Made with your favorite cold cuts and an incredible champagne salad dressing, this keto Grinder salad is a filling lunch!
What Is Grinder Salad
What do you get when you take all of your favorite ingredients from your favorite sub sandwich and turn it into a salad? You get the incredibly popular grinder salad!
So, where did the name grinder come from? Not the app! It’s actually a nickname that someone gave to the Italian-American sandwich that was usually served on crusted bread because it was so hard to chew.
People felt like they were grinding down to eat it.
TikTok Salad
Have you seen this sandwich on TikTok? If you aren’t on KetoTok or RecipeTok, then maybe not. But, you’re in luck! I have the full recipe for you!
A keto grinder salad is basically all the best things about a grinder sandwich, but served on top of shredded lettuce and topped with an incredible champagne salad dressing.
If you’re going to make this for your meal prep, I suggest storing the salad separately from the salad dressing. This way, your salad won’t get all soggy.
Keto Grinder Salad
In order to keep it true to the original grinder salad, you’ll want to use deli salami, ham, and pepperoncini peppers. Red onions are really good on this salad too – but don’t use too many or else they will overpower the rest of the ingredients.
If you want to mix things up, add some pepperoni slices and chopped prosciutto.
The cherry tomatoes are a classic part of a grinder salad, but you can leave them out if you’re trying to cut back on your carbs a bit.
What To Eat With Salad
This is a very filling salad, so you don’t have to eat much with it! I’m all about eating a soup and salad for lunch, so I like eating this meaty salad with either keto turmeric zucchini soup, low-carb dill pickle soup with bacon, or keto french onion soup.
Are you more of a salad and sandwich person? If so, make some tasty roll-ups with your grinder salad. My favorites are keto club sandwich roll ups, keto philly cheesesteak roll ups, and keto sausage and spinach roll-ups.
Champagne Salad Dressing
One of the best things about this keto grinder salad is the dressing! It’s made with a base of mayo and sweetened with a bit of champagne (and other herbs and spices, like garlic and parsley).
Before you start questioning or Googling, “is champagne keto,” let me answer that for you. Yes, champagne is a low-carb alcoholic drink.
There are just 3-4 grams of carbs in 5 ounces (and I only used 2 teaspoons in the entire dressing). Even so, you can choose to use white wine vinegar instead of champagne; it will still taste just as delicious.
Keto Grinder Salad Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients to make this unforgettable keto grinder salad. The exact measurements and instructions are located for both are located in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Servings: 5
Net Carbs: 6 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
Shredded lettuce
Sliced pepperoncini peppers
Red onion
Deli salami
Deli ham
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Cherry tomatoes
For the dressing:
Mayonnaise
Minced garlic
Olive oil
Champagne or white wine vinegar
Italian seasoning
Grated parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
Instructions:
Place the shredded lettuce into a large serving bowl.
Top the lettuce with rows of the red onion, salami, ham, peppers, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
Add all of the dressing ingredients to a jar with a lid, and shake to combine well.
Serve the salad tossed with the dressing, or serve the dressing on the side if desired.
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Keto Grinder Salad
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
Salad
- 8 cups Shredded Lettuce
- 1/3 cup Sliced Pepperoncini Peppers
- 1/3 cup Chopped Red Onion
- 1 cup Chopped Deli Salami
- 1 cup Chopped Deli Ham
- 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 10 Cherry Tomatoes halved
Champagne Dressing
- 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 2 tsp Champagne or White Wine Vinegar
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 3 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Place the shredded lettuce into a large serving bowl.
- Top the lettuce with rows of the red onion, salami, ham, peppers, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
- Add all of the dressing ingredients to a jar with a lid, and shake to combine well.
- Serve the salad tossed with the dressing, or serve the dressing on the side if desired.
Notes
Net Carbs: 6 Next Carbs Per Serving The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Keto Salad Recipes
If you enjoyed this tasty keto grinder salad recipe, here are some more tasty low-carb salad recipes you can make next. Try them for dinner, lunch, or a filling snack!
