Real food on a plate. Turkey. Avocado. Lettuce. Cream cheese and olive oil. Because a keto meal can be this simple.
October 27 2017 recipe by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Breakfast, Lunch, Meal
Real food on a plate. Turkey. Avocado. Lettuce. Cream cheese and olive oil. Because a keto meal can be this simple.
USMetric
2 servingservings
Ingredients
- 8 oz. 230 g deli turkey
- 1 (7 oz.) 1 (200 g) avocado, slicedavocados, sliced
- 1 cup (1¼ oz.) 240 ml (35 g) lettuce
- 2 oz. (4 tbsp) 55 g (55 ml) cream cheese
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
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Instructions
Divide the ingredients relevant to the serving number and place an equal amount of turkey, avocado, lettuce, and cream cheese on each plate.
Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Tip!
Feel free to add a couple of sticks of celery, and fill the groove in the celery with the cream cheese. Crunch!Always check the ingredients on deli meats before purchasing them, they can vary significantly. Ask the staff at your local delicatessen for advice.
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44 comments
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Jennifer
February 21 2018
I really appreciate this sight and everything you do for us to make this way of life easier and delicious. The only thing I’d like to see change is:
When I’m reading or looking at a picture of meal plans I’d like to be able to press on the picture of the food and have the recipe come up straight away. It doesn’t, tho, when you’re looking at a picture of a keto meal plan, before you go into the recipe section. Often that picture was an example of the recipes and is set out Monday, Tuesday etc, but has no recipe there and no name on the dish and so when you get into recipes you need to look through them all to find that picture again. I’m sorry if this sounds rambling. It’s a bit hard to explain. If I’m looking for something that looks delicious and I’m not following weekly plans, this little hiccup is a little bit frustrating. Otherwise, thank you all for your massive effort. I am a happy Australian dietdoctor member.
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Timi
March 16 2018
lovely simple dinner and lunch idea. Thank you for your hard work to create these menus. amazingly helpful.
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Jenn
July 21 2018
Deli Turkey has maize starch in it - maize (corn) is not keto and high carb!
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Natalia
September 8 2018
I love this recipe ❤️
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Justus
January 27 2019
You know, you can buy quality meat without the sugars. Come on, help yourself out a little before discrediting all the work Diet Doctor does.
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Nicholas
January 31 2019
Can I replace the turkey with deli chicken slices?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 1 2019
You can substitute with any deli meat you prefer, just make sure and watch out for added sugars and starches.
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Tamara
February 1 2019
Each serving was surprisingly very filling! As for the deli meat, you can find great quality at Whole Foods or similar stores.
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Rachel
February 7 2019
When I review what is in the meal, the avocados alone have a significant amount of carbs in them? Is this truly the right items to be eating?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 7 2019
When I review what is in the meal, the avocados alone have a significant amount of carbs in them? Is this truly the right items to be eating?
This total meal is 9g net carbs. The recipe as written makes 2 servings.
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Trisha
April 21 2019
Do we skip lunch? For example, It's Tuesday and no picture and recipes for that day... what we do?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 22 2019
Do we skip lunch? For example, It's Tuesday and no picture and recipes for that day... what we do?
I'm not sure which meal plan you are following, but lunch is almost always leftovers from dinner the night before.
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Toni
April 22 2019
Kristin P. and Team:
You guys are doing us a huge favor posting these low-carb meal ideas. It's very hard to find a site, that will post DELICIOUS, low-carb meals.... all for nothing.
Ignore the negativity. Many of us greatly appreciate what you guys are doing!17
Camila
July 18 2019
The 9g of carbs is for 1 portion?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
July 19 2019
The 9g of carbs is for 1 portion?
This is 6g net carbs per serving, not 9. The number in the green circle indicates the carb count.
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susan drummond
September 6 2019
Many of us greatly appreciate what you guys are doing! I am grateful for the idea's, and it does require research and work on my part as well. If you want to get into Ketosis, read what foods to dive you into that, but you can NOT do all Protein and zero Carb's forever you jeopardize kidneys. Avocado is a great and approved KETO food because of the nutrient's it provides as well as...yes...that awful word CARBS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta throw the good carbs in there at various points, NO SUGAR, RICE, BREADS that turn to bad carb's …..welcome to Chemistry 101 LOLOL You will figure out what will work for you with the help from this site. Best of Luck to all of us trying to loose weight, we are not alone :)
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Margaret
January 4 2020
Is there a good substitute for the avocado? Unlikely I can buy one ready to eat.
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Rachael
January 6 2020
Hi everyone,
I upped my "servings" to 3 because there are 3 of us that will be eating the meals in the menu plan, however, when I went to cook the meals, I saw that the actual recipe as "Instructions for 2 servings" on it. In my case of planning my meals for 3 people, does this mean that the love recipe should serve 6 people...????? I am possibly overthinking it, but I am a lille confused. Any help would be most appreciated, thanks!Reply: #23
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Rachael
January 6 2020
*"above"......lol!
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 7 2020
Hi everyone,
I upped my "servings" to 3 because there are 3 of us that will be eating the meals in the menu plan, however, when I went to cook the meals, I saw that the actual recipe as "Instructions for 2 servings" on it. In my case of planning my meals for 3 people, does this mean that the love recipe should serve 6 people...????? I am possibly overthinking it, but I am a lille confused. Any help would be most appreciated, thanks!If you cook only from the Recipes tab in your meal plan, everything will be correct when you make sure you've got the right number of people. If you click through to the actual recipe page then you may need to adjust the number of servings. For 3 people for a lunch with no leftovers, this would be set to 3 servings.
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Dawn
January 17 2020
Very easy lunch to bring to work. I had mixed in dried parsley, dill, chives, garlic and onion with the cream cheese for celery sticks.
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Joan
February 1 2020
Great, filling lunch! Unfortunately, I forgot to check the label on the deli turkey, which has modified food starch. Next time I'll choose more carefully!
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Annette Barros
May 2 2020
Can I substitute the deli turkey for grilled chicken breast? At the same amount?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
May 2 2020
Can I substitute the deli turkey for grilled chicken breast? At the same amount?
Yes, that would be fine in the same amount.
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mdenard297
June 22 2020
In the plates that has cream cheese can I substitute them with cottage cheese?
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
June 22 2020
In the plates that has cream cheese can I substitute them with cottage cheese?
Cottage cheese will have more fat than cream cheese. Perhaps high fat ricotta?
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matthew.felicidario
July 3 2020
Super simple and surprise tasty. Avocado have for whatever reason started giving me pretty severe heartburn so I replaced it with some poached eggs and it seemed to work well.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 3 2020
Super simple and surprise tasty. Avocado have for whatever reason started giving me pretty severe heartburn so I replaced it with some poached eggs and it seemed to work well.
That is an excellent alternative!
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Tracey
October 5 2020
There are absolutely deli meats out there without sugar and dextrose in them. It is up to you to make sure you are buying appropriate keto foods.
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Tracey
October 7 2020
Would it be ok to add a splash of Apple Cider Vinegar to the greens and avocado for a bit of acidic balance of flavours?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
October 8 2020
Would it be ok to add a splash of Apple Cider Vinegar to the greens and avocado for a bit of acidic balance of flavours?
That sounds like a delicious addition to this plate.
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Kate Nordin
October 28 2020
Hello there!
Thanks so much for your feedback. We've listened, re-tested this recipe, and improved it. We hope once you try it again yourself, you'll notice the difference — and love it as much as we do.
Happy cooking!/The recipe team
P.S. To keep the comments section up-to-date, we've gone ahead and removed any comments regarding the now-resolved issues. Thanks!
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Carolyn Moyer
January 4 2021
Keto tuna salad says instructions are for 4 servings but the recipe says 1+1 serving lunch and dinner. So does that mean to eat 3/4 can tuna for one meal or divide the amount to have half left for lunch? It is not on the grocery list.
When ingredients are given, is that the amount for that meal or do you double the ingredients since you will eat it for the next day’s lunch and are preparing it ahead for the next day?Reply: #37
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 5 2021
Keto tuna salad says instructions are for 4 servings but the recipe says 1+1 serving lunch and dinner. So does that mean to eat 3/4 can tuna for one meal or divide the amount to have half left for lunch? It is not on the grocery list.
When ingredients are given, is that the amount for that meal or do you double the ingredients since you will eat it for the next day’s lunch and are preparing it ahead for the next day?If you are cooking from a meal planner, then follow the quantities listed in the meal plan where it says 1+1. That makes 2 total servings, so half is for lunch the next day.
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Reply to comment #19 by susan drummond
C
February 2 2021
Actually, people CAN leave out all carbs and are very healthy doing so. Research and you can easily find long time carnivores (some 10 years plus with no carbs at all except trace amounts in meats). These people are thriving, reversing health problems, etc, eating meat only or meat and dairy, eggs, butter.
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CW
February 27 2021
Hello, just joined today! Unfortunately I am allergic to avocado. I noticed many recipes include avocados. What would be a good substitute and alternative that would provide equal keto benefits?
Thanks!Reply: #40
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
February 27 2021
Hello, just joined today! Unfortunately I am allergic to avocado. I noticed many recipes include avocados. What would be a good substitute and alternative that would provide equal keto benefits?
Thanks!Hi, CW! You can simply omit the avocado. Here are some ideas for adding extra fat to your meals if needed.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/how-to-eat-more-fat41
Julie
June 3 2021
I just joined, and am totally excited to begin this lifestyle of eating. I have a question. I inititially chose a 10 day plan. After reading a lot about the different plans, if I understand correctly, I can personalize my plan by choosing from the recipes to create my own plan. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thank you
JulieReply: #42
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
June 3 2021
I just joined, and am totally excited to begin this lifestyle of eating. I have a question. I inititially chose a 10 day plan. After reading a lot about the different plans, if I understand correctly, I can personalize my plan by choosing from the recipes to create my own plan. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thank you
JulieYou can use meal plans as they're written, you can edit out certain recipes and replace them with others, you can create a meal plan completely from scratch OR you can use our custom meal planner to generate meal plans according to your needs and preferences. You can read about the different options on our Meal plans page.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/meal-plans/all43
Katrina
July 19 2021
This is one of my meals in the 2 week challenge. I like the meals in week 1 can I repeat week 1 meals instead of doing week 2 meals .
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
July 19 2021
This is one of my meals in the 2 week challenge. I like the meals in week 1 can I repeat week 1 meals instead of doing week 2 meals .
Yes, you can repeat week 1 if you enjoyed it that much!
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Katrina
July 20 2021
Great !
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Lori
May 3 2022
Very easy and surprisingly filling lunch! I used cracked pepper Turkey. So good!
