Keto Bacon Wrapped Salmon With Pesto

Keto bacon wrapped salmon with pesto – sounds complicated right? This super healthy recipe is beyond simple.

Scroll below to watch the quick cooking video and make these bad boys tonight.

Keto Bacon Wrapped Salmon With Pesto 

If you want to wow your friends with your keto magic, then this is the recipe to do it with.

The longer I am low carb, the simpler I like my food. A fresh piece of salmon, some salad, some olive oil or mayonnaise, and I’m in heaven.

Sometimes however, it is nice to wow your family or guests with an amazing meal that looks like you’ve spent hours in the kitchen, but actually it’s a kind of “throw it together and cook” kinda meal (just don’t tell anyone).

Omega 3 and Omega 6 Explained 

As you probably know, salmon is a fabulous oily fish which is packed with wonderful omega 3, which is anti inflammatory.

We need to increase the amount of omega 3 in our daily diet to help address our omega 3:omega 6 imbalance which is prevalent in most modern diets.

If you are new here, I urge you to read this article – Ultimate Guide To Healthy Fats. It explains which fats are healthy, and should be encourgaed to enjoy more of. It also explains which fats should be avoided.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are the least heat-stable of all fats, which means the cooking oil has a higher chance of oxidizing. Saturated fats are the most stable and monounsaturated fat comes somewhere in between.

Sadly with modern food production, the use of  vegetable oils and their polyunsaturated fatty acids, is found in almost all processed food.

Vegetable oils have a significant amount of omega-6 fat (pro-inflammatory) but very little omega-3 (anti-inflammatory). In other words, regular consumption of vegetable oil imbalances our omega 3-6 ratio and promotes inflammation.

So how do you correct the imbalance? By stopping the use of vegetable oils in cooking and processed food, and increasing your omega 3, for example from oily fish such as salmon

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Keto Bacon Wrapped Salmon With Pesto

This is THE recipe to wow your friends and family with. Throw it all together and let your guests be impressed with your fabulous cooking skills. It can even be prepared in advance, and cooked once guests arrive.

Course Dinner

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 1

Calories 449 kcal

Ingredients

• 170 g salmon fillet
• 1 slice streaky bacon
• 2 tbsp pesto

Metric grams - US measurements

Instructions

1. Place the streaky bacon on a chopping board.

2. Place the salmon fillet across the bacon. Roll up tightly and secure with a wooden skewer.

3. Place 1-2 tbsp pesto in the centre. 

4. Place in the frying pan, cover, and fry gently for 10 minutes until the salmon and bacon are cooked. There is no need to turn the keto bacon wrapped salmon. When you cook it in the frying pan with the lid, on a medium heat, it will allow the steam inside to cook the salmon from above.

5. Alternatively, place the bacon wrapped salmon on a lined baking tray/sheet pan in the oven at 180C/350F for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Keto Bacon Wrapped Salmon With Pesto

Amount Per Serving

Calories 449 Calories from Fat 270

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 30g 46%

Total Carbohydrates 2g 1%

Protein 37g 74%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.