For meat lovers, the keto diet does seem enticing. Sure, there are fewer carbohydrates which mean less rice, pasta, and potatoes yet you should be able to treat yourself to a steak a bit more often.
While you are no longer allowed to eat so many carbohydrates with one, there are plenty of side dishes to choose from to go with your steak.
In this guide, we will look at what to eat with a steak on the keto diet including salads, vegetables, and even more protein.
What To Eat With A Steak On The Keto Diet
To some, the keto diet can seem restricting yet to those who adore meat it only requires some simple changes to comply.
That means accompanying your steak with the right side dishes and still complementing the dish itself. Whether that be a tasty salad, a side portion of grilled vegetables, or even some eggs. You can still enjoy a steak with a few side dishes on the keto diet.
Salads
Salads may be a simple option as they offer a different texture to your steak and remain flavorful.
Thai Beef Salad
This Thai Beef Salad makes great use of steak and contains so many tasty vegetables.
Create a dressing by mixing finely diced red chilies, ginger, and garlic with fish sauce, a zested and juiced lime, caster sugar, water, cilantro, and lemongrass.
Toast some peanuts then chop them up and cook your steak just how you like it in the same pan. Create your salad from peanuts, ribboned carrots, chopped cilantro, Thai basil, mint, spring onions, cherry tomatoes, radish, and cucumber then add your sliced steak and dressing.
Fajita Salad With Steak
This Fajita Salad and steak can be created in just under half an hour which may be ideal, especially during the week.
Start by creating a salad dressing from olive oil, lime juice, ground cumin, chili powder, Kosher salt, and cayenne pepper.
Season your steak and cook until it develops a golden brown color then leave to rest.
Assemble your salad by cutting the steak against the grain, adding slices of red onion, avocado, and bell peppers with a chopped lettuce heart and halved cherry tomatoes then drizzling over the dressing.
Vegetables
There are so many vegetables that you can have on a keto diet so pack them up on your plate alongside your steak.
Grilled Asparagus
A great option is grilled asparagus so begin by chopping off the woody ends and place the spears in a bowl and toss with olive oil.
Once the steak is cooked just how you like it, remove it to rest and cook the asparagus on the same hot grill for around ten minutes, turning over when halfway through. Season gently with salt and pepper and enjoy.
Keto Fajitas
For a simple recipe, you can do on the keto diet, rustle up these Keto Fajitas in a sheet pan.
Cut the steak against the grain into strips and then marinade in a Ziploc bag with lime juice, avocado oil, cilantro, sliced bell peppers, and thinly sliced onion for around five minutes.
Spread the contents of the Ziploc bag across a sheet pan and then cook in a preheated oven for ten minutes, toss the ingredients around and then return to the oven for another five minutes.
Once done to your liking, spread on salt, lime zest, and chili powder.
Protein
If you feel like you need even more protein to go with your steak then prepare some eggs, either fried or as a burrito works though you can have them in any form you like.
Eggs form a key part of the keto diet so incorporating them with steak is a good way of fitting them in.
Steak And Eggs
Steak and eggs is a classic combination and you can do it on a keto diet. Marinade your steak in a Ziploc bag with a classic marinade as well as some seasoning.
Cook the steak to your desired doneness in butter, remove and leave to rest. In the same pan, fry a couple of eggs and serve.
Egg Burrito
You may miss the carb-heavy wrappings that come with many of your favorite foods but if you want to replicate a burrito then make one out of a few eggs.
Sauté some onions and mushrooms in garlic and butter, then cook your steak how you like it and then cut it thinly.
For the egg tortilla, whisk eggs in a bowl and add mozzarella cheese then cook slowly like an omelet and remove to cool. Place the steak, onions, and mushrooms onto the tortilla then wrap it up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Eggs form a key component of a nutritious diet and form a vital part of the keto diet. It should be possible to incorporate one or two eggs with every meal on a keto diet, which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Some avid keto dieters can eat more than six eggs a day as part of their meal plan. However, around three eggs a day should be manageable as part of the keto diet.
While you may want to eat steak all day, every day on the keto diet that would not be advised for your health, or your budget.
In general, look to eat a couple of steaks a week at most on the keto diet. Your protein intake is important but so is your fat intake so supplement the steaks with chicken and fish.
Conclusion
Most of your protein on the keto diet is going to come from meat so eating a steak a couple of times a week is advisable.
You should supplement the steak with a few tasty side dishes that remain keto-compliant and can include salads, grilled asparagus, a fajita mix, or eggs.
