Since you can never have enough keto salad recipes to complement your grilled fish and meats during hot weather, I put together this collection of some of the best low carb salads to keep your summer parties and BBQ’s fresh and easy!
There is a misconception that people who are on the keto diet only eat meat and cheese because vegetables have carbs. That’s absolutely not true! The ketogenic diet allows for many delicious low carb vegetables and even some fruits – and one of my favorite ways to enjoy them (especially during the hot summer months) is in the form of crisp, flavorful keto salads
Whether you are making a hearty keto salad the entire meal, or looking for refreshing and healthy low carb side salads to your favorite grilled meats, we’ve got you covered! These gorgeous summer salads for keto will be a huge hit with family and friends, while keeping your kitchen cool and leaving you with plenty of free time to relax on the patio with a delicious low carb cocktail!
Now that’s what I call a win/win!
A few of these keto friendly salads call for small amounts of honey or brown sugar in the dressings, just replace that with your preferred sugar substitute (or omit them altogether) and you’ll be good to go!
Before we get to the list of 75 Best Keto Summer Salad Recipes, here is an excerpt from my best selling book Keto for Life on how to unleash your inner salad chef and build the perfect keto salad – and more importantly how NOT to! Get more great tips for living your best keto life as well as over 160 new keto recipes inside Keto for Life!
Keto Salad Recipes for Summer
Keto Cauliflower Potato Salad – Wicked Spatula
Steak Salad with Cilantro Avocado Dressing – Forks n Flip Flops
Strawberry Cheesecake Salad – Step Away From the Carbs
Summer Squash Salad – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Amish Broccoli Cauliflower Salad – Low Carb Maven
Italian Sub Salad – Wicked Spatula
Monster Wedge Salad – Lauren’s Latest
Israeli Salad – Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
Coastal Cobb Salad – Kit’s Coastal
Still searching for the perfect keto salad for your next summer party? Don’t give up, there’s lots more still to come below!
Green Bean, Tomato, Onion & Basil Summer Salad – Kalyn’s Kitchen
Caprese Chicken Salad – The Pinning Mama
Keto Strawberry Jello Salad – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Caprese Zucchini Noodle Pasta Salad – The Sugar Free Mom
Grilled Chimichurri Chicken & Avocado Salad – Cafe Delites
Grilled Caprese Chicken Salad – Carlsbad Cravings
Cilantro Lime Shrimp & Avocado Salad – Add a Pinch
Curried Cabbage Coconut Salad – Divalicious
Grilled Romaine Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese – The Garlic Diaries
Cabbage & Cucumber Salad – Prepare and Nourish
Radish, Cucumber & Dill Salad with Sour Creamy – Yummy Addiction
Easy Keto Broccoli Slaw – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Avocado Tuna Salad – Natasha’s Kitchen
Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad – A Mind Full Mom
Anti Pasta Cauliflower Salad – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Avocado Caprese Salad – Foodie Crush
Creamy Cucumber Salad – Diet Hood
Spinach Salad with Bacon and Eggs – Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Skinny Chicken & Avocado Caesar Salad – Cafe Delites
Marinated Zucchini Salad – Kalyn’s Kitchen
Keto Chinese Chicken Salad – I Breathe I’m Hungry
BLT Salad with Avocado – Downshiftology
Loaded Italian Salad – Made it. Ate it. Loved it.
Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad – Closet Cooking
Cucumber Avocado Salad with Lime, Mint & Feta – Kalyn’s Kitchen
Red Cabbage, Mint and Granny Smith Apple Slaw – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Avocado Egg Salad – Diethood
Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad – Cooking Classy
Chicago Hot Dog Salad – Peace Love and Low Carb
Paleo Asian Chicken Cabbage Salad – I Heart Umami
BLT Balsamic Chicken, Avocado and Feta Salad – Cafe Delites
Asian Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Al’s Famous Hungarian Cucumber Salad – Kalyn’s Kitchen
Strawberry Avocado Caprese Salad – All Day I Dream About Food
Rosemary Chicken, Bacon and Avocado Salad – How Sweet Eats
Broccoli Jicama Salad – Whole New Mom
Lemon and Feta Summer Zucchini Salad – Joy Filled Eats
Creamy Shrimp & Cauliflower Salad – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Spinach Cobb Salad – That’s Low Carb?
Thai Cucumber Salad – All Day I Dream About Food
Keto Broccoli Salad – The Low Carb Diet
Feta Lemon Coleslaw – Divalicious
Greek Goddess Kale Salad – Sugar Free Mom
Chicken Fajita Wedge Salad – Diary of a Recipe Collector
Big Mac Cheeseburger Salad – Wholesome Yum
Marinated Baby Artichoke Antipasto Salad – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Muffaletta Salad – A Spicy Southern Kitchen
Marinated Baby Artichoke Antipasto Salad – I Breathe I’m Hungry
Salmon and Avocado Caesar Salad – Cafe Delites
So there you have it! Some of the best keto salads for summer I could find – all just waiting for you to pick some and get to chopping! If I missed some great low carb summer salads that you think should have made this list, please link up to them in the comments!
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April says
I will definitely be trying some of these as I’m tired of the “same ole” stuff! I am also looking forward to checking out a lot of “new” website to see what else they offer. I get stuck too often! Thanks for your work and recipes (several of which I make often.)
Pat Q says
Oh my goodness! These all look amazing. I have your keto for life cookbook and my daughter was paging through it this morning and asked me to make the vegetarian pad thai for her. She has 3 meals ready for the beginning of this week with your recipe. I had a small leftover salad of it. It was soooo flavorful and crunchy! I did add a little chili garlic sauce and green onions to the recipe, and it was so delicious! I recommend everyone get your cook book. So many good recipes.
I love being inspired by your recipes. They never disappoint. Thank you for all you do!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks so much Pat, I really appreciate the endorsement!
Suzi says
Oh my goodness. So many salads, so little time. 😋. Thank you for the compilation.
Rosemary says
Some lovely recipes, thanks so much.
Beth Fagundes says
The salad recipes all sound amazing. But I have to say I am sad to see kale go. I love it and we use it often in place of other unhealthy carby dishes like rice or pasta. I didn’t realize the carb count was so high. I am sure the chemistry would explain why it is so high in carbs, but it seems so healthy!
Carol says
Thank you for your kindness. Needing to improve my health. This salad collection is wonderful ❤️
Jen says
Thank you thank you thank you!
I have been wanting some salad variety/ideas and you read my mind!
Heather says
Made up your Asian noodle salad for my lunches for the week. Liking it! May add sriracha to kick it up a notch.
Marianne Reagon says
Thank you! Just starting keto and wanting to find some veggie things I can eat. These look amazing!
Anya says
What a gorgeous collection of delicious salads. Thank you for including mine. :)
victoria j ingham says
Thank you very much for the great selection of salads your time and effort is second to none I will certainly be trying them out they all look yummy and your website is full of so many good things again well done for your time and effort
KalynsKitchen says
What a beautiful collection; thanks for including some of my favorites!
Mellissa Sevigny says
You had so many good ones it was hard to choose just a few Kalyn!