Guacamole is fantastic, and so easy to make. On a ketogeic diet, you really need to get plenty of fats into your days worth of food – so what about piling some guacamole on top of your favorite lunch meat and rolling it up into bite sized pieces of deliciousness? What about grabbing the bag of pork rinds and using the guac as a dip? These are all fantastic ideas – and I’m sure you can come up with some other awesome ways to eat this stuff, because it goes down easy.
I was talking to a Mexican friend of mine that she said that her parents have never used red onion in a guacamole (Uh oh, my last guacamole had red onion in it). She also doesn’t use lime juice in guacamole (or even other keto Mexican recipes), but that’s something I thought was missing from it – some acidity. The white onion adds a great crunch while still keeping the tones of sweetness, bitter, and flavor there. The red pepper will add both crunch and sweetness, and the bacon and garlic will add a rich and delicious flavor. Of course, it’s all bedded inside super rich and smooth avocado for you to enjoy, too!
So, what do you put into your guacamole? What different twists have you made in the past? Let us know in the comments below, we’re dying to hear!
Yields 3 servings of Bacon & Roasted Garlic Guacamole
The Preparation
- 4 ounces bacon
- 2 medium avocado
- 1/3 medium red bell pepper
- 1/4 medium onion
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon ruled.me roasted garlic
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- salt and pepper, to taste
The Execution
1. Cut your bacon into 4 strips lengthwise, and then into small cubes. Using scissors makes this step extremely easy. If you don’t want to use scissors, feel free to put the bacon in the freezer for 15-20 minutes prior to cutting (this way it hardens up and can be chopped with a knife).
2. Add the bacon to a hot pan and allow the outsides to get a little bit crisp.
3. Once the bacon is nice and cooked (you’re looking for crispy bacon, here), remove from the heat and set the pan aside for a moment.
4. Slice the avocados in half and take the pits out.
5. Dice your vegetables. 1/3 cup cilantro, 1/3 medium red pepper, and 1/4 small onion.
6. Measure out 1 tbsp. roasted garlic (recipe here). You can mush it between your fingers if you like, or you can let the fork do all the work. I prefer to mush it between my fingers because I think it mixes in better.
7. Add the avocado, garlic and bacon (along with the grease) to a container.
8. Add in the rest of the vegetables.
9. Use a fork to mix and mash to the consistenct you like best. Once you’re done, squeeze the juice of 1/2 lime over the guac, season with salt and pepper to your tastes, and do one final mix.
10. Serve up with some delicious pork rinds for a snack or for lunch!
This makes a total of 3 servings of Bacon & Roasted Garlic Guacamole. Each serving comes out to be 590 calories, 243.5g fats, 4g net carbs, and 214.9g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 4 ounce bacon | 604 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2 medium avocado | 601 | 55.5 | 31.1 | 24.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| 1/3 medium red bell pepper | 12 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| 1/4 medium onion | 9 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| 1/3 cup fresh cilantro | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1 tablespoon ruled.me roasted garlic | 624 | 623.8 | 623.8 | 623.8 | 0 | 623.8 |
| 1 tablespoon lime juice | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| — salt and pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1856 | 732.3 | 660.8 | 649.6 | 11.2 | 661.9 |
| Per Serving (/3) | 619 | 244.1 | 220.3 | 216.5 | 3.7 | 220.6 |
Bacon & Roasted Garlic Guacamole
Ingredients
- 4 ounce bacon
- 2 medium avocado
- ⅓ medium red bell pepper
- ¼ medium onion
- ⅓ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 tablespoon ruled.me roasted garlic
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut the bacon slices into 4 strips lengthwise, and then cut these into small cubes. Using scissors makes this step extremely easy, but the bacon can also be frozen for 15–20 minutes beforehand if using a knife.
- Add the bacon to a hot pan and allow the outsides to crisp up.
- Once the bacon is nicely cooked and crispy, remove from the heat and set the pan aside for a moment.
- Slice the avocados in half and remove the pits.
- Dice the red pepper and onion and finely chop the cilantro.
- Measure out the roasted garlic and smash it up until nice and mushy.
- Add the avocado, garlic, and bacon (including the grease) to a container.
- Add in the rest of the vegetables.
- Use a fork to mix and mash the guacamole until the desired consistency is reached. Once done, squeeze over the lime juice, season with salt and pepper, and mix it up one final time. Enjoy!
