Hello my dear friends! We're into Lent now and are featuring more of our Lenten Kitchen meatless recipes. Eating vegetarian plus keto (yes you can do both) is part of how I lost 100 pounds. Here are high protein, vegetarian Keto sandwich recipes with vegan and vegetarian food swaps.
Spicy pickle Salmon sammy on keto bread. I got home from work starved and whipped up this high protein sandwich recipe on the spot. It was so good I might have another! How I lost 100 pounds was by eating filling high protein foods to curb hunger and keep cravings at bay. And this one of them.
Start with high protein keto bread like Aldi's. This seed-dense bread gives you calorie forward (sugar and starch balanced with fiber and protein) 14 grams of protein per 150 calorie 2-slice serving. It you're calorie restricting to lose weight or for a religious fast like Lent, keto bread should be your go-to. Seeds are the shiznit for packing in protein. Although I lost 40 pounds just by doing intermittent fasting twice a week on plain old Admiral bread and water. If you're gluten-intolerant, try a gluten-free veggie tortilla. Aldi also makes a lentil red pepper tortilla that is 2 Diet 4!
Spread with salmon cream cheese and a drizzle Herdez guacamole salsa. If you're vegan try my homemade cumin hummus recipe featured here. Hummus makes great food swaps for weight loss, vegan diets and Lenten fasts. Mustard is another great low-calorie spread. I choose stone ground mustard with the seeds.
Add any kinds of veggies you want to your vegetarian high protein sandwich recipes. My concoction featured home
sprouted spicy sprouts. You can buy cheap sprouting seeds and lids from Amazon, then just reuse canning jars.
dill pickle relish (cause I didn't have dill pickles but oh my, once you go dill relish, you'll never go sweet again).
sliced tomatoes
sliced Havarti cheese
smoked salmon (canned in oil, not the slimy gelatinous stuff in paper envelopes) or smoked tuna. The envelopes of salmon are okay but not nearly as tasty and you really don't save that many calories.
artisan lettuce leaves or romaine (use romaine leaves as breadless food swaps to wrap your sandwich, if you're eating gluten-free)
Enjoy with a handful of berries for extra high protein fruit goodness. Or try a few dates, to beat sugar cravings and boost metabolism, energy, antioxidants and electrolytes. Plus dates just taste so ambrosial! Stay tuned for more on how I lost 100 pounds with keto diet food swap recipes.
