# Keto-Friendly Thanksgiving Salad, Harvest Style

> Field greens with cherry tomatoes, feta, olives, cucumber, fresh cranberries and toasted macadamias, dressed in a plain vinaigrette with no added sugar.

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## Keto-Friendly
*Thanksgiving Salad*

Field greens, feta and toasted macadamias, dressed in plain olive oil and vinegar instead of the sugared dressing a holiday table usually gets.

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**Recipe by Ania**Updated April 2024

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![Overhead bowl of field greens with red and yellow cherry tomatoes, grated cheese and herbs on a linen napkin](https://www.lowcarbdiet.solutions/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Field-Greens-With-Cherry-Tomatoes-Macadamias-Tart-Cranberries-Cheese-Crumbles-and-Vinaigrette-.webp)

Low carb · Gluten free

## The usual holiday-salad carbs never make it into the bowl.

A typical Thanksgiving salad carries its carbs in two places: candied or honey-roasted nuts, and a sweetened dressing. This version leaves both out. The cranberries are fresh and tart rather than dried and sugared, and the macadamias are toasted plain rather than candied. The dressing is a straightforward olive oil and red wine vinaigrette with no sugar in it at all, just a smashed garlic clove marinated in for flavor before it gets discarded.

## Keto-Friendly Thanksgiving Salad

Field greens with cherry tomatoes, feta, olives, cranberries and toasted macadamias.

![Field greens with cherry tomatoes, macadamias, tart cranberries and cheese crumbles, dressed and ready to serve](https://www.lowcarbdiet.solutions/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Field-Greens-With-Cherry-Tomatoes-Macadamias-Tart-Cranberries-Cheese-Crumbles-and-Vinaigrette-.webp)

### Ingredients

Salad

- 1 large tub of field greens, washed and spun dry
- 1 package sweet cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ package feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 jar kalamata olives
- 2 small cucumbers, peeled and sliced
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 cups macadamia nuts, lightly toasted

Vinaigrette

- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1½ cups olive oil
- ½ cup red wine vinegar

### Instructions

Make the Vinaigrette

1. 1
Whisk the salt, pepper, garlic, olive oil and red wine vinegar together, or shake them in a lidded jar or dressing bottle.

2. 2
Let the garlic marinate in the dressing for at least 30 minutes, then discard the clove. Shake well before using.

Build the Salad

1. 3
Add the field greens to a large bowl. Wash and slice the cucumbers, and halve the cherry tomatoes.

2. 4
Toss the greens and vegetables with the vinaigrette.

3. 5
Crumble the feta over the top, then scatter with the olives, cranberries and toasted macadamias.

4. 6
Chill before serving.

**Servings and nutrition.** The original recipe doesn't give a yield or nutrition figures, so neither is shown here rather than guessed. It's written to fill a large holiday salad bowl; scale the tub of greens up or down for your table.

**Garlic and oil safety.** Keep the finished vinaigrette refrigerated and use it within a few days. Garlic held in oil at room temperature for longer than that is a known food-safety risk, not just a flavor one.

**Cheese swap.** Goat cheese works in place of feta for a milder flavor, with no change to the method.

**Nut swap.** Toasted pecans or walnuts work if macadamias aren't on hand, though the carb count will differ.

**Dress it close to serving.** Field greens wilt if they sit dressed too long, so toss just before the meal rather than ahead of time.

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