Italian · Lunch
Tomato and Fresh Cheese Salad (Keto)
A cold Italian salad of ripe tomato wedges and fresh mozzarella, dressed with olive oil, basil and balsamic vinegar, built on peppery arugula with black olives and designed to stay low in carbohydrates while delivering fat from cheese and oil.
$5
12 minsPrep
0 minsCook
12 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
438Calories
16.2gProtein
37.8gFat
11.6gCarbs
7.1gSugar
2.9gFiber
871mgSodium
88mgChol
13.1gSat Fat
427mgPotassium
448mgCalcium
1.1mgIron
0.8mcgVitamin B12
16mgVitamin C
vegetarian
gluten-free
low-carb
low-calorie
keto
Instructions
1
Prep
Tear the mozzarella into chunks, cut the tomato into wedges, pit the olives, and tear the basil leaves.
2
Build
Scatter arugula over a plate, arrange tomato wedges and mozzarella on top, then scatter basil and black olives.
3
Plate
Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over the salad, season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz394g fresh mozzarella
- 22 medium tomato (about 150g)
- 22 small handful (40g) arugula
- 1212 fresh basil leaves
- 2020 black olives (about 30g)
- 4 tbsp60ml olive oil
- 2 tbsp30ml balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp salt
- a pinch of black pepper
