Surprise! 35 Keto Ingredients You Can Totally Grill

Grilled Bok Choy

Can I grill this? It’s a question we ask ourselves in the grocery store time after time, and when you’re eating a low-carb diet, with its emphasis on whole foods and simple ingredients, the answer is almost always yes.

You don’t need us to tell you to grill steaks and chops, and we don’t want you to stop. But while you’ve got the coals fired up, why not try some of these other unusual and awesome very low-carb ingredients? From avocado to lamb shanks, we’ve got you covered:

 

Grilled Salads

Grilled romaine? Too easy. Take a crack at these other grillable salad greens, featuring the best keto recipes we could find.

 

Grilled Kale – Leite’s Culinaria

Grilled Endive Salad with Salted Garlic and Parmesan Crumble

Grilled Iceberg Lettuce BLT Wedge Salad – Chef Savvy

Grilled Radicchio with Parmesan Dressing – Keto Diet App

Grilled Butter Lettuce with Buttermilk-Chive Dressing – The Bitten Word

 

Grilled Veggies

It’s no coincidence that peak grilling season and peak veggie season happen at the same time. With apologies to grilling stalwarts like eggplant and bell peppers, please consider this bounty of low-carb starters and sides.

 

Char Grilled Avocado with a Creamy Herb Dressing – Sugar Free Mom

Cheesy Grilled Cauliflower Steaks – All Day I Dream About Food

Garlic Grilled Broccoli – Slender Kitchen

Grilled Brussels Sprouts Skewers – The Mediterranean Dish

Grilled Celery Root Steaks – Bon Appetit

Grilled Scallions with Romesco Sauce – Food Republic

Grilled Turnips – The Delightful Table

Chipotle Roasted Delicata Squash – ASweetLife

Grilled Radish Skewers with Herb Butter – I Breathe, I’m Hungry

Grilled Snap Peas – Bon Appetit

Grilled Celery Stuffed with Blue Cheese – Real Simple

Grilled Artichokes – Tori Avey

Grilled Kohlrabi – Taste of Home

Grilled Bok Choy with Spicy Asian Dressing – ASweetLife

 

Grilled Cheeses

Not grilled cheese as in the sandwich. Grilled cheese as in … cheese that’s grilled. No bread here, just the holy joining of dairy with hot metal. Melty cheese poses an extra level of difficulty, but the results and the wow factor are well worth it.

 

Provoleta (Grilled Provolone Cheese) – Asado Argentina

Grilled Halloumi Cheese – Salted Mint

Grilled Queso Blanco – Good Food, Better Wine

 

Grilled Seafood

There’s basically nothing more summery than grilled seafood. If you’ve already conquered grilled shrimp and salmon, level up with these recipes.

 

Grilled Oysters with Garlic Parmesan Butter – Southern Kitchen

Grilled Squid – Serious Eats

Grilled Clams, Mussels or Oysters with Spicy Lemon Butter – The Splendid Table

Grilled Lobster – Saveur

Grilled Mackerel – African Bites

Grilled Sardines – Olive Magazine

 

Grilled Meats

Steaks, chops, burgers and sausages: if the grill was made for anything, it’s meat. But there are still some surprises you probably haven’t tried yet.

 

Grilled Bologna – Grillin Fools

Grilled Prosciutto – Sunset

Grilled Liver – Ketovale

Grilled Short Ribs with Smoked Paprika Rub – Dad Cooks Dinner

Tender Slow-Grilled Beef Back Ribs – The Spruce Eats

Braised and Grilled Lamb Shanks – New York Times

Grilled Keto Buffalo Wings – Plating Pixels

Ross Wollen
Ross Wollen

Ross Wollen is a chef and writer based in Maine's Midcoast region. Before moving East, Ross was a veteran of the Bay Area restaurant and artisanal food scenes; he has also worked as a food safety consultant. As executive chef of Belcampo Meat Co., Ross helped launch the bone broth craze. Since his diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes in 2017, he has focused on exploring the potential of naturally low-carb cooking. Follow Ross on Twitter: @RossWollen

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