These Summer Rolls are a light and refreshing take on your traditional BLT. They’re adapted from a recipe in My Nguyen’s cookbook, My Healthy Dish. A creamy homemade dressing comes together quickly, and it perfectly complements the salty crunch of rolls.
A meal is only as good as the ingredients that go into it, so I want to touch on a couple of ingredients in this recipe, namely the bacon and mayo. You might hear people in the “health world” tell you to steer clear, but I disagree. I’m not afraid of (healthy) fats, and I can totally get down with some bacon and mayo as long as I know they’re high quality.
What are the right choices when it comes to bacon and mayo?
- For bacon, avoid anything with added sugars, nitrates, and nitrites. Look for an option with one or two ingredients – pork and possibly salt.
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For mayo, avoid anything with added sugars, ingredients you can’t pronounce, and highly refined vegetable and/or seed oils. It’s super easy to make at home - see my Be Well Mayo. Or if you want something convenient and ready made, go with any Primal Kitchen mayos (use code KELLYSFAVORITES).
This is a complete, blood sugar-balancing Fab Four meal. It has protein (bacon), fat (mayo), fiber (avocado), greens (butter lettuce). Together, these four components combine to create a meal that balances your blood sugar, calms your hunger hormones, and keeps you feeling full for hours.