If you have leftover hardboiled eggs from Easter or you just love egg salad or dill pickles, this easy recipe for dill pickle keto egg salad will be your new favorite delicious recipe!
ARE PICKLES KETO FRIENDLY?
If you're a pickle lover and on a keto diet, pickles are a great snack with very little calories and carbs.
As long as the ones you choose kosher dill pickles and not sweet pickles, which are not recommended on a keto diet. All sweet pickles are pickled cucumbers made with a brine that contains sugar.
When you are on a keto diet, you will want to avoid any pickles or sweet pickle relish, that contain sugar as they will be higher in carbs than dill pickles and may kick you out of ketosis. Be sure to read the ingredients of any pickle jar you find at the market.
If you see any sugar listed, avoid it and look for kosher dill pickles which come in spears, slices or whole and heavily seasoned with dill.
Pickles have a good amount of sodium and if you deal with leg cramps, pickles and sipping pickle juice can really help alleviate that issue.
About 1 medium dill pickle has 1 total carb and all you need for this amazing dill pickle egg salad recipe.
EGGS ARE A PERFECT PROTEIN SOURCE
Whole eggs are one of the most nutritious foods you can consume. Eggs are an excellent source of quality protein, vitamins and minerals! They are rich in selenium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin A, Vitamin D as well as zinc, copper and iron.
The cholesterol hypothesis of heart disease is dead. Dietary cholesterol does not in fact raise blood cholesterol in most people.
Here's a youtube video from Dr. David Diamond if you'd like to learn how cholesterol is needed in the body and how it does not cause heart disease.
HOW TO SERVE HEALTHY KETO EGG SALAD
To keep this beautiful and creamy egg salad keto friendly, enjoy this classic recipe just in a bowl with a fork , or in a lettuce wraps or with a leaf like a boat.
Another option is to try one of my amazing keto breads to enjoy real egg salad sandwiches or low carb tortilla!
Everything Bagel Almond flour bread
Hearty Artisan Flax Meal Bread
INSTANT POT EASY PEEL HARD BOILED EGGS
The way to cooking perfect hard-boiled eggs, where the shells come off easily without destroying the white while peeling, and with a delicious, silky yolk, has been debated for years.
If you've tried boiling in cold water or steaming and still have terrible issues with the peeling, I can so relate!
We have chickens so farm fresh is what we use, but that doesn't mean they've been easier to peel then store bought. I've even tried using older eggs as opposed to fresher ones, but no attempts have been successful until now!
The Instant pot is the key to perfect hard boiled eggs that peel easily without fear of losing the delicious custardy whites when peeling the shell!
The best thing about the instant pot is you don't need to constantly watch it like you would with the cooking process on the stove to reach that rolling boil.
I always give my cooked eggs an ice water bath by adding my cooked eggs immediately to a bowl of ice water because this ice bath also helps with easy peeling.
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EASY DILL PICKLE KETO EGG SALAD RECIPE
Easy Keto Dill Pickle Egg Salad
Ingredients
- 6 hard boiled eggs chopped
- ½ ounce red onion finely diced or green onions
- 1 ounce dill pickles diced
- 4 tablespoons avocado oil mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon dill pickle juice ( about 1 medium pickle)
- ½ tablespoon dijon mustard or yellow mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the hard boiled eggs, red onion and dill pickles in a large bowl and stir together.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. Taste and adjust salt if needed. Pour this over the egg, onion and pickles and stir to coat.
- Enjoy in a bowl, on a bed of lettuce, or between two slices of my keto coconut flour bread.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for you to 3 days.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Lisa
A go-to for me. Love it.
Brenda Bennett
Thanks Lisa!