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Low-Carb Vegetarian Recipes

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As health-conscious individuals and environmental advocates increasingly turn to vegetarianism, the demand for delicious, plant-based meals that are low in carbohydrates has surged.

Whether you’re a committed vegetarian or simply looking to incorporate more plant-based options into your diet, finding low-carb vegetarian recipes that strike the perfect balance between nutritional value and flavor can be a delightful challenge.

Keto Zucchini Noodles with Pesto

The good news is that a low-carb vegetarian lifestyle doesn’t have to mean sacrificing taste or variety.

With an abundance of fresh produce, legumes, and creative substitutes, a world of vibrant, satisfying flavors awaits those seeking to reduce their carbohydrate intake while staying true to their vegetarian principles.

In this article, we’ve compiled a mouthwatering collection of the best low-carb vegetarian recipes, carefully crafted to nourish your body and excite your taste buds.

Whether you’re a seasoned home cook or a novice in the kitchen, our selection of recipes provides something for everyone.

Discover creative ways to enjoy your favorite vegetables, explore alternative protein sources, and unlock the potential of herbs and spices to elevate your meals to new heights.

So, grab your apron, sharpen your knives, and get ready to embark on a flavorful adventure as we delve into the world of the best low-carb vegetarian recipes.

These dishes will not only support your health and wellness goals but also introduce you to a whole new world of culinary delights that celebrate the bountiful beauty of plant-based ingredients.

What Are Low-Carb Vegetarian Recipes?

These 60+ Low-Carb Vegetarian Recipes are a collection of delicious breakfasts, snacks, lunches, appetizers, side dishes, dinners, and desserts all made with low-carb or keto-friendly ingredients and no meat or fish.

Making vegetarian recipes is often quite easy, as a large number of classic recipes are naturally vegetarian. But it can become tricky to make them low-carb as you need to use different ingredients.

For example, you would use the following:

  • Almond Flour or Coconut Flour instead of regular flour
  • Eggs
  • Low-carb fruits
  • Low-carb veggies such as cauliflower, zucchini, cucumber, broccoli, celery, red bell peppers instead of carrots, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.
  • Tofu or cheese instead of legumes and meat
  • Almond or Coconut milk instead of regular cow milk.

Breakfasts

These Egg Souffles are fluffy eggs baked in single-serve ramekins with a fancy look perfect as a brunch recipe. Plus these egg souffles are ready in less than 30 minutes and are a great way to feed a breakfast crowd on the weekend with a fancy egg breakfast recipe.
1 Egg Soufflés
5 from 102 votes
These Egg Soufflés are fluffy eggs baked in single-serve ramekins with a fancy look that is perfect as a brunch recipe. Plus, these egg soufflés are ready in less than 30 minutes and are a great way to feed a breakfast crowd on the weekend with a fancy egg breakfast recipe.
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Protein French Toast Protein Powder Low Carb breakfast
2 Protein French Toast
5 from 79 votes
These Protein French Toasts are the best high-protein breakfast with 25 grams of protein per serving to keep you full for hours. They are perfect for refueling after a workout or for busy mums looking for a high-protein low-carb breakfast.
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These Protein Waffles are crispy oat waffles packed with 14 grams of protein per serve and only 166 kcal. It's such an easy healthy high-protein breakfast to refuel after a workout.
3 Protein Waffles
5 from 88 votes
These easy Protein Waffles are crispy oat waffles packed with 14 grams of proteins per serving for a fulfilling, healthy breakfast.
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 This Egg White Omelette is the most delicious high protein breakfast to refuel after a work out, or simply feel full for the day. Plus , this egg white omelette take barely 10 minutes to prepare, so you can easily whip this healthy breakfast every morning.
4 Egg White Omelette
5 from 102 votes
This Egg White Omelette is a delicious high-protein breakfast for refueling after a workout or simply feeling full for the day. Plus, this egg white omelette takes under 10 minutes to prepare, so you can easily whip up this healthy breakfast every morning.
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Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese
5 Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese
4.99 from 223 votes
These Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese are a high-protein breakfast, perfect as a quick and easy low-carb start of the day.
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Low Carb Protein Pancakes
6 Low-Carb Protein Pancakes
4.95 from 186 votes
These Low-Carb Protein Pancakes are the most delicious, fluffy almond flour pancakes packed with protein powder to add fulfilling protein to your low-carb breakfast plate.
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Egg White Frittata
7 Egg White Frittata
5 from 151 votes
This Egg White Frittata is a high-protein breakfast recipe perfect for refueling after a morning workout or starting the day with a fulfilling, healthy breakfast. Plus, this frittata is also low-carb and low-fat, so everyone can enjoy a piece.
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Cauliflower Waffles
8 Cauliflower Waffles
5 from 205 votes
These crispy Cauliflower waffles are an easy breakfast recipe to add some vegetables to your day.
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Pesto Eggs
9 Pesto Eggs
5 from 247 votes
Pesto Eggs are fried eggs cooked in pesto, a viral TikTok recipe trend that tastes absolutely amazing on toasted sourdough or plain for breakfast.
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Spinach Quiche
10 Spinach Quiche (by a true Lorraine Chef)
5 from 243 votes
This Spinach Quiche is an easy healthy dinner recipe perfect to feed the whole family with a vegetarian cozy dinner packed with nutrients.
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Keto Protein Shake
11 Keto Protein Shake
5 from 260 votes
This Keto Protein Shake is the best high-protein keto breakfast to fuel you up in the morning after a workout.
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Keto Churro Chaffle low carb keto churro
12 Keto Churro Chaffle
4.99 from 248 votes
Keto Churro Chaffle is an easy sweet keto waffle with all the churros flavors minus the carbs.
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Snacks

Chocolate Avocado Cookies
13 Chocolate Avocado Cookies
4.96 from 646 votes
Chocolate avocado cookies are healthy fudgy chocolate cookies made of 5 simple ingredients 100% gluten-free, low carb, paleo, and sugar-free.
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Keto Mug Cake
14 Keto Mug Cake Recipe
4.97 from 184 votes
This 90-second Keto Mug Cake Recipe has a delicious chocolate crumb and no sugar added.
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This 3-ingredient Chocolate Yogurt recipe is the easiest way to enjoy a high-protein dessert that truly tastes like chocolate pudding. In fact, all you need is 5 minutes to make this easy healthy dessert, and it's easy to make sugar-free, vegan, and gluten-free.
15 Chocolate Yogurt
5 from 126 votes
This 3-Ingredient Chocolate Yogurt recipe is the easiest way to enjoy a high-protein dessert that truly tastes like chocolate pudding. In fact, all you need is 5 minutes to make this easy healthy dessert, and it's easy to make sugar-free, vegan, and gluten-free.
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These Chocolate Covered Blueberries are the most easy snack ever made with just 3 ingredients and barely 20 minutes. Plus, this easy healthy snack is also keto-friendly, vegan and kids approved.
16 Chocolate Covered Blueberries
5 from 114 votes
These Chocolate Covered Blueberries are delicious, easy snacks made with just 3 ingredients and in under 20 minutes. Plus, this easy healthy snack is also keto-friendly, vegan, and kid-friendly.
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Chia Fresca
17 Chia Fresca
5 from 163 votes
This Chia Fresca recipe, also known as chia seed water, is a refreshing sugar-free drink. Chia seed water is packed with fiber and proteins that keep you full for hours, and this water helps you reach your drink goal.
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Almond Flour Mug Cake
18 Almond Flour Mug Cake
4.99 from 154 votes
A 90-second Almond Flour Mug Cake Recipe naturally sweetened with a hint of maple syrup and delicious chocolate crumbs.
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3 ingredient Fat Bombs
19 3-Ingredient Fat Bombs
5 from 261 votes
These 3-Ingredient Fat Bombs are easy, delicious keto sweet snacks for fixing any sweet craving during the day.
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Keto Protein Bars
20 Keto Protein Bars
4.99 from 275 votes
These easy no-bake Keto Protein Bars are a perfect fulfilling snack or post-workout snack to refuel for the day.
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Desserts

Coconut flour brownies
21 Coconut Flour Brownies
4.96 from 187 votes
This easy Keto Coconut Flour Brownies Recipe is ready in under 30 minutes with only 1 grams of net carbs per serving
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Keto Cake
22 Keto Cake
4.98 from 602 votes
This is the easiest Keto Cake recipe you will ever make with a moist chocolate crumb and delicious chocolate buttercream frosting.
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Keto PopsiclesKeto Popsicles
23 Strawberry Ice Cream Popsicle
4.97 from 147 votes
These Strawberry Ice Cream Popsicles are an easy sugar-free popsicle recipe with delicious strawberry ice cream flavors.
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This high-protein cottage cheese cake is packed with 10 g protein per slice and only 100 kcal. Plus, it's super easy to prepare for a quick low-carb dessert.
24 Cottage Cheese Cake
4.90 from 153 votes
This high-protein cottage cheese cake is packed with 10 grams of protein per slice and only 100 calories. Plus, it's super easy to prepare for a quick low-carb dessert.
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Keto Cheesecake Bites No bake Low carb sugar free gluten free
25 Keto Cheesecake Bites
4.98 from 194 votes
These Keto Cheesecake Bites are perfect for a quick, single-serve keto dessert when you crave cheesecake but don't feel like baking a whole batch of keto cheesecake.
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Chocolate Popsicles Fudge Sugar free pops Vegan
26 Chocolate Popsicles
4.98 from 177 votes
These healthy Chocolate Fudge Popsicles are 100% sugar-free, dairy-free and vegan friendly.
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Keto Butter Cookies low carb sugar free danish cookies sable gluten free
27 Keto Butter Cookies
4.98 from 285 votes
These Keto Butter Cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread biscuits with a delicious almond vanilla flavor and crunchy chocolate shell. Bonus, these almond flour butter cookies are also gluten-free and paleo-approved.
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Keto Flourless Chocolate Cake
28 Keto Flourless Chocolate Cake
4.96 from 195 votes
This Keto Flourless Chocolate Cake is the most delicious keto chocolate cake recipe made with no flour, nut-free, and perfect for celebrating any occasion. Plus, this chocolate cake is also gluten-free, with a dairy-free option.
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Lunches

Keto Zucchini Noodles with Pesto
29 Zucchini Noodles With Pesto
4.99 from 434 votes
Zucchini Noodles with Pesto are delicious low-carb pesto zoodles made of spiralized zucchini in a creamy almond milk pesto sauce.
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This easy Cheese Quesadilla also called Queso quesadilla is a crispy flour tortilla filled with stringy melted cheese and pieces of jalapeno. This is the perfect 10 minutes lunch for cheese lovers, easy to adapt by throwing in any extra vegetables or proteins you have on hand.
30 Cheese Quesadilla
4.99 from 76 votes
This easy Cheese Quesadilla is a crispy flour tortilla filled with stringy melted cheese and pieces of jalapeno.
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This Cucumber Yogurt Salad is a refreshing, healthy summer salad perfect as a side or light meal or to fill pita bread for a tasty sandwich
31 Cucumber Yogurt Salad
4.99 from 108 votes
This Cucumber Yogurt Salad is a refreshing, healthy summer salad perfect as a side or light meal or to fill pita bread for a tasty sandwich
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This Greek Salad Recipe is the most easy refreshing Mediterranean salad with crunchy vegetable, creamy feta cheese and tangy red wine salad dressing. Plus, all you need is barely 15 minutes to make this salad recipe so no excuse to try it now.
32 Greek Salad Recipe
4.95 from 120 votes
This Greek Salad Recipe is the easiest refreshing Mediterranean salad with crunchy vegetables, creamy feta cheese, and tangy red wine salad dressing. You only need 15 minutes to make this salad recipe!
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Egg White Wraps
33 Egg White Wraps
4.98 from 180 votes
These Egg white Wraps are the best low-carb, high-protein wrap packed with 12 grams of protein per serving. Plus, they are gluten-free and ultra-flexible, perfect for carrying any of your favorite lunch food including vegetables, cheese, or meat.
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34 Eggplant Rollatini
5 from 250 votes
This Eggplant Rollatini recipe is the most delicious eggplant recipe for dinner. A soft, tender eggplant layer filled with ricotta basil filling and cooked in oregano tomato sauce.
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Keto Caprese Salad
35 Keto Caprese Salad
5 from 251 votes
This Keto Caprese Salad is an easy side dish for a light keto dinner or with grilled meat.
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Low carb French onion soup
36 Keto French Onion Soup
4.98 from 546 votes
This Keto French Onion Soup is the keto and gluten-free version of the popular French onion soup.
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Keto Cauliflower Potato Salad
37 Cauliflower Potato Salad
4.94 from 304 votes
A Healthy Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad using steamed cauliflower as a low-carb swap to potatoes and a creamy yogurt sauce perfect as a keto dinner.
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Dinners

Broccoli Gratin
38 Broccoli Gratin
4.98 from 207 votes
This Broccoli Gratin recipe is an easy, healthy comforting French-inspired dinner that combines steamed broccoli baked in a creamy bechamel sauce.
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Low carb Almond Flour Pizza Crust
39 Almond Flour Pizza
4.90 from 1504 votes
A crispy, thin keto pizza crust with almond flour and an egg-free option.
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Bok Choy Stir Fry
40 Bok Choy Stir fry
5 from 103 votes
This Bok Choy Stir Fry recipe is an easy 10-minute veggie stir fry, perfect as a side dish to any Asian meal. Plus, this recipe is also low-carb, gluten-free, and vegan-friendly.
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Florentine Soup
41 Tomato Florentine Soup
4.99 from 210 votes
This Tomato Florentine Soup is the easiest soup featuring all the flavors of Florence's Italian cuisine.
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42 Bok Choy Curry
5 from 301 votes
This Bok Choy Curry is an easy curry recipe packed with plant-based protein, delicious Indian spices flavor, and comforting coconut cream.
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Acorn Squash Soup
43 Acorn Squash Soup
5 from 210 votes
This creamy fall Acorn Squash soup recipe is the most delicious fall dinner. A twist to the classic pumpkin soup using acorn squash instead.
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Florentine Quiche Spinach Mushroom Quiche recipe
44 Quiche Florentine
5 from 248 votes
This Quiche Florentine is a flakey, buttery, quiche crust filled with spinach and mushrooms.
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KETO PIZZA CRUST NO CHEESE NO EGGS #ketopizzacrust #ketopizza #keto #pizza #easy #nocheese #noegg #lowcarb #ketovegan #vegan #glutenfree #paleo #dairyfree #grainfree #crispy #withyeast
45 Low-Carb Pizza
4.89 from 1019 votes
The best Low-carb Pizza Crust with no eggs and no cheese! Keto vegan approved!
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Vegetarian Spaghetti squash casserole
46 Keto Spaghetti Squash Alfredo-Style
4.90 from 960 votes
This cheesy spaghetti squash casserole uses spaghetti squash as a low-carb pasta with a creamy Garlic Alfredo sauce.
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Appetizers

Brussel Sprout Chips
47 Brussels Sprout Chips
5 from 257 votes
Brussels Sprout Chips are an easy keto low-carb chips recipe made from healthy Brussels sprouts.
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Eggplant pizza bites
48 Eggplant Pizza Bites
4.99 from 261 votes
Eggplant pizza bites an easy vegetarian low carb appetizer made of cheese, baked eggplant and spinach. Gluten-free, vegan note: use 'vegan cashew cheese'.
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49 Keto Cauliflower Fritters
4.95 from 177 votes
Healthy Gluten-Free Keto Cauliflower Fritters. An easy and tasty 4-ingredient crispy fritter recipe perfect as a clean eating meal on its own or to fill keto burger buns.
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KETO BAKED CAULIFLOWER TOTS Cheesy #ketocauliflowertots #keto #ketobakedcauliflowertots #bakedcauliflowertots #cheesycauliflowertots #easycauliflowertots #cheesy #cauliflower #5ingredients #lowcarb #tots
50 Keto Gluten-Free Cauliflower Tots
4.97 from 439 votes
Cheesy baked cauliflower nuggets to snack on!
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This one-pan Zaalouk recipe is the most easy flavorsome Moroccan eggplant cold dip for bread or side to Moroccan dish. Plus, this recipe is also suitable for anyone as it's naturally low-carb, gluten-free and vegan approved.
51 Zaalouk (Moroccan Eggplant Dip)
4.98 from 86 votes
This one-pan Zaalouk recipe is the most easy flavorsome Moroccan eggplant dip for bread or a side to a Moroccan dish.
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Baked Brie
52 Baked Brie With Jam
5 from 139 votes
This Baked Brie recipe is a delicious holiday appetizer to impress your guests with a decadent cheesy platter.  Plus, this is a ridiculously easy appetizer recipe, ready in just 10 minutes.
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Keto Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
53 Keto Buffalo Cauliflower
5 from 335 votes
A low-carb version of the traditional Buffalo cauliflower recipe made with almond flour.
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Side Dishes

Roasted Cauliflower
54 Keto Roasted Cauliflower
5 from 148 votes
Keto Roasted Cauliflower is one of the easiest side dishes that delivers fantastic taste and flavors. You can roast cauliflower florets in under 20 minutes, so it's a quick, easy, and healthy dinner to add to your weekly meal rotation.
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55 Keto French Fries with Rutabaga
4.97 from 327 votes
Oven-baked keto French Fries with Rutabaga. A low-carb healthy French fries alternative recipe to regular fries.
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Coconut Keto Rice
56 Coconut Cauliflower Rice
4.99 from 306 votes
An easy 4-ingredient Coconut Cauliflower rice for a low-carb Asian style side dish.
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AUTHENTIC FRENCH GREEN BEAN recipe from my mum sauteed in olive oils with almonds, shallots, garlic and deglazed with lemon juice. An easy side dish for Holidays, Christmas or Thanksgiving. Dairy free + gluten free + vegan.
57 French Green Beans
4.98 from 402 votes
Authentic French Green Bean recipe from sauteed in olive oils with almonds, shallots, garlic, and deglazed with lemon juice. An easy side dish for any occasion. Dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and low-carb.
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Keto Bread Recipe
58 Keto Bread Recipe
4.98 from 266 votes
This Keto Bread is a no-fail recipe, perfect for keto diet beginners.
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Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts
59 Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts
5 from 219 votes
These Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts are the most delicious crispy bites to serve as a light side dish or healthy dinner. Plus, they are keto-friendly and vegan, made with 6 simple ingredients.
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Ratatouille Recipe
60 Ratatouille Recipe
5 from 248 votes
This easy Ratatouille recipe is the easiest French dinner. A delicious summer vegetable stew with Mediterranean flavors, perfect as a vegetarian side dish or light dinner.
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Keto Zucchini Fries with Almond flour
61 Keto Zucchini Fries
4.97 from 544 votes
These Keto Zucchini Fries are crispy fries made with zucchinis, rolled in keto-friendly batter, and cooked in the oven.
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Air Fryer Green Beans
62 Air Fryer Green Beans
5 from 218 votes
This Air Fryer Green Beans are crispy delicious side dish ready in less than 15 minutes!
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Smoked Cauliflower Recipe
63 Smoked Cauliflower
4.95 from 356 votes
A tender smoked whole cauliflower with a crusty smoked layer and soft cauliflower flesh, perfect as a healthy low-carb side dish or light dinner. This smoked cauliflower recipe works with charcoal barbecues, electric barbecues, and even in your oven! It's also vegan, gluten-free, and keto-approved.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best low-carb vegetarian food?

The best low-carb vegetarian food is a simple recipe that you can make with what you have at home. Pick from the list on this post to make one of my many low-carb vegetarian recipes.

What vegetarian foods are high in protein and low in carbs?

There are many vegetarian foods that are high in protein and low in carbs, such as tofu, edamame, eggs, or cottage cheese.

Carine Claudepierre

About The Author

Carine Claudepierre

Hi, I'm Carine, the food blogger, author, recipe developer, published author of a cookbook and many ebooks, and founder of Sweet As Honey.

I have an Accredited Certificate in Nutrition and Wellness obtained in 2014 from Well College Global (formerly Cadence Health). I'm passionate about sharing all my easy and tasty recipes that are both delicious and healthy. My expertise in the field comes from my background in chemistry and years of following a keto low-carb diet. But I'm also well versed in vegetarian and vegan cooking since my husband is vegan.

I now eat a more balanced diet where I alternate between keto and a Mediterranean Diet

Cooking and Baking is my true passion. In fact, I only share a small portion of my recipes on Sweet As Honey. Most of them are eaten by my husband and my two kids before I have time to take any pictures!

All my recipes are at least triple tested to make sure they work and I take pride in keeping them as accurate as possible.

Browse all my recipes with my Recipe Index.

I hope that you too find the recipes you love on Sweet As Honey!

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