Keto African foods

The food from the continent of Africa varies in the various regions of Africa such as North, South, East, West and Central Africa. The North African food is influenced heavily by the the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines.

For a list of keto friendly food ingredients, see ketogenic diet page and for a list of foods to eat for weight loss, see W8MD weight loss diet page.

Keto friendly African foods

Keto friendly foods in general consist of meats, fats, oils, sea food, eggs, cheese and low carb vegetables and leafy greens.

Meats, game, and poultry

Meats, including birds, and game are allowed on a ketogenic or low carb diet.

a chunk of beef with salad

• Beef

• Chicken

• Lamb

• Ostrich

• Pork

• Turkey

• Venison

Fish / Seafood

• Crab

• Hake

Crab salad

• Cod

• Kingklip

• Mussels

• Trout

• Tuna

• Salmon

• Snoek

• Shrimp

Vegetables

• Asparagus

• Beetroot

• Broccoli

• Cabbage

• Cauliflower and Cauliflower banku

• Celery

• Cucumber

• Garlic

• Ginger

Spinach

• Lettuce

• Mushrooms

• Onions

• Peppers

• Spinach

• Tomatoes

Zucchini

• Zucchini

• Baby Marrow

Keto friendly fruits

• Apricots

Avocado salad

• Avocado

• Blueberries

• Grapefruit

• Kiwi Fruit

• Lemons

• Olives

Olives

• Raspberries

• Strawberries

• Watermelon

Keto friendly nuts

• Almonds

• Hazelnuts

Mixed nuts

• Macadamias

• Peanuts

• Pecans

• Pistachios

• Walnuts

Keto friendly seeds==

• Chia seeds

• Flax seeds

• Pumpkin Seeds

• Sesame seeds

• Sunflower seeds

Fats and Oils

• Coconut oil

• Avocado oil

• Macadamia nut oil

• Olive oil

Keto friendly dairy

• Butter

• Cheddar cheese

• Feta cheese

• Gouda cheese

• Heavy cream

• Full cream yoghurt

• Greek yoghurt

• Ghee

Spices and others

• Dark chocolate

• Bone broth

• Spices and herbs

• Eggs

Keto friendly African recipes

Stews are usually low carb.

African low carb / keto friendly stews

• African chicken stew

• Nigerian chicken stew

• Nigerian egg stew

• Pili sauce

• Sausage rougail

• Mafe Senegalese peanut stew

• Ofada stew

• African fish stew

• Seafood okra

• Nigerian beef stew

• Nigerian beef stew

• Beniseed soup

• Efo riro Nigerian spinach stew

• Eggplant chicken stew

African low carb / keto friendly soups

• Banga soup also known as palm nut soup

• Banga soup

• Goat meat pepper soup

• Ewedu Nigerian soup

• Mouloukhieh soup recipe

• Efirin soup

• Nigerian pepper soup with assorted meat

• Nigerian pepper soup with offal meat

• Cow foot soup

• Nigerian catfish pepper soup

• Fish pepper soup

• Ogbono soup

• Beniseed soup

• Efo riro Nigerian spinach stew

• Okro soup

• Egusi Nigerian melon seed stew

African low carb / keto friendly Fufu

• Keto swallow on a plate

• Almond flour fufu

• Cabbage fufu

• Coconut fufu

• Eggplant amala fufu

• Cauliflower fufu

African seafood

• African snail with pepper and onions

• Peppered snails

• Sukuma wiki

• Sorrel drink

• Pan seared tilapia with spicy avocado salsa

• Pan seared tilapia

• Baked whole catfish

African low carb / keto friendly  sides

• Kachumbari Kenyan tomato and onion salad

• Kachumbari

• Bold and spicy Nigerian pepper sauce

• African pepper sauce

• Cauliflower rice skillet

• Sausage pepper cauliflower rice skillet

• African pepper soup spices

• Pepper soup spice

• Peppered gizzard

• Asun recipe peppered goat meat

• Asun recipe

• Spicy noodle stir fry

• Shirataki noodle vegetable stir fry

• Cauliflower local jollof rice

• Cauliflower palm oil rice

• Cabbage rice

• Spicy cabbage rice

• Nigerian cauliflower jollof rice

• Cauliflower jollof rice

More keto friendly African recipes

• Pork tenderloin medallions with fresh figs
• Apple spice blend
• Apple and celery salad ww
• Nutty apple salad
• Peppery citrus olives
• Oven-roasted jerusalem artichokes
• Artichoke and sun dried tomato dip
• Chili chicken
• Ilish macher dhakai paturi – fish in banana leaves
• Spring roll wrapper cups
• Insanely hot south indian green chili chutney
• Masala prawns shrimp
• Chicken satay
• Chicken satay
• Pork dim sum asian pork dumplings and dip
• Salmon kabayaki
• Sesame-ginger pan seared salmon
• How to make gyoza dumplings
• Pork and squid chinese dumpling filling
• Steamed cockles
• Mangolini
• Mmmm bacon vodka!
• Cucumber martini !
• Green lantern
• Heavenly
• Melon ball
• Americano
• Lemon-mint spritzer
• Ciclon heat storm
• Iced honey green tea
• Hibiscus mint tea
• Grapeschlager
• Monk's butt
• Vella-roma
• Amaretto mist
• Fruity soda pop
• Chocolate banana coffee
• Coffee cordial
• Anyday holiday coffee
• Lavender, lemon and honey tea from wolds way lavender farm
• Little beer
• Holiday hazelnut and bailey's coffee
• Coffee with mint
• Bella notte - coffee with raspberry di amore and whipped cream!
• Iced mocha cafe
• Crusta
• Roxy special
• Lemon-lime iced tea
• Mother celestina's tea
• Citrus bouquet tea
• Sweet tarts
• Pomosa
• Strawberry whipped
• Southern driver
• Baby woo woo
• Mango bellini
• Wisconsin brandy or whiskey old-fashioned
• Cosmalize
• Peruvian pisco sour
• Warm woolly sheep
• Homemade almond milk
• Cucumber mint gimlet
• Melon margarita
• Greek doctor cocktail
• Tennessee lemonade
• Chevy's lava lamp margarita
• A berry lime martini
• Champagne antoine
• Quickest south beach breakfast
• Kielbasa and eggs
• Mini frittatas with ham and cheese
• Crabmeat frittata with tomatoes and herbs
• Prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella and basil
• Crisco herbed parmesan dipping oil
• Baked texas jalapeño peppers
• Cream cheese log with sesame and soy
• Low-carb air fryer chicken cordon bleu meatballs
• Alton brown's buffalo wings
• Lemon-herb butter-basted chicken
• Incahoots greek-style chicken
• Lemon garlic chicken
• Balsamic roast italian chicken
• Garlic roast chicken with rosemary and lemon
• Broccoli, tomato and chicken soup
• Pollo alla toscana
• So easy arroz con pollo spanish chicken and rice
• Marinated pork steak
• Miracle whip parmesan chicken
• Chicken and tortellini soup
• Peruvian marinade for chicken
• Catalina chicken wings or pieces
• Lime and cumin roasted chicken
• Crunchy chicken salad cups 21 day wonder diet: day 8
• Blue chicken breasts
• Chicken breast with mustard and sesame sauce
• Grilled lemon chicken
• Asparagus chicken with hollandaise sauce
• Chicken piccata - giada de laurentiis
• Salsa chicken 3 ww points
• Unfried chicken - ww
• Chicken noodle soup crock pot
• Chicken breast amandine
• Raspberry chicken
• Nif's chicken caprese
• Lemon-rosemary chicken breasts
• Jamaican chicken thighs
• Holiday vinegar
• Cinnamon ornaments dough
• Basic miso soup
• Salmon soup
• Comfort soup spinach and meatballs
• Crabmeat hoezel
• Imitation crab & celery salad
• Shrimp or crab dip / spread
• Mushroom paneer curry diet version
• Baked cod with tomato-olive tapenade
• Italian marinated eggplant aubergine
• Black olive pasta sauce.
• Margherita pizza topping
• Cheesy baked fillet of fish casserole
• Mummy dogs
• Cheese and pesto-stuffed mushrooms
• Hot cheese cookies
• Lamb chops with spicy peanut sauce
• Easy poached salmon with dill
• Greek marinade for shrimp/seafood
• Preserved lemons
• Chili lemon marinade for chicken
• Limoncello oil
• Mushrooms in chive cream
• Easy one pan steam lobster tails with wine, butter garlic sauce
• Grilled lobster
• No-salt chili powder
• Skinnygirl sour cream - bethenny frankel
• Homemade sausage seasoning blend
• Balsamic pork tenderloin marinade
• Dill dip
• Grilled romaine salad
• Sarita's multi purpose tomato sauce
• Chicken paste or chicken tea sandwich filling
• Mcperfect brunch sandwich egg sandwich
• Shredded roast beef poboys
• Turkey tea sandwiches
• Oregano and chilli haloumi / hellim
• Oatmeal salmon patties
• Grilled havarti and avocado sandwiches
• Crispy cheese ‚äì a la shady glen
• Blue cheese wafers
• Baked mustard chicken
• Please don't feed the animals
• Bergy dim sum #10, honey soy braised chicken wings
• Tomatoes stuffed with tuna, capers and herbs
• Carlos and charlie tuna salad dip
• Garlic tomatoes - for the tapas bar
• Manburgers
• Salisbury steak
• Grilled sam-burgers
• German beef rouladens
• Italian meatballs
• Smothered cube steaks-low carb
• Carne asada arrachera con ajo y limon a la parrilla
• Moms hamburger gravy
• Great italian meat balls
• Pizza meatloaf cups
• Beef and spinach patties
• Special request deviled eggs
• Mexican guacamole dip
• Tequila-oyster shooters
• Ninfa's red salsa
• Cajun smoked beer can chicken
• Crock pot italian beef
• Hamburger gravy
• Leftover turkey hotpot
• Pizza wraps
• Leek and potato soup
• Chicken parmesan italiano
• The gobbler apres thanksgiving sandwich
• Boiled truffles
• Chicken, cherries and potato hash #5fix
• Julie's chicken and greens soup for sickies
• Leslies topside roast
• Diana burger
• Cheater's pasta
• Pepper jack stuffed chicken
• Roast turkey breast with chipotle-herb rub recipe
• No-nonsense chuck eye steak
• Cabbage omelette with sauce, very quick
• Blue cheese steak
• Goat cheese and spinach turkey burgers
• Ultimate crab boil
• Egg hash
• Tortellini and caponata bake
• Fried eggs
• Steak caesar salad
• 5-ingredient chicken salad
• Sunny-side-up casserole
• Chipotle chicken lettuce wraps paleo
• Spiced cod fillet on the grill
• Tomato pie
• Scottish steak balmoral and laphroaig whiskey sauce
• Sautéing onions
• Chili veggie kebabs
• Polish easter butter lamb
• Pork kabobs
• Pork chops with caramelized onions
• Sesame butterfly pork chops
• Sweet and sticky mango basted chipolata sausages
• Italian pork loin for the slow cooker crock pot
• Prime rib roast beef with fresh garlic and rosemary
• Easy oven roast
• Roast beef with peppercorn-herb crust
• Creamy vegetarian not vegan caesar salad dressing
• Basil vinaigrette salad dressing
• Cuban chayote salad
• Tartare sauce
• Quick and delicious hollandaise sauce
• Guajillo chili sauce
• Barbecue recipes basting sauce for grilled fish
• Deviled sauce
• Roasted broccoli, bacon quiche
• Saffron and soy sour cream chicken
• Saudi kabsa spice mix
• Basil scallops with gluten free pasta
• Chez panisse spinach soup
• Butter braised spinach
• Whole foods spinach and artichoke dip
• The one spinach appetizer puff
• Chinese style spinach
• Special spinach
• Warm spinach and sausage salad
• Nana's hungarian cheese spread
• Steak roquefort
• The best carne asada I have ever had
• Garlic herb: infused skewers #4
• Thai chicken pizza with sweet chili sauce
• Nigella lawson cocktail sausages
• Oven-steamed trout with ginger
• Basque-style trout with herbs
• Chipotle lime tuna
• Sesame tuna bassas da india
• Coucou - persian herb omelette
• Simple saut√©ed & steamed broccoli
• Marinated baby vegetables
• Vegetable appetizer squares
• Lemony asparagus
• Really tasty sauteed fresh asparagus
• Grilled parmesan zucchini
• Radish mint salad
• Barefoot contessa's parmesan roasted asparagus
• Neptune's seafood chef salad
• Lemon garlic sprouts
• Olive garden asparagus with lemon and minced onions
• Bacon wrapped brussels sprouts
• Baked zucchini and cheese
• Broiled eggplant italiano
• Vegetable skewers ww
• Sole with basil butter grilled in a foil packet
• Good canned green beans - from bland canned to garden fresh
• Guacamole from tyler florence
• Roasted beef tenderloin
• Caramel apple nibbles
• W30 mayo - immersion blender version
• Sage and pancetta shrimp
• Grilled tuna steaks with lemon-pepper butter
• Moroccan-spiced chicken breasts
• Seswaa stewed beef
• Grilled shrimp with charmoula
• Prawns peri-peri
• Chermoula moroccan pesto