Name: Keto Salmon & Avocado Plate (Scandinavian Style)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 12 min
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: 150-200g fresh salmon fillet (or smoked salmon); 1 ripe avocado; Fresh dill (optional but highly recommended); ½ lemon or lime; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter; Optional: cucumber slices, radish, capers, or spinach

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Fresh, simple and filling – This is real food you want to eat.

Let’s be honest for a second. Keto meals can get boring fast. Eggs, bacon, cheese…repeat forever. Feels like a weird breakfast-only life sometimes.

That’s why this salmon and avocado plate is such a winner.

It tastes clean. Fresh. Not heavy or greasy. The kind of plate you’d imagine eating near the water somewhere cold and beautiful — like Norway, Sweden, Denmark…places where fish isn’t a treat — it’s life.

The best part? You don’t need a fancy kitchen. Or hours of your time. And this is one of those meals that looks really put-together, but secretly takes about 10 minutes.

What You’ll Need

Alright, straight to the point. Nothing crazy here.

Ingredients:

150g to 200g fresh salmon fillet (raw or smoked both work)
1 ripe avocado
Fresh dill (trust me on this)
½ lemon or lime
Salt & pepper
Olive oil or butter
Optional: capers, cucumber slices, radish, a few baby spinach leaves

That’s it. Simple stuff.

Let’s Talk Salmon for a Second

Salmon is huge in Scandinavian food. They eat it raw, cured, smoked, grilled, even in soups.

For this plate, you’ve got two main choices:

→ Fresh Salmon Fillet – just pan-fry it with salt and pepper, skin-side down first. Crispy skin is gold.

→ Smoked Salmon – this is the “no-cook” version. Perfect for busy days or when it’s hot out and the last thing you wanna do is stand near a stove.

Both are amazing.

How To Make this Keto Salmon & Avocado Plate

Super easy steps here.

1. If Cooking Fresh Salmon

Heat a non-stick pan.
Add olive oil or butter.
Place salmon skin-side down.
Sprinkle salt & pepper.
Cook about 4-5 mins skin side, flip and cook another 1-2 mins.
Squeeze lemon juice over while hot.

Done.

2. Slice Your Avocado

Peel, slice or mash it slightly. Sprinkle salt. Tiny squeeze of lemon stops it from going brown.

3. Build Your Plate Like This:

Salmon goes on one side.
Avocado on the other.
Scatter some fresh dill on top.
Optional: A few cucumber slices, radish or capers if you’re feeling extra.

Final touch? Drizzle with olive oil or a little butter. Fresh cracked pepper. Tiny pinch of sea salt.

Look at that. You didn’t even break a sweat.

Why This Plate Is Keto Gold

This isn’t just pretty food. This is food that does something.

Healthy fats from salmon & avocado = energy for keto
Low carb (basically 0 carbs unless you add stuff)
Omega 3 from salmon (great for brain, skin, mood)
Keeps you full for hours
Super easy to prep ahead for lunch or dinner

Plus, it doesn’t feel like diet food. It feels like real food.

Scandinavian Eating Style – Why It Feels So Good

Scandinavian meals often feel really peaceful. Nothing over the top. Clean flavors. Simple ingredients.

It’s food that makes you feel like yourself — not stuffed, not bloated.

That’s the vibe here.

Eat this plate outside if you can. Or near a window. Glass of cold water with lemon. Maybe candle lit even if it’s lunch (Scandinavians do that all the time).

Feels good, right?

Extra Things You Can Add To This Plate

Keto can get lonely if you eat the same stuff all the time. Mix it up without messing up your carbs:

Add-On	Why It Works
Pickled red onion	Sharp, crunchy, tiny carbs only
Baby spinach	Fresh green boost
Capers	Salty little flavour bombs
Sliced cucumber	Cold and crunchy
Radish slices	Spicy bite without heat
Boiled egg	For extra protein if really hungry
Pumpkin seeds	Tiny crunch with healthy fats

Quick Tips For Buying Salmon

If buying fresh fillets — look for wild-caught if possible.
Smoked salmon? Check the label for sugar (some brands sneak it in).
Frozen fillets are totally fine too — just thaw in fridge overnight.

Storage & Leftover Ideas

Got extra salmon? Lucky you.

→ Flake it cold over a green salad tomorrow.
→ Mash leftover avocado with lemon and use it like dip.
→ Or wrap everything in lettuce leaves for a fast low-carb wrap.

Keeps in fridge fine for a day or two.

Storytime: My First Time Eating This In Sweden

True story — first time I had this style of meal was at a tiny cafe in Gothenburg, Sweden. Looked out the window, saw seagulls fighting over fries (classic).

They served salmon with avocado, cucumbers, dill, olive oil, lemon wedge — that’s it.

Simple. Fresh. Felt expensive but it was so humble.

I left feeling light but not hungry.

Been recreating that meal ever since.

Why This Meal Wins Every Time

It’s almost funny how easy this plate is to make.

Nothing processed. Nothing weird.

It just hits all the things keto meals should be:

Fast
Filling
Feels like a treat
Zero guilt
Keeps you sharp for hours

Plus, it looks like the kind of meal you’d happily post on Instagram without needing a filter.

Conclusion

There’s something really nice about a meal like this. No drama. No 20-step cooking instructions. No weird keto ingredients you’ll never use again.

Just real food. Good fats. Clean flavors. Stuff your body actually likes.

That’s the beauty of this Keto Salmon & Avocado Plate. It feels like it belongs on a fancy café menu somewhere in Sweden…but it’s right there in your own kitchen. Fast, fresh, and actually filling without that heavy feeling later.

This plate isn’t trying hard to impress anyone — and that’s exactly why it works.

Make it once, and I swear it’ll become one of those easy meals you keep coming back to without even thinking about it.

Simple food wins. Every. Single. Time.