Popsugar Health & Fitness Low-Carb Low-Carb No-Cook Recipes Lose Weight Without Turning on the Oven With These 22 Low-Carb Recipes 9 July 2019 by Jenny Sugar Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you're following a low-carb diet and want a quick meal that doesn't require heating up a pan or turning on the oven, try these recipes. With 25 grams of carbs or fewer, you can enjoy everything from fresh and filling salads to fast and fruity smoothies. 1 Avocado Hummus Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar All you need is one ripe avocado, hummus, a lime, some sea salt, and a little fresh coriander. That's it. And you can even serve it in the avocado shell! Calories: 98 Carbs: 1.5 grams Get the recipe: avocado hummus 1 / 22 2 Watermelon-Bowl Salad Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you're bored with your usual salad bowl, mix things up by serving yours in a watermelon. Filled with shredded romaine, cucumbers, sweet yellow peppers, and even sweeter cubed watermelon as well as cherry tomatoes, this huge salad is juicy, light, and refreshing. Calories: 311 Carbs: 23 grams Get the recipe: watermelon-bowl salad 2 / 22 3 Low-Calorie Chocolate Almond Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This four-ingredient smoothie offers all the chocolaty goodness you want — and it contains less than 2 grams of sugar. Calories: 153 Carbs: 6.2 grams Get the recipe: chocolate almond smoothie 3 / 22 4 Cucumber Caprese Salad Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If your garden (or farmers market) is overflowing with fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and basil, it's salad-making time! Just add a few more key ingredients, and this fresh and flavourful recipe will be your new favourite oven-free dish. Calories: 253 Carbs: 14.4 grams Get the recipe: cucumber caprese salad 4 / 22 5 Strawberry-Watermelon Hydrating Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Sip on this smoothie that tastes so luscious and naturally sweet that you'll crave it after every workout. Calories: 145 Carbs: 21.9 grams Get the recipe: hydrating smoothie 5 / 22 6 Marinated Sesame Ginger Tofu Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Marinated tofu can be added to salads, or used as a protein-packed filling for sandwiches or wraps. This recipe calls for baking the tofu after you marinate it, but you can skip that step; the texture of the tofu will just be more moist and tender. Calories: 240 Carbs: 13.4 grams Get the recipe: sesame tofu 6 / 22 7 Flat-Belly Salad Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Made with ingredients like blueberries, pineapple, and avocado, this salad is what flat-belly dreams are made of. Calories: 340 Carbs: 27.2 grams Get the recipe: flat-belly salad 7 / 22 8 Raspberry Vanilla Protein Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Made with low-carb raspberries, fibre-filled almond butter, and low-carb plant-based protein powder, this 312-calorie raspberry vanilla smoothie tastes sweet enough without overloading you with sugar. The healthy fats, fibre, and protein (almost 35 grams!) offer a quick and easy way to stay full until lunch. Calories: 312 Carbs: 21.7 grams Get the recipe: raspberry vanilla protein smoothie 8 / 22 9 Avocado With Sunflower Seeds Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr The combination of avocado and sunflower seeds brings the body a healthy dose of fibre, vitamins E and K, and potassium. You also get a little bit of protein, too. Calories: 169 Carbs: 8.3 grams Get the recipe: avocado sunflower seed snack 9 / 22 10 Basic Coconut Chia Pudding With Berries Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr This sweet and simple portable chia pudding recipe can be spiced up or eaten as is, and takes minutes to prepare. Calories: 174 Carbs: 17.4 grams Get the recipe: chia pudding 10 / 22 11 Cabbage Hemp Salad Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr If you're on the hunt for a quick and tasty detoxifying recipe, this crunchy cabbage and hemp salad is calling your name. Calories: 361 Carbs: 8.7 grams Get the recipe: cabbage hemp salad 11 / 22 12 Mango Lassi Protein Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Dominique Astorino A mango lassi hits the sweet spot of being both refreshing and indulgent, and is made from simple, whole ingredients. By subbing cottage cheese for yoghurt, you'll have a protein-dense shake, with all the natural sweetness and flavour from mangoes. Calories: 163 Carbs: 19.8 grams Get the recipe: mango lassi protein smoothie 12 / 22 13 Salad-Stuffed Avocado Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr Chopped tomatoes, peppers, and radishes are tossed in a spicy lime dressing, then neatly tucked into a halved avocado for a pretty presentation. With a mix of crunchy, creamy, cooling, and spicy ingredients, eating the rainbow has never tasted so good. Calories: 468 Carbs: 25.4 grams Get the recipe: salad-stuffed avocado 13 / 22 14 Chocolate Protein Chia Pudding Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar With this recipe for chocolate chia protein pudding, you can get your chocolate fix and still get a ton of protein — almost 24 grams — making this a great breakfast if you're looking to lose weight. Calories: 417 Carbs: 25.4 grams Get the recipe: chocolate protein chia pudding 14 / 22 15 Morning Protein Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This simple pre-workout protein smoothie will satisfy your sweet cravings and keep you full and energized until your post-workout breakfast. Calories: 149 Carbs: 19.3 grams Get the recipe: banana smoothie 15 / 22 16 Vegan Bite-Size Strawberry Cheesecakes Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Creamy and fruity, these mini strawberry cheesecakes are the perfect dessert to make in warm weather. No oven needed; they're dairy- and gluten-free, so your friends with dietary restrictions will want to pick you up and hug you and twirl you around for finally making a treat they can eat! Calories: 101 Carbs: 7.1 grams Get the recipe: vegan bite-size strawberry cheesecakes 16 / 22 17 Eggless Kale Caesar Salad Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Leta Shy For just the same addictive taste with an added bonus — vitamin A-rich superfood, kale — opt for this lighter Caesar salad dressing instead. This recipe omits the egg yolk and a lot of the cheese for a lower-calorie dressing that tastes exactly like the classic. Calories: 175 Carbs: 12.6 grams Get the recipe: eggless kale Caesar salad 17 / 22 18 Coconut Chia Pudding Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr Low in calories, but packed with flavour and creaminess, top this chia seed pudding with your favourite fruit, shredded coconut, or pumpkin seeds (or all of the above) to make a tasty parfait. Calories: 206 Carbs: 20.3 grams Get the recipe: coconut chia pudding 18 / 22 19 Raw Veggie Salad Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr High in fibre, vitamin C, and vitamin A, this raw, rainbow salad will add some colour and flavour to your plate. Calories: 131 Carbs: 13.1 grams Get the recipe: raw rainbow salad 19 / 22 20 Low-Sugar Berry Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you're watching your carbs or trying to cut back on your sugar intake — even natural sugars — grab your blender and whip up this subtly sweet and creamy smoothie. Calories: 303 Carbs: 25.7 grams Get the recipe: low-sugar berry smoothie 20 / 22 21 Cucumber Mint Soup Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography Cooling cucumbers, mint, and yoghurt make up the base of this cucumber mint soup that can soothe and pamper your belly while helping you debloat all at once. Calories: 57 Carbs: 9.3 grams Get the recipe: cucumber mint soup 21 / 22 22 The Clear-Skin Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This creamy smoothie is made from Vitamin E-rich spinach and avocado, and is sweetened with grapes which contain anti-inflammatory antioxidants that can help your skin. Calories: 309 Carbs: 25.5 grams Get the recipe: clear-skin smoothie 22 / 22 Low-CarbHealthy RecipesHealthy LivingHealthy Eating Tips