Sandwich Bowl
Published June 24, 2022 • Updated July 18, 2022
A delicious Subway salad made at home
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Sandwich bowls are filled with your favorite sandwich ingredients and are the perfect low-carb meal. Ditch the bread and only eat the meat and veggies from your sandwich in these tasty bowls.
1
Servings
637
Calories
49.8g
Fat
38.2g
Protein
4.7g
Net Carb
6.3g
Total Carbs
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This keto sandwich bowl is highly adaptable and can be made using any sandwich ingredients. Try making a Bell Pepper Sandwich or Keto Reuben Chaffle Sandwich which are perfect candidates for this bowl.
This sub in a tub is great for taking to work for lunch, a quick and easy dinner, or an energizing afternoon snack. Stick to your keto diet with this protein-packed meal.
There’s no need to order lunch when you can make these low-carb meal prep bowls in advance to have them ready any day of the week. You can quickly assemble them and store the dressing in a separate container for when you’re ready for lunch.
How to make a sandwich bowl
These keto bowls only take a few minutes to put together to eat for dinner. Here is a brief description of how to make them.
- Cut the lettuce into bite-sized chunks.
- Slice the turkey, ham, and cheese into thin strips.
- Dice the tomatoes and eggs into quarters.
- Assemble the salad: Toss the spinach and romaine lettuce together and create a layer of turkey strips, ham, cheese, pickles, pepperoncini, tomatoes, and eggs.
- Drizzle oil and vinegar and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
Key ingredients
The ingredients in this recipe are easy to find at the grocery store if you don’t already have them in your kitchen at home.
- Lettuce – A mixture of fresh spinach and romaine lettuce is crunchy and the perfect base for your bowl.
- Meat – Sliced turkey and ham from the deli section at the store work well for this.
- Cheese – Baby swiss is slightly milder than aged swiss cheese.
- Toppings – Add some chopped pepperoncini, tomatoes, and hard-boiled eggs for a bold flavor and fun textures.
- Dressing – Whisk olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning together and drizzle over the chopped salad.
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Sandwich Bowl Ingredients
1 cup baby spinach leaves
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1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
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2 slices deli sliced turkey, cut into strips
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2 slices deli sliced ham, cut into strips
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2 slices swiss cheese, cut into strips
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3 dill pickle slices, chopped
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2 tablespoons sliced pepperoncini or banana pepper
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3 cherry tomato or small tomato, quartered
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2 hard boiled eggs, quartered
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
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salt & pepper
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dash of Italian seasoning
Sandwich Bowl Directions
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Assemble the salad
To a large bowl, add baby spinach, chopped romaine lettuce, turkey slices, ham slices, cheese, pickle, pepperoncini, eggs and diced tomato.
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Toss with salad dressing.
Drizzle olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Toss salad to evenly coat.
I absolutely loved this sandwich bowl recipe. The combination of deli meats, swiss cheese, and pepperoncini gives it such a satisfying flavor without the carbs. Do you have a cookbook available that includes more low-carb recipes like this with creative uses of classic sandwich ingredients? I’d love more ideas that are this easy and tasty.
Hi Karen! Thank you so much—I’m thrilled you loved the sandwich bowl. Yes, I do have a cookbook with more low-carb, creative takes on classic sandwich ingredients. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Protein-Packed-Low-Carb-High-Protein-Longevity/dp/1628605642. It’s focused on protein-packed, low-carb recipes designed with longevity in mind. Hope it gives you tons of easy, tasty ideas!