Keto Diet Vegetables List – Low Carb Ketogenic Diet Vegetable Food List, Ideas and Recipes – learn about what vegetables you can eat on keto and how to cook them.
Keto Diet Vegetables List
There’s a whole list of permitted vegetables on the low carb keto diet and tons of tasty ways to incorporate them into your eating plan.
We all know that we should be eating more vegetables. (The health benefits are virtually endless!) So, in this post I hope to inspire you to try new vegetables and cook new recipes to incorporate more vegetables into your daily diet.
What Vegetables Can You Eat On Keto Diet?
So what’s on the keto diet vegetables list? Here’s a quick list and then below there are sections with recipes celebrating each vegetable.
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Mushrooms
- Avocado
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Cabbage
- Asparagus
- Olives
- Cucumber
- Leek
- Garlic
- Onion
- Radish
- Eggplant
- Kale
- Peppers/Capsicum
- Tomatoes
- Brussels Sprouts
- Green Beans
- Celery
- Bok Choy
- Zucchini
Keto Vegetable Recipes
With the above keto diet vegetables list you could simply melt butter or coconut oil in a frying pan and cook your veggies of choice. Or, roast, boil or steam vegetables to enjoy with a meal.
If you feel like getting a bit more creative, below you’ll find plenty of keto compliant recipes to help you enjoy a rainbow of vegetables in your diet.
Keto Cauliflower Recipes
Cauliflower is a wonderfully versatile ingredient to enjoy on the keto diet. You can make cauliflower alternatives for rice, mash, pasta, loads of other old carb favourites and new favourites like my 4 ingredient cheesy cauliflower casserole. (Pictured above.)
Low Carb Broccoli Recipes
Broccoli is another one of those versatile vegetables that you can enjoy as rice (pictured above), in a quiche or in my best ever cheesy broccoli salad.
Keto Mushroom Recipes
I enjoy mushrooms fried for breakfast many mornings a week or will make mushroom casserole, a creamy sauce to go as a side with a steak or a vegetarian mushroom stroganoff. (As pictured above.)
Low Carb Avocado Ideas
Avocado makes a nutritious snack or side with a keto meal or you could mash one into a creamy avocado coleslaw or as a sauce with zucchini noodles. (As pictured above.)
Keto Spinach Recipes
Getting plenty of leafy greens in your diet not only has numerous health benefits, spinach makes an incredibly easy raw or quick cook side with any meal.
You could also cook a portion into scrambled eggs, enjoy creamed spinach with healthy fats or loads more easy keto spinach recipes. (Here are 5 easy keto spinach recipes!)
Low Carb Lettuce Recipes
Lettuce makes an easy burger bun substitute – simply break off cups and enjoy in place of a burger bun.
You could also enjoy smoked salmon, tuna mayo, leftover over roast chicken of you meat of choice in a lettuce cup or wrap.
Keto Cabbage Recipes
My favourite way to enjoy cabbage on the keto diet is in egg roll in a bowl. (Closely followed by tuna noodle casserole, where cabbage is chopped into noodles.)
Low Carb Asparagus Recipes
When asparagus is in season you can enjoy the nutritious vegetable fried with eggs, in a salad or soup.
Keto Cucumber Ideas
Next on the keto diet vegetables list is cucumber. Chopped or sliced cucumber makes an easily transportable snack.
Or, you could top cucumber rounds with tuna or chopped in a salad with spinach, avocado and goats cheese or feta.
Low Carb Leek, Garlic & Onion Ideas
You can choose between including leek, garlic and onion in low carb dishes. All are higher in carbs than other vegetables, so only use a little – which should go a long way to adding flavour to dishes.
Keto Radish Recipes
Radishes can be chopped and included for a crunchy salad element. Or, if you fry or roast radishes they end up tasting very similar to fried/roasted potatoes.
Low Carb Eggplant Recipes
To me, eggplant and moussaka go hand in hand and there’s even a super quick, keto friendly way to create a no bake moussaka with chopped eggplant.
Keto Kale Recipes
Kale can be enjoyed in a salad, sauteed or in a big green smoothie. You could also prepare a kale pesto to enjoy as a keto sauce with meals.
Low Carb Pepper Ideas
Peppers (or capsicum) make a great snack or simple veggie side. You could also roast peppers along with a rainbow of vegetables to enjoy as a side with a keto meal or to keep in the fridge for snacking.
Note that peppers are another high carb vegetable, so enjoy in small amounts.
Keto Tomato Recipes
As well as peppers, tomatoes also have a higher carb content than other vegetables in this list. So, enjoy a small handful as a snack or chopped on top of a salad like the above pictured Caprese Salad.
Low Carb Brussels Sprouts Recipes
I only started really enjoying sprouts as an adult and enjoy them most in a breakfast hash or cheesy gratin.
Keto Bok Choy Recipes
Bok choy is the perfect keto vegetable to include in a big green stir fry or simply sauteed to enjoy as a unique green side with a low carb meal.
Low Carb Zucchini Ideas
And the final nutritious food on this keto diet vegetables list is zucchini. You can make zucchini noodles (or zoodles) with a spiralizer and then cook them with your favourite pasta sauce.
Other ideas include – chopped zucchini with cabbage noodles in a ricotta sauce or a three cheese & zucchini bake.
As you can see, there’s a rainbow of recipes to enjoy a wide variety of nurtritious keto vegetables at every meal.
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Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.
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