25+ Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Holiday Side Dishes, Appetizers, and Salads
Holidays are challenging for low-carb eaters, and Low-Carb Holiday Recipes are something that’s helpful any time of year! In this post I’m sharing my updated collection of 25+ Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Holiday Side Dishes, Appetizers, and Salads. Check out Thanksgiving Recipes to see more low-carb ideas for the holidays!
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I know how hard it is to stick with a low-carb eating plan during the holidays, and one thing that helps is to have a tasty collection of low-carb holiday recipes! So to help you get started with that I’m sharing this updated round-up of 25+ Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Holiday Side Dishes, Appetizers, and Salads. These are perfect for anyone who needs the lowest-carb Thanksgiving menu, whatever the reason!
Every recipe here is a favorite I’ve enjoyed many times, so I know you won’t feel deprived with any of these on your holiday table. I’m updating this post with better photos for some of these favorites plus adding a few new options for 2017, and I hope you’ll find a low-carb dish here you’ll really enjoy on Thanksgiving! And if you’re a long time reader who’s enjoyed some of these favorites through the years, I’d love to hear in the comments about which ones you might be making for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner!
And I know planning the Thanksgiving menu goes on for a few weeks while you’re narrowing it down, so for Low-Carb Recipe Love next week I’ll give more options for low-carb side dishes, with recipes from some of my favorite low-carb bloggers. And then sometime before Thanksgiving gets here I’ll also be updating My Top Ten Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes. Those favorites are healthier choices than traditional Thanksgiving fare, but not all my Thanksgiving favorites are as strictly low in carbs as the ones I’m sharing today.
Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms, Balsamic, and Parmesan
Roasted Asparagus with Soy-Sesame Glaze
Onion Gratin with Rosemary and Thyme
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic, Parmesan, and Pine Nuts
Broccoli Gratin with Swiss and Parmesan
Low-Carb Twice-Baked Cauliflower
Thanksgiving Spinach Salad with Dried Cranberries, Almonds, and Goat Cheese
(Omit dried cranberries for the lowest carb version of this.)
Quick Roasted Broccoli with Soy Sauce and Sesame Seeds
Easy Brussels Sprouts Gratin with Swiss and Parmesan
Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon, Almonds, and Parmesan
(You can add a few dried cranberries if you don’t mind the extra carbs.)
Ham and Dill Pickle Appetizer Bites
Shredded and Roasted Brussels Sprouts
with Toasted Almonds and Parmesan
Easy Shrimp Cocktail with Creamy Sriracha Cocktail Sauce
Kalyn’s Favorite Baby Arugula Salad with Lemon, Balsamic, Parmesan, and Pine Nuts
Pureed Cauliflower with Garlic, Parmesan, and Goat Cheese
Cauliflower Gratin with Sharp Cheddar and Parmesan
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Avocado and Pecans
Spinach Salad with Bacon and Feta
Roasted Asparagus Wrapped in Ham
Garlic-Roasted Green Beans with Shallots and Almonds
Barely-Blanched Broccoli Salad with Feta and Fried Almonds
Lemony Green Beans with Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest
Barely-Cooked Asparagus with Lemon-Mustard Vinaigrette
Spaghetti Squash and Chard Gratin
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Gorgonzola
More Low-Carb Thanksgiving Recipe Love:
How to Cook a Turkey Breast in the CrockPot or Instant Pot ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
How to Make Turkey Stock ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Ten Low-Carb Winter Salads for Holiday Dinners ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Low-Carb Broccoli Recipes for a Thanksgiving Side Dish ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts for A Thanksgiving Side Dish ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
A Keto Thanksgiving Feast ~ The Nourished Caveman
30 Best Low-Carb Thanksgiving Recipes ~ All Day I Dream About Food
25 Low-Carb Thanksgiving Ideas ~ Tasteaholics
The Best Sugar-Free Low-Carb Thanksgiving Recipes ~ Sugar Free Mom
Top 20 Low-Carb Thanksgiving Recipes ~ Ditch the Carbs
Your Low Carb Thanksgiving Table ~ Peace Love and Low Carb
Low-Carb and Keto Holiday Menu ~ Healthful Pursuit
23 Low-Carb But Totally Satisfying Holiday Side Dishes ~ Parade magazine
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Awesome recipes. My family is surely going to love these! New great dishes on my list.
Kayln, how can you forget about (Trini?) cranberry salsa…every year i have to come here for the recipe.
I do have that in a round-up of my personal top ten which I’m posting today, but it’s not a low-carb recipe so I can’t put it in this collection! Glad to hear you have enjoyed it!
These are perfect for anyone who needs the lowest-carb Thanksgiving menu, whatever the reason!
That roasted asparagus has my name written all over it! YUM!
Thanks Tarah, so glad you like it!
Even though I’m not hosting Thanksgiving this year, I’m going to save these recipes for my next holiday meal planning!
Thanks Lydia; glad you like it!
Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like it!
Just had your Barely-Blanched Broccoli Salad with Feta and Fried Almonds for dinner yesterday – we make it quite a lot!
I think I'm going to try some of these Brussels sprouts recipes soon.
Happy holidays!
Thanks Elle! Hope you have a great holiday too! I do love that broccoli salad so much!
Hi Kalyn, Thanks for Put these recipes together. I'm just looking holiday side dishes.
My pleasure Alma, hope you enjoy trying some of them!
Thank you Vincent! I hope you love that salad as much as I do, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Was looking for a complimentary salad for Thanksgiving, going to try the spinach salad with cranberries, almonds, & goat cheese! Thank-you for posting so many excellent dishes….
This looks so delicious and utterly addictive, and SO easy to make. This is a must make for the holidays.
Thanks Abbey; hope you will try some of them.
This collection of recipes almost — almost! — makes me wish I were hosting Thanksgiving this year!
Lydia, you had your turn hosting for Canadian Thanksgiving! Glad you like it though. (And several of these recipes will be on my table!)