sunflower kernels

Toss all of the vegetables and dressing together and top with the remaining ingredients.

Makes 1 serving
Do not freeze

Per Serving: 103 Calories; 9g Fat; 2g Protein; 4.5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 3.5g Net Carbs

This is my typical daily salad that I eat along with my supper. I've included some approximate net carb counts for these additional toppings so you can figure out about how many carbs are in your salad.

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS:
  • Crumbled bacon - 0 carbs
  • Chopped parsley - 0 carbs
  • Chives - 0 carbs
  • 1/2 ounce green pepper - .5 net carb
  • 1 ounce broccoli - .5 net carbs
  • 1/2 ounce red cabbage - .5 net carb
  • 1 tablespoon celery - trace net carb
  • 1/4 ounce shredded carrot - .5 net carb
  • 1 tablespoon green onion - trace net carb
  • Sliced red onion - 1.5 net carbs
  • 1/2 ounce jicama - .5 net carb
  • 1 fresh mushroom, sliced - .5 net carb
  • 1/2 ounce red pepper - .5 net carb
  • 1 small radish - 0 net carb
  • 1 salad pepper - .5 net carb
  • 1/2 ounce zucchini, sliced - .5 net carb
  • 1 teaspoon sunflower kernels - .5 net carb
  • 1 ounce tomato, chopped - 1 net carb
  • 1/2 ounce cucumber, sliced - trace net carb
  • 1/2 hard boiled egg - .5 carb
  • 1/2 ounce shredded cheese - .5 carb
DRESSINGS:
1 tablespoon ranch dressing - .5 carb
1 tablespoon Caesar dressing - .5 carb
1 tablespoon Russian Dressing - 1.5 carbs
1 tablespoon Thousand Island Dressing - 1 carb

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