Ingredients:

Small/Medium turnip.

Almond Flour

Olive Oil

salt/pepper/garlic powder.

Time: No more than 20-25 mins total

Easy NEW Keto Side dishes

Are you interested in the Keto/Low-carb lifestyle? But like many of us, you get tired of just meat and cheese and then some bland, boring side? Do you search low-carb side dishes and get exhausted with almost all of them containing some form of broccoli or cauliflower?

Well, I have been testing a number of Keto side dishes that will delight your palette and more importantly DO NOT CONTAIN BROCCOLI OR IT’S PALE COUSIN CAULIFLOWER!

Living a low-carb life isn’t easy. Finding exactly what to eat each day can get discouraging quickly. I’m here to help! So I won’t be doing a “top ten” even though it may be convenient. I’m going to blog each meal that I make as I make it. So without further Ado…

TURNIP FRIES! (Air fried)

Oh yes! There IS a fairly acceptable alternative to potato French fries. (Actually, I found more than 1)

If done correctly, the turnip root cuts, cooks and even has a similar consistency to a regular potato fry.

Couple things to consider before the recipe:

1. Not a great idea to deep fry it or bake it. It’s not as starchy as a potato and frying with oil will make it soggy like any other veggie.
2. It is NOT a potato. There’s not going to be some magic low carb potato alternative. It is similar, but different. Don’t expect it to be an exact match.
3. Air fryer is going to be your best bet. You’ll need one for this dish.
4. One cup of turnip is about 4-5 carbs. Keep that in mind for your daily intake. I have no idea about soluble carbs or fiber carb counts in them. I’d play on the safe side and count all the carbs.

So here we go!

Sometimes you can find rather large turnips, but I got some smaller ones in a bag at Walmart. I found 1 was sufficient for my needs, because not everyone in my home is doing keto as I am. You want to slice it across into sections as below.

Not much else than to slice them long ways into fry shapes!

As you can tell, you’re probably feeling like you are in familiar territory if you ever sliced a potato. It’s honestly not that different. Difference here is, I wouldn’t season a potato. But you might want to season your turnip fries!

I used a little olive oil to stick the ingredients, salt, pepper, parsley flakes, garlic powder and coated them with almond flour as a last addition to see if it makes them crispier. I also threw a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese but it’s completely optional.

Don’t toss it around in the almond flour, it will make it separate and soggy blots. Just kind of pile it on. I felt like an egg wash would be overkill, so I left it out.

And last, I put them in the air fryer as loosely as possible for 15 mins. Then let them rest for a few mins, then another 5 minutes! And BOOM! Paired with some batter-less fried chicken, glory greens and topped with hot sauce! FLAVOR TOW… ok that’s someone else’s bit lol. Here we have a filling, wholesome and virtually carb free meal! The Turnip I used was a bit smaller than a full cup, so I imagine about 3-4 carbs. The chicken is ZERO carbs. The greens are hovering around the 1-2 carb area.