Keto courgette noodles with salmon

Keto courgette noodles with salmon: a creamy low-carb recipe with salmon fillet, courgette, cream, lemon and dill – quick to cook and pleasantly light.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 10 min
• Cooking time: 10 min
• Total time: 20 min
• Calories: 420 kcal per serving
• Protein: 32 g
• Fat: 28 g
• Carbs: 5 g

Ingredients

• 2 courgettes
• 300 g wild salmon fillet
• 100 ml cream
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 handful of dill

Method

You’ll need: frying pan · spiralizer · chopping board · knife

1. Wash the courgettes and cut them into thin noodles with a spiralizer. Peel and crush the garlic and roughly chop the dill.
2. Rinse the salmon fillet in cold water, pat it dry and cut it into bite-sized cubes. Season lightly with a little salt.
3. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and briefly fry the salmon with the garlic until it takes on colour on the outside. Then take the salmon out of the pan for a moment.
4. Add the cream and lemon juice to the pan, season to taste with salt and let it reduce gently for a short while. The sauce should become slightly creamy.
5. Add the salmon cubes and courgette noodles to the sauce and toss everything briefly until the salmon is cooked through. The courgette should be warm but still have some bite.
6. Serve on plates with fresh dill.

Good to know

When dinner needs to be quick, this dish is just right. Creamy, fresh and not at all heavy. This is what uncomplicated low-carb cooking looks like.

Swaps

Cream → coconut milk (dairy-free, also provides fat). Salmon → trout (a similar nutrient profile with protein and fat). Dill → parsley (also provides vitamin K). Olive oil → ghee (heat-stable; contains milk).

Allergens

Contains fish and milk; usually good for children if the salmon is fully cooked, and in pregnancy only recommended with fish cooked right through.